The 1959–60 Boston Celtics season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their third NBA Championship.
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| width=100 | 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 | ||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | ||
| 1 | October 17 | 125–129 | Bill Russell (32) | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | October 24 | 121–109 | Tom Heinsohn (24) | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | October 31 | 123–109 | Bill Russell (29) | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | November 1 | @ Cincinnati | 124–109 | Bill Sharman (25) | 4–0 | |
| 5 | November 3 | 103–98 | Cousy, Russell (17) | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | November 7 | 106–115 | Bill Sharman (25) | 6–0 | ||
| 7 | November 8 | 115–136 | Sam Jones (22) | 6–1 | ||
| 8 | November 10 | 109–128 | Bob Cousy (26) | 7–1 | ||
| 9 | November 11 | Cincinnati | 118–151 | Bill Sharman (32) | 8–1 | |
| 10 | November 14 | St. Louis | 111–113 | Sam Jones (27) | 9–1 | |
| 11 | November 15 | @ Cincinnati | 134–128 | Bob Cousy (38) | 10–1 | |
| 12 | November 17 | @ Detroit | 132–129 (2OT) | S. Jones, Sharman (28) | 11–1 | |
| 13 | November 18 | @ Syracuse | 103–138 | Sam Jones (28) | 11–2 | |
| 14 | November 20 | Syracuse | 101–114 | Bill Sharman (25) | 12–2 | |
| 15 | November 21 | @ New York | 128–127 | Bob Cousy (32) | 13–2 | |
| 16 | November 25 | Philadelphia | 123–113 | Sam Jones (20) | 13–3 | |
| 17 | November 26 | @ Philadelphia | 130–143 | Gene Conley (24) | 13–4 | |
| 18 | November 28 | Detroit | 110–136 | Frank Ramsey (24) | 14–4 | |
| 19 | November 29 | N Minneapolis | 109–93 | Bill Sharman (29) | 15–4 | |
| 20 | December 3 | N Cincinnati | 111–114 | Bill Sharman (27) | 16–4 | |
| 21 | December 4 | New York | 107–122 | Bill Russell (26) | 17–4 | |
| 22 | December 6 | @ Minneapolis | 121–104 | Bill Sharman (24) | 18–4 | |
| 23 | December 8 | @ New York | 121–105 | Frank Ramsey (27) | 19–4 | |
| 24 | December 9 | Philadelphia | 116–137 | Frank Ramsey (29) | 20–4 | |
| 25 | December 11 | St. Louis | 99–122 | Tom Heinsohn (29) | 21–4 | |
| 26 | December 12 | @ Philadelphia | 126–117 | Bill Russell (26) | 22–4 | |
| 27 | December 17 | N New York | 126–137 | Tom Heinsohn (32) | 23–4 | |
| 28 | December 19 | New York | 116–119 | Bill Sharman (25) | 24–4 | |
| 29 | December 20 | @ Syracuse | 132–127 | Bill Sharman (30) | 25–4 | |
| 30 | December 22 | @ Detroit | 136–104 | Bill Sharman (26) | 26–4 | |
| 31 | December 25 | @ New York | 123–119 | Sam Jones (27) | 27–4 | |
| 32 | December 27 | @ Cincinnati | 122–111 | Bob Cousy (25) | 28–4 | |
| 33 | December 28 | Minneapolis | 104–107 | Tom Heinsohn (21) | 29–4 | |
| 34 | December 30 | @ St. Louis | 96–82 | Frank Ramsey (17) | 30–4 | |
| 35 | January 1 | N Cincinnati | 128–115 | Bill Sharman (34) | 30–5 | |
| 36 | January 2 | @ Philadelphia | 117–118 | Sam Jones (22) | 30–6 | |
| 37 | January 3 | @ Syracuse | 113–114 | Tom Heinsohn (40) | 30–7 | |
| 38 | January 4 | Syracuse | 120–127 | Bill Russell (32) | 31–7 | |
| 39 | January 5 | N Syracuse | 145–143 (OT) | Bob Cousy (35) | 31–8 | |
| 40 | January 9 | @ Detroit | 126–103 | Bob Cousy (26) | 32–8 | |
| 41 | January 10 | @ St. Louis | 111–121 | Tom Heinsohn (29) | 32–9 | |
| 42 | January 12 | N Syracuse | 127–120 | Heinsohn, Ramsey (22) | 32–10 | |
| 43 | January 13 | St. Louis | 112–134 | Frank Ramsey (27) | 33–10 | |
| 44 | January 15 | @ Philadelphia | 124–112 | Heinsohn, Ramsey (21) | 34–10 | |
| 45 | January 17 | Philadelphia | 123–129 | Bill Sharman (31) | 35–10 | |
| 46 | January 20 | New York | 126–144 | Tom Heinsohn (43) | 36–10 | |
| 47 | January 23 | Syracuse | 121–130 | Tom Heinsohn (32) | 37–10 | |
| 48 | January 24 | @ Syracuse | 131–110 | Bill Russell (28) | 38–10 | |
| 49 | January 27 | St. Louis | 114–127 | Cousy, Heinsohn (25) | 39–10 | |
| 50 | January 29 | @ Philadelphia | 116–124 | Cousy, Heinsohn (29) | 39–11 | |
| 51 | January 30 | N Cincinnati | 107–129 | Bill Sharman (26) | 40–11 | |
| 52 | January 31 | Detroit | 128–146 | Tom Heinsohn (28) | 41–11 | |
| 53 | February 2 | N St. Louis | 114–113 | Bob Cousy (23) | 41–12 | |
| 54 | February 3 | Minneapolis | 108–128 | Bill Sharman (26) | 42–12 | |
| 55 | February 5 | Syracuse | 100–124 | Frank Ramsey (25) | 43–12 | |
| 56 | February 6 | @ New York | 143–117 | Heinsohn, Russell (29) | 44–12 | |
| 57 | February 7 | New York | 142–135 | Bob Cousy (46) | 44–13 | |
| 58 | February 9 | N Minneapolis | 90–129 | Tom Heinsohn (24) | 45–13 | |
| 59 | February 10 | N Detroit | 121–153 | Heinsohn, Sharman (28) | 46–13 | |
| 60 | February 13 | Philadelphia | 120–122 | Tom Heinsohn (39) | 47–13 | |
| 61 | February 14 | @ Philadelphia | 125–115 | Tom Heinsohn (30) | 48–13 | |
| 62 | February 16 | N Minneapolis | 122–130 | Bill Sharman (26) | 49–13 | |
| 63 | February 18 | N New York | 104–109 | Tom Heinsohn (24) | 50–13 | |
| 64 | February 19 | @ Detroit | 136–116 | Tom Heinsohn (32) | 51–13 | |
| 65 | February 20 | @ St. Louis | 105–121 | Tom Heinsohn (20) | 51–14 | |
| 66 | February 21 | @ Cincinnati | 115–108 | Bill Russell (27) | 52–14 | |
| 67 | February 23 | N Philadelphia | 126–108 | Tom Heinsohn (26) | 52–15 | |
| 68 | February 24 | N Minneapolis | 110–131 | Frank Ramsey (25) | 53–15 | |
| 69 | February 25 | N Detroit | 107–121 | Bill Russell (29) | 54–15 | |
| 70 | February 26 | Minneapolis | 111–128 | Bob Cousy (26) | 55–15 | |
| 71 | February 28 | @ New York | 129–125 | Cousy, Russell (27) | 56–15 | |
| 72 | March 2 | Philadelphia | 119–133 | Bill Sharman (31) | 57–15 | |
| 73 | March 3 | @ Syracuse | 108–149 | Bill Sharman (22) | 57–16 | |
| 74 | March 6 | Syracuse | 117–126 | Tom Heinsohn (37) | 58–16 | |
| 75 | March 9 | New York | 128–148 | Bill Sharman (22) | 59–16 |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| March 16| Philadelphia| W 111–105| Bill Sharman (25)| Bill Russell (30)| Bob Cousy (13)| Boston Garden| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| March 18| @ Philadelphia| L 110–115| Tom Heinsohn (26)| Bill Russell (20)| Bob Cousy (6)| Philadelphia Civic Center| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| March 19| Philadelphia| W 120–90| Bill Russell (26)| Bill Russell (39)| Bob Cousy (8)| Boston Garden| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| March 20| @ Philadelphia| W 112–104| Tom Heinsohn (28)| Bill Russell (21)| Bob Cousy (8)| Philadelphia Civic Center| 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| March 22| Philadelphia| L 107–128| Bill Russell (22)| Bill Russell (27)| Bob Cousy (7)| Boston Garden| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| March 24| @ Philadelphia| W 119–117| Bill Russell (25)| Bill Russell (25)| Bob Cousy (4)| Philadelphia Civic Center| 4–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| March 27| St. Louis| W 140–122| Tom Heinsohn (24)| Bill Russell (19)| Bob Cousy (12)| Boston Garden
10,002| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| March 29| St. Louis| L 103–113| Bill Sharman (30)| Bill Russell (40)| Bob Cousy (8)| Boston Garden
13,909| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 2| @ St. Louis| W 102–86| Tom Heinsohn (30)| Bill Russell (16)| Bob Cousy (13)| Kiel Auditorium
10,612| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 3| @ St. Louis| L 96–106| Ramsey, Sharman (20)| Bill Russell (19)| Bob Cousy (4)| Kiel Auditorium
10,612| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| April 5| St. Louis| W 127–102| Tom Heinsohn (34)| Bill Russell (26)| Bob Cousy (10)| Boston Garden
13,909| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| April 7| @ St. Louis| L 102–105| Bill Russell (17)| Bill Russell (16)| Bob Cousy (9)| Kiel Auditorium
10,612| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| April 9| St. Louis| W 122–103| Frank Ramsey (24)| Bill Russell (35)| Bob Cousy (14)| Boston Garden
13,909| 4–3|-