On this page you will find the NBA Playoff results for each season. You will see the result of every series during that particular season’s playoffs.
1961 NBA Playoff data
| Round | Winner (Seed) | Loser (Seed) | Length | Sweep |
| Eastern Division Semifinals | Syracuse Nationals (3) | Philadelphia Warriors (2) | 3 Games | Sweep |
| Western Division Semifinals | Los Angeles Lakers (2) | Detroit Pistons (3) | 5 Games | |
| Eastern Division Finals | Boston Celtics (1) | Syracuse Nationals (3) | 5 Games | |
| Western Division Finals | St. Louis Hawks (1) | Los Angeles Lakers (2) | 7 Games | |
| NBA Finals | Boston Celtics (1) | St. Louis Hawks (1) | 5 Games |