1958 Nba Finals
The 1958 NBA Finals is an important part of Basketball History as it was the first time a team from outside of New York City won the championship. The Boston Celtics were able to defeat the St. Louis Hawks in seven games and became the first non-New York team to win the title since 1946.
The 1959 NBA Finals is the final NBA Finals game between the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks. The Celtics won Game 7, 129-121 in overtime to win their first championship since moving to Boston.
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Summary
The 1958 NBA Finals was the Championship Series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 195758 season, and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers and Eastern Division champion St. Louis Hawks. Minneapolis won the series 4 games to 2 to win their second straight NBA title Harry Gallatin (11) and Bob Pettit (9) led St. Louis in rebounds. Pettit also led all scorers with 29 points per game Elgin Baylor was also a major contributor for the Lakers, scoring 23 points per game and pulling down 9 rebounds per game
This was the first time that an NBA Finals game was played in Minnesota. All seven games in this series were played at either the Minneapolis Auditorium or at Chicago Stadium because the Lakers home court the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, was booked for other events through mid-June. Consequently, this series marked the first time that one team played all of its Finals games on its opponent’s home court a situation that would not recur until 1986, when Boston won Game 6 and therefore the title at Houston’s The Summit (now known as Toyota Center). This was also just one of two times between 1957 and 1969 in which neither team had homecourt advantage for an NBA Finals series; it happened again when St. Louis hosted Games 1, 5, 6 and 7 against Boston in 1968 ( Celtics won Game 7 108106 ).
Game 1
The 1958 NBA Finals was the Championship Series of the 195758 NBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks faced the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics in a best-of-seven series, with Boston having home court advantage
The Hawks won Game 1 103102, but lost the next four games. This was the first championship for the Celtics franchise, who would go on to win a total of 11 championships in 13 appearances during Bill Russell’s tenure with the team. It was also the first time that an NBA Finals series was contested between two teams from the same division since 1950.
Game 2
The 1958 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 195758 NBA season The Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics faced the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks in a best-of-seven series with Boston having home court advantage The series was played under a 22111 format (the team with the better record would be guaranteed to host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7) the first NBA Finals to be played under this format.
The Hawks defeated the Celtics in Game 1 four days earlier at Boston Garden by a score of 10998. The teams alternated wins for the next three games, all of which were played at the Hawks’ home arena, Kiel Auditorium. In Game 5, Celtic Head Coach Red Auerbach made a critical decision by benching center Bill Russell who had picked up his fourth foul early in the second quarter; reserve center Frank Ramsey led a balanced scoring attack with 20 points as the Celtics took a 32 series lead with a victory by a score of 120105.
The Hawks won Game 6 at Boston Garden by a score of 10998 to force a seventh game back in St. Louis. In that decisive game, played on April 13, 1958, Hawks forward Bob Pettit scored 41 points and grabbed 23 rebounds while frustrating Russell all night long; Pettit outscored Russell 24 to 13 in the second half as the Hawks triumphed 129123 and won their first and only NBA Championship while based in St. Louis (the franchise would later relocate to Atlanta). Pettit’s performance set an NBA Finals single-game scoring record that stood for 52 years until broken by Kobe Bryant’s 40-point effort in Game 5 of the 2010 Finals; Pettit’s rebounding total in Game 7 also remains an NBA Finals record for most rebounds in a single game by one player.
Game 3
The 1958 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 195758 season, and the conclude of the season’s playoffs. The Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks faced the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics in a best-of-seven series, with Boston having home court advantage This was Boston’s sixth appearance in the Finals, their second without home court advantage
The Celtics won Game 1 10295 behind 28 points from Bill Russell In Game 2, Bob Cousy scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Celtics to a 111105 victory and a 20 series lead. The Hawks won Game 3 9493 on a jump shot by Ed Macauley with six seconds remaining; it was Boston’s first playoff loss at home since 1954. The Hawks took a 31 lead after winning Game 4 9187 behind 27 points from Clyde Lovellette; Lovellette scored 19 of his points in the first half. The Celtics avoided elimination by winning Game 5 121103 as Russell had 25 points and 21 rebounds; Cousy added 23 points and 11 assists. In Game 6, Boston snapped St. Louis’ nine-game Winning Streak dating back to March 8 with a 10693 victory to even the series at three games apiece; they became only the second team after the Minneapolis Lakers in 1951 to come back from a 31 deficit to force a seventh game in an NBA Finals series (the Lakers did it again in 1954).
The Hawks took an early 14-4 lead in Game 7 behind two quick baskets by Lovellette, but Boston responds with an 11-0 run to take a 15-14 lead midway through the first quarter. The rest of the game was close, with neither team leading by more than four points for most of regulation time; neither team made a field goal for over four minutes late in regulation time as both teams struggled on offense. With three seconds left and Boston leading 110-109, St. Louis’ Ed Macauley attempted an 18-footer that hit off the back iron, but Hawks forward Jack Coleman tipped it in just before it went out of bounds to give St. Louis a 111-110 lead with one second left. After time ran out on that play, Tommy Heinsohn made two Free throws for Boston after being fouled by Coleman on his way up for what would have been a game-winning shot attempt; Heinsohn’s Free throws gave Boston a 112-111 victory and their second consecutive NBA Championship (and fourth overall). Heinsohn finished with 28 points off the bench while Cousy had 26 points and 10 assists; Lovellette led St. Louis with 28 points while Macauley added 20 points and 12 rebounds in defeat asBoston became onlyteam ever to come back from trailing 31 Finals deficitwin title.(Seven other teams have forced seventh games after trailing three games none them were victorious.)
Game 4
The 1958 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 195758 NBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers and the Eastern Division champion St. Louis Hawks. The Hawks won the series 4 games to 2 to win their first NBA Championship
This was the Lakers’ last appearance in the NBA Finals until 1968; they would not win an NBA championship again until 1972. It was also historied as being one the few times where a team from one division swept a team from the other in an NBA Playoff series, something that would not happen again until 2001, when it occurred between two teams from opposite conferences in each conference’s semifinal round (Los Angeles Lakers over Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference and Philadelphia 76ers over Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference).
It was also la last time an NBA Play off game was played on a Wednesday night until 1984, when Game 2 of that year’s Finals was played on a Wednesday night (which ironically also featured the Lakers). Game 4 of this series was also notable for being broadcast on tape delay due to ABC primetime programming commitments (specifically, Game 4 of Major League Baseball’s World Series), which would not occur again until English-language Canadian broadcaster CBC Television taped delayed Game 6 of that year’s Stanley Cup Finals (also on ABC) due to primetime programming commitments as well (specifically, that year’s Miss USA pageant).
Game 5
The 1958 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 195758 NBA season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks in a full seven-game series to win their sixth consecutive NBA title It was the first time in NBA history that all games in a Finals series were played at a neutral site.
The Hawks made one significant lineup change for Game 5, with Al Ferrari starting in place of Ducey. The move was spurred by Ducey’s poor defensive showing against Cousy in Game 4, during which he had picked up four personal fouls [1]
The game was broadcast on NBC, with Curt Gowdy and Chick Hearn calling the game from inside Boston Garden. It would be Gowdy’s final broadcast for NBC; he would join ABC Sports the following year.
Game 6
Game 6 of the 1958 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 195758 NBA season featuring the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics playing against the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks. The Hawks had won Game 5 at home to send the series back to Boston for a sixth and final game but dreams of an upset were dashed when Bill Russell fell ill with severe flu-like symptoms hours before the game.
Despite being seriously under-manned, the Celtics took a quick lead and never trailed. With 1:22 left in the game and Boston up 110109, Celtic rookie Tommy Heinsohn was fouled and went to the line for two shots. He made both free throws to give Boston a 112109 lead, but in doing so, Heinsohn injured his ankle. St. Louis’s Ed Macauley then made two free throws of his own to cut the lead to 112111, but Jerry Lucas missed a Jump Shot that would have given the Hawks the lead with seconds remaining. Sam Jones made two more free throws for Boston with eight seconds left, and after Bob Pettit made one final free throw for St. Louis, time ran out on the Hawks’ comeback bid as Boston won 114112 to clinch their second straight NBA title
The game was broadcast on WBZ-TV in Boston and KMOX-TV in St. Louis with Chris Schenkel and Gerry Daley providing play-by-play and color commentary respectively.
To this day, Game 6 is considered one of the finest moments in Celtic history.
Aftermath
The 1958 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 195758 NBA season The Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 2. It was the sixth straight appearance for the Celtics in the Finals, and they won their sixth consecutive title, extending their streak to eight overall. It was Bill Russell’s ninth and final title in his eleven-year Hall of Fame career. It also marked the Hawks’ final appearance in the NBA Finals until 1960.
Legacy
The 1958 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 195758 NBA season The Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks four games to two in a best-of-seven series to win their sixth NBA title.
This was the Celtics first trip to the Finals since 1954, and pitted second-year superstar Bill Russell against veteran Bob Pettit, who won Rookie of the Year honors in 195455 and had been voted one of the league’s top five players in each of his first three seasons.
The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with Boston having home court advantage as they had a better regular season record than St. Louis. Game 1 was played on April 9 at Boston Garden, with the Celtics winning 124109. Games 2 and 3 were played at Keil Auditorium, with the Hawks winning 110109 in overtime in Game 2 and 109107 in Game 3 to take a 21 lead in the series. The Hawks then took a 32 lead after winning Game 5 106103 at Boston Garden. But back at Keil Auditorium for Game 6 on April 23, Bob Cousy’s return from injury sparked a Celtic comeback as they won 119101 to force a seventh and final game back at Boston Garden on April 25. In that game, Bill Russell had one of his greatest performances as he tallied 30 points and 32 rebounds to lead Boston to a 122103 victory and their sixth NBA title overall. Don Nelson later said that this performance by Russell may have been “the single greatest effort” he’d ever seen by any player. For his part, Pettit ended up averaging 28 points and 20 rebounds for the series while being named MVP as he became just the second rookie (after George Mikan) ever to win such an honor.
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See also
The 1958 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 195758 NBA season The Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks faced the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics in a best-of-seven series with Boston having home-court advantage.
The series opened on April 11 at Boston Garden, where the Hawks won 10893. The teams then headed to St. Louis for Games 3, 4 and 5 at Kiel Auditorium, where the Hawks lost all three games. They then returned to Boston for Game 6, which they won 109107 to tie the series at three games apiece. The decisive Game 7 was back in St. Louis on April 24, which the Celtics won 119115 in overtime to clinch their sixth straight NBA title (and ninth overall).
It was the second straight year that the Finals had gone to a seventh game;Boston’s Bill Russell again played all 48 minutes, as he had done in each game of the series. Russell again was named Finals MVP he finished the series with 23 points and 27 rebounds per game both team-highs.
Contents
1 Menu
2 Series summary
3Team rosters
4 Games
5 Player statistics
6 Coaches’ notes 7 See also 8 References 9 External links
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The “1958 NBA Finals box score” is a document that includes the final score, player stats, and other important information for the 1958 NBA Finals
External References-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_St._Louis_Hawks_season
