1960 NBA Finals
The 1960 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1960 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1959–60 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's fourth trip to the NBA Finals and St. Louis' third. The Celtics beat the Hawks 4–3. The Finals featured Hall of Famers Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Coach Red Auerbach, Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, Slater Martin, Clyde Lovellette.
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| Dates | March 27–April 9 | |||||||||
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| Hall of Famers | Celtics: Bob Cousy (1971) Bill Russell (1975) Bill Sharman (1976) Frank Ramsey (1982) Sam Jones (1984) Tom Heinsohn (1986 as player, 2015 as coach) K. C. Jones (1989) Hawks: Bob Pettit (1971) Cliff Hagan (1978) Slater Martin (1982) Clyde Lovellette (1988) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969) | |||||||||
| Eastern Finals | Celtics defeated Warriors, 4–2 | |||||||||
| Western Finals | Hawks defeated Lakers, 4–3 | |||||||||
This was the last time the NBA Finals would be played in March.
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