1958-59 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 52-20
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-3 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (52-20)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 244,642, Avg. 8,155 in 30 home dates
1958-59 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 52-20
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-3 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
Coach: Red Auerbach (52-20)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 244,642, Avg. 8,155 in 30 home dates
1958-59 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 52 wins and 20 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-3.
The Celtics topped the circuit with 8,379 points. Boston allowed 7,912 points. Bill Sharman tossed in a team-best 1,466 points for the squad, and Bob Cousy scored 19 or more per game as well. Bill Russell contributed 1,612 boards. Bob Cousy doled out 557 assists for the team.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1958-59 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 8379
Regular Season Points Against: 7912
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 1958 | Boston Celtics 125 at New York Knicks 127 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | OT | |
| November 1, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 5, 1958 | Boston Celtics 117 at Syracuse Nationals 115 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| November 8, 1958 | Boston Celtics 84 at St. Louis Hawks 87 | L | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| November 9, 1958 | Boston Celtics 133 at Detroit Pistons 136 | L | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-3 | ||
| November 11, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | OT | |
| November 15, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 105 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 3-0 | 1-3 | 4-3 | ||
| November 18, 1958 | Boston Celtics 115 at Detroit Pistons 102 | W | 3-0 | 2-3 | 5-3 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 19, 1958 | Boston Celtics 103 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | L | 3-0 | 2-4 | 5-4 | ||
| November 21, 1958 | New York Knicks 112 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 3-1 | 2-4 | 5-5 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| November 22, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 100 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 4-1 | 2-4 | 6-5 | ||
| November 24, 1958 | Boston Celtics 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 | W | 4-1 | 3-4 | 7-5 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| November 26, 1958 | New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 5-1 | 3-4 | 8-5 | ||
| November 27, 1958 | Boston Celtics 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 94 | W | 5-1 | 4-4 | 9-5 | ||
| November 29, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 96 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 6-1 | 4-4 | 10-5 | ||
| December 2, 1958 | Boston Celtics 109 at New York Knicks 90 | W | 6-1 | 5-4 | 11-5 | ||
| December 3, 1958 | St. Louis Hawks 119 at Boston Celtics 110 | L | 6-2 | 5-4 | 11-6 | ||
| December 4, 1958 | Boston Celtics 116 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | W | 6-2 | 6-4 | 12-6 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 6, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 6-3 | 6-4 | 12-7 | ||
| December 7, 1958 | Boston Celtics 104 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | L | 6-3 | 6-5 | 12-8 | ||
| December 10, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Boston Celtics 100 | W | 7-3 | 6-5 | 13-8 | ||
| December 11, 1958 | Boston Celtics 123 at Philadelphia Warriors 114 | W | 7-3 | 7-5 | 14-8 | ||
| December 12, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 115 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 8-3 | 7-5 | 15-8 | OT | |
| December 16, 1958 | Boston Celtics 108 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | W | 8-3 | 8-5 | 16-8 | at New York, NY | |
| December 17, 1958 | Boston Celtics 102 at Detroit Pistons 95 | W | 8-3 | 9-5 | 17-8 | ||
| December 18, 1958 | Boston Celtics 104 at Cincinnati Royals 90 | W | 8-3 | 10-5 | 18-8 | ||
| December 20, 1958 | New York Knicks 106 at Boston Celtics 135 | W | 9-3 | 10-5 | 19-8 | ||
| December 25, 1958 | Boston Celtics 129 at New York Knicks 120 | W | 9-3 | 11-5 | 20-8 | ||
| December 26, 1958 | Boston Celtics 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | W | 9-3 | 12-5 | 21-8 | at Detroit, MI | |
| December 27, 1958 | Boston Celtics 112 at Minneapolis Lakers 94 | W | 9-3 | 13-5 | 22-8 | ||
| December 29, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 105 at Boston Celtics 107 | W | 10-3 | 13-5 | 23-8 | ||
| December 30, 1958 | Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | L | 10-3 | 13-6 | 23-9 | ||
| January 3, 1959 | Boston Celtics 110 at St. Louis Hawks 116 | L | 10-3 | 13-7 | 23-10 | ||
| January 4, 1959 | Boston Celtics 111 at Cincinnati Royals 108 | W | 10-3 | 14-7 | 24-10 | ||
| January 5, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 11-3 | 14-7 | 25-10 | ||
| January 6, 1959 | Boston Celtics 109 at Cincinnati Royals 95 | W | 11-3 | 15-7 | 26-10 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 7, 1959 | Boston Celtics 109 at New York Knicks 78 | W | 11-3 | 16-7 | 27-10 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| January 9, 1959 | Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 90 | W | 11-3 | 17-7 | 28-10 | ||
| January 11, 1959 | Boston Celtics 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 | W | 11-3 | 18-7 | 29-10 | OT | at San Francisco, CA |
| January 12, 1959 | Boston Celtics 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 | W | 11-3 | 19-7 | 30-10 | at Seattle, WA | |
| January 14, 1959 | New York Knicks 112 at Boston Celtics 123 | W | 12-3 | 19-7 | 31-10 | ||
| January 16, 1959 | Boston Celtics 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 105 | L | 12-3 | 19-8 | 31-11 | ||
| January 18, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 117 at Boston Celtics 139 | W | 13-3 | 19-8 | 32-11 | ||
| January 20, 1959 | Boston Celtics 114 at St. Louis Hawks 119 | L | 13-3 | 19-9 | 32-12 | ||
| January 21, 1959 | Boston Celtics 112 at Syracuse Nationals 134 | L | 13-3 | 19-10 | 32-13 | ||
| January 24, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 104 at Boston Celtics 132 | W | 14-3 | 19-10 | 33-13 | ||
| January 25, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 15-3 | 19-10 | 34-13 | OT | |
| January 28, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 16-3 | 19-10 | 35-13 | OT | |
| January 31, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 102 at Boston Celtics 137 | W | 17-3 | 19-10 | 36-13 | ||
| February 1, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 137 at Boston Celtics 139 | W | 18-3 | 19-10 | 37-13 | OT | |
| February 3, 1959 | Boston Celtics 104 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | W | 18-3 | 20-10 | 38-13 | at New York, NY | |
| February 4, 1959 | New York Knicks 129 at Boston Celtics 126 | L | 18-4 | 20-10 | 38-14 | ||
| February 6, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 95 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 19-4 | 20-10 | 39-14 | ||
| February 7, 1959 | Boston Celtics 124 at New York Knicks 116 | W | 19-4 | 21-10 | 40-14 | ||
| February 8, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at Boston Celtics 136 | W | 20-4 | 21-10 | 41-14 | ||
| February 9, 1959 | Boston Celtics 113 at Philadelphia Warriors 121 | L | 20-4 | 21-11 | 41-15 | ||
| February 11, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 21-4 | 21-11 | 42-15 | ||
| February 14, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 22-4 | 21-11 | 43-15 | ||
| February 15, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 23-4 | 21-11 | 44-15 | ||
| February 17, 1959 | Boston Celtics 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 84 | W | 23-4 | 22-11 | 45-15 | at New York, NY | |
| February 19, 1959 | Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 113 | L | 23-4 | 22-12 | 45-16 | ||
| February 20, 1959 | Boston Celtics 111 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 23-4 | 23-12 | 46-16 | OT | |
| February 22, 1959 | Boston Celtics 129 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | W | 23-4 | 24-12 | 47-16 | ||
| February 24, 1959 | Boston Celtics 122 at New York Knicks 134 | L | 23-4 | 24-13 | 47-17 | ||
| February 26, 1959 | Boston Celtics 125 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 | W | 23-4 | 25-13 | 48-17 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 27, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 139 at Boston Celtics 173 | W | 24-4 | 25-13 | 49-17 | ||
| March 1, 1959 | Boston Celtics 102 at St. Louis Hawks 104 | L | 24-4 | 25-14 | 49-18 | ||
| March 3, 1959 | Boston Celtics 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 | W | 24-4 | 26-14 | 50-18 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 4, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 114 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 25-4 | 26-14 | 51-18 | ||
| March 5, 1959 | Boston Celtics 118 at Syracuse Nationals 142 | L | 25-4 | 26-15 | 51-19 | ||
| March 8, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at Boston Celtics 141 | W | 26-4 | 26-15 | 52-19 | ||
| March 10, 1959 | New York Knicks 138 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 26-5 | 26-15 | 52-20 | ||
| March 18, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 109 at Boston Celtics 131 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 21, 1959 | Boston Celtics 118 at Syracuse Nationals 120 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 22, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 111 at Boston Celtics 133 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 25, 1959 | Boston Celtics 107 at Syracuse Nationals 119 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| March 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 108 at Boston Celtics 129 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| March 29, 1959 | Boston Celtics 121 at Syracuse Nationals 133 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| April 1, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 125 at Boston Celtics 130 | W | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 4, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 115 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 5-0 | 0-3 | 5-3 | ||
| April 5, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 6-0 | 0-3 | 6-3 | ||
| April 7, 1959 | Boston Celtics 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 | W | 6-0 | 1-3 | 7-3 | at St Paul, MN | |
| April 9, 1959 | Boston Celtics 118 at Minneapolis Lakers 113 | W | 6-0 | 2-3 | 8-3 |
