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1958-59 NBA Standings
League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit (29.2/16.4/3.1)
Rookie of the Year: Elgin Baylor (24.9/15.0/4.1)
PPG Leader: Bob Pettit (29.2)
RPG Leader: Bill Russell (23.0)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (8.6)
WS Leader: Bob Pettit (14.8)
Expanded Standings
| Place | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 52-20 | 26-4 | 13-15 | 13-1 | 23-13 | 29-7 | 32-13 | 20-7 | 11-5 | 28-5 | 0-1 | 10-4 | 13-4 | 13-4 | 13-4 | 3-3 |
| 2 | St. Louis Hawks | 49-23 | 28-3 | 14-15 | 7-5 | 22-14 | 27-9 | 31-12 | 18-11 | 8-4 | 26-10 | 2-1 | 9-4 | 11-4 | 13-4 | 10-7 | 4-3 |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 40-32 | 21-9 | 15-15 | 4-8 | 19-17 | 21-15 | 26-18 | 14-14 | 11-5 | 17-15 | 2-0 | 9-4 | 8-8 | 9-8 | 9-9 | 3-3 |
| 4 | Syracuse Nationals | 35-37 | 19-12 | 12-17 | 4-8 | 16-20 | 19-17 | 22-21 | 13-16 | 4-17 | 20-7 | 1-1 | 6-9 | 7-7 | 11-7 | 6-10 | 4-3 |
| 5 | Minneapolis Lakers | 33-39 | 15-7 | 9-17 | 9-15 | 15-21 | 18-18 | 17-28 | 16-11 | 9-6 | 16-16 | 2-2 | 7-9 | 3-9 | 7-11 | 10-5 | 4-3 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Warriors | 32-40 | 17-9 | 7-24 | 8-7 | 14-22 | 18-18 | 18-25 | 14-15 | 7-8 | 10-24 | 1-1 | 7-7 | 5-10 | 8-10 | 6-9 | 5-3 |
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | 28-44 | 13-17 | 8-20 | 7-7 | 11-25 | 17-19 | 19-25 | 9-19 | 5-8 | 12-16 | 2-3 | 7-7 | 7-6 | 4-14 | 5-10 | 3-4 |
| 8 | Cincinnati Royals | 19-53 | 9-19 | 2-25 | 8-9 | 9-27 | 10-26 | 11-34 | 8-19 | 4-6 | 4-40 | 1-2 | 2-13 | 4-10 | 6-13 | 5-10 | 1-5 |
Team vs. Team
| Rk | Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MNL | NYK | PHW | STL | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 8-1 | 8-1 | 9-0 | 7-5 | 9-3 | 4-5 | 7-5 | |
| 2 | Cincinnati Royals | 1-8 | 3-9 | 6-6 | 3-6 | 2-7 | 1-11 | 3-6 | |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 1-8 | 9-3 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 5-4 | 4-8 | 2-7 | |
| 4 | Minneapolis Lakers | 0-9 | 6-6 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 6-3 | 4-8 | 5-4 | |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 5-7 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 5-4 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 9-3 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Warriors | 3-9 | 7-2 | 4-5 | 3-6 | 7-5 | 4-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | St. Louis Hawks | 5-4 | 11-1 | 8-4 | 8-4 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 7-2 | |
| 8 | Syracuse Nationals | 5-7 | 6-3 | 7-2 | 4-5 | 3-9 | 8-4 | 2-7 |