The 1959–60 NBA season was the Nationals' 11th season in the NBA.[1]
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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1959-60 NBA Records
|
Team
|
BOS
|
CIN
|
DET
|
MIN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
STL
|
SYR
|
Boston
|
— |
8–1 |
9–0 |
8–1 |
12–1 |
8–5 |
6–3 |
8–5
|
Cincinnati
|
1–8 |
— |
5–8 |
5–8 |
2–7 |
0–9 |
4–9 |
2–7
|
Detroit
|
0–9 |
8–5 |
— |
7–6 |
4–5 |
2–7 |
5–8 |
4–5
|
Minneapolis
|
1–8 |
8–5 |
6–7 |
— |
4–5 |
2–7 |
3–10 |
1–8
|
New York
|
1–12 |
7–2 |
5–4 |
5–4 |
— |
4–9 |
3–6 |
2–11
|
Philadelphia
|
5–8 |
9–0 |
7–2 |
7–2 |
9–4 |
— |
4–5 |
8–5
|
St. Louis
|
3–6 |
9–4 |
8–5 |
10–3 |
6–3 |
5–4 |
— |
5–4
|
Syracuse
|
5–8 |
7–2 |
5–4 |
8–1 |
11–2 |
5–8 |
4–5 |
—
|
1959–60 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 24 |
Boston |
121–109 |
George Yardley (26) |
0–1
|
2 |
October 28 |
@ Detroit |
102–117 |
Hal Greer (22) |
0–2
|
3 |
October 30 |
@ Cincinnati |
136–127 |
Larry Costello (29) |
1–2
|
4 |
October 31 |
Minneapolis |
108–117 |
George Yardley (31) |
2–2
|
5 |
November 4 |
@ Philadelphia |
113–124 |
Johnny Kerr (20) |
2–3
|
6 |
November 7 |
N Cincinnati |
101–103 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
2–4
|
7 |
November 8 |
Detroit |
107–118 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
3–4
|
8 |
November 12 |
@ New York |
113–104 |
George Yardley (23) |
4–4
|
9 |
November 14 |
New York |
108–116 |
George Yardley (27) |
5–4
|
10 |
November 17 |
N Cincinnati |
121–116 |
Dolph Schayes (30) |
6–4
|
11 |
November 18 |
Boston |
103–138 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
7–4
|
12 |
November 20 |
@ Boston |
101–114 |
George Yardley (24) |
7–5
|
13 |
November 21 |
Philadelphia |
107–116 |
Hal Greer (28) |
8–5
|
14 |
November 22 |
N Philadelphia |
103–114 |
Larry Costello (22) |
8–6
|
15 |
November 24 |
@ New York |
120–107 |
Johnny Kerr (22) |
9–6
|
16 |
November 25 |
@ Minneapolis |
100–93 |
Johnny Kerr (23) |
10–6
|
17 |
November 26 |
@ St. Louis |
95–112 |
George Yardley (19) |
10–7
|
18 |
November 28 |
@ Cincinnati |
111–105 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
11–7
|
19 |
December 1 |
N St. Louis |
101–106 |
George Yardley (24) |
11–8
|
20 |
December 2 |
St. Louis |
121–130 |
Hal Greer (29) |
12–8
|
21 |
December 5 |
Minneapolis |
95–108 |
Schayes, Yardley (24) |
13–8
|
22 |
December 8 |
N Minneapolis |
93–89 |
George Yardley (20) |
14–8
|
23 |
December 9 |
N Minneapolis |
86–96 |
Johnny Kerr (15) |
14–9
|
24 |
December 11 |
@ New York |
121–152 |
Dick Barnett (19) |
14–10
|
25 |
December 13 |
Philadelphia |
121–150 |
Johnny Kerr (36) |
15–10
|
26 |
December 16 |
New York |
113–116 |
Johnny Kerr (26) |
16–10
|
27 |
December 19 |
@ Detroit |
112–120 |
Dolph Schayes (22) |
16–11
|
28 |
December 20 |
Boston |
132–127 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
16–12
|
29 |
December 25 |
N Philadelphia |
121–129 |
Dick Barnett (27) |
16–13
|
30 |
December 26 |
St. Louis |
104–117 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
17–13
|
31 |
December 28 |
@ St. Louis |
106–120 |
Dick Barnett (24) |
17–14
|
32 |
December 30 |
@ Cincinnati |
131–127 |
Dolph Schayes (36) |
18–14
|
33 |
January 1 |
@ Minneapolis |
109–98 |
George Yardley (29) |
19–14
|
34 |
January 3 |
Boston |
113–114 |
George Yardley (26) |
20–14
|
35 |
January 4 |
@ Boston |
120–127 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
20–15
|
36 |
January 5 |
N Boston |
145–143 (OT) |
Hal Greer (24) |
21–15
|
37 |
January 7 |
Cincinnati |
114–132 |
George Yardley (24) |
22–15
|
38 |
January 8 |
N Detroit |
118–107 |
George Yardley (30) |
23–15
|
39 |
January 9 |
@ Philadelphia |
112–119 |
George Yardley (29) |
23–16
|
40 |
January 10 |
Detroit |
103–108 |
George Yardley (27) |
24–16
|
41 |
January 12 |
N Boston |
127–120 |
George Yardley (47) |
25–16
|
42 |
January 13 |
N Philadelphia |
131–132 (OT) |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
25–17
|
43 |
January 14 |
St. Louis |
112–119 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
26–17
|
44 |
January 15 |
@ St. Louis |
140–141 (OT) |
Dolph Schayes (34) |
26–18
|
45 |
January 17 |
New York |
117–129 |
Larry Costello (31) |
27–18
|
46 |
January 20 |
Philadelphia |
129–123 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
27–19
|
47 |
January 23 |
@ Boston |
121–130 |
Barnett, Yardley (20) |
27–20
|
48 |
January 24 |
Boston |
131–110 |
George Yardley (29) |
27–21
|
49 |
January 26 |
N Detroit |
114–121 |
George Yardley (30) |
27–22
|
50 |
January 27 |
@ Detroit |
144–108 |
Dolph Schayes (30) |
28–22
|
51 |
January 29 |
@ Minneapolis |
119–112 |
Johnny Kerr (26) |
29–22
|
52 |
January 31 |
@ St. Louis |
110–117 |
Johnny Kerr (38) |
29–23
|
53 |
February 2 |
@ New York |
119–102 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
30–23
|
54 |
February 4 |
Philadelphia |
110–137 |
Dick Barnett (25) |
31–23
|
55 |
February 5 |
@ Boston |
100–124 |
Barnett, Yardley (19) |
31–24
|
56 |
February 6 |
@ Philadelphia |
126–129 |
Dolph Schayes (39) |
31–25
|
57 |
February 7 |
Cincinnati |
112–135 |
Dolph Schayes (21) |
32–25
|
58 |
February 9 |
N Cincinnati |
117–111 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
33–25
|
59 |
February 10 |
N Minneapolis |
110–109 |
George Yardley (30) |
34–25
|
60 |
February 11 |
New York |
109–116 |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
35–25
|
61 |
February 14 |
Minneapolis |
119–121 |
George Yardley (31) |
36–25
|
62 |
February 16 |
@ New York |
116–125 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
36–26
|
63 |
February 17 |
@ Philadelphia |
116–123 |
Dick Barnett (22) |
36–27
|
64 |
February 18 |
Philadelphia |
122–136 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
37–27
|
65 |
February 20 |
N New York |
126–121 |
Barnett, Schayes (23) |
38–27
|
66 |
February 21 |
Detroit |
120–122 |
George Yardley (26) |
39–27
|
67 |
February 23 |
@ Cincinnati |
133–135 |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
39–28
|
68 |
February 24 |
@ Detroit |
110–128 |
Bob Hopkins (18) |
39–29
|
69 |
February 25 |
St. Louis |
105–110 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
40–29
|
70 |
February 27 |
New York |
111–114 |
Hal Greer (25) |
41–29
|
71 |
March 1 |
@ New York |
124–121 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
42–29
|
72 |
March 3 |
Boston |
108–149 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
43–29
|
73 |
March 5 |
New York |
115–132 |
Dick Barnett (22) |
44–29
|
74 |
March 6 |
@ Boston |
117–126 |
Dolph Schayes (34) |
44–30
|
75 |
March 9 |
Philadelphia |
126–137 |
Larry Costello (24) |
45–30
|
1960 playoff game log
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Division Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
|
1960 schedule
|