1958–59 Boston Celtics season

The 1958–59 Boston Celtics season was the 13th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their second NBA Championship.

1958–59 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record5220 (.722)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–0)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWHDH

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5220.72226–413–1513–123–13
x-New York Knicks4032.5561221–915–154–819–17
x-Syracuse Nationals3537.4861717–97–248–714–22
Philadelphia Warriors3240.4442017–97–248–714–22

Record vs. opponents

1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston 8–18–19–07–59–34–57–5
Cincinnati 1–83–96–63–62–71–113–6
Detroit 1–89–34–83–65–44–82–7
Minneapolis 0–96–68–44–56–34–85–4
New York 5–76–36–35–45–74–59–3
Philadelphia 3–97–24–53–67–54–54–8
St. Louis 5–411–18–48–45–45–47–2
Syracuse 5–76–37–24–53–98–42–7

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: Celtics win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 131, Syracuse 109
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 120, Boston 118
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 133, Syracuse 111
  • Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 119, Boston 107
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 129, Syracuse 108
  • Game 6 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 133, Boston 121
  • Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 130, Syracuse 125

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers: Celtics win series 4–0

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 118, Minneapolis 115
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 128, Minneapolis 108
  • Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Boston 123, Minneapolis 110
  • Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Boston 118, Minneapolis 113

Roster

Awards and honors

  • Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
  • Bill Russell, All-NBA First Team
  • Bill Sharman, All-NBA First Team

References

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