1959 Boston Celtics vs. 1959 Minneapolis Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Celtics 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 Celtics 1º in Eastern Division 1959 Lakers 2º in Western Division

Season Record 1959 Celtics 52 - 20 1959 Lakers 33 - 39

Winning % 1959 Celtics .722 1959 Lakers .458

Longest Streaks 1959 Celtics Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 2 1959 Lakers Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 6

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1959 Celtics 12 players 1959 Lakers 10 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1959 Celtics NBA Champions 1959 Lakers Lost NBA Finals

Playoff Record 1959 Celtics 8 - 3 1959 Lakers 6 - 7

Winning % 1959 Celtics .727 1959 Lakers .462

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

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1959 Celtics 116.4 1959 Lakers 106.0

Rebounds 1959 Celtics 77.8 1959 Lakers 71.5

Assists 1959 Celtics 21.8 1959 Lakers 19.1

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

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

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

Percentages

Field Goal % 1959 Celtics .395 1959 Lakers .392

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

Free Throw % 1959 Celtics .766 1959 Lakers .762

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1959 Celtics 123.3 1959 Lakers 105.8

Rebounds 1959 Celtics 82.6 1959 Lakers 64.4

Assists 1959 Celtics 26.1 1959 Lakers 19.4

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

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

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

Percentages

Field Goal % 1959 Celtics .397 1959 Lakers .391

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

Free Throw % 1959 Celtics .746 1959 Lakers .785

NBA Playoffs

Points 1959 Celtics 23.2 ppg Frank Ramsey 1959 Lakers 25.5 ppg Elgin Baylor

Rebounds 1959 Celtics 27.7 rpg Bill Russell 1959 Lakers 12.0 rpg Elgin Baylor

Assists 1959 Celtics 10.8 apg Bob Cousy 1959 Lakers 5.4 apg Slick Leonard

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

Blocks 1959 Celtics - 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 Celtics 9 1959 Lakers 0

Games: Nov 11, 1958 Boston Celtics 116 - 113 Minneapolis Lakers (OT) at Boston Nov 24, 1958 Boston Celtics 123 - 104 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston Dec 26, 1958 Boston Celtics 107 - 99 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston Dec 27, 1958 Boston Celtics 112 - 94 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Jan 5, 1959 Boston Celtics 118 - 106 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston Jan 11, 1959 Boston Celtics 109 - 106 Minneapolis Lakers (OT) at Boston Jan 12, 1959 Boston Celtics 117 - 108 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston Feb 27, 1959 Boston Celtics 173 - 139 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston Mar 3, 1959 Boston Celtics 119 - 112 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Finals

Games Won 1959 Celtics 4 1959 Lakers 0

Games: Apr 4, 1959 Boston Celtics 118 - 115 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston Apr 5, 1959 Boston Celtics 128 - 108 Minneapolis Lakers at Boston Apr 7, 1959 Boston Celtics 123 - 110 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Apr 9, 1959 Boston Celtics 118 - 113 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis

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