Celtics 118-113 Lakers (Apr 8, 1959)

BOS

MIN

1

34

2

30

28

3

24

25

4

30

26

118

113

Top Performers

Points

30

Baylor

MIN

Rebounds

30

Russell

BOS

Assists

11

Cousy

BOS

Team Stats

MIN

46-111 (41.4%)

FG%

44-108 (40.7%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

26-40 (65.0%)

FTM

25-31 (80.6%)

65

Rebounds

63

20

Assists

29

Turnovers

1958-59 Eastern Standings

BOSMIN

	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

	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

Game Summary

The Minneapolis Lakers couldn't pull it off against the Boston Celtics, 118 to 113, in Game 4 of the 1959 NBA Finals on April 9, 1959.

Game Info

April 8, 1959

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bill Russell B. Russell #6	48	15	30 (0)		1	5-9	5-10	56.0
Bob Cousy B. Cousy #14	45	11	8 (0)	11	2	3-14	5-8	31.4
Bill Sharman B. Sharman #21	41	29	2 (0)		3	14-30	1-2	47.0
Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey #23	39	24	6 (0)	4	4	10-21	4-6	50.8
Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn #15	26	23	4 (0)		4	9-16	5-6	61.7
Gene Conley G. Conley #17	19	10	8 (0)		5	3-11	4-6	36.7
Jim Loscutoff J. Loscutoff #18	12	4	4 (0)		5	2-5	0-0	40.0
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	7	2	2 (0)		0	0-3	2-2	25.8
K.C. Jones K.C. Jones #25	3	0	1 (0)		0	0-2	0-0	0.0

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

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Slick Leonard S. Leonard #21	48	23	5 (0)	9	2	9-17	5-6	58.6
Elgin Baylor E. Baylor #22	45	30	14 (0)		4	12-29	6-8	46.1
Dick Garmaker D. Garmaker #16	33	16	5 (0)		4	6-10	4-4	68.0
Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen #19	30	20	12 (0)	4	3	7-20	6-9	41.7
Larry Foust L. Foust #16	24	4	11 (0)		4	2-9	0-0	22.2
Jim Krebs J. Krebs #32	24	13	9 (0)		5	6-14	1-1	45.0
Boo Ellis B. Ellis #12,23	13	2	2 (0)	4	1	1-4	0-0	25.0
Hot Rod Hundley H. Rod Hundley #33	9	0	2 (0)		2	0-0	0-0
Steve Hamilton S. Hamilton #30	8	2	3 (0)		1	0-3	2-2	25.8
Ed Fleming E. Fleming #50,70	6	3	0 (0)		2	1-2	1-1	61.5