1960–61 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1960–61 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Boston Celtics
MVP =flagicon|USA Bill Russell (Boston)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1961 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Boston Celtics
conf1_runner-up =Syracuse Nationals
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =St. Louis Hawks
conf2_runner-up =Los Angeles Lakers
finals =Finals
finals_link =1961 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Boston Celtics
finals_runner-up =St. Louis Hawks
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1959–60 NBA season
prevseason_year =1959–60
nextseason_link =1961–62 NBA season
nextseason_year =1961–62The 1960–61 NBA season was the 15th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 3rd straight NBA Championship, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

* The Lakers relocate from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Los Angeles, California.
* The NBA schedule expanded again, this time from 75 games per team to 79.
* The 1961 NBA All-Star Game was played in Syracuse, New York, with the West beating the East 153-131. Rookie Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals won the game's MVP award.

Final standings

Eastern Division

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: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
*Rookie of the Year: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals

*All-NBA First Team:
**Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
**Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
**Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
**Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
**Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers

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See also