1959 NBA Champion Boston Celtics
No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
17 Gene Conley PF 6-8 225 November 10, 1930 2 Washington State University
14 Bob Cousy PG 6-1 175 August 9, 1928 9 College of the Holy Cross
20 Gene Guarilia SF 6-5 220 September 13, 1937 R George Washington University
15 Tom Heinsohn PF 6-7 218 August 26, 1934 3 College of the Holy Cross
25 K.C. Jones PG 6-1 200 May 25, 1932 1 University of San Francisco
24 Sam Jones SF 6-4 198 June 24, 1933 2 North Carolina Central University
19 Maury King PG 6-2 195 March 12, 1935 R University of Kansas
18 Jim Loscutoff SF 6-5 220 February 4, 1930 4 University of Oregon
23 Frank Ramsey SG 6-3 190 July 13, 1931 4 University of Kentucky
16 John Richter C 6-9 225 March 12, 1937 R North Carolina State University
6 Bill Russell C 6-10 215 February 12, 1934 3 University of San Francisco
21 Bill Sharman SG 6-1 175 May 25, 1926 9 University of Southern California
Boston Celtics 1958-1959
Game Schedule and Results |
NBA Regular Season
|
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
| 1 |
Oct 25, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
New York Knicks |
L |
125 |
- |
127 |
OT |
lost 1
|
|
0 |
- |
1 |
| 2 |
Nov 1, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
112 |
- |
98 |
|
won 1
|
|
1 |
- |
1 |
| 3 |
Nov 5, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
117 |
- |
115 |
|
won 2
|
|
2 |
- |
1 |
| 4 |
Nov 8, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
84 |
- |
87 |
|
lost 1
|
|
2 |
- |
2 |
| 5 |
Nov 9, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
L |
133 |
- |
136 |
|
lost 2
|
|
2 |
- |
3 |
| 6 |
Nov 11, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
116 |
- |
113 |
OT |
won 1
|
|
3 |
- |
3 |
| 7 |
Nov 15, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
130 |
- |
105 |
|
won 2
|
|
4 |
- |
3 |
| 8 |
Nov 18, 1958 |
Celtics |
|
Detroit Pistons |
W |
115 |
- |
102 |
|
won 3
|
|
5 |
- |
3 |
| 9 |
Nov 19, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Cincinnati Royals |
L |
103 |
- |
119 |
|
lost 1
|
|
5 |
- |
4 |
| 10 |
Nov 21, 1958 |
Celtics |
|
New York Knicks |
L |
106 |
- |
112 |
|
lost 2
|
|
5 |
- |
5 |
| 11 |
Nov 22, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
105 |
- |
100 |
|
won 1
|
|
6 |
- |
5 |
| 12 |
Nov 24, 1958 |
Celtics |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
123 |
- |
104 |
|
won 2
|
|
7 |
- |
5 |
| 13 |
Nov 26, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
W |
121 |
- |
109 |
|
won 3
|
|
8 |
- |
5 |
| 14 |
Nov 27, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
107 |
- |
94 |
|
won 4
|
|
9 |
- |
5 |
| 15 |
Nov 29, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
110 |
- |
96 |
|
won 5
|
|
10 |
- |
5 |
| 16 |
Dec 2, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
New York Knicks |
W |
109 |
- |
90 |
|
won 6
|
|
11 |
- |
5 |
| 17 |
Dec 3, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
110 |
- |
119 |
|
lost 1
|
|
11 |
- |
6 |
| 18 |
Dec 4, 1958 |
Celtics |
|
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
116 |
- |
114 |
|
won 1
|
|
12 |
- |
6 |
| 19 |
Dec 6, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
92 |
- |
101 |
|
lost 1
|
|
12 |
- |
7 |
| 20 |
Dec 7, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
104 |
- |
108 |
|
lost 2
|
|
12 |
- |
8 |
| 21 |
Dec 10, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
100 |
- |
97 |
|
won 1
|
|
13 |
- |
8 |
| 22 |
Dec 11, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
123 |
- |
114 |
|
won 2
|
|
14 |
- |
8 |
| 23 |
Dec 12, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
125 |
- |
115 |
OT |
won 3
|
|
15 |
- |
8 |
| 24 |
Dec 16, 1958 |
Celtics |
|
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
108 |
- |
104 |
|
won 4
|
|
16 |
- |
8 |
| 25 |
Dec 17, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
102 |
- |
95 |
|
won 5
|
|
17 |
- |
8 |
| 26 |
Dec 18, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
104 |
- |
90 |
|
won 6
|
|
18 |
- |
8 |
| 27 |
Dec 20, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
W |
135 |
- |
106 |
|
won 7
|
|
19 |
- |
8 |
| 28 |
Dec 25, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
New York Knicks |
W |
129 |
- |
120 |
|
won 8
|
|
20 |
- |
8 |
| 29 |
Dec 26, 1958 |
Celtics |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
107 |
- |
99 |
|
won 9
|
|
21 |
- |
8 |
| 30 |
Dec 27, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
112 |
- |
94 |
|
won 10
|
|
22 |
- |
8 |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
| 31 |
Dec 29, 1958 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
107 |
- |
105 |
|
won 11
|
|
23 |
- |
8 |
| 32 |
Dec 30, 1958 |
Celtics |
@ |
Philadelphia Warriors |
L |
105 |
- |
112 |
|
lost 1
|
|
23 |
- |
9 |
| 33 |
Jan 3, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
110 |
- |
116 |
|
lost 2
|
|
23 |
- |
10 |
| 34 |
Jan 4, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
111 |
- |
108 |
|
won 1
|
|
24 |
- |
10 |
| 35 |
Jan 5, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
118 |
- |
106 |
|
won 2
|
|
25 |
- |
10 |
| 36 |
Jan 6, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
109 |
- |
95 |
|
won 3
|
|
26 |
- |
10 |
| 37 |
Jan 7, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
New York Knicks |
W |
109 |
- |
78 |
|
won 4
|
|
27 |
- |
10 |
| 38 |
Jan 9, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
103 |
- |
90 |
|
won 5
|
|
28 |
- |
10 |
| 39 |
Jan 11, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
109 |
- |
106 |
OT |
won 6
|
|
29 |
- |
10 |
| 40 |
Jan 12, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
117 |
- |
108 |
|
won 7
|
|
30 |
- |
10 |
| 41 |
Jan 14, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
W |
123 |
- |
112 |
|
won 8
|
|
31 |
- |
10 |
| 42 |
Jan 16, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Philadelphia Warriors |
L |
98 |
- |
105 |
|
lost 1
|
|
31 |
- |
11 |
| 43 |
Jan 18, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
139 |
- |
117 |
|
won 1
|
|
32 |
- |
11 |
| 44 |
Jan 20, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
114 |
- |
119 |
|
lost 1
|
|
32 |
- |
12 |
| 45 |
Jan 21, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
112 |
- |
134 |
|
lost 2
|
|
32 |
- |
13 |
| 46 |
Jan 24, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
132 |
- |
104 |
|
won 1
|
|
33 |
- |
13 |
| 47 |
Jan 25, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
119 |
- |
118 |
OT |
won 2
|
|
34 |
- |
13 |
| 48 |
Jan 28, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
120 |
- |
111 |
OT |
won 3
|
|
35 |
- |
13 |
| 49 |
Jan 31, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
137 |
- |
102 |
|
won 4
|
|
36 |
- |
13 |
| 50 |
Feb 1, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
139 |
- |
137 |
OT |
won 5
|
|
37 |
- |
13 |
| 51 |
Feb 3, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
104 |
- |
97 |
|
won 6
|
|
38 |
- |
13 |
| 52 |
Feb 4, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
L |
126 |
- |
129 |
|
lost 1
|
|
38 |
- |
14 |
| 53 |
Feb 6, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
St. Louis Hawks |
W |
122 |
- |
95 |
|
won 1
|
|
39 |
- |
14 |
| 54 |
Feb 7, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
New York Knicks |
W |
124 |
- |
116 |
|
won 2
|
|
40 |
- |
14 |
| 55 |
Feb 8, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
136 |
- |
117 |
|
won 3
|
|
41 |
- |
14 |
| 56 |
Feb 9, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Philadelphia Warriors |
L |
113 |
- |
121 |
|
lost 1
|
|
41 |
- |
15 |
| 57 |
Feb 11, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
120 |
- |
118 |
|
won 1
|
|
42 |
- |
15 |
| 58 |
Feb 14, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
124 |
- |
121 |
|
won 2
|
|
43 |
- |
15 |
| 59 |
Feb 15, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
120 |
- |
94 |
|
won 3
|
|
44 |
- |
15 |
| 60 |
Feb 17, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
95 |
- |
84 |
|
won 4
|
|
45 |
- |
15 |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
| 61 |
Feb 19, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
105 |
- |
113 |
|
lost 1
|
|
45 |
- |
16 |
| 62 |
Feb 20, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
111 |
- |
106 |
OT |
won 1
|
|
46 |
- |
16 |
| 63 |
Feb 22, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
129 |
- |
112 |
|
won 2
|
|
47 |
- |
16 |
| 64 |
Feb 24, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
New York Knicks |
L |
122 |
- |
134 |
|
lost 1
|
|
47 |
- |
17 |
| 65 |
Feb 26, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
Philadelphia Warriors |
W |
125 |
- |
109 |
|
won 1
|
|
48 |
- |
17 |
| 66 |
Feb 27, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
173 |
- |
139 |
|
won 2
|
|
49 |
- |
17 |
| 67 |
Mar 1, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
St. Louis Hawks |
L |
102 |
- |
104 |
|
lost 1
|
|
49 |
- |
18 |
| 68 |
Mar 3, 1959 |
Celtics |
|
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
119 |
- |
112 |
|
won 1
|
|
50 |
- |
18 |
| 69 |
Mar 4, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
120 |
- |
114 |
|
won 2
|
|
51 |
- |
18 |
| 70 |
Mar 5, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
118 |
- |
142 |
|
lost 1
|
|
51 |
- |
19 |
| 71 |
Mar 8, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Cincinnati Royals |
W |
141 |
- |
131 |
|
won 1
|
|
52 |
- |
19 |
| 72 |
Mar 10, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
New York Knicks |
L |
116 |
- |
138 |
|
lost 1
|
|
52 |
- |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
| 1 |
Mar 18, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
131 |
- |
109 |
|
|
Celtics lead 1-0
|
|
won 1 |
| 2 |
Mar 21, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
118 |
- |
120 |
|
|
series tied 1-1
|
|
lost 1 |
| 3 |
Mar 22, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
133 |
- |
111 |
|
|
Celtics lead 2-1
|
|
won 1 |
| 4 |
Mar 25, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
107 |
- |
119 |
|
|
series tied 2-2
|
|
lost 1 |
| 5 |
Mar 28, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
129 |
- |
108 |
|
|
Celtics lead 3-2
|
|
won 1 |
| 6 |
Mar 29, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Syracuse Nationals |
L |
121 |
- |
133 |
|
|
series tied 3-3
|
|
lost 1 |
| 7 |
Apr 1, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Syracuse Nationals |
W |
130 |
- |
125 |
|
|
Celtics win 4-3
|
|
won 1 |
|
NBA Playoffs - Finals |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
| 1 |
Apr 4, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
118 |
- |
115 |
|
|
Celtics lead 1-0
|
|
won 2 |
| 2 |
Apr 5, 1959 |
Celtics |
vs. |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
128 |
- |
108 |
|
|
Celtics lead 2-0
|
|
won 3 |
| 3 |
Apr 7, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
123 |
- |
110 |
|
|
Celtics lead 3-0
|
|
won 4 |
| 4 |
Apr 9, 1959 |
Celtics |
@ |
Minneapolis Lakers |
W |
118 |
- |
113 |
|
|
Celtics win 4-0
|
|
won 5 |
|
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