1961 NBA playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals ====(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals==== This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first seven meetings. Western Division Semifinals ====(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons==== This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first seven meetings when the Lakers were in Minneapolis. (It was also the 18th playoff series in Pistons history, and the first time they met a team that would not later move to another city.) ==Division Finals==

Eastern Division Finals ====(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals==== This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nationals winning four of the first seven meetings. Western Division Finals ====(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Los Angeles Lakers==== This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning three of the first four meetings while the Lakers were based in Minneapolis. ==NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks==

• Bill Sharman's final NBA game. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning two of the first three meetings. ==References==