1958-59 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-44
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Coach: Red Rocha (28-44)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 119,351, Avg. 3,978 in 30 home dates
1958-59 Detroit Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 28-44
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-1
Coach: Red Rocha (28-44)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 119,351, Avg. 3,978 in 30 home dates
1958-59 Detroit Pistons Roster
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 28 wins and 44 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Detroit tossed in 7,565 points and conceded 7,657. Gene Shue scored a team-best 1,266 points for the Pistons, and Walter Dukes contributed 958 boards. Dick McGuire dished out 443 assists for the squad.
Red Rocha coached the team. The 1958-59 Detroit Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 7565
Regular Season Points Against: 7657
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Syracuse Nationals 103 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 23, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 103 at St. Louis Hawks 104 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 25, 1958 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Detroit Pistons 117 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 26, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 | L | 1-0 | 0-3 | 1-3 | ||
| October 31, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Detroit Pistons 120 | W | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | ||
| November 1, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 2-0 | 0-4 | 2-4 | ||
| November 2, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 91 | W | 2-0 | 1-4 | 3-4 | ||
| November 7, 1958 | New York Knicks 115 at Detroit Pistons 101 | L | 2-1 | 1-4 | 3-5 | ||
| November 9, 1958 | Boston Celtics 133 at Detroit Pistons 136 | W | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| November 13, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 | W | 3-1 | 2-4 | 5-5 | at New York, NY | |
| November 14, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 111 at Detroit Pistons 109 | L | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
| November 15, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 91 at St. Louis Hawks 102 | L | 3-2 | 2-5 | 5-7 | ||
| November 18, 1958 | Boston Celtics 115 at Detroit Pistons 102 | L | 3-3 | 2-5 | 5-8 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 22, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 86 at Detroit Pistons 103 | W | 4-3 | 2-5 | 6-8 | ||
| November 23, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 | W | 4-3 | 3-5 | 7-8 | ||
| November 25, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Detroit Pistons 90 | L | 4-4 | 3-5 | 7-9 | ||
| November 26, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 112 at Cincinnati Royals 95 | W | 4-4 | 4-5 | 8-9 | ||
| November 28, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 93 at Detroit Pistons 101 | W | 5-4 | 4-5 | 9-9 | ||
| November 29, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 96 at Boston Celtics 110 | L | 5-4 | 4-6 | 9-10 | ||
| December 2, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Detroit Pistons 95 | W | 6-4 | 4-6 | 10-10 | ||
| December 5, 1958 | New York Knicks 110 at Detroit Pistons 108 | L | 6-5 | 4-6 | 10-11 | ||
| December 6, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 99 at New York Knicks 92 | W | 6-5 | 5-6 | 11-11 | ||
| December 10, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 89 at St. Louis Hawks 82 | W | 6-5 | 6-6 | 12-11 | at Boston, MA | |
| December 11, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 107 at St. Louis Hawks 101 | W | 6-5 | 7-6 | 13-11 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 12, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at Detroit Pistons 97 | W | 7-5 | 7-6 | 14-11 | ||
| December 14, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Detroit Pistons 95 | L | 7-6 | 7-6 | 14-12 | ||
| December 17, 1958 | Boston Celtics 102 at Detroit Pistons 95 | L | 7-7 | 7-6 | 14-13 | ||
| December 18, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 113 | L | 7-7 | 7-7 | 14-14 | ||
| December 20, 1958 | St. Louis Hawks 111 at Detroit Pistons 104 | L | 7-8 | 7-7 | 14-15 | ||
| December 25, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 97 | W | 7-8 | 8-7 | 15-15 | OT | at New York, NY |
| December 26, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 91 at Detroit Pistons 131 | W | 8-8 | 8-7 | 16-15 | ||
| December 30, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 90 at New York Knicks 93 | L | 8-8 | 8-8 | 16-16 | ||
| January 2, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 111 at Detroit Pistons 104 | L | 8-9 | 8-8 | 16-17 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 3, 1959 | New York Knicks 106 at Detroit Pistons 102 | L | 8-10 | 8-8 | 16-18 | ||
| January 4, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Syracuse Nationals 118 | L | 8-10 | 8-9 | 16-19 | ||
| January 6, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 105 | W | 8-10 | 9-9 | 17-19 | ||
| January 9, 1959 | Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 90 | L | 8-11 | 9-9 | 17-20 | ||
| January 10, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 101 at Cincinnati Royals 69 | W | 8-11 | 10-9 | 18-20 | ||
| January 11, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 100 at St. Louis Hawks 111 | L | 8-11 | 10-10 | 18-21 | ||
| January 13, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 112 at Cincinnati Royals 92 | W | 8-11 | 11-10 | 19-21 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 14, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 114 at Detroit Pistons 108 | L | 8-12 | 11-10 | 19-22 | ||
| January 17, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 106 at Detroit Pistons 104 | L | 8-13 | 11-10 | 19-23 | ||
| January 18, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 88 at Cincinnati Royals 107 | L | 8-13 | 11-11 | 19-24 | ||
| January 21, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | L | 8-13 | 11-12 | 19-25 | ||
| January 24, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 118 at New York Knicks 122 | L | 8-13 | 11-13 | 19-26 | OT | |
| January 25, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Boston Celtics 119 | L | 8-13 | 11-14 | 19-27 | OT | |
| January 26, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 102 at Detroit Pistons 98 | L | 8-14 | 11-14 | 19-28 | at Bethlehem, PA | |
| January 27, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 121 at Detroit Pistons 107 | L | 8-15 | 11-14 | 19-29 | ||
| January 30, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Detroit Pistons 86 | L | 8-16 | 11-14 | 19-30 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 31, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 88 at Detroit Pistons 103 | W | 9-16 | 11-14 | 20-30 | ||
| February 1, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 96 at St. Louis Hawks 130 | L | 9-16 | 11-15 | 20-31 | ||
| February 4, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Detroit Pistons 119 | W | 10-16 | 11-15 | 21-31 | 2OT | |
| February 6, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 122 at Detroit Pistons 103 | L | 10-17 | 11-15 | 21-32 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 8, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 115 at Detroit Pistons 103 | L | 10-18 | 11-15 | 21-33 | ||
| February 9, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Cincinnati Royals 97 | W | 10-18 | 12-15 | 22-33 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| February 11, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | W | 10-18 | 13-15 | 23-33 | OT | |
| February 13, 1959 | New York Knicks 90 at Detroit Pistons 96 | W | 11-18 | 13-15 | 24-33 | ||
| February 15, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 11-18 | 13-16 | 24-34 | ||
| February 17, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Detroit Pistons 90 | L | 11-19 | 13-16 | 24-35 | ||
| February 18, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 105 | L | 11-19 | 13-17 | 24-36 | ||
| February 20, 1959 | Boston Celtics 111 at Detroit Pistons 106 | L | 11-20 | 13-17 | 24-37 | OT | |
| February 21, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 114 at New York Knicks 101 | W | 11-20 | 14-17 | 25-37 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 22, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Syracuse Nationals 139 | L | 11-20 | 14-18 | 25-38 | ||
| February 25, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Detroit Pistons 100 | L | 11-21 | 14-18 | 25-39 | ||
| February 26, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 106 at Detroit Pistons 101 | L | 11-22 | 14-18 | 25-40 | at Louisville, KY | |
| March 1, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 101 at Detroit Pistons 117 | W | 12-22 | 14-18 | 26-40 | ||
| March 3, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 116 at Detroit Pistons 107 | L | 12-23 | 14-18 | 26-41 | at New York, NY | |
| March 4, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 97 at Detroit Pistons 127 | W | 13-23 | 14-18 | 27-41 | ||
| March 6, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 99 at Detroit Pistons 98 | L | 13-24 | 14-18 | 27-42 | ||
| March 7, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 128 at St. Louis Hawks 137 | L | 13-24 | 14-19 | 27-43 | ||
| March 8, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 120 at New York Knicks 127 | L | 13-24 | 14-20 | 27-44 | ||
| March 11, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 118 | W | 13-24 | 15-20 | 28-44 | ||
| March 14, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 92 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 15, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 103 at Detroit Pistons 117 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 18, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 129 | L | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
