MY LIFE IN 1960
EC's Life Not So Nifty In '60
But movies, music and sports made my life pretty darn good... let's recap the 1960 NBA season... this is back in the days of just a few teams, which I much prefer... less is more... you could get immersed in leagues when MLB had 16 teams and only the World Series...not a fan of prolonged seasons and never-ending playoffs like the NFL, NBA and NHL today... way too many teams... NCAA football plays too many games and the season is too long, too... I wish they would limit the season to 10 games,plus an 8-team playoff for the national championship... get the season over before Christmas.
I see some of my favorites are still playing ball and running up and down the hardwood in the NBA... Tom Gola, Gene Shue, Bob Cousy, Frank Ramsey, Bill Sharman, Tom Heinsohn... Bill Russell was the greatest basketball player of all-time, but he wasn't too likeable in person... of course, Bob Petit is still doing well... so is Jerry West, two of my all-time favorites... I liked Cliff Hagen with his hook shots, too... This was Bill Sharman's last season.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
The 1961 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1960-61 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
The Lakers made the playoffs for the first time after moving to Los Angeles. They were one game away from their first Finals in L.A. as the St. Louis Hawks defeat them.
The Division Semifinals were extended from a best-of-three to a best-of-five series.
For the Celtics, it was their third straight NBA title and fourth overall. This would be the last Finals appearance for the Hawks franchise to date; though they still exist in the NBA as the Atlanta Hawks.
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Western Conference Semi-Finals
Eastern Conference Finals
Western Conference Finals
