1959 Boston Celtics: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1958-59 Celtics regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1959 Boston Celtics Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record: 8-3 (.727)
Playoffs Series
Celtics 4-3 Nationals
Celtics 4-0 Lakers
Players Used
11 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
52-20 (.722)
Standings
1º in Eastern Division
Players Used
12 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 11 games
Losing Streak: 2 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
72

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
20.4 ppg
Rebounds:
23.0 rpg
Assists:
8.6 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

NBA Playoffs

Points:
23.2 ppg
Rebounds:
27.7 rpg
Assists:
10.8 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
3 -
All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Bill Sharman
NBA Leaders
2 -
Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell
Assists Leader: Bob Cousy
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 72 - - 77.8 21.8 - - - 24.6 116.4 109.9
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 44.6 112.7 .395 - - - 27.3 35.6 .766

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 11 - - 82.6 26.1 - - - 27.2 123.3 115.5
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 46.8 118.0 .397 - - - 29.6 39.7 .746

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