1958 NBA Finals

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The 1958 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series for the 1957–58 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. It pitted the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks against the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. The Hawks won the series in six games to win the franchise's first and only NBA title. This was the last Finals until 1967 that was not won by the Celtics, and the last until 1971 that was won by the Western Division or Conference.

Recap

After being defeated by the Celtics in Game 7 of the 1957 NBA Finals, St. Louis survived a sometimes difficult 1957-58 NBA season en route to winning the Western Division crown with a 41–31 record. The Celtics, meanwhile, had dominated the Eastern Division with a 49–23 record.[1] This was the third meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship.[2]

The Hawks upset the Celtics (with a healthy Russell) in Game 1 at the Boston Garden, 104–102.[3] Boston struck back with a wipeout in Game 2, 136–112.[4] In St. Louis, the Hawks prevailed 111–108 in Game 3 when Russell severely sprained his ankle.[5]Template:R Without Russell, the Celtics evened the series with a 109-98 surprise victory in Game 4.[6] St. Louis forced a 102–100 win in Game 5 in Boston to take the series lead.[7]Template:R

Back home in Kiel Auditorium on April 12, the Hawks weren't about to miss their opportunity to defeat the defending champions. Pettit turned in a spectacular performance. He scored 31 points in the first three quarters, then zoomed off in the final period, nailing 19 of his team's last 21 points. His last two points, on a tip-in with 15 seconds remaining, put the Hawks ahead 110–107. The Celtics scored one final bucket but could do no more. The Hawks finally had a title, 110–109.Template:R Pettit had scored 50 points, including 18 of the Hawks' final 21 points in propelling the Hawks to the championship.[8] Pettit's 50 points set a new Finals record for most scored by a player in a series-clinching game, a record that would be tied by Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021.

Most observersScript error: No such module "Unsubst". figured that the Celtics probably would have won the 1958 title if Russell had not suffered his ankle injury in game 3.Template:R Auerbach, however, found no comfort in that opinion. "You can always look for excuses," he said. "We just got beat."Template:R

Series summary

Game Date Home team Result Road team
Game 1 March 29 Boston Celtics 102–104 (0–1) St. Louis Hawks
Game 2 March 30 Boston Celtics 136–112 (1–1) St. Louis Hawks
Game 3 April 2 St. Louis Hawks 111–108 (2–1) Boston Celtics
Game 4 April 5 St. Louis Hawks 98–109 (2–2) Boston Celtics
Game 5 April 9 Boston Celtics 100–102 (2–3) St. Louis Hawks
Game 6 April 12 St. Louis Hawks 110–109 (4–2) Boston Celtics

Hawks win series 4–2

Team rosters

St. Louis Hawks

style="Template:Basketball primary style; text-align: center;" |1957–58 St. Louis Hawks roster
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Legend
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Boston Celtics

style="Template:Basketball primary style; text-align: center;" |1957–58 Eastern Division Champions Boston Celtics roster
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Game summaries

Game 1

March 29
St. Louis Hawks 104, Boston Celtics 102 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 42–30, 21–30, 24–19
Pts: Cliff Hagan 33
Rebs: Bob Pettit 19
Asts: Jack McMahon 5		 Pts: Bob Cousy 27
Rebs: Bill Russell 29
Asts: Bob Cousy 5
St. Louis leads the series, 1–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Heft, Rudolph

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Game 2

March 30
St. Louis Hawks 112, Boston Celtics 136
Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 35–35, 28–38, 24–30
Pts: Cliff Hagan 37
Rebs: Cliff Hagan 12
Asts: Hagan, Pettit, McMahon 3		 Pts: Bob Cousy 25
Rebs: Bill Russell 27
Asts: Bob Cousy 10
Series tied, 1–1
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Rudolph, Heft

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Game 3

April 12
Boston Celtics 108, St. Louis Hawks 111
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 24–26, 26–34, 33–28
Pts: Frank Ramsey 29
Rebs: Bill Russell 13
Asts: Bob Cousy 7		 Pts: Bob Pettit 32
Rebs: Bob Pettit 19
Asts: Jack McMahon 7
St. Louis leads the series, 2–1
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees: Heft, Rudolph

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Game 4

April 5
Boston Celtics 109, St. Louis Hawks 98
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 32–35, 27–20, 25–27
Pts: Bob Cousy 24
Rebs: Cousy, Ramsey, Heinsohn 13 each
Asts: Bob Cousy 10		 Pts: Cliff Hagan 27
Rebs: Bob Pettit 17
Asts: Wilfong Share 9 each
Series tied, 2–2
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees: Heft, Rudolph

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Game 5

April 9
St. Louis Hawks 102, Boston Celtics 100
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 32–25, 26–27, 18–30
Pts: Bob Pettit 33
Rebs: Bob Pettit 21
Asts: Slater Martin 5		 Pts: Frank Ramsey 30
Rebs: Frank Ramsey 20
Asts: Bob Cousy 5
St. Louis leads the series, 3–2
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Rudolph, Heft

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Game 6

April 12
Boston Celtics 108, St. Louis Hawks 111
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 34–35, 25–21, 32–32
Pts: Bill Sharman 26
Rebs: Arnie Risen 13
Asts: Bob Cousy 9		 Pts: Bob Pettit 50
Rebs: Bob Pettit 19
St. Louis wins the NBA Finals, 4–2
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees: Rudolph, Heft

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See also

References

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