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NBA 1959-60 Regular Season Standings.

Complete 1959-1960 NBA season standings, with conference and division positions and teams that qualified for the playoffs.

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This page features the complete 1959-60 NBA season standings, including conference and division positions, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs.

NBA Season and Playoffs:
Previous Season: 1958-59
Next Season: 1960-61

1959-60

> Summary
> Standings
> Season Leaders
> Playoff Brackets
> Playoff Results

Best Record All-NBA 1st Team Season MVP
Boston Celtics
59-16
Bob Pettit
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Cousy
Gene Shue
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia Warriors

x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an "x".

NBA 1959-60 Division Standings

Western Division Eastern Division
Team W L Pct GB
1. St. Louis Hawks 46 29 .613 - x
2. Detroit Pistons 30 45 .400 16 x
3. Minneapolis Lakers 25 50 .333 21 x
4. Cincinnati Royals 19 56 .253 27
Team W L Pct GB
1. Boston Celtics 59 16 .787 - x
2. Philadelphia Warriors 49 26 .653 10 x
3. Syracuse Nationals 45 30 .600 14 x
4. New York Knicks 27 48 .360 32

Note: from 1946-47 to 1969-70 there were no conferences. The league was divided in two divisions (Eastern and Western) with the only exception of the 1949-50 season when there were 3 divisions.

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