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1958-59 Boston Celtics

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52-20, Finished 1st in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

1958-59 NBA Champions

Scored 116.4 points per game, Allowed 109.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 50-22)
Coached by Red Auerbach (52-20)

Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 244,642 (3rd of 8 available)

SRS: 5.84 (1st of 8)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-0) versus Minneapolis Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (4-3) versus Syracuse Nationals

1958-59 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 72 3208 8116 .395 1963 2563 .766 5601 1568 1769 8379 116.4
Opponent 72 7912 109.9

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 32 72 2382 562 1377 .408 342 367 .932 292 179 173 1466
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 30 65 2403 484 1260 .384 329 385 .855 359 557 135 1297
3 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 24 66 2089 465 1192 .390 312 391 .798 638 164 271 1242
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 24 70 2979 456 997 .457 256 428 .598 1612 222 161 1168
5 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 27 72 2013 383 1013 .378 341 436 .782 491 147 266 1107
6 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 25 71 1466 305 703 .434 151 196 .770 428 101 102 761
7 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 28 66 1680 242 686 .353 62 84 .738 460 60 285 546
8 Bennie Swain F 6-8 220 25 58 708 99 244 .406 67 110 .609 262 29 127 265
9 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 28 50 663 86 262 .328 37 64 .578 276 19 117 209
10 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 26 49 609 65 192 .339 41 68 .603 127 70 58 171
11 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 28 35 488 60 190 .316 25 33 .758 110 20 74 145

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 32 72 33.1 7.8 19.1 .408 4.8 5.1 .932 4.1 2.5 2.4 20.4
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 30 65 37.0 7.4 19.4 .384 5.1 5.9 .855 5.5 8.6 2.1 20.0
3 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 24 66 31.7 7.0 18.1 .390 4.7 5.9 .798 9.7 2.5 4.1 18.8
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 24 70 42.6 6.5 14.2 .457 3.7 6.1 .598 23.0 3.2 2.3 16.7
5 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 27 72 28.0 5.3 14.1 .378 4.7 6.1 .782 6.8 2.0 3.7 15.4
6 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 25 71 20.6 4.3 9.9 .434 2.1 2.8 .770 6.0 1.4 1.4 10.7
7 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 28 66 25.5 3.7 10.4 .353 0.9 1.3 .738 7.0 0.9 4.3 8.3
8 Bennie Swain F 6-8 220 25 58 12.2 1.7 4.2 .406 1.2 1.9 .609 4.5 0.5 2.2 4.6
9 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 28 50 13.3 1.7 5.2 .328 0.7 1.3 .578 5.5 0.4 2.3 4.2
10 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 28 35 13.9 1.7 5.4 .316 0.7 0.9 .758 3.1 0.6 2.1 4.1
11 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 26 49 12.4 1.3 3.9 .339 0.8 1.4 .603 2.6 1.4 1.2 3.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 32 72 2382 8.5 20.8 .408 5.2 5.5 .932 4.4 2.7 2.6 22.2
2 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 24 66 2089 8.0 20.5 .390 5.4 6.7 .798 11.0 2.8 4.7 21.4
3 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 27 72 2013 6.8 18.1 .378 6.1 7.8 .782 8.8 2.6 4.8 19.8
4 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 30 65 2403 7.3 18.9 .384 4.9 5.8 .855 5.4 8.3 2.0 19.4
5 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 25 71 1466 7.5 17.3 .434 3.7 4.8 .770 10.5 2.5 2.5 18.7
6 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 24 70 2979 5.5 12.0 .457 3.1 5.2 .598 19.5 2.7 1.9 14.1
7 Bennie Swain F 6-8 220 25 58 708 5.0 12.4 .406 3.4 5.6 .609 13.3 1.5 6.5 13.5
8 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 28 66 1680 5.2 14.7 .353 1.3 1.8 .738 9.9 1.3 6.1 11.7
9 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 28 50 663 4.7 14.2 .328 2.0 3.5 .578 15.0 1.0 6.4 11.3
10 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 28 35 488 4.4 14.0 .316 1.8 2.4 .758 8.1 1.5 5.5 10.7
11 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 26 49 609 3.8 11.3 .339 2.4 4.0 .603 7.5 4.1 3.4 10.1

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 28 50 663 8.8 .360 .328
2 Bennie Swain F 6-8 220 25 58 708 12.3 .453 .406
3 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 32 72 2382 16.8 .476 .408
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 24 70 2979 20.7 .493 .457
5 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 27 72 2013 15.7 .459 .378
6 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 28 66 1680 7.2 .378 .353
7 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 25 71 1466 18.0 .482 .434
8 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 26 49 609 9.5 .385 .339
9 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 24 66 2089 17.9 .455 .390
10 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 30 65 2403 19.9 .454 .384
11 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 28 35 488 5.6 .354 .316

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 27 11 303 95 192 65 81 68 20 52 255 .495 .802 27.5 23.2 6.2 1.8
2 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 32 11 322 82 193 57 59 36 28 35 221 .425 .966 29.3 20.1 3.3 2.5
3 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 24 11 348 91 220 37 56 98 32 41 219 .414 .661 31.6 19.9 8.9 2.9
4 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 30 11 460 72 221 70 94 76 119 28 214 .326 .745 41.8 19.5 6.9 10.8
5 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 24 11 496 65 159 41 67 305 40 28 171 .409 .612 45.1 15.5 27.7 3.6
6 Sam Jones G-F 6-4 198 25 11 192 40 108 33 39 63 17 14 113 .370 .846 17.5 10.3 5.7 1.5
7 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 28 11 260 39 113 11 21 73 13 49 89 .345 .524 23.6 8.1 6.6 1.2
8 Gene Conley C-F 6-8 225 28 11 157 24 66 6 13 75 7 40 54 .364 .462 14.3 4.9 6.8 0.6
9 K.C. Jones G 6-1 200 26 8 75 5 20 5 5 12 10 8 15 .250 1.000 9.4 1.9 1.5 1.3
10 Bennie Swain F 6-8 220 25 5 27 2 6 1 2 14 1 4 5 .333 .500 5.4 1.0 2.8 0.2