1958–59 Boston Celtics season

1958–59 Boston Celtics season
Second NBA Championship
Head coach Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 52–20 (.722)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WHDH
Boston Celtics seasons
< 1957–58 1959–60 >

The 1958-59 NBA season was the Celtics' 13th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their second NBA Championship.

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Bill Russell Gene Conley
PF Tom Heinsohn Bennie Swain
SF Jim Loscutoff Frank Ramsey Lou Tsioropoulos
SG Bill Sharman Sam Jones
PG Bob Cousy K. C. Jones

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 52 20 .722 26–4 13–15 13–1 23–13
x-New York Knicks 40 32 .556 12 21–9 15–15 4–8 19–17
x-Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 17 17–9 7–24 8–7 14–22
Philadelphia Warriors 32 40 .444 20 17–9 7–24 8–7 14–22

Season Schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Playoffs

NBA Finals

Roster

Awards and honors

References