1959-60 Philadelphia Warriors Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-5 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Neil Johnston (49-26)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 226,412, Avg. 8,086 in 28 home dates
1959-60 Philadelphia Warriors StatisticsTeam Record: 49-26
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 4-5 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Neil Johnston (49-26)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 226,412, Avg. 8,086 in 28 home dates
1959-60 Philadelphia Warriors Roster
The Philadelphia Warriors of the National Basketball Association ended the 1959-60 season with a record of 49 wins and 26 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-5.
Philadelphia tossed in 8,895 points and conceded 8,698. Wilt Chamberlain netted a team-best 2,707 points for the Warriors, and Paul Arizin scored 19 or more per game, too. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,941 rebounds. Guy Rodgers dished out 482 assists for the squad.
Neil Johnston coached the team. The 1959-60 Philadelphia Warriors lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8895
Regular Season Points Against: 8698
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 118 at New York Knicks 109 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 31, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 120 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| November 4, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 113 at Philadelphia Warriors 124 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| November 7, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 106 at Boston Celtics 115 | L | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| November 8, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 134 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 10, 1959 | New York Knicks 125 at Philadelphia Warriors 126 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 11, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 119 at Detroit Pistons 105 | W | 4-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | ||
| November 12, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 124 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | ||
| November 14, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | W | 5-0 | 3-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 15, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 100 | L | 5-1 | 3-1 | 8-2 | at St Paul, MN | |
| November 20, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 118 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | L | 5-2 | 3-1 | 8-3 | ||
| November 21, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 107 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | L | 5-2 | 3-2 | 8-4 | ||
| November 22, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Syracuse Nationals 103 | W | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-4 | at Camden, NJ | |
| November 25, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 5-2 | 5-2 | 10-4 | ||
| November 26, 1959 | Boston Celtics 130 at Philadelphia Warriors 143 | W | 6-2 | 5-2 | 11-4 | ||
| November 28, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 109 at New York Knicks 108 | W | 6-2 | 6-2 | 12-4 | ||
| November 29, 1959 | New York Knicks 127 at Philadelphia Warriors 126 | L | 6-3 | 6-2 | 12-5 | ||
| December 3, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 109 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 | W | 7-3 | 6-2 | 13-5 | ||
| December 4, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 124 at St. Louis Hawks 112 | W | 7-3 | 7-2 | 14-5 | at Detroit, MI | |
| December 5, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 112 at St. Louis Hawks 113 | L | 7-3 | 7-3 | 14-6 | ||
| December 6, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Philadelphia Warriors 118 | W | 8-3 | 7-3 | 15-6 | ||
| December 9, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 116 at Boston Celtics 137 | L | 8-3 | 7-4 | 15-7 | ||
| December 10, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 131 | W | 9-3 | 7-4 | 16-7 | ||
| December 12, 1959 | Boston Celtics 126 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | L | 9-4 | 7-4 | 16-8 | ||
| December 13, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 121 at Syracuse Nationals 150 | L | 9-4 | 7-5 | 16-9 | ||
| December 15, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 131 at Cincinnati Royals 107 | W | 9-4 | 8-5 | 17-9 | at New York, NY | |
| December 16, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | W | 9-4 | 9-5 | 18-9 | ||
| December 19, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at St. Louis Hawks 102 | L | 9-4 | 9-6 | 18-10 | ||
| December 25, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Syracuse Nationals 121 | W | 9-4 | 10-6 | 19-10 | at Hershey, PA | |
| December 26, 1959 | New York Knicks 122 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | L | 9-5 | 10-6 | 19-11 | ||
| December 28, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 109 at Cincinnati Royals 104 | W | 9-5 | 11-6 | 20-11 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 30, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 122 | W | 10-5 | 11-6 | 21-11 | ||
| January 2, 1960 | Boston Celtics 117 at Philadelphia Warriors 118 | W | 11-5 | 11-6 | 22-11 | ||
| January 5, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Minneapolis Lakers 111 | W | 11-5 | 12-6 | 23-11 | at New York, NY | |
| January 6, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 121 | W | 12-5 | 12-6 | 24-11 | ||
| January 7, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 120 at Detroit Pistons 105 | W | 12-5 | 13-6 | 25-11 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| January 9, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 119 | W | 13-5 | 13-6 | 26-11 | ||
| January 10, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 116 at New York Knicks 103 | W | 13-5 | 14-6 | 27-11 | ||
| January 12, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 126 | W | 14-5 | 14-6 | 28-11 | ||
| January 13, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 132 at Syracuse Nationals 131 | W | 14-5 | 15-6 | 29-11 | OT | at Boston, MA |
| January 15, 1960 | Boston Celtics 124 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | L | 14-6 | 15-6 | 29-12 | ||
| January 17, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Boston Celtics 129 | L | 14-6 | 15-7 | 29-13 | ||
| January 19, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at New York Knicks 93 | W | 14-6 | 16-7 | 30-13 | at Camden, NJ | |
| January 20, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Syracuse Nationals 123 | W | 14-6 | 17-7 | 31-13 | ||
| January 23, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 110 at Detroit Pistons 130 | L | 14-6 | 17-8 | 31-14 | ||
| January 24, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 104 at Cincinnati Royals 95 | W | 14-6 | 18-8 | 32-14 | ||
| January 25, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 127 at Detroit Pistons 117 | W | 14-6 | 19-8 | 33-14 | at Bethlehem, PA | |
| January 27, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at New York Knicks 117 | W | 14-6 | 20-8 | 34-14 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 29, 1960 | Boston Celtics 116 at Philadelphia Warriors 124 | W | 15-6 | 20-8 | 35-14 | ||
| January 30, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at New York Knicks 115 | L | 15-6 | 20-9 | 35-15 | ||
| January 31, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 | W | 15-6 | 21-9 | 36-15 | at San Francisco, CA | |
| February 1, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 103 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | W | 15-6 | 22-9 | 37-15 | at Los Angeles, CA | |
| February 2, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 | W | 16-6 | 22-9 | 38-15 | ||
| February 4, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 110 at Syracuse Nationals 137 | L | 16-6 | 22-10 | 38-16 | ||
| February 6, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 126 at Philadelphia Warriors 129 | W | 17-6 | 22-10 | 39-16 | ||
| February 7, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at St. Louis Hawks 130 | L | 17-6 | 22-11 | 39-17 | ||
| February 9, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Detroit Pistons 122 | L | 17-6 | 22-12 | 39-18 | ||
| February 10, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 117 at New York Knicks 125 | L | 17-6 | 22-13 | 39-19 | ||
| February 11, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 120 at Philadelphia Warriors 139 | W | 18-6 | 22-13 | 40-19 | ||
| February 13, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 120 at Boston Celtics 122 | L | 18-6 | 22-14 | 40-20 | ||
| February 14, 1960 | Boston Celtics 125 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | L | 18-7 | 22-14 | 40-21 | ||
| February 16, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 117 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | W | 18-7 | 23-14 | 41-21 | ||
| February 17, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 116 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 | W | 19-7 | 23-14 | 42-21 | ||
| February 18, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 122 at Syracuse Nationals 136 | L | 19-7 | 23-15 | 42-22 | ||
| February 20, 1960 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 122 | W | 20-7 | 23-15 | 43-22 | ||
| February 21, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at New York Knicks 122 | W | 20-7 | 24-15 | 44-22 | ||
| February 23, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 20-7 | 25-15 | 45-22 | at New York, NY | |
| February 25, 1960 | New York Knicks 121 at Philadelphia Warriors 131 | W | 21-7 | 25-15 | 46-22 | ||
| February 27, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 | L | 21-7 | 25-16 | 46-23 | ||
| February 28, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Detroit Pistons 111 | W | 21-7 | 26-16 | 47-23 | ||
| March 2, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 119 at Boston Celtics 133 | L | 21-7 | 26-17 | 47-24 | ||
| March 3, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 110 | W | 22-7 | 26-17 | 48-24 | ||
| March 4, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 136 at New York Knicks 134 | W | 22-7 | 27-17 | 49-24 | OT | at Hershey, PA |
| March 6, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 109 at St. Louis Hawks 128 | L | 22-7 | 27-18 | 49-25 | ||
| March 9, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Syracuse Nationals 137 | L | 22-7 | 27-19 | 49-26 | ||
| March 11, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 13, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 119 at Syracuse Nationals 125 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 14, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 132 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 16, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 105 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| March 18, 1960 | Boston Celtics 110 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| March 19, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 90 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| March 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | L | 3-1 | 0-3 | 3-4 | ||
| March 22, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 3-1 | 1-3 | 4-4 | ||
| March 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics 119 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | L | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
