NBA HISTORY
1958-1959 Standings
Eastern Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
Boston Celtics
52
20
.722
-
New York Knickerbockers
40
32
.556
12
Syracuse Nationals
35
37
.486
17
Philadelphia Warriors
32
40
.444
20
Western Division
W
L
Pct.
GB
St. Louis Hawks
49
23
.681
-
Minneapolis Lakers
33
39
.458
16
Detroit Pistons
28
44
.389
21
Cincinnati Royals
19
53
.264
30
1959 Playoff Results
NBA Finals
Boston 4, Minneapolis 0
Apr. 4-Sat. Minneapolis 115 at Boston 118
Apr. 5-Sun. Minneapolis 108 at Boston 128
Apr. 7-Tue. Boston 123, Minneapolis (at St. Paul) 110
Apr. 9-Thur. Boston 118 at Minneapolis 113
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Conference Finals
Boston 4, Syracuse 3
Mar. 18-Wed. Syracuse 109 at Boston 131
Mar. 21-Sat. Boston 118 at Syracuse 120
Mar. 22-Sun. Syracuse 111 at Boston 133
Mar. 25-Wed. Boston 107 at Syracuse 119
Mar. 28-Sat. Syracuse 108 at Boston 129
Mar. 29-Sun. Boston 121 at Syracuse 133
Apr. 1-Wed. Syracuse 125 at Boston 130
Minneapolis 4, St. Louis 2
Mar. 21-Sat. Minneapolis 90 at St. Louis 124
Mar. 22-Sun. St. Louis 98 at Minneapolis 106
Mar. 24-Tue. Minneapolis 97 at St. Louis 127
Mar. 26-Thur. St. Louis 98 at Minneapolis 108
Mar. 28-Sat. Minneapolis 98 at St. Louis *97
Mar. 29-Sun. St. Louis 104 at Minneapolis 106
Conference Semifinals
Syracuse 2, New York 0
Mar. 13-Fri. Syracuse 129 at New York 123
Mar. 15-Sun. New York 115 at Syracuse 131
Minneapolis 2, Detroit 1
Mar. 14-Sat. Detroit 89 at Minneapolis 92
Mar. 15-Sun. Minneapolis 103 at Detroit 117
Mar. 18-Wed. Detroit 102 at Minneapolis 129
*Denotes number of overtime periods.
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