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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1959-60 National Basketball Association season|1959-60]]
|'''1960-61'''
|[[1961-62 National Basketball Association season|1961-62]]
|}

== 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
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis
|}

=== Changes ===

* Minneapolis Lakers relocate from Minneapolis Armory to Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles and renamed Los Angeles Lakers.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Boston Celtics'''
|'''57'''
|'''22'''
|
|-
|'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
|'''46'''
|'''33'''
|'''11'''
|-
|'''Syracuse Nationals'''
|'''38'''
|'''41'''
|'''19'''
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|21
|58
|36
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|'''St. Louis Hawks'''
|'''51'''
|'''28'''
|
|-
|'''Los Angeles Lakers'''
|'''36'''
|'''43'''
|'''15'''
|-
|'''Detroit Pistons'''
|'''34'''
|'''45'''
|'''17'''
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|33
|46
|18
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! 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
|0
| rowspan="2" |Syracuse Nationals
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|'''Syracuse Nationals'''
|'''3'''
|-
| colspan="3" |'''St. Louis Hawks'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |St. Louis Hawks
| rowspan="3" |1
|-
|'''Los Angeles Lakers'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles Lakers
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|2
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|'''Western Conference'''
|153-131
|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
|-
| rowspan="6" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="5" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="5" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="5" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="5" |Boston
| rowspan="5" |Boston Garden
|Boston Celtics
|28
|Six
|34
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Providence County, Rhode Island
|Providence, Rhode Island
|Rhode Island Auditorium
|Boston Celtics
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|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
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| 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="6" |Detroit
| rowspan="2" |Calihan Hall
|Detroit Pistons
|Four
|Two
|Six
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="4" |Olympia Stadium
|Detroit Pistons
|27
|
|27
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|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
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="2" |Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |Hershey, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |Hersheypark Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|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
|-
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles County, California
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles Lakers
|26
|Three
|29
|-
|Shrine Auditorium
|Los Angeles Lakers
|
|One
|One
|-
|University Gym
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Two
|Two
|Four
|-
| colspan="3" |Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Monongalia County, West Virginia
|Morgantown, West Virginia
|WVU Field House
|Syracuse Nationals
|One
|
|One
|-
| 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
| rowspan="7" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
|New York Knickerbockers
|32
|
|32
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="10" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="10" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="10" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="10" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="10" |Philadelphia
|The Palestra
|Philadelphia Warriors
|
|One
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Five
|One
|Six
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="7" |Philadelphia Convention Hall
|Philadelphia Warriors
|24
|
|24
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Multnomah County, Oregon
|Portland, Oregon
|Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|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
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| colspan="3" |Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
|Scranton, Pennsylvania
|Scranton Catholic Youth Center
|Los Angeles 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="6" |St. Louis
| rowspan="4" |Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis Hawks
|29
|Six
|35
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis Hawks
|Five
|
|Five
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="6" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Onondaga County, New York
| rowspan="6" |Syracuse, New York
| rowspan="6" |Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
|Syracuse Nationals
|28
|Three
|31
|-
|Boston Celtics
|One
|
|One
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|One
|
|One
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
| colspan="3" |Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oneida County, New York
|Utica, New York
|Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium
|Syracuse Nationals
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="3" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore
|Baltimore Coliseum
|Syracuse Nationals
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Prince George's County, Maryland
| rowspan="2" |College Park, Maryland
| rowspan="2" |Cole Field House
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''316'''
|'''25'''
|'''342'''
|}
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[[Category:National Basketball Association seasons]]

1960-61 National Basketball Association season - Revision history