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Created page with "{| class="wikitable" |+Seasons |1958-59 |'''1959-60''' |1960-61 |} == Teams and Alignment == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Division !Team !Primary Venue !Municipality |- | rowspan="4" |Eastern Division |Boston Celtics |Boston Garden |Boston |- |New York Knickerbockers |Madison Square Garden (1925) |Manhattan, New York |- |Philadelphia Warriors |Philadelphia Convention Hall |..."

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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1958-59 National Basketball Association season|1958-59]]
|'''1959-60'''
|[[1960-61 National Basketball Association season|1960-61]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Garden
|Boston
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Madison Square Garden (1925)
|Manhattan, New York
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Convention Hall
|Philadelphia
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
|Syracuse, New York
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Cincinnati Royals
|Cincinnati Gardens
|Cincinnati
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|Olympia Stadium
|Detroit
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Armory
|Minneapolis
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis
|}

=== Changes ===

* Minneapolis Lakers relocate from Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) to Minneapolis Armory.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Boston Celtics'''
|'''59'''
|'''16'''
|
|-
|'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
|'''49'''
|'''26'''
|'''10'''
|-
|'''Syracuse Nationals'''
|'''45'''
|'''30'''
|'''14'''
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|27
|48
|32
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|'''St. Louis Hawks'''
|'''46'''
|'''29'''
|
|-
|'''Detroit Pistons'''
|'''30'''
|'''45'''
|'''16'''
|-
|'''Minneapolis Lakers'''
|'''25'''
|'''50'''
|'''21'''
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|19
|56
|27
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Boston Celtics'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Boston Celtics'''
| rowspan="3" |'''4'''
| rowspan="6" |'''Boston Celtics'''
|-
|'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia Warriors
| rowspan="2" |2
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|1
|-
| colspan="3" |'''St. Louis Hawks'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |St. Louis Hawks
| rowspan="3" |3
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|0
| rowspan="2" |Minneapolis Lakers
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|'''Minneapolis Lakers'''
|'''2'''
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|Western Conference
|115-125
|'''Eastern Conference'''
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Northampton County, Pennsylvania
|Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
|Memorial Gymnasium
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="9" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="7" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="7" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="7" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="7" |Boston
| rowspan="6" |Boston Garden
|Boston Celtics
|26
|Seven
|33
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|One
|
|One
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|One
|
|One
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Matthews Arena
|Boston Celtics
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Providence County, Rhode Island
| rowspan="2" |Providence, Rhode Island
| rowspan="2" |Rhode Island Auditorium
|Boston Celtics
|Five
|
|Five
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
|Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hamilton County, Ohio
|Cincinnati
|Cincinnati Gardens
|Cincinnati Royals
|31
|
|31
|-
|Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Montgomery County, Ohio
|Dayton, Ohio
|Frericks Center
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="6" |Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="6" |Wayne County, Michigan
| rowspan="5" |Detroit
|Calihan Hall
|Detroit Pistons
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
| rowspan="4" |Olympia Stadium
|Detroit Pistons
|24
|
|24
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|One
|
|One
|-
|Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
|Grosse Pointe South High School Gym
|Detroit Pistons
|
|One
|One
|-
|Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allen County, Indiana
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
|Hershey, Pennsylvania
|Hersheypark Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Marion County, Indiana
|Indianapolis
|Corteva Coliseum
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Los Angeles
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Three
|
|Three
|-
| rowspan="3" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Hennepin County, Minnesota
| rowspan="2" |Minneapolis
|Minneapolis Armory
|Minneapolis Lakers
|18
|Four
|22
|-
|Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Ramsey County, Minnesota
|St. Paul, Minnesota
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Four
|
|Four
|-
| rowspan="7" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="7" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="7" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="7" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="7" |Manhattan, New York
|69th Regiment Armory
|New York Knickerbockers
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="6" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
|New York Knickerbockers
|30
|
|30
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="9" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="9" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
|Camden County, New Jersey
|Camden, New Jersey
|Camden Convention Hall (1898)
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="6" |Philadelphia Convention Hall
|Philadelphia Warriors
|24
|Five
|29
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Syracuse Nationals
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
|San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
|San Mateo County, California
|Daly City, California
|Cow Palace
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
|Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division
|King County, Washington
|Seattle
|Alaska Airlines Arena
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="6" |St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |St. Louis
| rowspan="5" |Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis Hawks
|33
|Six
|39
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
|St. Louis County, Missouri
|Unincorporated
|Washington University Field House (1926)
|St. Louis Hawks
|
|One
|One
|-
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Onondaga County, New York
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse, New York
| rowspan="3" |Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
|Syracuse Nationals
|30
|One
|31
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
|Prince George's County, Maryland
|College Park, Maryland
|Cole Field House
|Boston Celtics
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''300'''
|'''25'''
|'''326'''
|}
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[[Category:National Basketball Association seasons]]

1959-60 National Basketball Association season - Revision history