1958-59 NBA season

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See also
1959 NBA Playoffs 1959 NBA Finals 1959 NBA Draft 1959 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1959 in sports
Sources
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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 NBA awards 4 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] 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

• 1959 NBA Playoffs
• 1959 NBA Finals
• 1959 NBA Draft

Preceded by 1957-58 NBA season

NBA seasons 1958-59

Succeeded by 1959-60 NBA season