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
Record52–20 (.722)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–0)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWHDH

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5220.722–26–413–1513–123–13
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 1–8–3–96–63–62–71–113–6
Detroit 1–89–3–4–83–65–44–82–7
Minneapolis 0–96–68–4–4–56–34–85–4
New York 5–76–36–35–4–5–74–59–3
Philadelphia 3–97–24–53–67–5–4–54–8
St. Louis 5–411–18–48–45–45–4–7–2
Syracuse 5–76–37–24–53–98–42–7—

Playoffs
1959 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1 March 18 Syracuse W 131–109 Tom Heinsohn (28) Bill Russell (32) — Boston Garden 1–0
2 March 21 @ Syracuse L 118–120 Bob Cousy (27) Bill Russell (19) — Onondaga War Memorial 1–1
3 March 22 Syracuse W 133–111 Frank Ramsey (24) Bill Russell (27) — Boston Garden 2–1
4 March 25 @ Syracuse L 107–119 Frank Ramsey (29) Bill Russell (21) — Onondaga War Memorial 2–2
5 March 28 Syracuse W 129–108 Bob Cousy (27) Bill Russell (32) — Boston Garden 3–2
6 March 29 @ Syracuse L 121–133 Frank Ramsey (26) Bill Russell (24) — Onondaga War Memorial 3–3
7 April 1 Syracuse W 130–125 Frank Ramsey (28) Bill Russell (32) Bob Cousy (10) Boston Garden 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 4 Minneapolis W 118–115 Frank Ramsey (29) Bill Russell (28) Boston Garden
8,195		 1–0
2 April 5 Minneapolis W 128–108 Bill Sharman (28) Bill Russell (30) Boston Garden
11,082		 2–0
3 April 7 @ Minneapolis W 123–110 Tom Heinsohn (26) Bill Russell (30) St. Paul Auditorium
11,272		 3–0
4 April 9 @ Minneapolis W 118–113 Bill Sharman (29) Bill Russell (30) Minneapolis Auditorium
8,124		 4–0
1959 schedule

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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