1958 NBA playoffs

Playoffs of the 12th NBA championships (1957-58) August 2023 NBA playoffs 1958 1957–58 March 15 – April 12, 1958 6 St. Louis Hawks 1 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Philadelphia Warriors Scoring leader(s) Cliff Hagan (Hawks) 27.7 PPG 1957 1959 thumb|St. Louis, champions The 1958 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1957–58 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks defeating the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. It was the second straight year the Celtics and Hawks met in the Finals; they met four out of five years, with the Celtics winning three series and the Hawks one. This was the first (and as of , only) title in Hawks franchise history. St. Louis made it to the NBA Finals four times in five years between 1957–1961, but since moving to Atlanta in 1968, they have had considerably less success in the playoffs. Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals NBA Finals Eastern Division Western Division E3 Philadelphia 2 E2 Syracuse 1 W3 Cincinnati 0 W2 Detroit 2 E1 Boston* 4 E3 Philadelphia 1 W1 St. Louis* 4 W2 Detroit 1 E1 Boston* 2 W1 St. Louis* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals Division Semifinals Eastern Division Semifinals (2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors #eee March 15 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 82 Syracuse Nationals 86 20–31 24–18 22–18 16–19 Paul Arizin 24 Graboski, Gola 13 each Jack George 5 Dolph Schayes 22 Red Kerr 22 Schayes, Costello 4 each Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, New York Syracuse leads series, 1–0 March 16 Boxscore Syracuse Nationals 93 Philadelphia Warriors 95 16–21 22–25 29–23 26–26 Dolph Schayes 32 Red Kerr 20 Paul Seymour 4 Joe Graboski 23 Woody Sauldsberry 14 George, Gola 5 each Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 18 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 101 Syracuse Nationals 88 26–27 25–19 24–27 26–15 Paul Arizin 25 Joe Graboski 15 Joe Graboski 7 Dolph Schayes 26 Red Kerr 19 Larry Costello 7 Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, New York Philadelphia wins series, 2–1 This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1951 Philadelphia Warriors 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1951 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 3 Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1957 Philadelphia Warriors 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1957 Eastern Division Semifinals Western Division Semifinals (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals #eee March 15 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 83 Detroit Pistons 100 18–32 18–24 29–19 18–25 Clyde Lovellette 15 George Yardley 29 Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan Detroit leads series, 1–0 March 16 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 124 Cincinnati Royals 104 29–20 28–27 28–27 39–30 Yardley, Dukes 24 each Jack Twyman 24 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio Detroit wins series, 2–0 This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning three of the first five meetings while the Pistons were based in Fort Wayne and the Royals were based in Rochester. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Cincinnati/ Rochester leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 2 Rochester Royals 0 1950 Central Division Semifinals #fff 1951 Fort Wayne Pistons 1 Rochester Royals 2 1951 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 0 Rochester Royals 2 1952 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 2 Rochester Royals 0 1953 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 0 Rochester Royals 2 1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals Division Finals Eastern Division Finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors #eee March 19 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 98 Boston Celtics 107 20–33 25–26 24–25 29–23 Woody Sauldsberry 25 Woody Sauldsberry 12 Paul Arizin 5 Bob Cousy 29 Bill Russell 25 Bob Cousy 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Boston leads series, 1–0 March 22 Boxscore Boston Celtics 109 Philadelphia Warriors 87 18–21 30–28 30–21 31–17 Bill Sharman 32 Bill Russell 28 Sharman, Cousy 4 each Paul Arizin 25 Joe Graboski 15 George, Beck 4 each Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee March 23 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 92 Boston Celtics 106 28–26 20–22 20–28 24–30 Paul Arizin 25 Joe Graboski 15 Joe Graboski 8 Bill Sharman 27 Bill Russell 40 Bob Cousy 14 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Boston leads series, 3–0 March 26 Boxscore Boston Celtics 97 Philadelphia Warriors 112 16–23 25–22 29–34 27–33 Tom Heinsohn 20 Bill Russell 21 Cousy, Ramsey 5 each Gola, Arizin 31 each Neil Johnston 17 Neil Johnston 7 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee March 27 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 88 Boston Celtics 93 15–20 29–21 23–25 21–27 Paul Arizin 28 Woody Sauldsberry 18 Tom Gola 6 Heinsohn, Ramsey 22 each Bill Russell 30 Bob Cousy 5 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Boston wins series, 4–1 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 Western Division Finals (1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Detroit Pistons #eee March 19 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 111 St. Louis Hawks 114 30–23 32–35 28–26 21–30 Gene Shue 29 Cliff Hagan 38 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 7,328 Mendy Rudolph, Jim Duffy St. Louis leads series, 1–0 March 22 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 99 Detroit Pistons 96 29–28 32–22 13–27 25–19 Cliff Hagan 27 George Yardley 26 University of Detroit Fieldhouse, Detroit, Michigan Mendy Rudolph, Jim Duffy St. Louis leads series, 2–0 #eee March 23 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 109 St. Louis Hawks 89 35–21 20–23 23–15 31–30 George Yardley 31 Cliff Hagan 29 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 9,321 Mendy Rudolph, Jim Duffy St. Louis leads series, 2–1 March 25 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 145 Detroit Pistons 101 40–20 32–24 31–26 42–31 Cliff Hagan 28 Yardley, Dukes 16 each Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan St. Louis leads series, 3–1 #eee March 27 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 96 St. Louis Hawks 120 20–18 22–31 26–39 28–32 Yardley, Dukes 18 each Cliff Hagan 32 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 7,661 Mendy Rudolph, Jim Duffy St. Louis wins series, 4–1 This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning the first meeting while being based in Fort Wayne. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Detroit/ Fort Wayne leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 3 St. Louis Hawks 2 1956 Western Division Finals NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks 1958 NBA Finals #eee March 29 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 104 Boston Celtics 102 17–23 42–30 21–30 24–19 Cliff Hagan 33 Bob Pettit 19 Bob Cousy 27 Bill Russell 29 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 3,652 Arnie Heft, Mendy Rudolph St. Louis leads series, 1–0 March 30 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 112 Boston Celtics 136 25–33 35–35 28–38 24–30 Cliff Hagan 37 Cliff Hagan 12 Bob Cousy 25 Bill Russell 27 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 10,249 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 2 Boxscore Boston Celtics 108 St. Louis Hawks 111 25–23 24–26 26–34 33–28 Frank Ramsey 29 Bill Russell 13 Bob Pettit 32 Bob Pettit 19 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,148 St. Louis leads series, 2–1 April 5 Boxscore Boston Celtics 109 St. Louis Hawks 98 25–16 32–35 27–20 25–27 Bob Cousy 24 three players 13 each Cliff Hagan 27 Bob Pettit 17 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,216 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 9 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 102 Boston Celtics 100 26–18 32–25 26–27 18–30 Bob Pettit 33 Bob Pettit 21 Frank Ramsey 30 Tom Heinsohn 20 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 St. Louis leads series, 3–2 April 12 Boxscore Boston Celtics 109 St. Louis Hawks 110 18–22 34–35 25–21 32–32 Bill Sharman 26 Arnie Risen 13 Bob Pettit 50 Bob Pettit 19 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,216 St. Louis wins series, 4–2 Andy Phillip and Arnie Risen’s final NBA game. Bob Pettit's 50 points tied the then-NBA playoff record at the time. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=BOS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1957 Boston Celtics 4 St. Louis Hawks 3 1957 NBA Finals References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1958 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs fi:NBA-kausi 1957–1958#Pudotuspelit