The 1960âÂÂ61 Boston Celtics season was the 15th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their fourth NBA Championship. HoopsHype later ranked this squad as having the 12th easiest route to the NBA Finals championship in 2024 due to the record of their first round opponent, the Syracuse Nationals.
This table only displays picks through the second round.
|- | 1 | March 19 | Syracuse | W 128âÂÂ115 | Frank Ramsey (25) | â | Bob Cousy (9) | Boston Garden<br />7,728 | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | March 21 | @ Syracuse | L 98âÂÂ115 | Bill Russell (17) | â | Bill Russell (5) | Onondaga War Memorial<br />6,657 | 1âÂÂ1 |- | 3 | March 23 | Syracuse | W 133âÂÂ110 | Bill Sharman (30) | Bill Russell (39) | Bob Cousy (12) | Boston Garden<br />11,754 | 2âÂÂ1 |- | 4 | March 25 | @ Syracuse | W 120âÂÂ107 | Tom Heinsohn (22) | â | Bob Cousy (9) | Onondaga War Memorial | 3âÂÂ1 |- | 5 | March 26 | Syracuse | W 123âÂÂ101 | Bill Sharman (27) | Bill Russell (33) | Frank Ramsey (6) | Boston Garden<br />12,292 | 4âÂÂ1 |-
|- | 1 | April 2 | St. Louis | W 129âÂÂ95 | Tom Heinsohn (26) | Bill Russell (31) | Bob Cousy (7) | Boston Garden<br />11,531 | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | April 5 | St. Louis | W 116âÂÂ108 | Bob Cousy (26) | Bill Russell (28) | Bob Cousy (14) | Boston Garden<br />13,909 | 2âÂÂ0 |- | 3 | April 8 | @ St. Louis | L 120âÂÂ124 | Russell, Heinsohn (24) | Bill Russell (23) | Bill Russell (9) | Kiel Auditorium<br />8,468 | 2âÂÂ1 |- | 4 | April 9 | @ St. Louis | W 119âÂÂ104 | Cousy, Sanders (22) | Bill Russell (24) | Bob Cousy (12) | Kiel Auditorium<br />10,442 | 3âÂÂ1 |- | 5 | April 11 | St. Louis | W 121âÂÂ112 | Bill Russell (30) | Bill Russell (18) | Bob Cousy (12) | Boston Garden<br />13,909 | 4âÂÂ1 |-