Lakers 106-118 Celtics (Jan 4, 1959)

MIN

BOS

1

26

23

2

25

3

27

35

4

28

35

106

118

Top Performers

Points

30

Baylor

MIN

Rebounds

29

Russell

BOS

Assists

9

Cousy

BOS

MIN

Team Stats

BOS

35-97 (36.1%)

FG%

44-115 (38.3%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

36-42 (85.7%)

FTM

30-36 (83.3%)

52

Rebounds

18

Assists

27

Turnovers

1958-59 Western Standings

MINBOS

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Hawks - y	49	23	.681
2	Lakers - x	33	39	.458	16.0
3	Pistons - x	28	44	.389	21.0
4	Royals - e	19	53	.264	30.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics - y	52	20	.722
2	Knicks - x	40	32	.556	12.0
3	Nationals - x	35	37	.486	17.0
4	Warriors - e	32	40	.444	20.0

Game Summary

The Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Minneapolis Lakers, 118 to 106, on January 5, 1959.

Game Info

January 4, 1959

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Elgin Baylor E. Baylor #22	46	30	12 (0)	3	7-16	16-17	63.9
Dick Garmaker D. Garmaker #16	44	14	4 (0)	2	7-19	0-2	35.2
Larry Foust L. Foust #16	34	26	10 (0)	2	8-20	10-11	52.3
Hot Rod Hundley H. Rod Hundley #33	28	10	7 (0)	5	4-14	2-3	32.6
Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen #19	27	9	8 (0)	2	2-8	5-5	44.1
Ed Fleming E. Fleming #50,70	20	5	2 (0)	3	2-6	1-2	36.3
Boo Ellis B. Ellis #12,23	17	5	3 (0)	1	2-6	1-1	38.8
Jim Krebs J. Krebs #32	16	4	4 (0)	3	2-5	0-0	40.0
Steve Hamilton S. Hamilton #30	8	3	2 (0)	2	1-3	1-1	43.6

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	MIN		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bob Cousy B. Cousy #14	30		9	4	12-30	6-7	45.3
Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn #15	18			4		4-4
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	6			1		0-0
Jim Loscutoff J. Loscutoff #18	12			6		0-1
Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey #23	9		4	4		3-3
Bill Russell B. Russell #6	23	29 (0)	4	4		5-9
Bill Sharman B. Sharman #21	18			0		10-10
Bennie Swain B. Swain #16	0			2		0-0
Lou Tsioropoulos L. Tsioropoulos #20	2			2		2-2