1960s Timeline

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Hawks Top Pistons, Move On to NBA West Finals Against Lakers

Mar. 26, 1963 - The St. Louis Hawks won the opening round of the NBA’s Western Division playoffs by edging the Pistons in Detroit...

Pistons Overpower Hawks, 107-103

Mar. 24, 1963 - The St. Louis Hawks have never been noted for their shyness under the boards, but they lost a playoff game in Detroit...

Hawks Build 2-0 Series Advantage over Pistons

Mar. 22, 1963 - Just before he tore a copy of the box score in small pieces, Detroit Piston coach Dick McGuire jabbed his finger at two...

Pistons Knock Warriors Out of Playoff Spot

Mar. 8, 1963 - The Warriors lost the game they had to win tonight in an overtime heartbreaker to the Detroit Pistons, 131-123, in Fort...

Cousy Shines as Celtics Top Pistons in Detroit

Mar. 7, 1963 - The "magic number" became 4 and the "magic name" was Bob Cousy as the Boston Celtics defeated the Pistons, 115-104,...

Pistons Top Hawks as Pettit Breaks Record

Feb. 10, 1963 - The Detroit Pistons beat the St. Louis Hawks 102-95 tonight despite the hot shooting of Bob Pettit (pictured), who went...

Celtics Top Pistons in 6th Straight Win

Feb. 3, 1963 - Sam Jones (pictured) with 35 points and rookie John Havlicek with 26 sparked a surge today that gave the Boston Celtics a...

Lakers Top Pistons as Baylor Breaks 10,000-point Mark

Feb. 1, 1963 - Elgin Baylor (pictured) became the 15th player in NBA history to surpass the 10,000-point mark tonight as he led the...

NBA Playoffs: Lakers Top Pistons, Advance to Championship Round

Apr. 3, 1962 - The Lakers blew a 24-point lead in the final period tonight before beating the Pistons, 123-117, as 6,347 fans in Detroit...

NBA: Lakers Top Pistons, Leads Series 2-0

Mar. 25, 1962 - Jerry West scored 40 points today as the Los Angeles Lakers posted their second straight victory in the finals of the NBA...

NBA: Pistons Win Semifinal Series Against Royals, Face Lakers Next

Mar. 20, 1962 - The Detroit Pistons won the semifinal playoffs in the NBA’s Western Division tonight by beating the Cincinnati Royals,...