The 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 title, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals .

Notable occurrences [ edit ]

• The Lakers relocate from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Los Angeles. They would play for seven seasons in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena .
• 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 [ 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: Bill Russell , Boston Celtics
• Rookie of the Year : Oscar Robertson , Cincinnati Royals

See also [ edit ]

• List of NBA regular season records

References [ edit ]

• 1960?61 NBA Season Summary basketball-reference.com . Retrieved March 30, 2010.