NBA
1959-60 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-3)
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The 1959-60 NBA season featured 8 teams across 325 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 59-16. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating St. Louis Hawks 4-3 in the Finals. Wilt Chamberlain was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 59-16 0.787
- Philadelphia Warriors 49-26 0.653
- Syracuse Nationals 45-30 0.600
- New York Knicks 27-48 0.360
West Division
- St. Louis Hawks 46-29 0.613
- Detroit Pistons 30-45 0.400
- Minneapolis Lakers 25-50 0.333
- Cincinnati Royals 19-56 0.253
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain PHW 37.6 PPG
- 2 Jack Twyman CIN 31.2 PPG
- 3 Elgin Baylor MNL 29.6 PPG
- 4 Bob Pettit STL 26.1 PPG
- 5 Cliff Hagan STL 24.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain PHW 27.0 RPG
- 2 Bill Russell BOS 24.0 RPG
- 3 Bob Pettit STL 17.0 RPG
- 4 Elgin Baylor MNL 16.4 RPG
- 5 Willie Naulls NYK 14.2 RPG
Assists
- 1 Bob Cousy BOS 9.5 APG
- 2 Guy Rodgers PHW 7.1 APG
- 3 Larry Costello SYR 6.3 APG
- 4 Richie Guerin NYK 6.3 APG
- 5 Tom Gola PHW 5.5 APG
1959 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors
- #0 Bob Ferry St. Louis Hawks
- #1 Bob Boozer Cincinnati Royals