1958–59 Boston Celtics season

1958–59 Boston Celtics season
Second NBA Championship
Head coach	Red Auerbach
Arena	Boston Garden
Results
Record	52–20 (.722)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio	WHDH

The 1958–59 NBA season was the Celtics' 13th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their second NBA Championship.

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Bill Russell	Gene Conley
PF	Tom Heinsohn	Bennie Swain
SF	Jim Loscutoff	Frank Ramsey	Lou Tsioropoulos
SG	Bill Sharman	Sam Jones
PG	Bob Cousy	K. C. Jones

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Boston Celtics	52	20	.722	–	26–4	13–15	13–1	23–13
x-New York Knicks	40	32	.556	12	21–9	15–15	4–8	19–17
x-Syracuse Nationals	35	37	.486	17	17–9	7–24	8–7	14–22
Philadelphia Warriors	32	40	.444	20	17–9	7–24	8–7	14–22

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: Celtics win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 131, Syracuse 109
• Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 120, Boston 118
• Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 133, Syracuse 111
• Game 4 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 119, Boston 107
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 129, Syracuse 108
• Game 6 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 133, Boston 121
• Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 130, Syracuse 125

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers: Celtics win series 4–0

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 118, Minneapolis 115
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 128, Minneapolis 108
• Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Boston 123, Minneapolis 110
• Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Boston 118, Minneapolis 113

Roster

Awards and honors

• Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
• Bill Russell, All-NBA First Team
• Bill Sharman, All-NBA First Team

References

• Celtics on Database Basketball
• Celtics on Basketball Reference