1958β59 Minneapolis Lakers season | |
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Head coach | John Kundla |
Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 33–39 (.458) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Finals (lost to Celtics 0-4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1958β59 Minneapolis Lakers season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NBA. [1]
The Lakers would make it to the NBA Finals, only to be swept by the Boston Celtics in four games in their penultimate season in Minnesota.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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6 | 40 | Alvin Inniss | Center | ![]() |
St. Francis (NY) |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- St. Louis Hawks | 49 | 23 | .681 | β | 28β3 | 14β15 | 7β5 | 27β9 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16 | 15β7 | 9β17 | 9β15 | 18β18 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 28 | 44 | .389 | 21 | 13β17 | 8β20 | 7β7 | 17β19 |
Cincinnati Royals | 19 | 53 | .264 | 30 | 9β19 | 2β25 | 8β9 | 10β26 |
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Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MIN | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 8β1 | 8β1 | 9β0 | 7β5 | 9β3 | 4β5 | 7β5 |
Cincinnati | 1β8 | β | 3β9 | 6β6 | 3β6 | 2β7 | 1β11 | 3β6 |
Detroit | 1β8 | 9β3 | β | 4β8 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 4β8 | 2β7 |
Minneapolis | 0β9 | 6β6 | 8β4 | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 4β8 | 5β4 |
New York | 5β7 | 6β3 | 6β3 | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 4β5 | 9β3 |
Philadelphia | 3β9 | 7β2 | 4β5 | 3β6 | 7β5 | β | 4β5 | 4β8 |
St. Louis | 5β4 | 11β1 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 5β4 | 5β4 | β | 7β2 |
Syracuse | 5β7 | 6β3 | 7β2 | 4β5 | 3β9 | 8β4 | 2β7 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 22 | Cincinnati | 79β99 | Elgin Baylor (25) | 1β0 |
2 | October 25 | @ Cincinnati | 94β110 | Dick Garmaker (23) | 1β1 |
3 | October 26 | Detroit | 100β108 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 2β1 |
4 | October 29 | St. Louis | 112β100 | Baylor, Garmaker, Leonard (13) | 2β2 |
5 | November 1 | @ St. Louis | 108β101 | Elgin Baylor (29) | 3β2 |
6 | November 6 | Philadelphia | 101β103 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 4β2 |
7 | November 8 | New York | 108β100 | Jim Krebs (18) | 4β3 |
8 | November 9 | @ Syracuse | 97β101 | Elgin Baylor (34) | 4β4 |
9 | November 11 | @ Boston | 113β116 (OT) | Elgin Baylor (36) | 4β5 |
10 | November 13 | N Detroit | 110β119 | Elgin Baylor (28) | 4β6 |
11 | November 15 | @ Philadelphia | 101β106 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 4β7 |
12 | November 16 | @ New York | 90β98 | Elgin Baylor (18) | 4β8 |
13 | November 20 | Syracuse | 102β121 | Elgin Baylor (37) | 5β8 |
14 | November 22 | @ St. Louis | 109β114 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 5β9 |
15 | November 23 | Detroit | 124β109 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 5β10 |
16 | November 24 | N Boston | 104β123 | Baylor, Leonard (22) | 5β11 |
17 | November 25 | @ Detroit | 98β90 | Elgin Baylor (19) | 6β11 |
18 | November 28 | Cincinnati | 93β114 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 7β11 |
19 | November 29 | @ Syracuse | 108β105 | Elgin Baylor (35) | 8β11 |
20 | November 30 | @ Cincinnati | 84β77 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 9β11 |
21 | December 6 | N Cincinnati | 128β132 (3OT) | Elgin Baylor (30) | 9β12 |
22 | December 9 | @ New York | 97β110 | Elgin Baylor (23) | 9β13 |
23 | December 11 | Syracuse | 101β99 (OT) | Elgin Baylor (31) | 9β14 |
24 | December 14 | New York | 100β99 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 9β15 |
25 | December 18 | Detroit | 104β113 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 10β15 |
26 | December 20 | Philadelphia | 88β99 | Elgin Baylor (33) | 11β15 |
27 | December 25 | N Detroit | 97β98 (OT) | Larry Foust (21) | 11β16 |
28 | December 26 | N Boston | 99β107 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 11β17 |
29 | December 27 | Boston | 112β94 | Vern Mikkelsen (16) | 11β18 |
30 | December 28 | @ Cincinnati | 116β120 | Bobby Leonard (20) | 11β19 |
31 | December 29 | N Philadelphia | 95β93 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 11β20 |
32 | December 30 | N Syracuse | 113β118 | Dick Garmaker (27) | 12β20 |
33 | January 1 | @ Syracuse | 106β105 | Elgin Baylor (22) | 13β20 |
34 | January 2 | New York | 97β107 | Dick Garmaker (27) | 14β20 |
35 | January 4 | @ Philadelphia | 111β95 | Elgin Baylor (28) | 15β20 |
36 | January 5 | @ Boston | 106β118 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 15β21 |
37 | January 6 | N St. Louis | 112β95 | Vern Mikkelsen (17) | 15β22 |
38 | January 7 | N St. Louis | 89β78 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 15β23 |
39 | January 8 | N St. Louis | 93β95 | Dick Garmaker (22) | 16β23 |
40 | January 11 | N Boston | 106β109 (OT) | Dick Garmaker (20) | 16β24 |
41 | January 12 | N Boston | 108β117 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 16β25 |
42 | January 13 | @ St. Louis | 95β110 | Boo Ellis (18) | 16β26 |
43 | January 15 | @ Syracuse | 105β111 | Elgin Baylor (19) | 16β27 |
44 | January 16 | N Cincinnati | 91β95 | Larry Foust (23) | 16β28 |
45 | January 18 | Philadelphia | 98β119 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 17β28 |
46 | January 25 | @ Philadelphia | 111β125 | Elgin Baylor (41) | 17β29 |
47 | January 28 | Syracuse | 109β112 | Elgin Baylor (38) | 18β29 |
48 | January 29 | N Syracuse | 117β91 | Vern Mikkelsen (16) | 18β30 |
49 | January 30 | N Detroit | 88β86 | Elgin Baylor (23) | 19β30 |
50 | January 31 | N St. Louis | 120β96 | Elgin Baylor (16) | 19β31 |
51 | February 7 | Philadelphia | 97β109 | Vern Mikkelsen (27) | 20β31 |
52 | February 8 | @ Detroit | 115β103 | Elgin Baylor (27) | 21β31 |
53 | February 9 | New York | 122β128 | Elgin Baylor (31) | 22β31 |
54 | February 10 | N Cincinnati | 118β100 | Vern Mikkelsen (43) | 23β31 |
55 | February 11 | N Cincinnati | 106β105 | Larry Foust (36) | 24β31 |
56 | February 12 | N Cincinnati | 114β119 | Baylor, Fleming (28) | 24β34 |
57 | February 14 | @ St. Louis | 96β139 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 24β33 |
58 | February 15 | St. Louis | 98β109 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 25β33 |
59 | February 17 | @ Detroit | 97β90 | Larry Foust (22) | 26β33 |
60 | February 18 | Detroit | 95β105 | Elgin Baylor (29) | 27β33 |
61 | February 20 | N New York | 106β116 | Baylor, Garmaker (20) | 28β33 |
62 | February 22 | @ St. Louis | 106β120 | Dick Garmaker (27) | 28β34 |
63 | February 25 | N Cincinnati | 116β96 | Elgin Baylor (55) | 29β34 |
64 | February 27 | @ Boston | 139β173 | Elgin Baylor (28) | 29β35 |
65 | February 28 | @ New York | 107β112 | Elgin Baylor (34) | 29β36 |
66 | March 1 | N Philadelphia | 98β100 | Elgin Baylor (23) | 30β36 |
67 | March 3 | N Boston | 112β119 | Elgin Baylor (24) | 30β37 |
68 | March 4 | @ Cincinnati | 122β128 | Elgin Baylor (33) | 30β38 |
69 | March 5 | N New York | 115β135 | Elgin Baylor (32) | 31β38 |
70 | March 6 | @ Detroit | 99β98 | Larry Foust (23) | 32β38 |
71 | March 8 | St. Louis | 104β120 | Elgin Baylor (36) | 33β38 |
72 | March 11 | Detroit | 123β118 | Elgin Baylor (39) | 33β39 |
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Division semifinals: 2β1 (home: 2β0; road: 0β1)
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Division finals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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NBA Finals: 0β4 (home: 0β2; road: 0β2)
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1959 schedule |
1958β59 Minneapolis Lakers season | |
---|---|
Head coach | John Kundla |
Arena | Minneapolis Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 33–39 (.458) |
Place | Division: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Finals (lost to Celtics 0-4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1958β59 Minneapolis Lakers season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NBA. [1]
The Lakers would make it to the NBA Finals, only to be swept by the Boston Celtics in four games in their penultimate season in Minnesota.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 40 | Alvin Inniss | Center | ![]() |
St. Francis (NY) |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x- St. Louis Hawks | 49 | 23 | .681 | β | 28β3 | 14β15 | 7β5 | 27β9 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16 | 15β7 | 9β17 | 9β15 | 18β18 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 28 | 44 | .389 | 21 | 13β17 | 8β20 | 7β7 | 17β19 |
Cincinnati Royals | 19 | 53 | .264 | 30 | 9β19 | 2β25 | 8β9 | 10β26 |
1958-59 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MIN | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | β | 8β1 | 8β1 | 9β0 | 7β5 | 9β3 | 4β5 | 7β5 |
Cincinnati | 1β8 | β | 3β9 | 6β6 | 3β6 | 2β7 | 1β11 | 3β6 |
Detroit | 1β8 | 9β3 | β | 4β8 | 3β6 | 5β4 | 4β8 | 2β7 |
Minneapolis | 0β9 | 6β6 | 8β4 | β | 4β5 | 6β3 | 4β8 | 5β4 |
New York | 5β7 | 6β3 | 6β3 | 5β4 | β | 5β7 | 4β5 | 9β3 |
Philadelphia | 3β9 | 7β2 | 4β5 | 3β6 | 7β5 | β | 4β5 | 4β8 |
St. Louis | 5β4 | 11β1 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 5β4 | 5β4 | β | 7β2 |
Syracuse | 5β7 | 6β3 | 7β2 | 4β5 | 3β9 | 8β4 | 2β7 | β |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 22 | Cincinnati | 79β99 | Elgin Baylor (25) | 1β0 |
2 | October 25 | @ Cincinnati | 94β110 | Dick Garmaker (23) | 1β1 |
3 | October 26 | Detroit | 100β108 | Vern Mikkelsen (22) | 2β1 |
4 | October 29 | St. Louis | 112β100 | Baylor, Garmaker, Leonard (13) | 2β2 |
5 | November 1 | @ St. Louis | 108β101 | Elgin Baylor (29) | 3β2 |
6 | November 6 | Philadelphia | 101β103 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 4β2 |
7 | November 8 | New York | 108β100 | Jim Krebs (18) | 4β3 |
8 | November 9 | @ Syracuse | 97β101 | Elgin Baylor (34) | 4β4 |
9 | November 11 | @ Boston | 113β116 (OT) | Elgin Baylor (36) | 4β5 |
10 | November 13 | N Detroit | 110β119 | Elgin Baylor (28) | 4β6 |
11 | November 15 | @ Philadelphia | 101β106 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 4β7 |
12 | November 16 | @ New York | 90β98 | Elgin Baylor (18) | 4β8 |
13 | November 20 | Syracuse | 102β121 | Elgin Baylor (37) | 5β8 |
14 | November 22 | @ St. Louis | 109β114 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 5β9 |
15 | November 23 | Detroit | 124β109 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 5β10 |
16 | November 24 | N Boston | 104β123 | Baylor, Leonard (22) | 5β11 |
17 | November 25 | @ Detroit | 98β90 | Elgin Baylor (19) | 6β11 |
18 | November 28 | Cincinnati | 93β114 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 7β11 |
19 | November 29 | @ Syracuse | 108β105 | Elgin Baylor (35) | 8β11 |
20 | November 30 | @ Cincinnati | 84β77 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 9β11 |
21 | December 6 | N Cincinnati | 128β132 (3OT) | Elgin Baylor (30) | 9β12 |
22 | December 9 | @ New York | 97β110 | Elgin Baylor (23) | 9β13 |
23 | December 11 | Syracuse | 101β99 (OT) | Elgin Baylor (31) | 9β14 |
24 | December 14 | New York | 100β99 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 9β15 |
25 | December 18 | Detroit | 104β113 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 10β15 |
26 | December 20 | Philadelphia | 88β99 | Elgin Baylor (33) | 11β15 |
27 | December 25 | N Detroit | 97β98 (OT) | Larry Foust (21) | 11β16 |
28 | December 26 | N Boston | 99β107 | Vern Mikkelsen (20) | 11β17 |
29 | December 27 | Boston | 112β94 | Vern Mikkelsen (16) | 11β18 |
30 | December 28 | @ Cincinnati | 116β120 | Bobby Leonard (20) | 11β19 |
31 | December 29 | N Philadelphia | 95β93 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 11β20 |
32 | December 30 | N Syracuse | 113β118 | Dick Garmaker (27) | 12β20 |
33 | January 1 | @ Syracuse | 106β105 | Elgin Baylor (22) | 13β20 |
34 | January 2 | New York | 97β107 | Dick Garmaker (27) | 14β20 |
35 | January 4 | @ Philadelphia | 111β95 | Elgin Baylor (28) | 15β20 |
36 | January 5 | @ Boston | 106β118 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 15β21 |
37 | January 6 | N St. Louis | 112β95 | Vern Mikkelsen (17) | 15β22 |
38 | January 7 | N St. Louis | 89β78 | Elgin Baylor (21) | 15β23 |
39 | January 8 | N St. Louis | 93β95 | Dick Garmaker (22) | 16β23 |
40 | January 11 | N Boston | 106β109 (OT) | Dick Garmaker (20) | 16β24 |
41 | January 12 | N Boston | 108β117 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 16β25 |
42 | January 13 | @ St. Louis | 95β110 | Boo Ellis (18) | 16β26 |
43 | January 15 | @ Syracuse | 105β111 | Elgin Baylor (19) | 16β27 |
44 | January 16 | N Cincinnati | 91β95 | Larry Foust (23) | 16β28 |
45 | January 18 | Philadelphia | 98β119 | Elgin Baylor (30) | 17β28 |
46 | January 25 | @ Philadelphia | 111β125 | Elgin Baylor (41) | 17β29 |
47 | January 28 | Syracuse | 109β112 | Elgin Baylor (38) | 18β29 |
48 | January 29 | N Syracuse | 117β91 | Vern Mikkelsen (16) | 18β30 |
49 | January 30 | N Detroit | 88β86 | Elgin Baylor (23) | 19β30 |
50 | January 31 | N St. Louis | 120β96 | Elgin Baylor (16) | 19β31 |
51 | February 7 | Philadelphia | 97β109 | Vern Mikkelsen (27) | 20β31 |
52 | February 8 | @ Detroit | 115β103 | Elgin Baylor (27) | 21β31 |
53 | February 9 | New York | 122β128 | Elgin Baylor (31) | 22β31 |
54 | February 10 | N Cincinnati | 118β100 | Vern Mikkelsen (43) | 23β31 |
55 | February 11 | N Cincinnati | 106β105 | Larry Foust (36) | 24β31 |
56 | February 12 | N Cincinnati | 114β119 | Baylor, Fleming (28) | 24β34 |
57 | February 14 | @ St. Louis | 96β139 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 24β33 |
58 | February 15 | St. Louis | 98β109 | Elgin Baylor (26) | 25β33 |
59 | February 17 | @ Detroit | 97β90 | Larry Foust (22) | 26β33 |
60 | February 18 | Detroit | 95β105 | Elgin Baylor (29) | 27β33 |
61 | February 20 | N New York | 106β116 | Baylor, Garmaker (20) | 28β33 |
62 | February 22 | @ St. Louis | 106β120 | Dick Garmaker (27) | 28β34 |
63 | February 25 | N Cincinnati | 116β96 | Elgin Baylor (55) | 29β34 |
64 | February 27 | @ Boston | 139β173 | Elgin Baylor (28) | 29β35 |
65 | February 28 | @ New York | 107β112 | Elgin Baylor (34) | 29β36 |
66 | March 1 | N Philadelphia | 98β100 | Elgin Baylor (23) | 30β36 |
67 | March 3 | N Boston | 112β119 | Elgin Baylor (24) | 30β37 |
68 | March 4 | @ Cincinnati | 122β128 | Elgin Baylor (33) | 30β38 |
69 | March 5 | N New York | 115β135 | Elgin Baylor (32) | 31β38 |
70 | March 6 | @ Detroit | 99β98 | Larry Foust (23) | 32β38 |
71 | March 8 | St. Louis | 104β120 | Elgin Baylor (36) | 33β38 |
72 | March 11 | Detroit | 123β118 | Elgin Baylor (39) | 33β39 |
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Division semifinals: 2β1 (home: 2β0; road: 0β1)
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Division finals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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NBA Finals: 0β4 (home: 0β2; road: 0β2)
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1959 schedule |