1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season

1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	John Kundla
Arena	Minneapolis Auditorium
Results
Record	33–39 (.458)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (eliminated 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1958-59 NBA season was the Lakers' 11th season in the NBA.

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

West Division Finals

(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 124, Minneapolis 90
• Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 98
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 127, Minneapolis 97
• Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 108, St. Louis 98
• Game 5 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 98, St. Louis 97 (OT)
• Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 104

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

Awards and records

• Elgin Baylor, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
• Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
• Dick Garmaker, NBA All-Star Game
• Larry Foust, NBA All-Star Game
• Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award