NBA HISTORY
1960-1961 Standings
Eastern Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
Boston Celtics
57
22
.722
-
Philadelphia Warriors
46
33
.582
11
Syracuse Nationals
38
41
.481
19
New York Knickerbockers
21
58
.266
36
Western Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
St. Louis Hawks
51
28
.646
-
Los Angeles Lakers
36
43
.456
15
Detroit Pistons
34
45
.430
17
Cincinnati Royals
33
46
.418
18
1961 Playoff Results
NBA Finals
Boston 4, St. Louis 1
Apr. 2-Sun. St. Louis 95 at Boston 129
Apr. 5-Wed. St. Louis 108 at Boston 116
Apr. 8-Sat. Boston 120 at St. Louis 124
Apr. 9-Sun. Boston 119 at St. Louis 104
Apr. 11-Tue. St. Louis 112 at Boston 121
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference Finals
Boston 4, Syracuse 1
Mar. 19-Sun. Syracuse 115 at Boston 128
Mar. 21-Tue. Boston 98 at Syracuse 115
Mar. 23-Thur. Syracuse 110 at Boston 133
Mar. 25-Sat. Boston 120 at Syracuse 107
Mar. 26-Sun. Syracuse 101 at Boston 123
St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 3
Mar. 21-Tue. Los Angeles 122 at St. Louis 118
Mar. 22-Wed. Los Angeles 106 at St. Louis 121
Mar. 24-Fri. St. Louis 112 at Los Angeles 118
Mar. 25-Sat. St. Louis 118 at Los Angeles 117
Mar. 27-Mon. Los Angeles 121 at St. Louis 112
Mar. 29-Wed. St. Louis 114 at Los Angeles *113
Apr. 1-Sat. Los Angeles 103 at St. Louis 105
Conference Semifinals
Syracuse 3, Philadelphia 0
Mar. 14-Tue. Syracuse 115 at Philadelphia 107
Mar. 16-Thur. Philadelphia 114 at Syracuse 115
Mar. 18-Sat. Syracuse 106 at Philadelphia 103
Los Angeles 3, Detroit 2
Mar. 14-Tue. Detroit 102 at Los Angeles 120
Mar. 15-Wed. Detroit 118 at Los Angeles 120
Mar. 17-Fri. Los Angeles 113 at Detroit 124
Mar. 18-Sat. Los Angeles 114 at Detroit 123
Mar. 19-Sun. Detroit 120 at Los Angeles 137
*Denotes number of overtime periods.
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