1960–61 St. Louis Hawks season
- 1960–61 St. Louis Hawks season
NBA season
team = St. Louis Hawks
end_year = 1961
wins = 51
losses = 28
division_place = 1st
conf_place = 1st
coach = Paul Seymour
arena = Kiel Auditorium
playoffs = Lost NBA FinalsDespite reaching the finals in 1960, owner Ben Kerner changed coaches during the off-season. Ed Macauley was replaced with Paul Seymour. [ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html] On the court, rookie Lenny Wilkens was averaging 11.7 points per game in his first year. [ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html] The brunt of the scoring came from the Hawks' front line of Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette. They combined for 72.0 points per game, and the Hawks won the West by 15 games. [ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html] The Hawks finished the season with a record of 51-28. In the playoffs, the Hawks needed a 1-point overtime win in Game 6 on the road to force a 7th game with the Minneapolis Lakers. Game 7 was played in St. Louis and the Hawks beat the Los Angeles Lakers by 2 points. [ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html] The Hawks were up against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. The Hawks fell in 5 games as the Celtics won their 4th NBA Title in 5 seasons.
Offseason
NBA Draft
Regular season
eason standings
eason Schedule
Player stats
"Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average"
Playoffs
Awards and Honors
References
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/STL/1961.html Hawks on Basketball Reference]
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