1958-59 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 1958-1959 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Celtics in the NBA 1958-59 Regular Season and the 1959 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
52-20 (.722), 1st in Eastern Division
52-20 (.722), 1st in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
8-3 (.727),
NBA Champions
8-3 (.727),

Boston Celtics 1958-1959 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 109 - 95 | won 3 | 26 | - | 10 | ||||
37 | Jan 7, 1959 | Celtics | vs. | 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 | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 109 - 106 | OT | won 6 | 29 | - | 10 | |||
40 | Jan 12, 1959 | Celtics | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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 | vs. | 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
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
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won 1 | |||||
2 | Mar 21, 1959 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 118 - 120 | series tied 1-1
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lost 1 | |||||
3 | Mar 22, 1959 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 133 - 111 | Celtics lead 2-1
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won 1 | |||||
4 | Mar 25, 1959 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 107 - 119 | series tied 2-2
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lost 1 | |||||
5 | Mar 28, 1959 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 129 - 108 | Celtics lead 3-2
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won 1 | |||||
6 | Mar 29, 1959 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 121 - 133 | series tied 3-3
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lost 1 | |||||
7 | Apr 1, 1959 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 130 - 125 | Celtics win 4-3
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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
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won 2 | |||||
2 | Apr 5, 1959 | Celtics | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 128 - 108 | Celtics lead 2-0
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won 3 | |||||
3 | Apr 7, 1959 | Celtics | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 123 - 110 | Celtics lead 3-0
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won 4 | |||||
4 | Apr 9, 1959 | Celtics | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 118 - 113 | Celtics win 4-0
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won 5 |