| 33-39 | Lost Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
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.
The 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1958-59.
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 |
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.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers went 9-7.
During the regular season, the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers went 0-5 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1958-59 Minneapolis Lakers was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Minneapolis Lakers had during the 1958-59 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Wed, Oct 22, 1958 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 99 - 79 | ||
| Sat, Oct 25, 1958 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 94 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Oct 26, 1958 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 108 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Oct 29, 1958 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 100 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Nov 1, 1958 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 108 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Nov 6, 1958 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 103 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Nov 8, 1958 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 100 - 108 | ||
| Sun, Nov 9, 1958 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 97 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Nov 11, 1958 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 113 - 116 | OT | |
| Thu, Nov 13, 1958 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 110 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Nov 15, 1958 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 101 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Nov 16, 1958 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 90 - 98 | ||
| Thu, Nov 20, 1958 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 121 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Nov 22, 1958 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 109 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Nov 23, 1958 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 109 - 124 | ||
| Mon, Nov 24, 1958 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 104 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Nov 25, 1958 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 98 - 90 | ||
| Fri, Nov 28, 1958 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 114 - 93 | ||
| Sat, Nov 29, 1958 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 108 - 105 | ||
| Sun, Nov 30, 1958 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 84 - 77 | ||
| Sat, Dec 6, 1958 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 128 - 132 | OT3 | |
| Tue, Dec 9, 1958 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 97 - 110 | ||
| Thu, Dec 11, 1958 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 99 - 101 | OT | |
| Sun, Dec 14, 1958 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 99 - 100 | ||
| Thu, Dec 18, 1958 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 113 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Dec 20, 1958 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 99 - 88 | ||
| Thu, Dec 25, 1958 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 97 - 98 | OT | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1958 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 99 - 107 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27, 1958 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 94 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Dec 28, 1958 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 116 - 120 | ||
| Mon, Dec 29, 1958 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 93 - 95 | ||
| Tue, Dec 30, 1958 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 118 - 113 | ||
| Thu, Jan 1, 1959 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 106 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Jan 2, 1959 | vs New York Knicks | Win 107 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Jan 4, 1959 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 111 - 95 | ||
| Mon, Jan 5, 1959 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Jan 6, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 95 - 112 | ||
| Wed, Jan 7, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 78 - 89 | ||
| Thu, Jan 8, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 95 - 93 | ||
| Sun, Jan 11, 1959 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 106 - 109 | OT | |
| Mon, Jan 12, 1959 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 108 - 117 | ||
| Tue, Jan 13, 1959 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 95 - 110 | ||
| Thu, Jan 15, 1959 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 105 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Jan 16, 1959 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 91 - 95 | ||
| Sun, Jan 18, 1959 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 119 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Jan 25, 1959 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 111 - 125 | ||
| Wed, Jan 28, 1959 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 112 - 109 | ||
| Thu, Jan 29, 1959 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 91 - 117 | ||
| Fri, Jan 30, 1959 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 88 - 86 | ||
| Sat, Jan 31, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 96 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Feb 7, 1959 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 109 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Feb 8, 1959 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 115 - 103 | ||
| Mon, Feb 9, 1959 | vs New York Knicks | Win 128 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Feb 10, 1959 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 118 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Feb 11, 1959 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 106 - 105 | ||
| Thu, Feb 12, 1959 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 114 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Feb 14, 1959 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 96 - 139 | ||
| Sun, Feb 15, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 109 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Feb 17, 1959 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 97 - 90 | ||
| Wed, Feb 18, 1959 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 105 - 95 | ||
| Fri, Feb 20, 1959 | vs New York Knicks | Win 116 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Feb 22, 1959 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 106 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Feb 25, 1959 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 116 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Feb 27, 1959 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 139 - 173 | ||
| Sat, Feb 28, 1959 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 107 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Mar 1, 1959 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 100 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Mar 3, 1959 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 112 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Mar 4, 1959 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 122 - 128 | ||
| Thu, Mar 5, 1959 | vs New York Knicks | Win 135 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Mar 6, 1959 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 99 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Mar 8, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 120 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Mar 11, 1959 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 118 - 123 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Division Semifinals (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
| Sat, Mar 14, 1959 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 92 - 89 | ||
| Sun, Mar 15, 1959 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 103 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Mar 18, 1959 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 129 - 102 | ||
| Western Division Finals (Won 4 - 2) | ||||
| Sat, Mar 21, 1959 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 90 - 124 | ||
| Sun, Mar 22, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 106 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Mar 24, 1959 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 97 - 127 | ||
| Thu, Mar 26, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 108 - 98 | ||
| Sat, Mar 28, 1959 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 98 - 97 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 29, 1959 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 106 - 104 | ||
| Finals (Lost 0 - 4) | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4, 1959 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 115 - 118 | ||
| Sun, Apr 5, 1959 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 108 - 128 | ||
| Tue, Apr 7, 1959 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 110 - 123 | ||
| Thu, Apr 9, 1959 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 113 - 118 | ||
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