1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-39
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-7 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 2-1
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-2
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-0
Coach: John Kundla (33-39)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 164,197, Avg. 7,464 in 22 home dates
1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 33-39
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-7 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 2-1
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-2
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-0
Coach: John Kundla (33-39)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 164,197, Avg. 7,464 in 22 home dates
1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers Roster
The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 33 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-7.
Minneapolis poured in 7,629 points and yielded 7,725. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 1,742 points for the Lakers and contributed 1,050 rebounds. Elgin Baylor dished out 287 assists for the squad.
John Kundla coached the team. The 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers lost in the finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 7629
Regular Season Points Against: 7725
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 25, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 94 at Cincinnati Royals 110 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 26, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 29, 1958 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 | L | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| November 1, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at St. Louis Hawks 101 | W | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| November 6, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 103 | W | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
| November 8, 1958 | New York Knicks 108 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 | L | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| November 9, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | L | 3-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | ||
| November 11, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | OT | |
| November 13, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 | L | 3-3 | 1-3 | 4-6 | at New York, NY | |
| November 15, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 106 | L | 3-3 | 1-4 | 4-7 | ||
| November 16, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 90 at New York Knicks 98 | L | 3-3 | 1-5 | 4-8 | ||
| November 20, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 121 | W | 4-3 | 1-5 | 5-8 | ||
| November 22, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 109 at St. Louis Hawks 114 | L | 4-3 | 1-6 | 5-9 | ||
| November 23, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 | L | 4-4 | 1-6 | 5-10 | ||
| November 24, 1958 | Boston Celtics 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 | L | 4-5 | 1-6 | 5-11 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| November 25, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Detroit Pistons 90 | W | 4-5 | 2-6 | 6-11 | ||
| November 28, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 114 | W | 5-5 | 2-6 | 7-11 | ||
| November 29, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | W | 5-5 | 3-6 | 8-11 | ||
| November 30, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 84 at Cincinnati Royals 77 | W | 5-5 | 4-6 | 9-11 | ||
| December 6, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals 132 at Minneapolis Lakers 128 | L | 5-6 | 4-6 | 9-12 | 3OT | at St Louis, MO |
| December 9, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at New York Knicks 110 | L | 5-6 | 4-7 | 9-13 | ||
| December 11, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | L | 5-7 | 4-7 | 9-14 | OT | |
| December 14, 1958 | New York Knicks 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | L | 5-8 | 4-7 | 9-15 | ||
| December 18, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 113 | W | 6-8 | 4-7 | 10-15 | ||
| December 20, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | W | 7-8 | 4-7 | 11-15 | ||
| December 25, 1958 | Detroit Pistons 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 97 | L | 7-9 | 4-7 | 11-16 | OT | at New York, NY |
| December 26, 1958 | Boston Celtics 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | L | 7-10 | 4-7 | 11-17 | at Detroit, MI | |
| December 27, 1958 | Boston Celtics 112 at Minneapolis Lakers 94 | L | 7-11 | 4-7 | 11-18 | ||
| December 28, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 116 at Cincinnati Royals 120 | L | 7-11 | 4-8 | 11-19 | ||
| December 29, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 | L | 7-12 | 4-8 | 11-20 | at St Louis, MO | |
| December 30, 1958 | Minneapolis Lakers 118 at Syracuse Nationals 113 | W | 7-12 | 5-8 | 12-20 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 1, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | W | 7-12 | 6-8 | 13-20 | ||
| January 2, 1959 | New York Knicks 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 | W | 8-12 | 6-8 | 14-20 | ||
| January 4, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 95 | W | 8-12 | 7-8 | 15-20 | ||
| January 5, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 8-12 | 7-9 | 15-21 | ||
| January 6, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Minneapolis Lakers 95 | L | 8-13 | 7-9 | 15-22 | at New York, NY | |
| January 7, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 78 | L | 8-14 | 7-9 | 15-23 | at Houston, TX | |
| January 8, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at St. Louis Hawks 93 | W | 8-14 | 8-9 | 16-23 | at Dallas, TX | |
| January 11, 1959 | Boston Celtics 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 | L | 8-15 | 8-9 | 16-24 | OT | at San Francisco, CA |
| January 12, 1959 | Boston Celtics 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 | L | 8-16 | 8-9 | 16-25 | at Seattle, WA | |
| January 13, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 95 at St. Louis Hawks 110 | L | 8-16 | 8-10 | 16-26 | ||
| January 15, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Syracuse Nationals 111 | L | 8-16 | 8-11 | 16-27 | ||
| January 16, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 | L | 8-17 | 8-11 | 16-28 | at Charleston, WV | |
| January 18, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 119 | W | 9-17 | 8-11 | 17-28 | ||
| January 25, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 125 | L | 9-17 | 8-12 | 17-29 | ||
| January 28, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 | W | 10-17 | 8-12 | 18-29 | ||
| January 29, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 | L | 10-18 | 8-12 | 18-30 | at Houston, TX | |
| January 30, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Detroit Pistons 86 | W | 10-18 | 9-12 | 19-30 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 31, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 120 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 | L | 10-19 | 9-12 | 19-31 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 7, 1959 | Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 | W | 11-19 | 9-12 | 20-31 | ||
| February 8, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 115 at Detroit Pistons 103 | W | 11-19 | 10-12 | 21-31 | ||
| February 9, 1959 | New York Knicks 122 at Minneapolis Lakers 128 | W | 12-19 | 10-12 | 22-31 | ||
| February 10, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 118 at Cincinnati Royals 100 | W | 12-19 | 11-12 | 23-31 | at Houston, TX | |
| February 11, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Cincinnati Royals 105 | W | 12-19 | 12-12 | 24-31 | at San Francisco, CA | |
| February 12, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 114 | L | 12-20 | 12-12 | 24-32 | at Portland, OR | |
| February 14, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 96 at St. Louis Hawks 139 | L | 12-20 | 12-13 | 24-33 | ||
| February 15, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 | W | 13-20 | 12-13 | 25-33 | ||
| February 17, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Detroit Pistons 90 | W | 13-20 | 13-13 | 26-33 | ||
| February 18, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 105 | W | 14-20 | 13-13 | 27-33 | ||
| February 20, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 116 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 14-20 | 14-13 | 28-33 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 22, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at St. Louis Hawks 120 | L | 14-20 | 14-14 | 28-34 | ||
| February 25, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 116 at Cincinnati Royals 96 | W | 14-20 | 15-14 | 29-34 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 27, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 139 at Boston Celtics 173 | L | 14-20 | 15-15 | 29-35 | ||
| February 28, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 107 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 14-20 | 15-16 | 29-36 | ||
| March 1, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | W | 14-20 | 16-16 | 30-36 | at Camden, NJ | |
| March 3, 1959 | Boston Celtics 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 | L | 14-21 | 16-16 | 30-37 | at Providence, RI | |
| March 4, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 122 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | L | 14-21 | 16-17 | 30-38 | ||
| March 5, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 135 at New York Knicks 115 | W | 14-21 | 17-17 | 31-38 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| March 6, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 99 at Detroit Pistons 98 | W | 14-21 | 18-17 | 32-38 | ||
| March 8, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 120 | W | 15-21 | 18-17 | 33-38 | ||
| March 11, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 118 | L | 15-22 | 18-17 | 33-39 | ||
| March 14, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 92 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 15, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 103 at Detroit Pistons 117 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 18, 1959 | Detroit Pistons 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 129 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 21, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 90 at St. Louis Hawks 124 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| March 22, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| March 24, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at St. Louis Hawks 127 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| March 26, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 | W | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 | ||
| March 28, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 98 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | W | 4-0 | 1-3 | 5-3 | OT | |
| March 29, 1959 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 | W | 5-0 | 1-3 | 6-3 | ||
| April 4, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 115 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 5-0 | 1-4 | 6-4 | ||
| April 5, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 128 | L | 5-0 | 1-5 | 6-5 | ||
| April 7, 1959 | Boston Celtics 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 | L | 5-1 | 1-5 | 6-6 | at St Paul, MN | |
| April 9, 1959 | Boston Celtics 118 at Minneapolis Lakers 113 | L | 5-2 | 1-5 | 6-7 |
