1960–61 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record57–22 (.722)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Hawks 4–1)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
RadioWHDH

The 1960–61 Boston Celtics season was the 15th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their fourth NBA Championship.

Draft picks

This table only displays picks through the second round.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Tom Sanders SF/PF  United States NYU
2 16 Leroy Wright SF/PF  United States Pacific

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C 17 United States Conley, Gene 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Washington State
G 14 United States Cousy, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Holy Cross
F 20 United States Guarilia, Gene 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) George Washington
F 15 United States Heinsohn, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Holy Cross
G 25 United States Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Francisco
G/F 24 United States Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
F 18 United States Loscutoff, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon
G/F 23 United States Ramsey, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kentucky
C 6 United States Russell, Bill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
F 16 United States Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NYU
G 21 United States Sharman, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) USC
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5722.722–21–724–1112–428–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors4633.5821123–612–2111–622–17
x-Syracuse Nationals3841.4811919–98–2111–1118–21
New York Knicks2158.2663610–227–254–1110–29

Record vs. opponents

1960–61 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston –7–38–28–210–38–56–410–3
Cincinnati 3–7–2–118–58–22–86–74–6
Detroit 2–811–2–4–95–55–53–104–6
Los Angeles 2–85–89–4–7–32–85–86–4
New York 3–102–85–53–7–2–111–95–8
Philadelphia 5–88–25–58–211–2–3–76–7
St. Louis 4–67–610–38–59–17–3–6–4
Syracuse 3–106–46–44–68–57–64–6—

Game log

1960–61 Game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 22Detroit116–118Bob Cousy (30)1–0
2October 28@ New York110–101Bill Russell (22)2–0
3October 29Philadelphia131–103Bill Russell (22)2–1
4November 5Cincinnati113–104Cousy, Sharman (27)2–2
5November 8@ Cincinnati136–120Tom Heinsohn (33)3–2
6November 11N Cincinnati110–128Tom Heinsohn (30)4–2
7November 12N Los Angeles124–131Sam Jones (25)5–2
8November 15N Detroit115–114 (OT)Tom Heinsohn (23)5–3
9November 16St. Louis106–124Bob Cousy (30)6–3
10November 19@ Syracuse114–94Bill Russell (19)7–3
11November 20@ Cincinnati120–103Bob Cousy (23)8–3
12November 23New York105–122Frank Ramsey (24)9–3
13November 24@ Philadelphia132–129Tom Heinsohn (26)10–3
14November 25@ New York111–110Bill Sharman (26)11–3
15November 26Syracuse110–129Tom Heinsohn (20)12–3
16November 29@ St. Louis119–109Tom Heinsohn (25)13–3
17November 30@ Detroit125–110Bill Sharman (23)14–3
18December 1N New York116–111Heinsohn, Ramsey (22)14–4
19December 2Los Angeles120–117Bill Sharman (32)14–5
20December 4@ Los Angeles113–103Tom Heinsohn (34)15–5
21December 5@ Los Angeles123–101Bob Cousy (24)16–5
22December 7Syracuse142–134Tom Heinsohn (30)16–6
23December 8N Cincinnati118–115Bill Russell (23)16–7
24December 9Cincinnati123–146Bill Sharman (26)17–7
25December 10@ Philadelphia97–102Bill Russell (22)17–8
26December 13@ New York115–117Bob Cousy (30)17–9
27December 15N Syracuse105–115Bob Cousy (28)18–9
28December 17Los Angeles112–140Bob Cousy (25)19–9
29December 20N Cincinnati112–115Tom Heinsohn (23)20–9
30December 21St. Louis108–120Sam Jones (28)21–9
31December 24Detroit106–150Bob Cousy (25)22–9
32December 26Philadelphia115–119Heinsohn, S. Jones (25)23–9
33December 27@ Philadelphia101–116Tom Heinsohn (30)23–10
34December 28@ St. Louis99–105Frank Ramsey (19)23–11
35December 30@ New York120–106Tom Heinsohn (30)24–11
36January 1@ Syracuse113–96Tom Heinsohn (23)25–11
37January 3@ Los Angeles102–96Bob Cousy (27)26–11
38January 5@ Cincinnati125–107Frank Ramsey (28)27–11
39January 6@ Detroit108–102Tom Heinsohn (31)28–11
40January 8@ St. Louis104–133Sam Jones (24)28–12
41January 10N Detroit98–118Tom Heinsohn (25)29–12
42January 12N Syracuse118–124 (OT)Bob Cousy (33)30–12
43January 13Philadelphia121–123 (OT)Sam Jones (34)31–12
44January 14@ Philadelphia113–116Frank Ramsey (21)31–13
45January 15New York124–142Tom Heinsohn (31)32–13
46January 18St. Louis125–114Bob Cousy (23)32–14
47January 19N Los Angeles103–106Cousy, Heinsohn (22)33–14
48January 21@ Syracuse124–127Tom Heinsohn (34)33–15
49January 24@ New York125–112Bob Cousy (33)34–15
50January 26@ Philadelphia129–121Heinsohn, S. Jones (26)35–15
51January 27Detroit111–140Sam Jones (28)36–15
52January 29Philadelphia115–128Bill Sharman (21)37–15
53January 30@ Cincinnati88–116Cousy, Russell (14)37–16
54January 31@ St. Louis109–103Bill Russell (25)38–16
55February 1N New York120–124Tom Heinsohn (31)39–16
56February 3New York109–123Tom Heinsohn (23)40–16
57February 5St. Louis121–123Tom Heinsohn (24)41–16
58February 7N Los Angeles95–96Bill Russell (26)42–16
59February 8@ Syracuse108–130Bill Sharman (26)42–17
60February 10@ Detroit134–137Sam Jones (29)42–18
61February 11New York129–107Frank Ramsey (26)42–19
62February 12Philadelphia125–136Sam Jones (25)43–19
63February 14N Los Angeles93–113Bob Cousy (19)44–19
64February 16N Philadelphia121–111Bill Sharman (28)44–20
65February 17@ Philadelphia133–128Bill Russell (28)45–20
66February 19@ Syracuse116–106Tom Heinsohn (25)46–20
67February 22@ Los Angeles93–105Bill Russell (21)46–21
68February 24Syracuse128–144Tom Heinsohn (26)47–21
69February 25@ St. Louis122–109Bob Cousy (23)48–21
70February 26@ Detroit113–99Cousy, Heinsohn (23)49–21
71February 28@ New York142–116Bill Russell (24)50–21
72March 1St. Louis110–97Bill Sharman (23)50–22
73March 4New York110–113Bob Cousy (20)51–22
74March 5Philadelphia129–146Bill Russell (37)52–22
75March 7N Cincinnati121–124Bill Russell (25)53–22
76March 8Syracuse127–136Bill Sharman (27)54–22
77March 9N Detroit118–119Frank Ramsey (31)55–22
78March 11Syracuse116–126Bill Russell (24)56–22
79March 12@ Syracuse136–134 (OT)Sam Jones (44)57–22

Playoffs

1961 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 19 Syracuse W 128–115 Frank Ramsey (25) — Bob Cousy (9) Boston Garden
7,728		 1–0
2 March 21 @ Syracuse L 98–115 Bill Russell (17) — Bill Russell (5) Onondaga War Memorial
6,657		 1–1
3 March 23 Syracuse W 133–110 Bill Sharman (30) Bill Russell (39) Bob Cousy (12) Boston Garden
11,754		 2–1
4 March 25 @ Syracuse W 120–107 Tom Heinsohn (22) — Bob Cousy (9) Onondaga War Memorial 3–1
5 March 26 Syracuse W 123–101 Bill Sharman (27) Bill Russell (33) Frank Ramsey (6) Boston Garden
12,292		 4–1
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 2 St. Louis W 129–95 Tom Heinsohn (26) Bill Russell (31) Bob Cousy (7) Boston Garden
11,531		 1–0
2 April 5 St. Louis W 116–108 Bob Cousy (26) Bill Russell (28) Bob Cousy (14) Boston Garden
13,909		 2–0
3 April 8 @ St. Louis L 120–124 Russell, Heinsohn (24) Bill Russell (23) Bill Russell (9) Kiel Auditorium
8,468		 2–1
4 April 9 @ St. Louis W 119–104 Cousy, Sanders (22) Bill Russell (24) Bob Cousy (12) Kiel Auditorium
10,442		 3–1
5 April 11 St. Louis W 121–112 Bill Russell (30) Bill Russell (18) Bob Cousy (12) Boston Garden
13,909		 4–1
1961 schedule

Awards and honors

References

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