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vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">1960 NBA playoffs</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Tournament details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">March 11 – April 9, 1960</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NBA_season" title="1959–60 NBA season">1959–60</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Final positions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> <span class="nowrap">(3rd title)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Runner-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Semifinalists</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_playoffs" title="1959 NBA playoffs">1959</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_playoffs" title="1961 NBA playoffs">1961</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1960 NBA playoffs</b> was the postseason tournament of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NBA_season" title="1959–60 NBA season">1959–60 season</a>. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> defeating the Western Division champion <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 4 games to 3 in the <a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. </p><p>This was the second straight and third overall NBA title for Boston, who got revenge for the Hawks' win over them in <a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958</a>. The 1960 Finals was the third Celtics–Hawks Finals in the past four years. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bracket">Bracket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;margin:1em 2em 0em 1em;white-space:nowrap"><tbody><tr style="visibility:collapse"></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:150px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Division Semifinals</td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">Division Finals</td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">NBA Finals</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(NBA)" title="Eastern Division (NBA)">Eastern Division</a></b></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="4" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>E1</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1959–60 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b>*</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>4</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">E3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Syracuse_Nationals_season" title="1959–60 Syracuse Nationals season">Syracuse</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">1</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">E2</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">2</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>E2</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season">Philadelphia</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>2</b></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>E1</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1959–60 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i>*</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>4</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Western Division</a></b></div></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">W1</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_St._Louis_Hawks_season" title="1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season">St. Louis</a>*</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">3</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>W1</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_St._Louis_Hawks_season" title="1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season">St. Louis</a></b>*</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>4</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>W3</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Minneapolis_Lakers_season" title="1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season">Minneapolis</a></b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>2</b></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">W3</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Minneapolis_Lakers_season" title="1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season">Minneapolis</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">3</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">W2</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1959–60 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">0</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_Semifinals">Division Semifinals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Division Semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Division_Semifinals">Eastern Division Semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 11</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003110PHW.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> 92, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></b> <b>115</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>33</b>, 20–<b>22</b>, 28–28, 18–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Barnett" title="Dick Barnett">Dick Barnett</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Barney_Cable" title="Barney Cable">Barney Cable</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Larry Costello</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a> 40<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 27<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Tom Gola</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Civic Center">Philadelphia Civic Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 13</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003130SYR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 119, <b><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a></b> <b>125</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>24</b>–23, 28–<b>33</b>, <b>33</b>–32, 34–<b>37</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 18<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Guy Rodgers</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Dolph Schayes</a> 40<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Dolph Schayes</a> 22<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Larry Costello</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Onondaga_War_Memorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Onondaga War Memorial">Onondaga War Memorial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 14</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003140PHW.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> 112, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></b> <b>132</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>31</b>, 26–<b>38</b>, 28–<b>34</b>, <b>30</b>–29</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Dolph Schayes</a> 31<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Dolph Schayes</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Larry Costello</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 53<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Tom Gola</a> 23<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Tom Gola</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia wins series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Civic Center">Philadelphia Civic Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Yardley" title="George Yardley">George Yardley</a>'s final NBA game.</li></ul> <p>This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first six meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1950</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_playoffs" title="1950 NBA playoffs">1950 Eastern Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1951</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_playoffs" title="1951 NBA playoffs">1951 Eastern Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1952</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_playoffs" title="1952 NBA playoffs">1952 Eastern Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1956</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_playoffs" title="1956 NBA playoffs">1956 Eastern Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1957</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_playoffs" title="1957 NBA playoffs">1957 Eastern Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1958</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></b> 2, <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Nationals" class="mw-redirect" title="Syracuse Nationals">Syracuse Nationals</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_playoffs" title="1958 NBA playoffs">1958 Eastern Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 12</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003120DET.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> <b>113</b>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 112 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>26</b>, <b>32</b>–25, 23–<b>38</b>, <b>33</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 40</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bailey_Howell" title="Bailey Howell">Bailey Howell</a> 29</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Minneapolis leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Grosse_Pointe_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Grosse Pointe High School">Grosse Pointe High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grosse_Pointe_Farms,_Michigan" title="Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan">Grosse Pointe Farms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 13</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003130MNL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 99, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> <b>114</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–22, 28–<b>34</b>, 21–<b>35</b>, <b>25</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Shue" title="Gene Shue">Gene Shue</a> 27</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Frank Selvy</a> 30</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Minneapolis wins series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Armory" title="Minneapolis Armory">Minneapolis Armory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_McGuire" title="Dick McGuire">Dick McGuire</a>'s final NBA game.</li></ul> <p>This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Minneapolis leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1950</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Pistons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Pistons">Fort Wayne Pistons</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_playoffs" title="1950 NBA playoffs">1950 Central Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1953</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Pistons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Pistons">Fort Wayne Pistons</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_playoffs" title="1953 NBA playoffs">1953 Western Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1954</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Pistons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Pistons">Fort Wayne Pistons</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_playoffs" title="1954 NBA playoffs">1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1955</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Pistons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Pistons">Fort Wayne Pistons</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_playoffs" title="1955 NBA playoffs">1955 Western Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1957</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Pistons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Wayne Pistons">Fort Wayne Pistons</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_playoffs" title="1957 NBA playoffs">1957 Western Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1959</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_playoffs" title="1959 NBA playoffs">1959 Western Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_Finals">Division Finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Division Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Division_Finals">Eastern Division Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Eastern Division Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Boston_Celtics_vs._(2)_Philadelphia_Warriors"><span id=".281.29_Boston_Celtics_vs._.282.29_Philadelphia_Warriors"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> vs. (2) <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: (1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Philadelphia Warriors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 16</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003160BOS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 105, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>37</b>, <b>29</b>–27, <b>28</b>–25, <b>24</b>–22</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 42<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 30<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 18</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003180PHW.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 110, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></b> <b>115</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 27–<b>31</b>, 26–<b>32</b>, <b>32</b>–27, 25–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 28<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Guy Rodgers</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Civic Center">Philadelphia Civic Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 19</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003190BOS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>120</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>23</b>–22, 16–<b>28</b>, 25–<b>37</b>, 26–<b>33</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Woody_Sauldsberry" title="Woody Sauldsberry">Woody Sauldsberry</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 15<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 39<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 20</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003200PHW.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>112</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 104 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>38</b>–22, 20–<b>29</b>, 22–<b>25</b>, <b>32</b>–28</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Paul Arizin</a> 35<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 34<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Guy Rodgers</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Civic Center">Philadelphia Civic Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 22</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003220BOS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a></b> <b>128</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 107 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>33</b>–18, <b>32</b>–27, <b>32</b>–30, 31–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 50<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Tom Gola</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 22<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 27<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 24</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003240PHW.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>119</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 117 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>33</b>, <b>27</b>–17, 33–<b>34</b>, <b>35</b>–33</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Guy Rodgers</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> 24<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Guy Rodgers</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Civic Center">Philadelphia Civic Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1958</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_playoffs" title="1958 NBA playoffs">1958 Eastern Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Division_Finals">Western Division Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Western Division Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_St._Louis_Hawks_vs._(3)_Minneapolis_Lakers"><span id=".281.29_St._Louis_Hawks_vs._.283.29_Minneapolis_Lakers"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> vs. (3) <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: (1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 16</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003160STL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 99, <b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>112</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>27</b>, 23–<b>28</b>, 28–<b>31</b>, <b>29</b>–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Hundley</a> 9 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 19</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>St. Louis leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,377<br /><b>Referees:</b> Arnie Heft, Richie Powers</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 17</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003170STL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> <b>120</b>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 113 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>31</b>, 29–29, <b>33</b>–30, <b>34</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 40<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 14</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Clyde Lovellette</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 15</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 8,614<br /><b>Referees:</b> Arnie Heft, Richie Powers</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 19</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003190MNL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>93</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 89 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–15, 22–<b>31</b>, 24–24, <b>21</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 35</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 27</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>St. Louis leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Armory" title="Minneapolis Armory">Minneapolis Armory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 20</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003200MNL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 101, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>32</b>–22, <b>27</b>–25, 20–<b>25</b>, 22–<b>31</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Clyde Lovellette</a> 15</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 39<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 16</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Armory" title="Minneapolis Armory">Minneapolis Armory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 6,852<br /><b>Referees:</b> Sid Borgia, Richie Powers</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 22</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003220STL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> <b>117</b>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 110 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 14–<b>26</b>, <b>33</b>–21, <b>28</b>–26, 28–<b>30</b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> <b>14</b>–7</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 40<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 18</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 19</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Minneapolis leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,043<br /><b>Referees:</b> Arnie Heft, Richie Powers</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slater_Martin" title="Slater Martin">Slater Martin</a>'s final NBA game.</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 24</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003240MNL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>117</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 96 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–19, 26–<b>32</b>, <b>26</b>–17, <b>35</b>–28</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 18</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 38<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Frank Selvy</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Armory" title="Minneapolis Armory">Minneapolis Armory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 26</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003260STL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>97</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>26</b>, 19–<b>25</b>, <b>26</b>–24, 22–22</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> 13</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 28<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 20</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>St. Louis wins series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 6,195<br /><b>Referees:</b> Arnie Heft, Mendy Rudolph</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning two of the first three meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>St. Louis leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1956</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>2</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_playoffs" title="1956 NBA playoffs">1956 Western Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1957</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>3</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_playoffs" title="1957 NBA playoffs">1957 Western Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1959</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_playoffs" title="1959 NBA playoffs">1959 Western Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_Finals:_(E1)_Boston_Celtics_vs._(W1)_St._Louis_Hawks"><span id="NBA_Finals:_.28E1.29_Boston_Celtics_vs._.28W1.29_St._Louis_Hawks"></span>NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960 NBA Finals</a></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 27</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003270BOS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 122, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>140</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>30</b>, 26–<b>46</b>, 34–<b>38</b>, <b>37</b>–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_McCarthy" title="Johnny McCarthy">Johnny McCarthy</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 19<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,002</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 29</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196003290BOS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>113</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 103 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–21, 24–<b>35</b>, <b>34</b>–23, <b>30</b>–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 40<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 13,909</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>'s 40 rebounds set a single-game Finals record for an individual player.</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 2</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196004020STL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>102</b>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 86 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 31–<b>32</b>, 23–23, <b>23</b>–17, <b>25</b>–14</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 13</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 18<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Si_Green" title="Si Green">Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Lovellette</a> 6 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,612<br /><b>Referees:</b> Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 3</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196004030STL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 96, <b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>106</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>28</b>, 21–<b>22</b>, 24–<b>31</b>, <b>33</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Ramsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a> 20 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_McCarthy" title="Johnny McCarthy">Johnny McCarthy</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,612<br /><b>Referees:</b> Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 5</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196004050BOS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 102, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>127</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>34</b>, 27–<b>31</b>, 25–<b>30</b>, 24–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Si_Green" title="Si Green">Si Green</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 26<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 13,909</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color:"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 7</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196004070STL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 102, <b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>105</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>24</b>, <b>36</b>–30, 12–<b>36</b>, <b>38</b>–15</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a> 36<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Clyde Lovellette</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_McCarthy" title="Johnny McCarthy">Johnny McCarthy</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: ; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 10,612<br /><b>Referees:</b> Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 9</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196004090BOS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a> 103, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>122</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–29, 23–<b>41</b>, 25–<b>26</b>, 25–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Si_Green" title="Si Green">Si Green</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Frank Ramsey</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 35<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 14</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston wins series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 13,909</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" 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