Games with the Most Overtimes in the 1958-59 NBA Season

Which was the longest game of the 1958-59 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs? This list shows all the games that went to overtime sorted by number of extra times played, with details of teams and final score.

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What was the longest game of the 1958-59 Season?

Twice in the 1959 NBA Season a game had to go to 3 overtimes, the highest number of extra times played in this tournament. In January 8, 1959, the Syracuse Nationals defeated the Cincinnati Royals 145-138 and in December 6, 1958, the Cincinnati Royals defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 132-128.

Most Overtimes

3
Overtimes
(twice)

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

Games with Overtimes in the 1958-59 NBA Regular Season and Playoffs

	Overtimes	Game / Details
1.	3 OT	145 - 138 3 OT Syracuse Nationals Cincinnati Royals Jan. 8, 1959, at Cincinnati / RS
	3 OT	132 - 128 3 OT Cincinnati Royals Minneapolis Lakers Dec. 6, 1958 neutral at St. Louis, MO / RS
3.	2 OT	119 - 117 2 OT Detroit Pistons Philadelphia Warriors Feb. 4, 1959, at Detroit / RS
4.	1 OT	98 - 97 OT Minneapolis Lakers St. Louis Hawks Mar. 28, 1959, at St. Louis / PL Western Division Finals, Game 5
	1 OT	132 - 130 OT St. Louis Hawks Syracuse Nationals Mar. 11, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
	1 OT	124 - 122 OT Cincinnati Royals St. Louis Hawks Feb. 28, 1959, at Cincinnati / RS
	1 OT	111 - 106 OT Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Feb. 20, 1959, at Detroit / RS
	1 OT	118 - 114 OT Detroit Pistons Syracuse Nationals Feb. 11, 1959, at Syracuse / RS
	1 OT	139 - 137 OT Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Feb. 1, 1959, at Boston / RS
	1 OT	120 - 111 OT Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Jan. 28, 1959, at Boston / RS
	1 OT	112 - 111 OT St. Louis Hawks New York Knicks Jan. 27, 1959, at New York / RS
	1 OT	119 - 118 OT Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Jan. 25, 1959, at Boston / RS
	1 OT	122 - 118 OT New York Knicks Detroit Pistons Jan. 24, 1959, at New York / RS
	1 OT	109 - 106 OT Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers Jan. 11, 1959 neutral at San Francisco, CA / RS
	1 OT	114 - 108 OT Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks Dec. 27, 1958, at Philadelphia / RS
	1 OT	98 - 97 OT Detroit Pistons Minneapolis Lakers Dec. 25, 1958 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	1 OT	121 - 120 OT Cincinnati Royals Syracuse Nationals Dec. 20, 1958, at Syracuse / RS
	1 OT	125 - 115 OT Boston Celtics Cincinnati Royals Dec. 12, 1958, at Boston / RS
	1 OT	101 - 99 OT Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Lakers Dec. 11, 1958, at Minneapolis / RS
	1 OT	116 - 113 OT Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers Nov. 11, 1958, at Boston / RS
	1 OT	100 - 94 OT New York Knicks Philadelphia Warriors Oct. 26, 1958, at Philadelphia / RS
	1 OT	127 - 125 OT New York Knicks Boston Celtics Oct. 25, 1958, at New York / RS

Number of games showed: 22