1958–59 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1958–59 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
season =Regular season
season_champ =Boston Celtics
MVP =flagicon|USA Bob Pettit (St. Louis)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Bob Pettit (St. Louis)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1959 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Boston Celtics
conf1_runner-up =Syracuse Nationals
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Minneapolis Lakers
conf2_runner-up =St. Louis Hawks
finals =Finals
finals_link =1959 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Boston Celtics
finals_runner-up =Minneapolis Lakers
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1957–58 NBA season
prevseason_year =1957–58
nextseason_link =1959–60 NBA season
nextseason_year =1959–60The 1958–59 NBA Season was the 13th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (the first of what would be 8 straight), beating the Minneapolis Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

* The 1959 NBA All-Star Game was played in Detroit, Michigan, with the West beating the East 124-108. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks and Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers share the game's MVP award.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Note: Prior to the 1969-70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
*Rookie of the Year: Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

*All-NBA First Team:
**Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
**Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
**Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
**Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
**Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

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See also