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1958 NBA Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: St. Louis Hawks

PTS Leader: Cliff Hagan (305)
TRB Leader: Bill Russell (221)
AST Leader: Bob Cousy (82)
WS Leader: Cliff Hagan (2.7)

League Playoffs

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Finals (4-2): St. Louis Hawks over Boston Celtics
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-1): Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors
Western Division Finals (4-1): St. Louis Hawks over Detroit Pistons
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1): Philadelphia Warriors over Syracuse Nationals
Western Division Semifinals (2-0): Detroit Pistons over Cincinnati Royals

Team Stats

Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 St. Louis Hawks 11 2640 426 1055 .404 352 501 .703 787 236 335 1204 109.5
2 Boston Celtics 11 2640 422 1164 .363 332 425 .781 855 207 294 1176 106.9
3 Detroit Pistons 7 1680 255 683 .373 227 297 .764 505 125 186 737 105.3
4 Philadelphia Warriors 8 1920 287 808 .355 181 243 .745 548 149 158 755 94.4
5 Cincinnati Royals 2 480 69 215 .321 49 71 .690 151 24 55 187 93.5
6 Syracuse Nationals 3 720 95 293 .324 77 101 .762 220 36 65 267 89.0
League Average 7 1680 259 703 .368 203 273 .744 511 130 182 721 103.0

Opponent Stats

Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Syracuse Nationals 3 720 278 92.7
2 Philadelphia Warriors 8 1920 779 97.4
3 Boston Celtics 11 2640 1114 101.3
4 St. Louis Hawks 11 2640 1177 107.0
5 Detroit Pistons 7 1680 754 107.7
6 Cincinnati Royals 2 480 224 112.0
League Average 7 1680 721 103.0

Miscellaneous Stats

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% PW PL ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 St. Louis Hawks 11 8 3 .727 6.4 4.6 .404 .334
2 Boston Celtics 11 6 5 .545 7.5 3.5 .363 .285
3 Detroit Pistons 7 3 4 .429 2.9 4.1 .373 .332
4 Philadelphia Warriors 8 3 5 .375 3.1 4.9 .355 .224
5 Syracuse Nationals 3 1 2 .333 1.1 1.9 .324 .263
6 Cincinnati Royals 2 0 2 .000 0.1 1.9 .321 .228
League Average 7.0 3.5 3.5 .500 3.5 3.5 .368 .289

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 457
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 430
3. Cliff Hagan*-STL 418
4. Slater Martin*-STL 416
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 406
Field Goals
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL 111
2. Bill Sharman*-BOS 90
  Bob Pettit*-STL 90
4. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 74
5. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 68
Field Goal Attempts
1. Bob Pettit*-STL 230
2. Bill Sharman*-BOS 221
  Cliff Hagan*-STL 221
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 196
5. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 194
Free Throws
1. Bob Pettit*-STL 86
2. Cliff Hagan*-STL 83
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 64
4. George Yardley*-DET 60
5. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 56
  Paul Arizin*-PHW 56
Free Throw Attempts
1. Bob Pettit*-STL 118
2. Cliff Hagan*-STL 99
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 75
4. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 72
  Paul Arizin*-PHW 72
Total Rebounds
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 221
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 181
3. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 119
4. Cliff Hagan*-STL 115
5. Walter Dukes-DET 97
Assists
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 82
2. Jack McMahon-STL 51
3. Slater Martin*-STL 40
  Dick McGuire*-DET 40
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL 37
Personal Fouls
1. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 52
2. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 50
3. Chuck Share-STL 49
4. Cliff Hagan*-STL 48
5. Lou Tsioropoulos-BOS 40
  Slater Martin*-STL 40
Points
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL 305
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 266
3. Bill Sharman*-BOS 232
4. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 202
5. Bob Cousy*-BOS 198
Field Goal Pct
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL .502
2. Jack Coleman-STL .427
3. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .425
4. Dick McGuire*-DET .417
5. George Yardley*-DET .409
Free Throw Pct
1. Larry Costello-SYR 1.000
2. Gene Shue-DET .930
3. Bill Sharman*-BOS .929
4. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .915
5. George Yardley*-DET .895
Minutes Per Game
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 41.5
2. Tom Gola*-PHW 40.9
3. Walter Dukes-DET 40.9
4. Gene Shue-DET 40.1
5. Bill Russell*-BOS 39.4
Points Per Game
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL 27.7
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 24.2
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW 23.5
4. George Yardley*-DET 23.4
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 21.1
Rebounds Per Game
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 24.6
2. Red Kerr-SYR 20.3
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 16.5
4. Walter Dukes-DET 13.9
5. Woody Sauldsberry-PHW 10.9
Assists Per Game
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 7.5
2. Dick McGuire*-DET 5.7
3. Gene Shue-DET 4.7
4. Jack McMahon-STL 4.6
5. Tom Gola*-PHW 4.0
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL 27.5
2. George Yardley*-DET 23.7
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 22.6
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 21.6
5. Neil Johnston*-PHW 20.8
True Shooting Pct
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL .576
2. George Yardley*-DET .524
3. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .505
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .501
5. Ed Macauley*-STL .486
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL .502
2. Jack Coleman-STL .427
3. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .425
4. Dick McGuire*-DET .417
5. George Yardley*-DET .409
Assist Pct
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 27.5
2. Dick McGuire*-DET 26.0
3. Win Wilfong-STL 22.4
4. Jack McMahon-STL 22.0
5. Joe Graboski-PHW 20.2
Offensive Win Shares
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL 2.6
2. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 1.2
3. George Yardley*-DET 1.1
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 1.0
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 1.0
Defensive Win Shares
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 1.0
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 0.9
3. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 0.7
4. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 0.6
5. Tom Gola*-PHW 0.5
Win Shares
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL 2.7
2. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 1.7
3. Bill Sharman*-BOS 1.5
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1.5
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 1.2
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Cliff Hagan*-STL .312
2. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .235
3. George Yardley*-DET .219
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW .188
5. Paul Arizin*-PHW .182