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1960-61 NBA East standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1960-61 NBA East division race at 57-22, 11 games ahead of the Philadelphia Warriors.
🏆How the 1960-61 playoffs went
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East standings, 1960-61
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 57 | 22 | .722 | - | 9-1 | W7 |
| Philadelphia Warriors (PHW) | 46 | 33 | .582 | 11 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Syracuse Nationals (SYR) | 38 | 41 | .481 | 19 | 2-8 | L2 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 21 | 58 | .266 | 36 | 1-9 | L3 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 3.5 games on November 10, 1960.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on December 30, 1960.
- The Boston Celtics won 9 games in a row from November 16, 1960 to November 30, 1960, the longest run of the race.
- The Philadelphia Warriors led by 3.5 games as late as November 11, 1960.
- The Boston Celtics went 13-5 from January 21, 1961 to February 19, 1961, turning a lead of 2 games into a lead of 8.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 44 of the 122 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Boston Celtics spent 113 of the season's 145 charted days in first place.