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1961 NBA Playoff Results by Date

Complete day-by-day schedule with the scores for all the games played in the 1961 NBA Playoffs, including date, points scored, location, series and more information.

1961 NBA Playoff Results

Game Result Series
Date: Mar 14, 1961
1. Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles
102 - 120
NBA Western Division Semifinals
2. Syracuse Nationals - Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia
115 - 107
NBA Eastern Division Semifinals
Date: Mar 15, 1961
3. Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles
118 - 127
NBA Western Division Semifinals
Date: Mar 16, 1961
4. Philadelphia Warriors - Syracuse Nationals at Syracuse
114 - 115
NBA Eastern Division Semifinals
Date: Mar 17, 1961
5. Los Angeles Lakers - Detroit Pistons at Detroit
113 - 124
NBA Western Division Semifinals
Date: Mar 18, 1961
6. Los Angeles Lakers - Detroit Pistons at Detroit
114 - 123
NBA Western Division Semifinals
7. Syracuse Nationals - Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia
106 - 103
NBA Eastern Division Semifinals
Date: Mar 19, 1961
8. Syracuse Nationals - Boston Celtics at Boston
115 - 128
NBA Eastern Division Finals
9. Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles
120 - 137
NBA Western Division Semifinals
Date: Mar 21, 1961
10. Los Angeles Lakers - St. Louis Hawks at St. Louis
122 - 118
NBA Western Division Finals
11. Boston Celtics - Syracuse Nationals at Syracuse
98 - 115
NBA Eastern Division Finals
Date: Mar 22, 1961
12. Los Angeles Lakers - St. Louis Hawks at St. Louis
106 - 121
NBA Western Division Finals
Date: Mar 23, 1961
13. Syracuse Nationals - Boston Celtics at Boston
110 - 133
NBA Eastern Division Finals
Date: Mar 24, 1961
14. St. Louis Hawks - Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles
112 - 118
NBA Western Division Finals
Date: Mar 25, 1961
15. St. Louis Hawks - Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles
118 - 117
NBA Western Division Finals
16. Boston Celtics - Syracuse Nationals at Syracuse
120 - 107
NBA Eastern Division Finals
Date: Mar 26, 1961
17. Syracuse Nationals - Boston Celtics at Boston
101 - 123
NBA Eastern Division Finals
Date: Mar 27, 1961
18. Los Angeles Lakers - St. Louis Hawks at St. Louis
121 - 112
NBA Western Division Finals
Date: Mar 29, 1961
19. St. Louis Hawks - Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles
114 - 113 OT
NBA Western Division Finals
Date: Apr 1, 1961
20. Los Angeles Lakers - St. Louis Hawks at St. Louis
103 - 105
NBA Western Division Finals
Date: Apr 2, 1961
21. St. Louis Hawks - Boston Celtics at Boston
95 - 129
NBA Finals
Date: Apr 5, 1961
22. St. Louis Hawks - Boston Celtics at Boston
108 - 116
NBA Finals
Date: Apr 8, 1961
23. Boston Celtics - St. Louis Hawks at St. Louis
120 - 124
NBA Finals
Date: Apr 9, 1961
24. Boston Celtics - St. Louis Hawks at St. Louis
119 - 104
NBA Finals
Date: Apr 11, 1961
25. St. Louis Hawks - Boston Celtics at Boston
112 - 121
NBA Finals