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 title, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals .

Notable occurrences [ edit ]

• 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 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.

Final standings [ edit ]

Eastern Division [ edit ]

Western Division [ edit ]

x ? clinched playoff spot

Playoffs [ edit ]

Statistics leaders [ edit ]

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

NBA awards [ edit ]

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

See also [ edit ]

• List of NBA regular season records

References [ edit ]

• 1959?60 NBA Season Summary basketball-reference.com . Retrieved March 30, 2010.

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