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1959-60 NBA Season Summary

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League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain (37.6/27.0/2.3)

Rookie of the Year: Wilt Chamberlain (37.6/27.0/2.3)

PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (37.6)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (27.0)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (9.5)

WS Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (17.0)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	59	16	.787	—	124.5	116.2	7.62
Philadelphia Warriors*	49	26	.653	10.0	118.6	116.0	2.77
Syracuse Nationals*	45	30	.600	14.0	118.9	116.3	2.77
New York Knicks	27	48	.360	32.0	117.3	119.6	-1.43
Western Division
St. Louis Hawks*	46	29	.613	—	113.4	110.7	1.77
Detroit Pistons*	30	45	.400	16.0	111.6	115.0	-3.45
Minneapolis Lakers*	25	50	.333	21.0	107.3	111.5	-4.14
Cincinnati Royals	19	56	.253	27.0	111.1	117.4	-5.92

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	75		49.9	119.6	.417				49.9	119.6	.417	24.7	33.6	.734			80.2	24.7				24.7	124.5
2	Syracuse Nationals*	75		45.4	109.8	.414				45.4	109.8	.414	28.1	35.5	.791			72.1	22.3				25.9	118.9
3	Philadelphia Warriors*	75		47.3	115.7	.409				47.3	115.7	.409	24.0	35.8	.669			78.9	23.9				22.9	118.6
4	New York Knicks	75		45.7	108.7	.421				45.7	108.7	.421	25.9	33.9	.765			70.0	22.2				25.9	117.3
5	St. Louis Hawks*	75		42.4	101.1	.419				42.4	101.1	.419	28.6	38.5	.745			71.2	25.1				26.6	113.4
6	Detroit Pistons*	75		41.9	105.6	.397				41.9	105.6	.397	27.7	38.0	.729			73.2	19.6				26.4	111.6
7	Cincinnati Royals	75		42.8	103.8	.412				42.8	103.8	.412	25.5	35.6	.716			70.0	23.3				28.0	111.1
8	Minneapolis Lakers*	75		40.5	105.1	.386				40.5	105.1	.386	26.2	35.9	.730			72.4	19.3				24.2	107.3
	League Average	75		44.5	108.7	.410				44.5	108.7	.410	26.3	35.8	.735			73.5	22.6				25.6	115.3

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	St. Louis Hawks*	75																						110.7
2	Minneapolis Lakers*	75																						111.5
3	Detroit Pistons*	75																						115.0
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	75																						116.0
5	Boston Celtics*	75																						116.2
6	Syracuse Nationals*	75																						116.3
7	Cincinnati Royals	75																						117.4
8	New York Knicks	75																						119.6
	League Average	75		44.5	108.7	.410				44.5	108.7	.410	26.3	35.8	.735			73.5	22.6				25.6	115.3

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	75		3744	8971	.417				3744	8971	.417	1849	2519	.734			6014	1849				1856	9337
2	Syracuse Nationals*	75		3406	8232	.414				3406	8232	.414	2105	2662	.791			5406	1676				1939	8917
3	Philadelphia Warriors*	75		3549	8678	.409				3549	8678	.409	1797	2686	.669			5916	1796				1715	8895
4	New York Knicks	75		3429	8153	.421				3429	8153	.421	1942	2539	.765			5251	1667				1940	8800
5	St. Louis Hawks*	75		3179	7580	.419				3179	7580	.419	2148	2885	.745			5343	1881				1995	8506
6	Detroit Pistons*	75		3146	7920	.397				3146	7920	.397	2075	2847	.729			5491	1472				1983	8367
7	Cincinnati Royals	75		3210	7786	.412				3210	7786	.412	1913	2672	.716			5251	1747				2097	8333
8	Minneapolis Lakers*	75		3040	7884	.386				3040	7884	.386	1965	2691	.730			5432	1444				1813	8045
	League Average	75		3338	8151	.410				3338	8151	.410	1974	2688	.735			5513	1692				1917	8650

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	St. Louis Hawks*	75																						8303
2	Minneapolis Lakers*	75																						8362
3	Detroit Pistons*	75																						8624
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	75																						8698
5	Boston Celtics*	75																						8713
6	Syracuse Nationals*	75																						8720
7	Cincinnati Royals	75																						8807
8	New York Knicks	75																						8973
	League Average	75		3338	8151	.410				3338	8151	.410	1974	2688	.735			5513	1692				1917	8650

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Boston Celtics*	27.5	59	16	54	21	8.32	-0.70	7.62	91.0	84.9	+6.1	136.3	.281		.463		.417			.206							Boston Garden	209,374	7,964
2	St. Louis Hawks*	27.6	46	29	44	31	2.71	-0.93	1.77	94.0	91.8	+2.2	120.0	.381		.481		.419			.283							Kiel Auditorium
3	Syracuse Nationals*	27.0	45	30	43	32	2.63	0.15	2.77	93.1	91.0	+2.1	127.2	.323		.474		.414			.256							Onondaga War Memorial
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	26.2	49	26	43	32	2.63	0.15	2.77	88.7	86.8	+1.9	133.3	.310		.451		.409			.207							Convention Hall
5	New York Knicks	26.4	27	48	32	43	-2.31	0.87	-1.43	93.0	94.9	-1.9	125.9	.311		.475		.421			.238							Madison Square Garden (III)
6	Detroit Pistons*	27.1	30	45	30	45	-3.43	-0.03	-3.45	89.8	92.6	-2.8	123.1	.359		.456		.397			.262							Detroit Olympia
7	Minneapolis Lakers*	25.5	25	50	28	47	-4.23	0.09	-4.14	87.7	91.2	-3.5	121.2	.341		.444		.386			.249							Minneapolis Armory
8	Cincinnati Royals	25.0	19	56	24	51	-6.32	0.40	-5.92	91.3	96.5	-5.2	121.6	.343		.465		.412			.246							Cincinnati Gardens
	League Average	26.5			37	38	0.00	0.00	0.00	91.1	91.1		126.1	.330		.463		.410			.242								209,374	929

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All-NBA

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