Knicks 124, Celtics 142
Final
The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 142-124 on Jan 15, 1961.
Top performers
Willie Naulls led the Knicks with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.
Tom Heinsohn led the Celtics with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Before and after
- Knicks · 1960-61 season · Previous Jan 13, 1961: NY 105, PHI 106 · Next Jan 19, 1961: NY 129, SAC 122
- Celtics · 1960-61 season · Previous Jan 14, 1961: BOS 113, GS 116 · Next Jan 18, 1961: HAW 125, BOS 114
Other Knicks vs Celtics games
| Mar 4, 1961 |  NY at  BOS | 110-113 | Regular |
| Feb 28, 1961 | BOS at NY | 142-116 | Regular |
| Feb 11, 1961 | NY at BOS | 129-107 | Regular |
| Feb 3, 1961 | NY at BOS | 109-123 | Regular |
| Feb 1, 1961 | NY at BOS | 120-124 | Regular |
| Jan 24, 1961 | BOS at NY | 125-112 | Regular |