1958-1959 Minneapolis Lakers

1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (72 Games, 33-39)
Wed, 10/22/58	vs Cincinnati Royals	Win 99 - 79
1 2 3 4 Total Royals 15 18 20 26 79 Lakers 32 18 27 22 99 32 - 15 50 - 33 77 - 53 99 - 79
Sat, 10/25/58	@ Cincinnati Royals	Loss 94 - 110
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 21 31 20 22 94 Royals 26 21 29 34 110 21 - 26 52 - 47 72 - 76 94 - 110
Sun, 10/26/58	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 108 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 23 19 25 33 100 Lakers 25 25 26 32 108 25 - 23 50 - 42 76 - 67 108 - 100
Wed, 10/29/58	vs St. Louis Hawks	Loss 100 - 112
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 29 21 28 34 112 Lakers 16 30 32 22 100 16 - 29 46 - 50 78 - 78 100 - 112
Sat, 11/1/58	@ St. Louis Hawks	Win 108 - 101
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 28 21 29 30 108 Hawks 22 34 26 19 101 28 - 22 49 - 56 78 - 82 108 - 101
Thu, 11/6/58	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 103 - 101
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 25 26 20 30 101 Lakers 21 21 32 29 103 21 - 25 42 - 51 74 - 71 103 - 101
Sat, 11/8/58	vs New York Knicks	Loss 100 - 108
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 23 24 25 36 108 Lakers 25 21 22 32 100 25 - 23 46 - 47 68 - 72 100 - 108
Sun, 11/9/58	@ Syracuse Nationals	Loss 97 - 101
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 22 24 29 22 97 Nationals 20 31 21 29 101 22 - 20 46 - 51 75 - 72 97 - 101
Tue, 11/11/58	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 113 - 116	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Lakers 27 30 21 21 14 113 Celtics 23 26 28 22 17 116 27 - 23 57 - 49 78 - 77 99 - 99 113 - 116
Thu, 11/13/58	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 110 - 119
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 25 28 31 26 110 Pistons 33 29 28 29 119 25 - 33 53 - 62 84 - 90 110 - 119
Sat, 11/15/58	@ Philadelphia Warriors	Loss 101 - 106
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 28 23 32 18 101 Warriors 22 29 29 26 106 28 - 22 51 - 51 83 - 80 101 - 106
Sun, 11/16/58	@ New York Knicks	Loss 90 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 27 19 19 25 90 Knicks 26 20 27 25 98 27 - 26 46 - 46 65 - 73 90 - 98
Thu, 11/20/58	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 121 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 26 26 18 32 102 Lakers 17 26 41 37 121 17 - 26 43 - 52 84 - 70 121 - 102
Sat, 11/22/58	@ St. Louis Hawks	Loss 109 - 114
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 23 30 21 35 109 Hawks 36 26 29 23 114 23 - 36 53 - 62 74 - 91 109 - 114
Sun, 11/23/58	vs Detroit Pistons	Loss 109 - 124
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 30 25 33 36 124 Lakers 22 29 32 26 109 22 - 30 51 - 55 83 - 88 109 - 124
Mon, 11/24/58	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 104 - 123
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 32 17 26 29 104 Celtics 34 29 30 30 123 32 - 34 49 - 63 75 - 93 104 - 123
Tue, 11/25/58	@ Detroit Pistons	Win 98 - 90
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 16 23 26 33 98 Pistons 22 26 22 20 90 16 - 22 39 - 48 65 - 70 98 - 90
Fri, 11/28/58	vs Cincinnati Royals	Win 114 - 93
1 2 3 4 Total Royals 18 26 31 18 93 Lakers 30 30 24 30 114 30 - 18 60 - 44 84 - 75 114 - 93
Sat, 11/29/58	@ Syracuse Nationals	Win 108 - 105
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 25 21 29 33 108 Nationals 23 28 28 26 105 25 - 23 46 - 51 75 - 79 108 - 105
Sun, 11/30/58	@ Cincinnati Royals	Win 84 - 77
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 21 19 22 22 84 Royals 23 19 22 13 77 21 - 23 40 - 42 62 - 64 84 - 77
Sat, 12/6/58	@ Cincinnati Royals	Loss 128 - 132	OT3
1 2 3 4 OT OT2 OT3 Total Lakers 25 22 32 23 11 9 6 128 Royals 22 27 25 28 11 9 10 132 25 - 22 47 - 49 79 - 74 102 - 102 113 - 113 122 - 122 128 - 132
Tue, 12/9/58	@ New York Knicks	Loss 97 - 110
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 21 23 23 30 97 Knicks 18 30 36 26 110 21 - 18 44 - 48 67 - 84 97 - 110
Thu, 12/11/58	vs Syracuse Nationals	Loss 99 - 101	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Nationals 18 19 34 22 8 101 Lakers 22 19 20 32 6 99 22 - 18 41 - 37 61 - 71 93 - 93 99 - 101
Sun, 12/14/58	vs New York Knicks	Loss 99 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 26 24 22 28 100 Lakers 20 30 25 24 99 20 - 26 50 - 50 75 - 72 99 - 100
Thu, 12/18/58	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 113 - 104
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 22 28 30 24 104 Lakers 24 28 27 34 113 24 - 22 52 - 50 79 - 80 113 - 104
Sat, 12/20/58	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 99 - 88
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 23 22 22 21 88 Lakers 21 26 31 21 99 21 - 23 47 - 45 78 - 67 99 - 88
Thu, 12/25/58	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 97 - 98	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Lakers 24 19 27 23 4 97 Pistons 23 24 22 24 5 98 24 - 23 43 - 47 70 - 69 93 - 93 97 - 98
Fri, 12/26/58	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 99 - 107
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 24 14 30 31 99 Celtics 33 18 25 31 107 24 - 33 38 - 51 68 - 76 99 - 107
Sat, 12/27/58	vs Boston Celtics	Loss 94 - 112
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 25 25 30 32 112 Lakers 25 20 20 29 94 25 - 25 45 - 50 65 - 80 94 - 112
Sun, 12/28/58	@ Cincinnati Royals	Loss 116 - 120
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 21 32 29 34 116 Royals 31 26 30 33 120 21 - 31 53 - 57 82 - 87 116 - 120
Mon, 12/29/58	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Loss 93 - 95
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 28 19 29 19 95 Lakers 16 21 27 29 93 16 - 28 37 - 47 64 - 76 93 - 95
Tue, 12/30/58	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 118 - 113
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 22 31 28 32 113 Lakers 30 23 35 30 118 30 - 22 53 - 53 88 - 81 118 - 113
Thu, 1/1/59	@ Syracuse Nationals	Win 106 - 105
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 27 15 34 30 106 Nationals 26 21 33 25 105 27 - 26 42 - 47 76 - 80 106 - 105
Fri, 1/2/59	vs New York Knicks	Win 107 - 97
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 26 24 26 21 97 Lakers 24 19 23 41 107 24 - 26 43 - 50 66 - 76 107 - 97
Sun, 1/4/59	@ Philadelphia Warriors	Win 111 - 95
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 26 30 24 31 111 Warriors 10 33 21 31 95 26 - 10 56 - 43 80 - 64 111 - 95
Mon, 1/5/59	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 106 - 118
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 26 25 27 28 106 Celtics 23 25 35 35 118 26 - 23 51 - 48 78 - 83 106 - 118
Tue, 1/6/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Loss 95 - 112
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 32 17 34 29 112 Lakers 15 22 30 28 95 15 - 32 37 - 49 67 - 83 95 - 112
Wed, 1/7/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Loss 78 - 89
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 16 18 28 27 89 Lakers 20 15 20 23 78 20 - 16 35 - 34 55 - 62 78 - 89
Thu, 1/8/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Win 95 - 93
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 23 17 20 33 93 Lakers 25 24 29 17 95 25 - 23 49 - 40 78 - 60 95 - 93
Sun, 1/11/59	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 106 - 109	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Lakers 25 22 23 29 7 106 Celtics 31 24 26 18 10 109 25 - 31 47 - 55 70 - 81 99 - 99 106 - 109
Mon, 1/12/59	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 108 - 117
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 27 35 24 22 108 Celtics 26 32 28 31 117 27 - 26 62 - 58 86 - 86 108 - 117
Tue, 1/13/59	@ St. Louis Hawks	Loss 95 - 110
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 27 23 23 22 95 Hawks 26 26 30 28 110 27 - 26 50 - 52 73 - 82 95 - 110
Thu, 1/15/59	@ Syracuse Nationals	Loss 105 - 111
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 17 26 32 30 105 Nationals 22 30 31 28 111 17 - 22 43 - 52 75 - 83 105 - 111
Fri, 1/16/59	@ Cincinnati Royals	Loss 91 - 95
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 20 30 21 20 91 Royals 29 17 26 23 95 20 - 29 50 - 46 71 - 72 91 - 95
Sun, 1/18/59	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 119 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 27 21 20 30 98 Lakers 27 23 35 34 119 27 - 27 50 - 48 85 - 68 119 - 98
Sun, 1/25/59	@ Philadelphia Warriors	Loss 111 - 125
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 31 21 31 28 111 Warriors 28 26 42 29 125 31 - 28 52 - 54 83 - 96 111 - 125
Wed, 1/28/59	vs Syracuse Nationals	Win 112 - 109
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 30 31 20 28 109 Lakers 27 25 32 28 112 27 - 30 52 - 61 84 - 81 112 - 109
Thu, 1/29/59	vs Syracuse Nationals	Loss 91 - 117
1 2 3 4 Total Nationals 30 26 28 33 117 Lakers 22 21 22 26 91 22 - 30 43 - 56 65 - 84 91 - 117
Fri, 1/30/59	@ Detroit Pistons	Win 88 - 86
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 18 29 15 26 88 Pistons 22 27 23 14 86 18 - 22 47 - 49 62 - 72 88 - 86
Sat, 1/31/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Loss 96 - 120
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 32 28 30 30 120 Lakers 22 24 19 31 96 22 - 32 46 - 60 65 - 90 96 - 120
Sat, 2/7/59	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 109 - 97
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 24 27 21 25 97 Lakers 23 26 27 33 109 23 - 24 49 - 51 76 - 72 109 - 97
Sun, 2/8/59	@ Detroit Pistons	Win 115 - 103
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 31 22 33 29 115 Pistons 30 18 19 36 103 31 - 30 53 - 48 86 - 67 115 - 103
Mon, 2/9/59	vs New York Knicks	Win 128 - 122
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 19 30 29 44 122 Lakers 26 36 30 36 128 26 - 19 62 - 49 92 - 78 128 - 122
Tue, 2/10/59	@ Cincinnati Royals	Win 118 - 100
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 28 30 24 36 118 Royals 20 24 27 29 100 28 - 20 58 - 44 82 - 71 118 - 100
Wed, 2/11/59	@ Cincinnati Royals	Win 106 - 105
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 35 17 32 22 106 Royals 26 33 18 28 105 35 - 26 52 - 59 84 - 77 106 - 105
Thu, 2/12/59	@ Cincinnati Royals	Loss 114 - 119
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 28 25 31 30 114 Royals 22 36 31 30 119 28 - 22 53 - 58 84 - 89 114 - 119
Sat, 2/14/59	@ St. Louis Hawks	Loss 96 - 139
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 22 17 26 31 96 Hawks 27 37 39 36 139 22 - 27 39 - 64 65 - 103 96 - 139
Sun, 2/15/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Win 109 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 22 26 27 23 98 Lakers 24 28 22 35 109 24 - 22 52 - 48 74 - 75 109 - 98
Tue, 2/17/59	@ Detroit Pistons	Win 97 - 90
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 20 22 22 33 97 Pistons 21 22 25 22 90 20 - 21 42 - 43 64 - 68 97 - 90
Wed, 2/18/59	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 105 - 95
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 26 17 26 26 95 Lakers 29 24 27 25 105 29 - 26 53 - 43 80 - 69 105 - 95
Fri, 2/20/59	vs New York Knicks	Win 116 - 106
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 26 18 22 40 106 Lakers 24 29 31 32 116 24 - 26 53 - 44 84 - 66 116 - 106
Sun, 2/22/59	@ St. Louis Hawks	Loss 106 - 120
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 28 24 30 24 106 Hawks 31 24 37 28 120 28 - 31 52 - 55 82 - 92 106 - 120
Wed, 2/25/59	@ Cincinnati Royals	Win 116 - 96
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 23 25 32 36 116 Royals 21 20 34 21 96 23 - 21 48 - 41 80 - 75 116 - 96
Fri, 2/27/59	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 139 - 173
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 30 34 31 44 139 Celtics 40 43 38 52 173 30 - 40 64 - 83 95 - 121 139 - 173
Sat, 2/28/59	@ New York Knicks	Loss 107 - 112
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 31 20 24 32 107 Knicks 33 23 23 33 112 31 - 33 51 - 56 75 - 79 107 - 112
Sun, 3/1/59	vs Philadelphia Warriors	Win 100 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Warriors 25 30 23 20 98 Lakers 29 26 23 22 100 29 - 25 55 - 55 78 - 78 100 - 98
Tue, 3/3/59	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 112 - 119
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 30 29 26 27 112 Celtics 26 32 36 25 119 30 - 26 59 - 58 85 - 94 112 - 119
Wed, 3/4/59	@ Cincinnati Royals	Loss 122 - 128
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 24 23 34 41 122 Royals 36 29 33 30 128 24 - 36 47 - 65 81 - 98 122 - 128
Thu, 3/5/59	vs New York Knicks	Win 135 - 115
1 2 3 4 Total Knicks 28 33 23 31 115 Lakers 34 29 35 37 135 34 - 28 63 - 61 98 - 84 135 - 115
Fri, 3/6/59	@ Detroit Pistons	Win 99 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 27 27 29 16 99 Pistons 19 29 25 25 98 27 - 19 54 - 48 83 - 73 99 - 98
Sun, 3/8/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Win 120 - 104
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 23 31 22 28 104 Lakers 31 27 26 36 120 31 - 23 58 - 54 84 - 76 120 - 104
Wed, 3/11/59	vs Detroit Pistons	Loss 118 - 123
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 34 27 29 33 123 Lakers 26 38 30 24 118 26 - 34 64 - 61 94 - 90 118 - 123
Playoffs (13 Games, 6-7)
Western Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 1)
Sat, 3/14/59	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 92 - 89
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 23 15 29 22 89 Lakers 26 19 23 24 92 26 - 23 45 - 38 68 - 67 92 - 89
Sun, 3/15/59	@ Detroit Pistons	Loss 103 - 117
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 21 19 31 32 103 Pistons 32 20 40 25 117 21 - 32 40 - 52 71 - 92 103 - 117
Wed, 3/18/59	vs Detroit Pistons	Win 129 - 102
1 2 3 4 Total Pistons 28 26 26 22 102 Lakers 25 31 33 40 129 25 - 28 56 - 54 89 - 80 129 - 102
Western Division Finals (Won 4 - 2)
Sat, 3/21/59	@ St. Louis Hawks	Loss 90 - 124
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 20 18 30 22 90 Hawks 27 30 30 37 124 20 - 27 38 - 57 68 - 87 90 - 124
Sun, 3/22/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Win 106 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 20 25 21 32 98 Lakers 29 21 24 32 106 29 - 20 50 - 45 74 - 66 106 - 98
Tue, 3/24/59	@ St. Louis Hawks	Loss 97 - 127
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 21 18 28 30 97 Hawks 34 29 30 34 127 21 - 34 39 - 63 67 - 93 97 - 127
Thu, 3/26/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Win 108 - 98
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 22 23 35 18 98 Lakers 36 23 19 30 108 36 - 22 59 - 45 78 - 80 108 - 98
Sat, 3/28/59	@ St. Louis Hawks	Win 98 - 97	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Lakers 31 18 22 19 8 98 Hawks 23 25 25 17 7 97 31 - 23 49 - 48 71 - 73 90 - 90 98 - 97
Sun, 3/29/59	vs St. Louis Hawks	Win 106 - 104
1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 28 22 29 25 104 Lakers 32 24 32 18 106 32 - 28 56 - 50 88 - 79 106 - 104
Finals (Lost 0 - 4)
Sat, 4/4/59	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 115 - 118
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 29 24 31 31 115 Celtics 29 36 19 34 118 29 - 29 53 - 65 84 - 84 115 - 118
Sun, 4/5/59	@ Boston Celtics	Loss 108 - 128
1 2 3 4 Total Lakers 17 31 37 23 108 Celtics 32 40 28 28 128 17 - 32 48 - 72 85 - 100 108 - 128
Tue, 4/7/59	vs Boston Celtics	Loss 110 - 123
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 35 34 32 22 123 Lakers 27 26 32 25 110 27 - 35 53 - 69 85 - 101 110 - 123
Thu, 4/9/59	vs Boston Celtics	Loss 113 - 118
1 2 3 4 Total Celtics 34 30 24 30 118 Lakers 34 28 25 26 113 34 - 34 62 - 64 87 - 88 113 - 118

What was the record of the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers?

The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a 33-39 record. They went 20-12 at home and 13-27 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Minneapolis Lakers went 39-46. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Boston Celtics.

What division did the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers play in?

The 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1958-59.

What was the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers record by month?

The 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers had their best month in February, when they went 10-5 and had a 66.7% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 3-9 and had a 25% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
October '58	2-2	50%	0
November '58	7-9	43.8%	-9
December '58	3-9	25%	-28
January '59	7-11	38.9%	-86
February '59	10-5	66.7%	+6
March '59	4-3	57.1%	+21

Did the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers Win The NBA Title?

No. While the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers did play in the NBA Finals, they lost to the Boston Celtics.

What was the point differential for the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers?

The Minneapolis Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of -96. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 32.9 wins, or a 33-39 record in the regular season.

How did the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers went 9-7.

How did the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers went 0-5 in overtime games.

How did the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers went 1-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers was a 5 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers?

The longest losing streak that the Minneapolis Lakers had during the 1958-59 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.