1958–59 Detroit Pistons season

The 1958–59 NBA season was the Pistons' 11th season in the NBA and second season in the city of Detroit.[1]

1958–59 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachRed Rocha
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Results
Record2844 (.389)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(eliminated 1–2)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks4923.68128–314–157–527–9
x-Minneapolis Lakers3339.4581615–79–179–1518–18
x-Detroit Pistons2844.3892113–178–207–717–19
Cincinnati Royals1953.264309–192–258–910–26
x – clinched playoff spot

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

1959 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsLocationSeries
1 March 14 @ Minneapolis L 89–92 Phil Jordon (22) Minneapolis Auditorium 0–1
2 March 15 Minneapolis W 117–103 Gene Shue (32) Detroit Olympia 1–1
3 March 18 @ Minneapolis L 102–129 Gene Shue (31) Minneapolis Auditorium 1–2
1959 schedule

References

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