1958–59 Boston Celtics season

The 1958–59 Boston Celtics season was the 13th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning the first of eight consecutive NBA World Championships, and their second title overall. On February 27, 1959, the Celtics blew out the Minneapolis Lakers 173-139 and set a still-standing franchise-record for points in a game. 173 points scored by Boston would also be the record for the highest-scoring amount done before the three-point line would be implemented by the NBA in the 1979–80 season (albeit initially as a gimmick), though that specific record would be tied without a three-pointer made in 1990 by the Phoenix Suns. HoopsHype would later rank this championship squad as the team with the easiest path to the NBA Finals ever in 2024 due to them being the only championship team who had playoff opponents that averaged less than an average .500 record during their championship run.

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * March 18
 * Syracuse
 * W 131–109
 * Tom Heinsohn (28)
 * Bill Russell (32)
 * Boston Garden
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * March 21
 * @ Syracuse
 * L 118–120
 * Bob Cousy (27)
 * Bill Russell (19)
 * Onondaga War Memorial
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * March 22
 * Syracuse
 * W 133–111
 * Frank Ramsey (24)
 * Bill Russell (27)
 * Boston Garden
 * 2–1
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 * 4
 * March 25
 * @ Syracuse
 * L 107–119
 * Frank Ramsey (29)
 * Bill Russell (21)
 * Onondaga War Memorial
 * 2–2
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 * 5
 * March 28
 * Syracuse
 * W 129–108
 * Bob Cousy (27)
 * Bill Russell (32)
 * Boston Garden
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * March 29
 * @ Syracuse
 * L 121–133
 * Frank Ramsey (26)
 * Bill Russell (24)
 * Onondaga War Memorial
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * April 1
 * Syracuse
 * W 130–125
 * Frank Ramsey (28)
 * Bill Russell (32)
 * Bob Cousy (10)
 * Boston Garden
 * 4–3
 * W 130–125
 * Frank Ramsey (28)
 * Bill Russell (32)
 * Bob Cousy (10)
 * Boston Garden
 * 4–3


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 * 1
 * April 4
 * Minneapolis
 * W 118–115
 * Frank Ramsey (29)
 * Bill Russell (28)
 * Boston Garden 8,195
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * April 5
 * Minneapolis
 * W 128–108
 * Bill Sharman (28)
 * Bill Russell (30)
 * Boston Garden 11,082
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * April 7
 * @ Minneapolis
 * W 123–110
 * Tom Heinsohn (26)
 * Bill Russell (30)
 * St. Paul Auditorium 11,272
 * 3–0
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 * 4
 * April 9
 * @ Minneapolis
 * W 118–113
 * Bill Sharman (29)
 * Bill Russell (30)
 * Minneapolis Auditorium 8,124
 * 4–0

Awards and honors

 * Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
 * Bill Russell, All-NBA First Team
 * Bill Sharman, All-NBA First Team