1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-39
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-7 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 2-1
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-2
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-0
Coach: John Kundla (33-39)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 164,197, Avg. 7,464 in 22 home dates
1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers Statistics
1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers Roster

The Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 33 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-7.

Minneapolis poured in 7,629 points and yielded 7,725. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 1,742 points for the Lakers and contributed 1,050 rebounds. Elgin Baylor dished out 287 assists for the squad.

John Kundla coached the team. The 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 7629
Regular Season Points Against: 7725

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 22, 1958 Cincinnati Royals 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 25, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 94 at Cincinnati Royals 110 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
October 26, 1958 Detroit Pistons 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
October 29, 1958 St. Louis Hawks 112 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 L 2-1 0-1 2-2
November 1, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 108 at St. Louis Hawks 101 W 2-1 1-1 3-2
November 6, 1958 Philadelphia Warriors 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 103 W 3-1 1-1 4-2
November 8, 1958 New York Knicks 108 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 L 3-2 1-1 4-3
November 9, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Syracuse Nationals 101 L 3-2 1-2 4-4
November 11, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Boston Celtics 116 L 3-2 1-3 4-5 OT
November 13, 1958 Detroit Pistons 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 L 3-3 1-3 4-6 at New York, NY
November 15, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 106 L 3-3 1-4 4-7
November 16, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 90 at New York Knicks 98 L 3-3 1-5 4-8
November 20, 1958 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 121 W 4-3 1-5 5-8
November 22, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 109 at St. Louis Hawks 114 L 4-3 1-6 5-9
November 23, 1958 Detroit Pistons 124 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 L 4-4 1-6 5-10
November 24, 1958 Boston Celtics 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 L 4-5 1-6 5-11 at Charlotte, NC
November 25, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 98 at Detroit Pistons 90 W 4-5 2-6 6-11
November 28, 1958 Cincinnati Royals 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 114 W 5-5 2-6 7-11
November 29, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Syracuse Nationals 105 W 5-5 3-6 8-11
November 30, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 84 at Cincinnati Royals 77 W 5-5 4-6 9-11
December 6, 1958 Cincinnati Royals 132 at Minneapolis Lakers 128 L 5-6 4-6 9-12 3OT at St Louis, MO
December 9, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 97 at New York Knicks 110 L 5-6 4-7 9-13
December 11, 1958 Syracuse Nationals 101 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 L 5-7 4-7 9-14 OT
December 14, 1958 New York Knicks 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 L 5-8 4-7 9-15
December 18, 1958 Detroit Pistons 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 113 W 6-8 4-7 10-15
December 20, 1958 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 W 7-8 4-7 11-15
December 25, 1958 Detroit Pistons 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 97 L 7-9 4-7 11-16 OT at New York, NY
December 26, 1958 Boston Celtics 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 L 7-10 4-7 11-17 at Detroit, MI
December 27, 1958 Boston Celtics 112 at Minneapolis Lakers 94 L 7-11 4-7 11-18
December 28, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 116 at Cincinnati Royals 120 L 7-11 4-8 11-19
December 29, 1958 Philadelphia Warriors 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 L 7-12 4-8 11-20 at St Louis, MO
December 30, 1958 Minneapolis Lakers 118 at Syracuse Nationals 113 W 7-12 5-8 12-20 at Philadelphia, PA
January 1, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Syracuse Nationals 105 W 7-12 6-8 13-20
January 2, 1959 New York Knicks 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 W 8-12 6-8 14-20
January 4, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 95 W 8-12 7-8 15-20
January 5, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 118 L 8-12 7-9 15-21
January 6, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 112 at Minneapolis Lakers 95 L 8-13 7-9 15-22 at New York, NY
January 7, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 78 L 8-14 7-9 15-23 at Houston, TX
January 8, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 95 at St. Louis Hawks 93 W 8-14 8-9 16-23 at Dallas, TX
January 11, 1959 Boston Celtics 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 L 8-15 8-9 16-24 OT at San Francisco, CA
January 12, 1959 Boston Celtics 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 L 8-16 8-9 16-25 at Seattle, WA
January 13, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 95 at St. Louis Hawks 110 L 8-16 8-10 16-26
January 15, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Syracuse Nationals 111 L 8-16 8-11 16-27
January 16, 1959 Cincinnati Royals 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 L 8-17 8-11 16-28 at Charleston, WV
January 18, 1959 Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 119 W 9-17 8-11 17-28
January 25, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 125 L 9-17 8-12 17-29
January 28, 1959 Syracuse Nationals 109 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 W 10-17 8-12 18-29
January 29, 1959 Syracuse Nationals 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 L 10-18 8-12 18-30 at Houston, TX
January 30, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Detroit Pistons 86 W 10-18 9-12 19-30 at St Louis, MO
January 31, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 120 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 L 10-19 9-12 19-31 at Detroit, MI
February 7, 1959 Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 W 11-19 9-12 20-31
February 8, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 115 at Detroit Pistons 103 W 11-19 10-12 21-31
February 9, 1959 New York Knicks 122 at Minneapolis Lakers 128 W 12-19 10-12 22-31
February 10, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 118 at Cincinnati Royals 100 W 12-19 11-12 23-31 at Houston, TX
February 11, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Cincinnati Royals 105 W 12-19 12-12 24-31 at San Francisco, CA
February 12, 1959 Cincinnati Royals 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 114 L 12-20 12-12 24-32 at Portland, OR
February 14, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 96 at St. Louis Hawks 139 L 12-20 12-13 24-33
February 15, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 W 13-20 12-13 25-33
February 17, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Detroit Pistons 90 W 13-20 13-13 26-33
February 18, 1959 Detroit Pistons 95 at Minneapolis Lakers 105 W 14-20 13-13 27-33
February 20, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 116 at New York Knicks 106 W 14-20 14-13 28-33 at Detroit, MI
February 22, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 106 at St. Louis Hawks 120 L 14-20 14-14 28-34
February 25, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 116 at Cincinnati Royals 96 W 14-20 15-14 29-34 at Detroit, MI
February 27, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 139 at Boston Celtics 173 L 14-20 15-15 29-35
February 28, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 107 at New York Knicks 112 L 14-20 15-16 29-36
March 1, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 W 14-20 16-16 30-36 at Camden, NJ
March 3, 1959 Boston Celtics 119 at Minneapolis Lakers 112 L 14-21 16-16 30-37 at Providence, RI
March 4, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 122 at Cincinnati Royals 128 L 14-21 16-17 30-38
March 5, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 135 at New York Knicks 115 W 14-21 17-17 31-38 at Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 99 at Detroit Pistons 98 W 14-21 18-17 32-38
March 8, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 120 W 15-21 18-17 33-38
March 11, 1959 Detroit Pistons 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 118 L 15-22 18-17 33-39
March 14, 1959 Detroit Pistons 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 92 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 15, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 103 at Detroit Pistons 117 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
March 18, 1959 Detroit Pistons 102 at Minneapolis Lakers 129 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
March 21, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 90 at St. Louis Hawks 124 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
March 22, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
March 24, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 97 at St. Louis Hawks 127 L 3-0 0-3 3-3
March 26, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 98 at Minneapolis Lakers 108 W 4-0 0-3 4-3
March 28, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 98 at St. Louis Hawks 97 W 4-0 1-3 5-3 OT
March 29, 1959 St. Louis Hawks 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 W 5-0 1-3 6-3
April 4, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 115 at Boston Celtics 118 L 5-0 1-4 6-4
April 5, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 128 L 5-0 1-5 6-5
April 7, 1959 Boston Celtics 123 at Minneapolis Lakers 110 L 5-1 1-5 6-6 at St Paul, MN
April 9, 1959 Boston Celtics 118 at Minneapolis Lakers 113 L 5-2 1-5 6-7


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