1960-61 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 57-22
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-2 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-1
Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (57-22)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 201,569, Avg. 7,199 in 28 home dates
1960-61 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 57-22
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-2 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-1
Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (57-22)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 201,569, Avg. 7,199 in 28 home dates
1960-61 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 57 wins and 22 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-2.
The Celtics scored 9,460 points and surrendered 9,013. Tom Heinsohn tossed in a team-best 1,579 points for Boston, and Bill Russell contributed 1,868 boards. Bob Cousy dished out 587 assists for the squad.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1960-61 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 9460
Regular Season Points Against: 9013
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 28, 1960 | Boston Celtics 110 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 29, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 131 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| November 5, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Boston Celtics 104 | L | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
| November 8, 1960 | Boston Celtics 136 at Cincinnati Royals 120 | W | 1-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 | ||
| November 11, 1960 | Boston Celtics 128 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | W | 1-2 | 3-0 | 4-2 | at New York, NY | |
| November 12, 1960 | Boston Celtics 131 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 1-2 | 4-0 | 5-2 | at Providence, RI | |
| November 15, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 1-3 | 4-0 | 5-3 | OT | at New York, NY |
| November 16, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 2-3 | 4-0 | 6-3 | ||
| November 19, 1960 | Boston Celtics 114 at Syracuse Nationals 94 | W | 2-3 | 5-0 | 7-3 | ||
| November 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 120 at Cincinnati Royals 103 | W | 2-3 | 6-0 | 8-3 | ||
| November 23, 1960 | New York Knicks 105 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 3-3 | 6-0 | 9-3 | ||
| November 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics 132 at Philadelphia Warriors 129 | W | 3-3 | 7-0 | 10-3 | ||
| November 25, 1960 | Boston Celtics 111 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 3-3 | 8-0 | 11-3 | ||
| November 26, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 129 | W | 4-3 | 8-0 | 12-3 | ||
| November 29, 1960 | Boston Celtics 119 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | W | 4-3 | 9-0 | 13-3 | ||
| November 30, 1960 | Boston Celtics 125 at Detroit Pistons 110 | W | 4-3 | 10-0 | 14-3 | ||
| December 1, 1960 | New York Knicks 116 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 4-4 | 10-0 | 14-4 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 2, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Boston Celtics 117 | L | 4-5 | 10-0 | 14-5 | ||
| December 4, 1960 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | W | 4-5 | 11-0 | 15-5 | ||
| December 5, 1960 | Boston Celtics 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 4-5 | 12-0 | 16-5 | ||
| December 7, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 142 at Boston Celtics 134 | L | 4-6 | 12-0 | 16-6 | ||
| December 8, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 118 at Boston Celtics 115 | L | 4-7 | 12-0 | 16-7 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 9, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 123 at Boston Celtics 146 | W | 5-7 | 12-0 | 17-7 | ||
| December 10, 1960 | Boston Celtics 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 102 | L | 5-7 | 12-1 | 17-8 | ||
| December 13, 1960 | Boston Celtics 115 at New York Knicks 117 | L | 5-7 | 12-2 | 17-9 | ||
| December 15, 1960 | Boston Celtics 115 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | W | 5-7 | 13-2 | 18-9 | at Providence, RI | |
| December 17, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 140 | W | 6-7 | 13-2 | 19-9 | ||
| December 20, 1960 | Boston Celtics 115 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | W | 6-7 | 14-2 | 20-9 | at New York, NY | |
| December 21, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 7-7 | 14-2 | 21-9 | ||
| December 24, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Boston Celtics 150 | W | 8-7 | 14-2 | 22-9 | ||
| December 26, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 115 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 9-7 | 14-2 | 23-9 | ||
| December 27, 1960 | Boston Celtics 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | L | 9-7 | 14-3 | 23-10 | ||
| December 28, 1960 | Boston Celtics 99 at St. Louis Hawks 105 | L | 9-7 | 14-4 | 23-11 | ||
| December 30, 1960 | Boston Celtics 120 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 9-7 | 15-4 | 24-11 | ||
| January 1, 1961 | Boston Celtics 113 at Syracuse Nationals 96 | W | 9-7 | 16-4 | 25-11 | ||
| January 3, 1961 | Boston Celtics 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | W | 9-7 | 17-4 | 26-11 | ||
| January 5, 1961 | Boston Celtics 125 at Cincinnati Royals 107 | W | 9-7 | 18-4 | 27-11 | ||
| January 6, 1961 | Boston Celtics 108 at Detroit Pistons 102 | W | 9-7 | 19-4 | 28-11 | ||
| January 8, 1961 | Boston Celtics 104 at St. Louis Hawks 133 | L | 9-7 | 19-5 | 28-12 | ||
| January 10, 1961 | Boston Celtics 118 at Detroit Pistons 98 | W | 9-7 | 20-5 | 29-12 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 12, 1961 | Boston Celtics 124 at Syracuse Nationals 118 | W | 9-7 | 21-5 | 30-12 | OT | at Philadelphia, PA |
| January 13, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 121 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 10-7 | 21-5 | 31-12 | OT | |
| January 14, 1961 | Boston Celtics 113 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | L | 10-7 | 21-6 | 31-13 | ||
| January 15, 1961 | New York Knicks 124 at Boston Celtics 142 | W | 11-7 | 21-6 | 32-13 | ||
| January 18, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 125 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 11-8 | 21-6 | 32-14 | ||
| January 19, 1961 | Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | W | 11-8 | 22-6 | 33-14 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 21, 1961 | Boston Celtics 124 at Syracuse Nationals 127 | L | 11-8 | 22-7 | 33-15 | ||
| January 24, 1961 | Boston Celtics 125 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 11-8 | 23-7 | 34-15 | ||
| January 26, 1961 | Boston Celtics 129 at Philadelphia Warriors 121 | W | 11-8 | 24-7 | 35-15 | ||
| January 27, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Boston Celtics 140 | W | 12-8 | 24-7 | 36-15 | ||
| January 29, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 115 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 13-8 | 24-7 | 37-15 | ||
| January 30, 1961 | Boston Celtics 88 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | L | 13-8 | 24-8 | 37-16 | ||
| January 31, 1961 | Boston Celtics 109 at St. Louis Hawks 103 | W | 13-8 | 25-8 | 38-16 | ||
| February 1, 1961 | Boston Celtics 124 at New York Knicks 120 | W | 13-8 | 26-8 | 39-16 | at Providence, RI | |
| February 3, 1961 | New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 14-8 | 26-8 | 40-16 | ||
| February 5, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 121 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 15-8 | 26-8 | 41-16 | ||
| February 7, 1961 | Boston Celtics 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | W | 15-8 | 27-8 | 42-16 | at New York, NY | |
| February 8, 1961 | Boston Celtics 108 at Syracuse Nationals 130 | L | 15-8 | 27-9 | 42-17 | ||
| February 10, 1961 | Boston Celtics 134 at Detroit Pistons 137 | L | 15-8 | 27-10 | 42-18 | ||
| February 11, 1961 | New York Knicks 129 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 15-9 | 27-10 | 42-19 | ||
| February 12, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 125 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 16-9 | 27-10 | 43-19 | ||
| February 14, 1961 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 | W | 16-9 | 28-10 | 44-19 | at St Louis, MO | |
| February 16, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 121 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 16-10 | 28-10 | 44-20 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 17, 1961 | Boston Celtics 133 at Philadelphia Warriors 128 | W | 16-10 | 29-10 | 45-20 | ||
| February 19, 1961 | Boston Celtics 116 at Syracuse Nationals 106 | W | 16-10 | 30-10 | 46-20 | ||
| February 22, 1961 | Boston Celtics 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 16-10 | 30-11 | 46-21 | ||
| February 24, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 128 at Boston Celtics 144 | W | 17-10 | 30-11 | 47-21 | ||
| February 25, 1961 | Boston Celtics 122 at St. Louis Hawks 109 | W | 17-10 | 31-11 | 48-21 | ||
| February 26, 1961 | Boston Celtics 113 at Detroit Pistons 99 | W | 17-10 | 32-11 | 49-21 | ||
| February 28, 1961 | Boston Celtics 142 at New York Knicks 116 | W | 17-10 | 33-11 | 50-21 | ||
| March 1, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 110 at Boston Celtics 97 | L | 17-11 | 33-11 | 50-22 | ||
| March 4, 1961 | New York Knicks 110 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 18-11 | 33-11 | 51-22 | ||
| March 5, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Boston Celtics 146 | W | 19-11 | 33-11 | 52-22 | ||
| March 7, 1961 | Boston Celtics 124 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | W | 19-11 | 34-11 | 53-22 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 8, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 127 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 20-11 | 34-11 | 54-22 | ||
| March 9, 1961 | Boston Celtics 119 at Detroit Pistons 118 | W | 20-11 | 35-11 | 55-22 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| March 11, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 116 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 21-11 | 35-11 | 56-22 | ||
| March 12, 1961 | Boston Celtics 136 at Syracuse Nationals 134 | W | 21-11 | 36-11 | 57-22 | OT | |
| March 19, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 21, 1961 | Boston Celtics 98 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 23, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 110 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 25, 1961 | Boston Celtics 120 at Syracuse Nationals 107 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| March 26, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| April 2, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 95 at Boston Celtics 129 | W | 4-0 | 1-1 | 5-1 | ||
| April 5, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 108 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 5-0 | 1-1 | 6-1 | ||
| April 8, 1961 | Boston Celtics 120 at St. Louis Hawks 124 | L | 5-0 | 1-2 | 6-2 | ||
| April 9, 1961 | Boston Celtics 119 at St. Louis Hawks 104 | W | 5-0 | 2-2 | 7-2 | ||
| April 11, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 6-0 | 2-2 | 8-2 |
