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1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season

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Arena
  
Kiel Auditorium

Record
  
49–23 (.681)

Head coach
  
Andy Phillip Ed Macauley

Place
  
Division: 1st (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West Finals (Eliminated 2–4)

The 1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season was the franchise's 13th season in the NBA. Despite winning the NBA Championship, Alex Hannum was replaced as coach of the Hawks in 1958–59. The new coach was Andy Phillip, and he lasted 10 games before being replaced by Ed Macauley. The Hawks made player changes. Clyde Lovellette was brought in from the Cincinnati Royals. The Hawks won the Western Division with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses. Bob Pettit won his 2nd NBA MVP award as he led the league in scoring with 29.2 points per game. In the Western Division Finals, the Hawks were defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers in 6 games.

Contents

West Division Semifinals

The Hawks had a division semifinals bye.

West Division Finals

(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 124, Minneapolis 90
  • Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 98
  • Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 127, Minneapolis 97
  • Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 108, St. Louis 98
  • Game 5 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 98, St. Louis 97 (OT)
  • Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 104

    • Awards and honors

  • Bob Pettit, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
  • Bob Pettit, All-NBA First Team
  • Slater Martin, All-NBA Second Team
  • Cliff Hagan, All-NBA Second Team

    • References

    1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season Wikipedia
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