1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season

1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coach Andy Phillip
Ed Macauley
Arena Kiel Auditorium
Results
Record 49–23 (.681)
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.[1] The Hawks made player changes. Clyde Lovellette was brought in from the Cincinnati Royals.[1] 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.[1] In the Western Division Finals, the Hawks were defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers in 6 games.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 49 23 .681 – 28–3 14–15 7–5 27–9
x-Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 16 15–7 9–17 9–15 18–18
x-Detroit Pistons 28 44 .389 21 13–17 8–20 7–7 17–19
Cincinnati Royals 19 53 .264 30 9–19 2–25 8–9 10–26

Record vs. opponents

1958-59 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 8–1 9–0 7–5 9–3 4–5 7–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 3–9 6–6 3–6 2–7 1–11 3–6
Detroit 1–8 9–3 — 4–8 3–6 5–4 4–8 2–7
Minneapolis 0–9 6–6 8–4 — 4–5 6–3 4–8 5–4
New York 5–7 6–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–7 4–5 9–3
Philadelphia 3–9 7–2 4–5 3–6 7–5 — 4–5 4–8
St. Louis 5–4 11–1 8–4 8–4 5–4 5–4 — 7–2
Syracuse 5–7 6–3 7–2 4–5 3–9 8–4 2–7 —

Playoffs

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

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
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