1958–59 Detroit Pistons season

1958–59 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Red Rocha
Arena	Detroit Olympia
Results
Record	28–44 (.389)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1958–59 NBA season was the Pistons' 11th season in the NBA and second season in the city of Detroit.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-St. Louis Hawks	49	23	.681	–	28–3	14–15	7–5	27–9
x-Minneapolis Lakers	33	39	.458	16	15–7	9–17	9–15	18–18
x-Detroit Pistons	28	44	.389	21	13–17	8–20	7–7	17–19
Cincinnati Royals	19	53	.264	30	9–19	2–25	8–9	10–26

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Lakers win series 2-1

Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 92, Detroit 89
Game 2 @ Detroit: Detroit 117, Minneapolis 103
Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 129, Detroit 102

References

↑ 1958–59 Detroit Pistons

1958–59 NBA season by team

Eastern	Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse

Western	Cincinnati Detroit Minneapolis St. Louis

Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons seasons

Franchise: Fort Wayne Pistons (1941–1957); Detroit Pistons (1957–present)

1940s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1988–89

1990s

1989–90

2000s

2003–04

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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