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1959 NBA Playoffs Summary

1958 Playoffs Summary 1960 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Boston Celtics

1959 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Elgin Baylor (331)

TRB: Bill Russell (305)

AST: Bob Cousy (119)

WS: Frank Ramsey (2.0)

Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers (4-0)

Game 1	Sat, April 4	Minneapolis Lakers	115	@ Boston Celtics	118
Game 2	Sun, April 5	Minneapolis Lakers	108	@ Boston Celtics	128
Game 3	Tue, April 7	Boston Celtics	123	@ Minneapolis Lakers	110
Game 4	Thu, April 9	Boston Celtics	118	@ Minneapolis Lakers	113

Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals (4-3)

Game 1	Wed, March 18	Syracuse Nationals	109	@ Boston Celtics	131
Game 2	Sat, March 21	Boston Celtics	118	@ Syracuse Nationals	120
Game 3	Sun, March 22	Syracuse Nationals	111	@ Boston Celtics	133
Game 4	Wed, March 25	Boston Celtics	107	@ Syracuse Nationals	119
Game 5	Sat, March 28	Syracuse Nationals	108	@ Boston Celtics	129
Game 6	Sun, March 29	Boston Celtics	121	@ Syracuse Nationals	133
Game 7	Wed, April 1	Syracuse Nationals	125	@ Boston Celtics	130

Minneapolis Lakers over St. Louis Hawks (4-2)

Game 1	Sat, March 21	Minneapolis Lakers	90	@ St. Louis Hawks	124
Game 2	Sun, March 22	St. Louis Hawks	98	@ Minneapolis Lakers	106
Game 3	Tue, March 24	Minneapolis Lakers	97	@ St. Louis Hawks	127
Game 4	Thu, March 26	St. Louis Hawks	98	@ Minneapolis Lakers	108
Game 5	Sat, March 28	Minneapolis Lakers	98	@ St. Louis Hawks	97
Game 6	Sun, March 29	St. Louis Hawks	104	@ Minneapolis Lakers	106

Syracuse Nationals over New York Knicks (2-0)

Game 1	Fri, March 13	Syracuse Nationals	129	@ New York Knicks	123
Game 2	Sun, March 15	New York Knicks	115	@ Syracuse Nationals	131

Minneapolis Lakers over Detroit Pistons (2-1)

Game 1	Sat, March 14	Detroit Pistons	89	@ Minneapolis Lakers	92
Game 2	Sun, March 15	Minneapolis Lakers	103	@ Detroit Pistons	117
Game 3	Wed, March 18	Detroit Pistons	102	@ Minneapolis Lakers	129

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics	11	240.0	46.8	118.0	.397				46.8	118.0	.397	29.6	39.7	.746			82.6	26.1				27.2	123.3
2	Syracuse Nationals	9	240.0	42.1	105.1	.401				42.1	105.1	.401	36.3	42.9	.847			71.0	22.9				28.6	120.6
3	New York Knicks	2	240.0	45.0	124.0	.363				45.0	124.0	.363	29.0	38.0	.763			77.5	21.5				35.0	119.0
4	St. Louis Hawks	6	244.2	39.2	91.2	.430				39.2	91.2	.430	29.7	40.2	.739			65.2	19.0				26.8	108.0
5	Minneapolis Lakers	13	241.9	39.5	101.0	.391				39.5	101.0	.391	26.7	34.0	.785			64.4	19.4				28.2	105.8
6	Detroit Pistons	3	240.0	37.0	92.3	.401				37.0	92.3	.401	28.7	35.7	.804			60.0	18.3				30.0	102.7
	League Average	7	241.1	41.9	105.2	.398				41.9	105.2	.398	30.0	38.4	.783			70.7	21.8				28.3	113.9

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	St. Louis Hawks	6	244.2																					100.8
2	Detroit Pistons	3	240.0																					108.0
3	Minneapolis Lakers	13	241.9																					111.0
4	Boston Celtics	11	240.0																					115.5
5	Syracuse Nationals	9	240.0																					123.0
6	New York Knicks	2	240.0																					130.0
	League Average	7	241.1	41.9	105.2	.398				41.9	105.2	.398	30.0	38.4	.783			70.7	21.8				28.3	113.9

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Minneapolis Lakers	13	3145	514	1313	.391				514	1313	.391	347	442	.785			837	252				366	1375
2	Boston Celtics	11	2640	515	1298	.397				515	1298	.397	326	437	.746			909	287				299	1356
3	Syracuse Nationals	9	2160	379	946	.401				379	946	.401	327	386	.847			639	206				257	1085
4	St. Louis Hawks	6	1465	235	547	.430				235	547	.430	178	241	.739			391	114				161	648
5	Detroit Pistons	3	720	111	277	.401				111	277	.401	86	107	.804			180	55				90	308
6	New York Knicks	2	480	90	248	.363				90	248	.363	58	76	.763			155	43				70	238
	League Average	7	1768	307	772	.398				307	772	.398	220	282	.783			519	160				207	835

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks	2	480																					260
2	Detroit Pistons	3	720																					324
3	St. Louis Hawks	6	1465																					605
4	Syracuse Nationals	9	2160																					1107
5	Boston Celtics	11	2640																					1271
6	Minneapolis Lakers	13	3145																					1443
	League Average	7	1768	307	772	.398				307	772	.398	220	282	.783			519	160				207	835

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	St. Louis Hawks	27.3	2	4	.333	4	2	96.7	90.2	+6.5	109.8	.441		.496		.430			.325
2	Boston Celtics	27.1	8	3	.727	8	3	89.7	84.1	+5.6	137.4	.337		.455		.397			.251
3	Syracuse Nationals	26.7	5	4	.556	4	5	95.5	97.5	-2.0	126.2	.408		.486		.401			.346
4	Minneapolis Lakers	25.9	6	7	.462	4	9	90.1	94.5	-4.4	116.5	.337		.456		.391			.264
5	Detroit Pistons	27.5	1	2	.333	1	2	93.4	98.3	-4.9	109.9	.386		.475		.401			.310
6	New York Knicks	26.0	0	2	.000	0	2	84.3	92.0	-7.7	141.2	.306		.423		.363			.234
	League Average	26.7				4	4	91.8	91.8		123.4	.365		.466		.398			.286

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East Division Semis

Syracuse Nationals vs. New York Knicks

West Division Semis

Detroit Pistons vs. Minneapolis Lakers

East Division Finals

Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston Celtics

West Division Finals

Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis Hawks

Finals

Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston Celtics

1958-59 Reg. Season Summary