NBA Games Played on March 15, 1959

Mar 14, 1959 Mar 15, 1959 Mar 16, 1959

2 NBA Games

Minneapolis	103	Final
Detroit	117

	1	2	3	4
Minneapolis	21	19	31	32
Detroit	32	20	40	25

PTS	G. Shue-DET	32

New York	115	Final
Syracuse	131

	1	2	3	4
New York	27	25	25	38
Syracuse	26	37	29	39

PTS	R. Kerr-SYR	34

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	52	20	.722	—	116.4	109.9
New York Knicks*	40	32	.556	12.0	110.3	110.1
Syracuse Nationals*	35	37	.486	17.0	113.1	109.1
Philadelphia Warriors	32	40	.444	20.0	103.3	106.3
Western Division
St. Louis Hawks*	49	23	.681	—	108.8	105.1
Minneapolis Lakers*	33	39	.458	16.0	106.0	107.3
Detroit Pistons*	28	44	.389	21.0	105.1	106.3
Cincinnati Royals	19	53	.264	30.0	103.1	111.9

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.