1959-60 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 59-16
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-5 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Coach: Red Auerbach (59-16)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 209,374, Avg. 7,755 in 27 home dates
1959-60 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 59-16
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-5 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Warriors 4-2
Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Coach: Red Auerbach (59-16)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 209,374, Avg. 7,755 in 27 home dates
1959-60 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1959-60 season with a record of 59 wins and 16 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-5.
Boston led the circuit with 9,337 points. The team surrendered 8,713 points. Tom Heinsohn tossed in a team-best 1,629 points for the Celtics, and Bill Russell contributed 1,778 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 715 assists for the squad.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1959-60 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 9337
Regular Season Points Against: 8713
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at Boston Celtics 129 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 24, 1959 | Boston Celtics 121 at Syracuse Nationals 109 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 31, 1959 | Boston Celtics 123 at New York Knicks 109 | W | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 1, 1959 | Boston Celtics 124 at Cincinnati Royals 109 | W | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | ||
| November 3, 1959 | Boston Celtics 103 at St. Louis Hawks 98 | W | 1-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | ||
| November 7, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 106 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 2-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | ||
| November 8, 1959 | Boston Celtics 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 136 | L | 2-0 | 4-1 | 6-1 | ||
| November 10, 1959 | Boston Celtics 128 at Detroit Pistons 109 | W | 2-0 | 5-1 | 7-1 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 11, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 118 at Boston Celtics 151 | W | 3-0 | 5-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 14, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 4-0 | 5-1 | 9-1 | ||
| November 15, 1959 | Boston Celtics 134 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | W | 4-0 | 6-1 | 10-1 | ||
| November 17, 1959 | Boston Celtics 132 at Detroit Pistons 129 | W | 4-0 | 7-1 | 11-1 | 2OT | |
| November 18, 1959 | Boston Celtics 103 at Syracuse Nationals 138 | L | 4-0 | 7-2 | 11-2 | ||
| November 20, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 5-0 | 7-2 | 12-2 | ||
| November 21, 1959 | Boston Celtics 128 at New York Knicks 127 | W | 5-0 | 8-2 | 13-2 | ||
| November 25, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 5-1 | 8-2 | 13-3 | ||
| November 26, 1959 | Boston Celtics 130 at Philadelphia Warriors 143 | L | 5-1 | 8-3 | 13-4 | ||
| November 28, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 6-1 | 8-3 | 14-4 | ||
| November 29, 1959 | Boston Celtics 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 | W | 6-1 | 9-3 | 15-4 | at St Paul, MN | |
| December 3, 1959 | Boston Celtics 114 at Cincinnati Royals 111 | W | 6-1 | 10-3 | 16-4 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 4, 1959 | New York Knicks 107 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 7-1 | 10-3 | 17-4 | ||
| December 6, 1959 | Boston Celtics 121 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 | W | 7-1 | 11-3 | 18-4 | ||
| December 8, 1959 | Boston Celtics 121 at New York Knicks 105 | W | 7-1 | 12-3 | 19-4 | ||
| December 9, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 116 at Boston Celtics 137 | W | 8-1 | 12-3 | 20-4 | ||
| December 11, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 9-1 | 12-3 | 21-4 | ||
| December 12, 1959 | Boston Celtics 126 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | W | 9-1 | 13-3 | 22-4 | ||
| December 17, 1959 | Boston Celtics 137 at New York Knicks 126 | W | 9-1 | 14-3 | 23-4 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 19, 1959 | New York Knicks 116 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 10-1 | 14-3 | 24-4 | ||
| December 20, 1959 | Boston Celtics 132 at Syracuse Nationals 127 | W | 10-1 | 15-3 | 25-4 | ||
| December 22, 1959 | Boston Celtics 136 at Detroit Pistons 104 | W | 10-1 | 16-3 | 26-4 | ||
| December 25, 1959 | Boston Celtics 123 at New York Knicks 119 | W | 10-1 | 17-3 | 27-4 | ||
| December 27, 1959 | Boston Celtics 122 at Cincinnati Royals 111 | W | 10-1 | 18-3 | 28-4 | ||
| December 28, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 11-1 | 18-3 | 29-4 | ||
| December 30, 1959 | Boston Celtics 96 at St. Louis Hawks 82 | W | 11-1 | 19-3 | 30-4 | ||
| January 1, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 128 at Boston Celtics 115 | L | 11-2 | 19-3 | 30-5 | at Detroit, MI | |
| January 2, 1960 | Boston Celtics 117 at Philadelphia Warriors 118 | L | 11-2 | 19-4 | 30-6 | ||
| January 3, 1960 | Boston Celtics 113 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | L | 11-2 | 19-5 | 30-7 | ||
| January 4, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at Boston Celtics 127 | W | 12-2 | 19-5 | 31-7 | ||
| January 5, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 145 at Boston Celtics 143 | L | 12-3 | 19-5 | 31-8 | OT | at Providence, RI |
| January 9, 1960 | Boston Celtics 126 at Detroit Pistons 103 | W | 12-3 | 20-5 | 32-8 | ||
| January 10, 1960 | Boston Celtics 111 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | L | 12-3 | 20-6 | 32-9 | ||
| January 12, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 127 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 12-4 | 20-6 | 32-10 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 13, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 134 | W | 13-4 | 20-6 | 33-10 | ||
| January 15, 1960 | Boston Celtics 124 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | W | 13-4 | 21-6 | 34-10 | ||
| January 17, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Boston Celtics 129 | W | 14-4 | 21-6 | 35-10 | ||
| January 20, 1960 | New York Knicks 126 at Boston Celtics 144 | W | 15-4 | 21-6 | 36-10 | ||
| January 23, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 16-4 | 21-6 | 37-10 | ||
| January 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics 131 at Syracuse Nationals 110 | W | 16-4 | 22-6 | 38-10 | ||
| January 27, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Boston Celtics 127 | W | 17-4 | 22-6 | 39-10 | ||
| January 29, 1960 | Boston Celtics 116 at Philadelphia Warriors 124 | L | 17-4 | 22-7 | 39-11 | ||
| January 30, 1960 | Boston Celtics 129 at Cincinnati Royals 107 | W | 17-4 | 23-7 | 40-11 | at Providence, RI | |
| January 31, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 128 at Boston Celtics 146 | W | 18-4 | 23-7 | 41-11 | ||
| February 2, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 18-5 | 23-7 | 41-12 | at New York, NY | |
| February 3, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 19-5 | 23-7 | 42-12 | ||
| February 5, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 100 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 20-5 | 23-7 | 43-12 | ||
| February 6, 1960 | Boston Celtics 143 at New York Knicks 117 | W | 20-5 | 24-7 | 44-12 | ||
| February 7, 1960 | New York Knicks 142 at Boston Celtics 135 | L | 20-6 | 24-7 | 44-13 | ||
| February 9, 1960 | Boston Celtics 129 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 | W | 20-6 | 25-7 | 45-13 | at St Louis, MO | |
| February 10, 1960 | Boston Celtics 153 at Detroit Pistons 121 | W | 20-6 | 26-7 | 46-13 | at Providence, RI | |
| February 13, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 120 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 21-6 | 26-7 | 47-13 | ||
| February 14, 1960 | Boston Celtics 125 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | W | 21-6 | 27-7 | 48-13 | ||
| February 16, 1960 | Boston Celtics 130 at Minneapolis Lakers 122 | W | 21-6 | 28-7 | 49-13 | at New York, NY | |
| February 18, 1960 | Boston Celtics 109 at New York Knicks 104 | W | 21-6 | 29-7 | 50-13 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 19, 1960 | Boston Celtics 136 at Detroit Pistons 116 | W | 21-6 | 30-7 | 51-13 | ||
| February 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 105 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | L | 21-6 | 30-8 | 51-14 | ||
| February 21, 1960 | Boston Celtics 115 at Cincinnati Royals 108 | W | 21-6 | 31-8 | 52-14 | ||
| February 23, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Boston Celtics 108 | L | 21-7 | 31-8 | 52-15 | at New York, NY | |
| February 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics 131 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 | W | 21-7 | 32-8 | 53-15 | at College Park, MD | |
| February 25, 1960 | Boston Celtics 121 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 21-7 | 33-8 | 54-15 | at Providence, RI | |
| February 26, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 22-7 | 33-8 | 55-15 | ||
| February 28, 1960 | Boston Celtics 129 at New York Knicks 125 | W | 22-7 | 34-8 | 56-15 | ||
| March 2, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 119 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 23-7 | 34-8 | 57-15 | ||
| March 3, 1960 | Boston Celtics 108 at Syracuse Nationals 149 | L | 23-7 | 34-9 | 57-16 | ||
| March 6, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 24-7 | 34-9 | 58-16 | ||
| March 9, 1960 | New York Knicks 128 at Boston Celtics 148 | W | 25-7 | 34-9 | 59-16 | ||
| March 16, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 105 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 18, 1960 | Boston Celtics 110 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 19, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 90 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| March 22, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| March 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics 119 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| March 27, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 122 at Boston Celtics 140 | W | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| March 29, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 113 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| April 2, 1960 | Boston Celtics 102 at St. Louis Hawks 86 | W | 3-2 | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||
| April 3, 1960 | Boston Celtics 96 at St. Louis Hawks 106 | L | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 5, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 102 at Boston Celtics 127 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| April 7, 1960 | Boston Celtics 102 at St. Louis Hawks 105 | L | 4-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 | ||
| April 9, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 103 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 5-2 | 3-3 | 8-5 |
