NBA
1958-59 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-0)
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The 1958-59 NBA season featured 8 teams across 310 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 52-20. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating Minneapolis Lakers 4-0 in the Finals. Bob Pettit was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 52-20 0.722
- New York Knicks 40-32 0.556
- Syracuse Nationals 35-37 0.486
- Philadelphia Warriors 32-40 0.444
West Division
- St. Louis Hawks 49-23 0.681
- Minneapolis Lakers 33-39 0.458
- Detroit Pistons 28-44 0.389
- Cincinnati Royals 19-53 0.264
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Bob Pettit STL 29.2 PPG
- 2 Paul Arizin PHW 26.4 PPG
- 3 Jack Twyman CIN 25.8 PPG
- 4 Elgin Baylor MNL 24.9 PPG
- 5 Cliff Hagan STL 23.7 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Bill Russell BOS 23.0 RPG
- 2 Bob Pettit STL 16.4 RPG
- 3 Elgin Baylor MNL 15.0 RPG
- 4 Johnny Kerr SYR 14.0 RPG
- 5 Dolph Schayes SYR 13.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Bob Cousy BOS 8.6 APG
- 2 Dick McGuire DET 6.2 APG
- 3 Larry Costello SYR 5.4 APG
- 4 Richie Guerin NYK 5.1 APG
- 5 Carl Braun NYK 4.8 APG
1958 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Elgin Baylor Minneapolis Lakers
- #2 Archie Dees Cincinnati Royals
- #3 Mike Farmer New York Knicks