Boston Celtics Playoff Rosters

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1958-1959 Boston Celtics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Gene Conley PF 6-8 225 Nov 10, 1930 28 Washington State 1 1952 NBA Draft, Rnd 10, Pick 4, Boston Celtics
Bob Cousy PG 6-1 175 Aug 9, 1928 30 Holy Cross 8 1950 NBA Draft, Undrafted
1950 Chicago Stags Dispersal Draft, Boston Celtics
Tommy Heinsohn PF 6-7 218 Aug 26, 1934 24 Holy Cross 2 1956 Territorial Pick, Boston Celtics
K.C. Jones PG 6-1 200 May 25, 1932 26 San Francisco 0 1955 11th Rnd, #85, Minneapolis Lakers
Sam Jones GF 6-4 198 Jun 24, 1933 25 North Carolina Central 1 1956 8th Rnd, #59, Minneapolis Lakers
Jim Loscutoff SF 6-5 200 Feb 4, 1930 29 Oregon 3 1955 1st Rnd, #5, Boston Celtics
Frank Ramsey SF 6-3 190 Jul 13, 1931 27 Kentucky 3 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 5, Boston Celtics
Arnie Risen C 6-9 200 Oct 9, 1924 34 Ohio State 10 N/A
Bill Russell C 6-10 215 Feb 12, 1934 25 San Francisco 2 1956 1st Rnd, #3, St. Louis Hawks
Bill Sharman PG 6-1 175 May 25, 1926 32 USC 8 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 2, Pick 5, Washington Capitols
Ben Swain C 6-8 220 Dec 16, 1933 25 Texas Southern 0 1958 1st Rnd, #8, Boston Celtics
Lou Tsioropoulos SF 6-5 190 Aug 31, 1930 28 Kentucky 2 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 7, Pick 6, Boston Celtics

1958-1959 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 2
Second Round W2 Minneapolis Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons MIN in 3
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Minneapolis Lakers MIN in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W2 Minneapolis Lakers BOS in 4

1958-1959 Boston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Frank Ramsey 11 27.5 23.2 6.2 1.8
Bill Sharman 11 29.3 20.1 3.3 2.5
Tommy Heinsohn 11 31.6 19.9 8.9 2.9
Bob Cousy 11 41.8 19.5 6.9 10.8
Bill Russell 11 45.1 15.5 27.7 3.6
Sam Jones 11 17.5 10.3 5.7 1.5
Jim Loscutoff 11 23.6 8.1 6.6 1.2
Gene Conley 11 14.3 4.9 6.8 0.6
K.C. Jones 8 9.4 1.9 1.5 1.2
Ben Swain 5 5.4 1.0 2.8 0.2

1958-1959 Boston Celtics Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Syracuse Leaders
Mar 18, 1959
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Syracuse		 W, 131-109 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 28. T. Heinsohn
 PTS: 30. G. Yardley
Mar 21, 1959
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Syracuse		 L, 120-118 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 27. Bob Cousy
 PTS: 34. D. Schayes
Mar 22, 1959
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Syracuse		 W, 133-111 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 24. Frank Ramsey
 PTS: 21. D. Schayes
Mar 25, 1959
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Syracuse		 L, 119-107 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		2-2 PTS: 29. Frank Ramsey
 PTS: 28. D. Schayes
Mar 28, 1959
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Syracuse		 W, 129-108 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		3-2 PTS: 27. Bob Cousy
 PTS: 23. G. Yardley
Mar 29, 1959
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Syracuse		 L, 133-121 Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 26. Frank Ramsey
 PTS: 39. D. Schayes
Apr 1, 1959
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Syracuse		 W, 130-125 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 28. Frank Ramsey
 PTS: 35. D. Schayes

1958-1959 Boston Celtics NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Boston Leaders Minneapolis Leaders
Apr 4, 1959
v.
Minneapolis		 W, 118-115 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-0 PTS: 29. Frank Ramsey
 PTS: 34. Elgin Baylor
Apr 5, 1959
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Minneapolis		 W, 128-108 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		2-0 PTS: 28. Bill Sharman
 PTS: 24. V. Mikkelsen
Apr 7, 1959
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Minneapolis		 W, 110-123 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		3-0 PTS: 26. T. Heinsohn
 PTS: 26. Larry Foust
Apr 9, 1959
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Minneapolis		 W, 113-118 Minneapolis Auditorium
NBA Finals 		4-0 PTS: 29. Bill Sharman
 PTS: 30. Elgin Baylor