1958–59 Detroit Pistons season

The 1958–59 NBA season was the Pistons' 11th season in the NBA and second season in the city of Detroit.[1]

1958–59 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachRed Rocha
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Results
Record28–44 (.389)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(eliminated 1–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks4923.681–28–314–157–527–9
x-Minneapolis Lakers3339.4581615–79–179–1518–18
x-Detroit Pistons2844.3892113–178–207–717–19
Cincinnati Royals1953.264309–192–258–910–26
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —8–18–19–07–59–34–57–5
Cincinnati 1–8—3–96–63–62–71–113–6
Detroit 1–89–3—4–83–65–44–82–7
Minneapolis 0–96–68–4—4–56–34–85–4
New York 5–76–36–35–4—5–74–59–3
Philadelphia 3–97–24–53–67–5—4–54–8
St. Louis 5–411–18–48–45–45–4—7–2
Syracuse 5–76–37–24–53–98–42–7—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Lakers win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 92, Detroit 89
  • Game 2 @ Detroit: Detroit 117, Minneapolis 103
  • Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 129, Detroit 102
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References
  1. 1958–59 Detroit Pistons
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