NBA
1960-61 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-1)
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The 1960-61 NBA season featured 8 teams across 341 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 57-22. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating St. Louis Hawks 4-1 in the Finals. Bill Russell was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 57-22 0.722
- Philadelphia Warriors 46-33 0.582
- Syracuse Nationals 38-41 0.481
- New York Knicks 21-58 0.266
West Division
- St. Louis Hawks 51-28 0.646
- Los Angeles Lakers 36-43 0.456
- Detroit Pistons 34-45 0.430
- Cincinnati Royals 33-46 0.418
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain PHW 38.4 PPG
- 2 Elgin Baylor LAL 34.8 PPG
- 3 Oscar Robertson CIN 30.5 PPG
- 4 Bob Pettit STL 27.9 PPG
- 5 Jack Twyman CIN 25.3 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain PHW 27.2 RPG
- 2 Bill Russell BOS 23.9 RPG
- 3 Bob Pettit STL 20.3 RPG
- 4 Elgin Baylor LAL 19.8 RPG
- 5 Bailey Howell DET 14.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Oscar Robertson CIN 9.7 APG
- 2 Guy Rodgers PHW 8.7 APG
- 3 Bob Cousy BOS 7.7 APG
- 4 Gene Shue DET 6.8 APG
- 5 Richie Guerin NYK 6.4 APG
1960 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals
- #2 Jerry West Los Angeles Lakers
- #3 Darrall Imhoff New York Knicks