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1959–60 NBA season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Eastern champions
  
Boston Celtics

Western champions
  
St. Louis Hawks

Start date
  
1959

Number of teams
  
8

TV partner(s)
  
NBC

Eastern runners-up
  
Philadelphia Warriors

Champion
  
Boston Celtics

Number of games
  
75

Finals champion
  
Boston Celtics

League
  
National Basketball Association

Top scorer
  
Wilt Chamberlain (Golden State Warriors)

Season MVP
  
Wilt Chamberlain (Golden State Warriors)

The 1959–60 NBA season was the 14th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 2nd straight NBA Championship, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

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Notable occurrences

  • On November 7, 1959 in a game between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia Warriors, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain played the first game of their 10-year professional rivalry.
  • The 1960 NBA All-Star Game was played in Philadelphia, with the East beating the West 125–115. Rookie Wilt Chamberlain of the local Philadelphia Warriors won the game's MVP award.
  • The Minneapolis Lakers played their final season in the Twin Cities. There would not be another NBA team in Minnesota until the birth of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1989–90.
  • In an interesting quirk in the schedule, the Philadelphia Warriors and Minneapolis Lakers play a two-game series in California on January 31 – February 1, 1960, with the first game being played in San Francisco (the Warriors' future home) and the second in Los Angeles (the Lakers' future home).
  • The NBA schedule was expanded from 72 games per team to 75.

    • Western Division


    x – clinched playoff spot

    Statistics leaders

    Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

    NBA awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Rookie of the Year: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors

    • References

    1959–60 NBA season Wikipedia
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