1959 Minneapolis Lakers vs. 1959 Detroit Pistons - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1958-59 Lakers and the 1958-59 Pistons, 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 Lakers 2º in Western Division 1959 Pistons 3º in Western Division

Season Record 1959 Lakers 33 - 39 1959 Pistons 28 - 44

Winning % 1959 Lakers .458 1959 Pistons .389

Longest Streaks 1959 Lakers Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 6 1959 Pistons Winning Streak: 4 Losing Streak: 9

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

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1959 Lakers Lost NBA Finals 1959 Pistons Lost Western Division Semis

Playoff Record 1959 Lakers 6 - 7 1959 Pistons 1 - 2

Winning % 1959 Lakers .462 1959 Pistons .333

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

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1959 Lakers 106.0 1959 Pistons 105.1

Rebounds 1959 Lakers 71.5 1959 Pistons 67.5

Assists 1959 Lakers 19.1 1959 Pistons 18.3

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

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

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

Percentages

Field Goal % 1959 Lakers .392 1959 Pistons .385

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

Free Throw % 1959 Lakers .762 1959 Pistons .740

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1959 Lakers 105.8 1959 Pistons 102.7

Rebounds 1959 Lakers 64.4 1959 Pistons 60.0

Assists 1959 Lakers 19.4 1959 Pistons 18.3

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

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

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

Percentages

Field Goal % 1959 Lakers .391 1959 Pistons .401

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

Free Throw % 1959 Lakers .785 1959 Pistons .804

NBA Playoffs

Points 1959 Lakers 25.5 ppg Elgin Baylor 1959 Pistons 27.7 ppg Gene Shue

Rebounds 1959 Lakers 12.0 rpg Elgin Baylor 1959 Pistons 13.3 rpg Walter Dukes

Assists 1959 Lakers 5.4 apg Slick Leonard 1959 Pistons 6.3 apg Dick McGuire

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

Blocks 1959 Lakers - n/a * 1959 Pistons - 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 Lakers 8 1959 Pistons 4

Games: Oct 26, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 108 - 100 Detroit Pistons at Minneapolis Nov 13, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 110 - 119 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Nov 23, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 109 - 124 Detroit Pistons at Minneapolis Nov 25, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 98 - 90 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Dec 18, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 113 - 104 Detroit Pistons at Minneapolis Dec 25, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 97 - 98 Detroit Pistons (OT) at Detroit Jan 30, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 88 - 86 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Feb 8, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 115 - 103 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Feb 17, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 97 - 90 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Feb 18, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 105 - 95 Detroit Pistons at Minneapolis Mar 6, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 99 - 98 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Mar 11, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 118 - 123 Detroit Pistons at Minneapolis

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Western Division Semifinals

Games Won 1959 Lakers 2 1959 Pistons 1

Games: Mar 14, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 92 - 89 Detroit Pistons at Minneapolis Mar 15, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 103 - 117 Detroit Pistons at Detroit Mar 18, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 129 - 102 Detroit Pistons at Minneapolis

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