1959 - 60 NBA (NBA) Season Review

1959 - 60 NBA Season Review

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1959 - 60 Regular Season Standings

NBA 1959 - 60 Season

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics	59	16	0.787		124.5	116.2
Philadelphia Warriors	49	26	0.653	10	118.6	116.0
Syracuse Nationals	45	30	0.600	14	118.9	116.3
New York Knicks	27	48	0.360	32	117.3	119.6
Western Division
St. Louis Hawks	46	29	0.613		113.4	110.7
Detroit Pistons	30	45	0.400	16	111.6	115.0
Minneapolis Lakers	25	50	0.333	21	107.3	111.5
Cincinnati Royals	19	56	0.253	27	111.1	117.4

1959 - 60 NBA Playoffs

Finals Boston Celtics over St. Louis Hawks (4-3) Sun, March 27 - St. Louis Hawks 122 @ Boston Celtics 140 Tue, March 29 - St. Louis Hawks 113 @ Boston Celtics 103 Sat, April 2 - Boston Celtics 102 @ St. Louis Hawks 86 Sun, April 3 - Boston Celtics 96 @ St. Louis Hawks 106 Tue, April 5 - St. Louis Hawks 102 @ Boston Celtics 127 Thu, April 7 - Boston Celtics 102 @ St. Louis Hawks 105 Sat, April 9 - St. Louis Hawks 103 @ Boston Celtics 122
Eastern Division Finals Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors (4-2) Wed, March 16 - Philadelphia Warriors 105 @ Boston Celtics 111 Fri, March 18 - Boston Celtics 110 @ Philadelphia Warriors 115 Sat, March 19 - Philadelphia Warriors 90 @ Boston Celtics 120 Sun, March 20 - Boston Celtics 112 @ Philadelphia Warriors 104 Tue, March 22 - Philadelphia Warriors 128 @ Boston Celtics 107 Thu, March 24 - Boston Celtics 119 @ Philadelphia Warriors 117	Western Division Finals St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers (4-3) Wed, March 16 - Minneapolis Lakers 99 @ St. Louis Hawks 112 Thu, March 17 - Minneapolis Lakers 120 @ St. Louis Hawks 113 Sat, March 19 - St. Louis Hawks 93 @ Minneapolis Lakers 89 Sun, March 20 - St. Louis Hawks 101 @ Minneapolis Lakers 103 Tue, March 22 - Minneapolis Lakers 117 @ St. Louis Hawks 110 Thu, March 24 - St. Louis Hawks 117 @ Minneapolis Lakers 96 Sat, March 26 - Minneapolis Lakers 86 @ St. Louis Hawks 97
Eastern Division Semifinals Philadelphia Warriors over Syracuse Nationals (2-1) Fri, March 11 - Syracuse Nationals 92 @ Philadelphia Warriors 115 Sun, March 13 - Philadelphia Warriors 119 @ Syracuse Nationals 125 Mon, March 14 - Syracuse Nationals 112 @ Philadelphia Warriors 132	Western Division Semifinals Minneapolis Lakers over Detroit Pistons (2-0) Sat, March 12 - Minneapolis Lakers 113 @ Detroit Pistons 112 Sun, March 13 - Detroit Pistons 99 @ Minneapolis Lakers 114

1959-60 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	Rookie of the Year Award
Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	All Star Most Valuable Player
Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	1st All Star Team
Elgin Baylor	Minneapolis Lakers	1st All Star Team
Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	1st All Star Team
Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	1st All Star Team
Gene Shue	Detroit Pistons	1st All Star Team
Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	2nd All Star Team
Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	2nd All Star Team
Jack Twyman	Cincinnati Royals	2nd All Star Team
Richie Guerin	New York Knicks	2nd All Star Team
Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	2nd All Star Team

NBA - 1959 - 60 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player	Conference	Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Paul Arizin	East	Philadelphia Warriors	30:00	16	8	0
Bill Russell	East	Boston Celtics	27:00	7	9	1
Kenny Sears	East	New York Knicks	26:00	15	8	1
Bill Sharman	East	Boston Celtics	24:00	11	2	0
Dolph Schayes	East	Syracuse Nationals	22:00	13	13	1
Richie Guerin	East	New York Knicks	22:00	5	3	3
Red Kerr	East	Syracuse Nationals	21:00	7	9	2
Woody Sauldsberry	East	Philadelphia Warriors	18:00	14	2	3
Larry Costello	East	Syracuse Nationals	18:00	7	3	3
Bob Cousy	East	Boston Celtics	32:00	13	5	4
Larry Foust	West	Minneapolis Lakers	16:00	8	9	0
George Yardley	West	Detroit Pistons	17:00	6	4	0
Dick Garmaker	West	Minneapolis Lakers	19:00	5	2	1
Jack Twyman	West	Cincinnati Royals	23:00	18	8	3
Dick McGuire	West	Detroit Pistons	24:00	5	3	3
Slater Martin	West	St. Louis Hawks	22:00	5	6	1
Cliff Hagan	West	St. Louis Hawks	22:00	15	8	3
Gene Shue	West	Detroit Pistons	31:00	13	4	3
Elgin Baylor	West	Minneapolis Lakers	32:00	24	11	1
Bob Pettit	West	St. Louis Hawks	34:00	25	16	5

NBA - 1959 - 60 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Wilt Chamberlain	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	2707
Jack Twyman	1959-1960	Cincinnati Royals	2338
Elgin Baylor	1959-1960	Minneapolis Lakers	2074
Bob Pettit	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	1882
Cliff Hagan	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	1859
Gene Shue	1959-1960	Detroit Pistons	1712
Dolph Schayes	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	1689
Tom Heinsohn	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	1629
Richie Guerin	1959-1960	New York Knicks	1615
Paul Arizin	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	1606
George Yardley	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	1473

//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1959 - 60 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Bob Cousy	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	715
Guy Rodgers	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	482
Richie Guerin	1959-1960	New York Knicks	468
Larry Costello	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	449
Tom Gola	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	409
Dick McGuire	1959-1960	Detroit Pistons	358
Hot Rod Hundley	1959-1960	Minneapolis Lakers	338
Slater Martin	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	330
Johnny McCarthy	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	328
Cliff Hagan	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	299
Gene Shue	1959-1960	Detroit Pistons	295

..Foul Leaders Section

1959 - 60 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Tom Gola	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	311
Walter Dukes	1959-1960	Detroit Pistons	310
Bailey Howell	1959-1960	Detroit Pistons	282
Tom Heinsohn	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	275
Jack Twyman	1959-1960	Cincinnati Royals	275
Gene Conley	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	270
Cliff Hagan	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	270
Paul Arizin	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	263
Dolph Schayes	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	263
Charlie Tyra	1959-1960	New York Knicks	258
Frank Ramsey	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	251

//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1959 - 60 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Wilt Chamberlain	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	1941
Bill Russell	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	1778
Bob Pettit	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	1221
Elgin Baylor	1959-1960	Minneapolis Lakers	1150
Dolph Schayes	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	959
Willie Naulls	1959-1960	New York Knicks	921
Red Kerr	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	913
Walter Dukes	1959-1960	Detroit Pistons	883
Kenny Sears	1959-1960	New York Knicks	876
Cliff Hagan	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	803
Tom Heinsohn	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	794

1959 - 60 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

1959 - 60 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Cliff Hagan	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	1549	719	0.464

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Kenny Sears	1959-1960	New York Knicks	863	412	0.477
Hal Greer	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	815	388	0.476
Clyde Lovellette	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	1174	550	0.468
Bill Russell	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	1189	555	0.467
Cliff Hagan	1959-1960	St. Louis Hawks	1549	719	0.464
Wilt Chamberlain	1959-1960	Philadelphia Warriors	2311	1065	0.461
Bill Sharman	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	1225	559	0.456
Bailey Howell	1959-1960	Detroit Pistons	1119	510	0.456
Sam Jones	1959-1960	Boston Celtics	782	355	0.454
George Yardley	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	1205	546	0.453
Larry Costello	1959-1960	Syracuse Nationals	822	372	0.453