NBA Season History

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

RoundWinner (Seed)Loser (Seed)LengthSweep
Eastern
Division Semifinals
Syracuse Nationals (3)Philadelphia Warriors (2)3 GamesSweep
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