| Bill Russell (8) | K. C. Jones (10) | Boston Garden13,909 | 4–3 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 18 | Los Angeles | W 142–110 | Sam Jones (25) | Bill Russell (28) | K. C. Jones (8) | Boston Garden13,909 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 19 | Los Angeles | W 129–123 | John Havlicek (24) | Bill Russell (25) | Bill Russell (10) | Boston Garden13,909 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 21 | @ Los Angeles | L 105–126 | Sam Jones (35) | Bill Russell (19) | Larry Siegfried (5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena14,243 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 23 | @ Los Angeles | W 112–99 | Sam Jones (37) | Bill Russell (23) | Russell, K. C. Jones (5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena15,217 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 25 | Los Angeles | W 129–96 | S. Jones, Russell (22) | Bill Russell (30) | K. C. Jones (9) | Boston Garden13,909 | 4–1 |- Awards and honors Bill Russell, NBA Most Valuable Player Award Red Auerbach, NBA Coach of the Year Award Bill Russell, All-NBA First Team Sam Jones, All-NBA Second Team References Celtics on Database Basketball Celtics on Basketball Reference Boston Celtics seasons NBA championship seasons Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 1960s in Boston