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1960-61 NBA Season

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Historic data sourced from Basketball-Reference.com

MVP: Bill Russell | DPOY: N/A | ROY: Oscar Robertson | Champion: Boston Celtics

Final Standings

Eastern Division

RkTeamWLW/L%GB
1Boston Celtics5722.722-
2Philadelphia Warriors4633.58211.0
3Syracuse Nationals3841.48119.0
4New York Knicks2158.26636.0

Western Division

RkTeamWLW/L%GB
1St. Louis Hawks5128.646-
2Los Angeles Lakers3643.45615.0
3Detroit Pistons3445.43017.0
4Cincinnati Royals3346.41818.0

Playoffs

Division Semifinals

  • Syracuse Nationals def. Philadelphia Warriors (3-0)
  • Los Angeles Lakers def. Detroit Pistons (3-2)

Division Finals

  • Boston Celtics def. Syracuse Nationals (4-1)
  • St. Louis Hawks def. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)

NBA Finals

  • Boston Celtics def. St. Louis Hawks (4-1)

League Leaders

Points Per Game

RkPlayerTeamPPG
1Wilt ChamberlainPHW38.4
2Elgin BaylorLAL34.8
3Oscar RobertsonCIN30.5
4Bob PettitSTL27.9
5Jack TwymanCIN25.3

Rebounds Per Game

RkPlayerTeamRPG
1Wilt ChamberlainPHW27.2
2Bill RussellBOS23.9
3Bob PettitSTL20.3
4Elgin BaylorLAL19.8
5Bailey HowellDET14.4

Assists Per Game

RkPlayerTeamAPG
1Oscar RobertsonCIN9.7
2Guy RodgersPHW8.7
3Bob CousyBOS7.7
4Gene ShueDET6.8
5Richie GuerinNYK6.4

Awards & Honors

All-NBA First Team

  • Elgin Baylor
  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Bob Cousy
  • Bob Pettit
  • Oscar Robertson

All-NBA Second Team

  • Larry Costello
  • Tom Heinsohn
  • Bill Russell
  • Dolph Schayes
  • Gene Shue

East All-Stars

  • Paul Arizin
  • Wilt Chamberlain
  • Larry Costello
  • Bob Cousy
  • Tom Gola
  • Hal Greer
  • Richie Guerin
  • Tom Heinsohn
  • Willie Naulls
  • Bill Russell
  • Dolph Schayes

West All-Stars

  • Elgin Baylor
  • Walter Dukes
  • Wayne Embry
  • Cliff Hagan
  • Bailey Howell
  • Hot Rod Hundley
  • Clyde Lovellette
  • Bob Pettit
  • Oscar Robertson
  • Gene Shue
  • Jerry West