1960-61 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 1960-1961 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Celtics in the NBA 1960-61 Regular Season and the 1961 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
57-22 (.722), 1st in Eastern Division
57-22 (.722), 1st in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
8-2 (.800),
NBA Champions
8-2 (.800),

Boston Celtics 1960-1961 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
1 | Oct 22, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 118 - 116 | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 | ||||
2 | Oct 28, 1960 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 110 - 101 | won 2 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||
3 | Oct 29, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 103 - 131 | lost 1 | 2 | - | 1 | ||||
4 | Nov 5, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | L | 104 - 113 | lost 2 | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
5 | Nov 8, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | W | 136 - 120 | won 1 | 3 | - | 2 | ||||
6 | Nov 11, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 128 - 110 | won 2 | 4 | - | 2 | ||||
7 | Nov 12, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 131 - 124 | won 3 | 5 | - | 2 | ||||
8 | Nov 15, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | L | 114 - 115 | OT | lost 1 | 5 | - | 3 | |||
9 | Nov 16, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 124 - 106 | won 1 | 6 | - | 3 | ||||
10 | Nov 19, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | W | 114 - 94 | won 2 | 7 | - | 3 | ||||
11 | Nov 20, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | W | 120 - 103 | won 3 | 8 | - | 3 | ||||
12 | Nov 23, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 122 - 105 | won 4 | 9 | - | 3 | ||||
13 | Nov 24, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 132 - 129 | won 5 | 10 | - | 3 | ||||
14 | Nov 25, 1960 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 111 - 110 | won 6 | 11 | - | 3 | ||||
15 | Nov 26, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 129 - 110 | won 7 | 12 | - | 3 | ||||
16 | Nov 29, 1960 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 119 - 109 | won 8 | 13 | - | 3 | ||||
17 | Nov 30, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 125 - 110 | won 9 | 14 | - | 3 | ||||
18 | Dec 1, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 111 - 116 | lost 1 | 14 | - | 4 | ||||
19 | Dec 2, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 117 - 120 | lost 2 | 14 | - | 5 | ||||
20 | Dec 4, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 113 - 103 | won 1 | 15 | - | 5 | ||||
21 | Dec 5, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 123 - 101 | won 2 | 16 | - | 5 | ||||
22 | Dec 7, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | L | 134 - 142 | lost 1 | 16 | - | 6 | ||||
23 | Dec 8, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | L | 115 - 118 | lost 2 | 16 | - | 7 | ||||
24 | Dec 9, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 146 - 123 | won 1 | 17 | - | 7 | ||||
25 | Dec 10, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 97 - 102 | lost 1 | 17 | - | 8 | ||||
26 | Dec 13, 1960 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | L | 115 - 117 | lost 2 | 17 | - | 9 | ||||
27 | Dec 15, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 115 - 105 | won 1 | 18 | - | 9 | ||||
28 | Dec 17, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 140 - 112 | won 2 | 19 | - | 9 | ||||
29 | Dec 20, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 115 - 112 | won 3 | 20 | - | 9 | ||||
30 | Dec 21, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 120 - 108 | won 4 | 21 | - | 9 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
31 | Dec 24, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 150 - 106 | won 5 | 22 | - | 9 | ||||
32 | Dec 26, 1960 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 119 - 115 | won 6 | 23 | - | 9 | ||||
33 | Dec 27, 1960 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 101 - 116 | lost 1 | 23 | - | 10 | ||||
34 | Dec 28, 1960 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 99 - 105 | lost 2 | 23 | - | 11 | ||||
35 | Dec 30, 1960 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 120 - 106 | won 1 | 24 | - | 11 | ||||
36 | Jan 1, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | W | 113 - 96 | won 2 | 25 | - | 11 | ||||
37 | Jan 3, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 102 - 96 | won 3 | 26 | - | 11 | ||||
38 | Jan 5, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | W | 125 - 107 | won 4 | 27 | - | 11 | ||||
39 | Jan 6, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 108 - 102 | won 5 | 28 | - | 11 | ||||
40 | Jan 8, 1961 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 104 - 133 | lost 1 | 28 | - | 12 | ||||
41 | Jan 10, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 118 - 98 | won 1 | 29 | - | 12 | ||||
42 | Jan 12, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 124 - 118 | OT | won 2 | 30 | - | 12 | |||
43 | Jan 13, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 123 - 121 | OT | won 3 | 31 | - | 12 | |||
44 | Jan 14, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 113 - 116 | lost 1 | 31 | - | 13 | ||||
45 | Jan 15, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 142 - 124 | won 1 | 32 | - | 13 | ||||
46 | Jan 18, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 114 - 125 | lost 1 | 32 | - | 14 | ||||
47 | Jan 19, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 106 - 103 | won 1 | 33 | - | 14 | ||||
48 | Jan 21, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 124 - 127 | lost 1 | 33 | - | 15 | ||||
49 | Jan 24, 1961 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 125 - 112 | won 1 | 34 | - | 15 | ||||
50 | Jan 26, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 129 - 121 | won 2 | 35 | - | 15 | ||||
51 | Jan 27, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 140 - 111 | won 3 | 36 | - | 15 | ||||
52 | Jan 29, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 128 - 115 | won 4 | 37 | - | 15 | ||||
53 | Jan 30, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 88 - 116 | lost 1 | 37 | - | 16 | ||||
54 | Jan 31, 1961 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 109 - 103 | won 1 | 38 | - | 16 | ||||
55 | Feb 1, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 124 - 120 | won 2 | 39 | - | 16 | ||||
56 | Feb 3, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 123 - 109 | won 3 | 40 | - | 16 | ||||
57 | Feb 5, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 123 - 121 | won 4 | 41 | - | 16 | ||||
58 | Feb 7, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 96 - 95 | won 5 | 42 | - | 16 | ||||
59 | Feb 8, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 108 - 130 | lost 1 | 42 | - | 17 | ||||
60 | Feb 10, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 134 - 137 | lost 2 | 42 | - | 18 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
61 | Feb 11, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 107 - 129 | lost 3 | 42 | - | 19 | ||||
62 | Feb 12, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 136 - 125 | won 1 | 43 | - | 19 | ||||
63 | Feb 14, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 113 - 93 | won 2 | 44 | - | 19 | ||||
64 | Feb 16, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 111 - 121 | lost 1 | 44 | - | 20 | ||||
65 | Feb 17, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 133 - 128 | won 1 | 45 | - | 20 | ||||
66 | Feb 19, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | W | 116 - 106 | won 2 | 46 | - | 20 | ||||
67 | Feb 22, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 93 - 105 | lost 1 | 46 | - | 21 | ||||
68 | Feb 24, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 144 - 128 | won 1 | 47 | - | 21 | ||||
69 | Feb 25, 1961 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 122 - 109 | won 2 | 48 | - | 21 | ||||
70 | Feb 26, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 113 - 99 | won 3 | 49 | - | 21 | ||||
71 | Feb 28, 1961 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 142 - 116 | won 4 | 50 | - | 21 | ||||
72 | Mar 1, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 97 - 110 | lost 1 | 50 | - | 22 | ||||
73 | Mar 4, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 113 - 110 | won 1 | 51 | - | 22 | ||||
74 | Mar 5, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 146 - 129 | won 2 | 52 | - | 22 | ||||
75 | Mar 7, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 124 - 121 | won 3 | 53 | - | 22 | ||||
76 | Mar 8, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 136 - 127 | won 4 | 54 | - | 22 | ||||
77 | Mar 9, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 119 - 118 | won 5 | 55 | - | 22 | ||||
78 | Mar 11, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 126 - 116 | won 6 | 56 | - | 22 | ||||
79 | Mar 12, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | W | 136 - 134 | OT | won 7 | 57 | - | 22 | |||
NBA Playoffs
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar 19, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 128 - 115 | Celtics lead 1-0
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won 1 | |||||
2 | Mar 21, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 98 - 115 | series tied 1-1
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lost 1 | |||||
3 | Mar 23, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 133 - 110 | Celtics lead 2-1
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won 1 | |||||
4 | Mar 25, 1961 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | W | 120 - 107 | Celtics lead 3-1
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won 2 | |||||
5 | Mar 26, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 123 - 101 | Celtics win 4-1
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won 3 |
NBA Playoffs - Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Apr 2, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 129 - 95 | Celtics lead 1-0
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won 4 | |||||
2 | Apr 5, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 116 - 108 | Celtics lead 2-0
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won 5 | |||||
3 | Apr 8, 1961 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 120 - 124 | Celtics lead 2-1
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lost 1 | |||||
4 | Apr 9, 1961 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 119 - 104 | Celtics lead 3-1
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won 1 | |||||
5 | Apr 11, 1961 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 121 - 112 | Celtics win 4-1
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won 2 |