1960–61 NBA season

Most Valuable Player: <a href="../../../../articles/b/i/l/Bill_Russell_%28basketball%29_9be4.html" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell (basketball)">Bill Russell , <a href="../../../../articles/b/o/s/Boston_Celtics_b035.html" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics
Rookie of the Year: <a href="../../../../articles/o/s/c/Oscar_Robertson_696e.html" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson , <a href="../../../../articles/c/i/n/Cincinnati_Royals_0c5f.html" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals

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

[edit] Notable occurrences

The Lakers relocate from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Los Angeles, California.
The NBA schedule expanded again, this time from 75 games per team to 79.
The NBA All-Star Game was played in Syracuse, New York, with the West beating the East 153-131. Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals won the game's MVP award.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	38.4
Rebounds per game	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	27.2
Assists per game	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	9.7
FG%	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	50.9
FT%	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	92.1

All-NBA First Team:
- Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
- Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
- Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
- Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
- Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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