1959 St. Louis Hawks vs. 1959 Minneapolis Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Hawks and the 1958-59 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings 1959 Hawks 1º in Western Division 1959 Lakers 2º in Western Division

Season Record 1959 Hawks 49 - 23 1959 Lakers 33 - 39

Winning % 1959 Hawks .681 1959 Lakers .458

Longest Streaks 1959 Hawks Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 3 1959 Lakers Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 6

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1959 Hawks 13 players 1959 Lakers 10 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1959 Hawks Lost Western Division Finals 1959 Lakers Lost NBA Finals

Playoff Record 1959 Hawks 2 - 4 1959 Lakers 6 - 7

Winning % 1959 Hawks .333 1959 Lakers .462

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1959 Hawks 10 players 1959 Lakers 10 players

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1959 Hawks 108.8 1959 Lakers 106.0

Rebounds 1959 Hawks 70.1 1959 Lakers 71.5

Assists 1959 Hawks 21.8 1959 Lakers 19.1

Steals 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

3-Pointers Made 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal % 1959 Hawks .410 1959 Lakers .392

3-Point % 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Free Throw % 1959 Hawks .752 1959 Lakers .762

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1959 Hawks 108.0 1959 Lakers 105.8

Rebounds 1959 Hawks 65.2 1959 Lakers 64.4

Assists 1959 Hawks 19.0 1959 Lakers 19.4

Steals 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

3-Pointers Made 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal % 1959 Hawks .430 1959 Lakers .391

3-Point % 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Free Throw % 1959 Hawks .739 1959 Lakers .785

NBA Playoffs

Points 1959 Hawks 28.5 ppg Cliff Hagan 1959 Lakers 25.5 ppg Elgin Baylor

Rebounds 1959 Hawks 12.5 rpg Bob Pettit 1959 Lakers 12.0 rpg Elgin Baylor

Assists 1959 Hawks 5.3 apg Jack McMahon 1959 Lakers 5.4 apg Slick Leonard

Steals 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1959 Hawks - n/a * 1959 Lakers - n/a *

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won 1959 Hawks 8 1959 Lakers 4

Games: Oct 29, 1958 St. Louis Hawks 112 - 100 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Nov 1, 1958 St. Louis Hawks 101 - 108 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Nov 22, 1958 St. Louis Hawks 114 - 109 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Jan 6, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 112 - 95 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Jan 7, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 89 - 78 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Jan 8, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 93 - 95 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Jan 13, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 110 - 95 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Jan 31, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 120 - 96 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Feb 14, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 139 - 96 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Feb 15, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 98 - 109 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Feb 22, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 120 - 106 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Mar 8, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 104 - 120 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Western Division Finals

Games Won 1959 Hawks 2 1959 Lakers 4

Games: Mar 21, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 124 - 90 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Mar 22, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 98 - 106 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Mar 24, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 127 - 97 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Mar 26, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 98 - 108 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Mar 28, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 97 - 98 Minneapolis Lakers (OT) at St. Louis Mar 29, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 104 - 106 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis

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