1958–59 NBA season

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The 1958–59 NBA Season was the 13th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (the first of what would be 8 straight), beating the Minneapolis Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 1958-59 NBA Stats Leaders 4 NBA awards 5 See also

[edit] Notable occurrences

• The NBA All-Star Game was played in Detroit, Michigan, with the West beating the East 124-108. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks and Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers share the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics C	52	20	.722	-
New York Knicks	40	32	.556	12
Syracuse Nationals	35	37	.486	17
Philadelphia Warriors	32	40	.444	20

[edit] Western Division

Team	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

C - NBA Champions

[edit] 1958-59 NBA Stats Leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	29.2
Rebounds per game	Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	23.0
Assists per game	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	8.6
FG%	Kenny Sears	New York Knicks	49.0
FT%	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	93.2

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
• Rookie of the Year: Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
  • Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
  • Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
  • Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

v • d • e National Basketball Association seasons
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Also this year: 1958 Draft | 1959 Playoffs | 1959 Finals | 1959 in sports

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