Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

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1958-1959 Detroit Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Barney Cable SF 6-7 175 Jul 29, 1935 23 Bradley 0 1958 2nd Rnd, #11, Detroit Pistons
Ed Conlin SF 6-5 200 Sep 2, 1933 25 Fordham 3 1955 1st Rnd, #7, Syracuse Nationals
Walter Dukes C 7-0 220 Jun 23, 1930 28 Seton Hall 3 1953 Territorial Pick, New York Knicks
Dick Farley GF 6-4 190 Apr 13, 1932 26 Indiana 2 1954 2nd Rnd, #15, Syracuse Nationals
Joe Holup SF 6-6 215 Feb 26, 1934 25 George Washington 2 1954 13th Rnd, #100, Philadelphia Warriors
Phil Jordon C 6-10 205 Sep 12, 1933 25 Whitworth University 2 1956 6th Rnd, #43, Minneapolis Lakers
Earl Lloyd SF 6-5 225 Apr 3, 1928 30 West Virginia State 7 1950 NBA Draft, Rnd 9, Pick 5, Washington Capitols
Dick McGuire PG 6-0 180 Jan 25, 1926 33 St. John's 9 1949 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 8, New York Knicks
Shellie McMillon SF 6-5 205 Mar 11, 1936 23 Bradley 0 1958 6th Rnd, #43, Detroit Pistons
Chuck Noble SG 6-4 200 Jul 24, 1931 27 Louisville 3 1954 4th Rnd, #30, Philadelphia Warriors
Gene Shue PG 6-2 170 Dec 18, 1931 27 Maryland 4 1954 1st Rnd, #3, Philadelphia Warriors

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 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Gene Shue 3 39.3 27.7 4.7 3.3
Dick McGuire 3 36.3 15.7 5.7 6.3
Phil Jordon 3 33.0 15.0 8.0 1.7
Walter Dukes 3 37.7 14.3 13.3 1.0
Earl Lloyd 3 29.0 8.7 6.0 2.3
Shellie McMillon 3 18.0 6.3 4.7 0.0
Joe Holup 3 12.0 4.0 2.7 1.0
Chuck Noble 3 9.3 4.0 0.0 0.3
Dick Farley 3 11.0 3.7 2.0 1.0
Ed Conlin 3 14.3 3.3 2.3 1.3

1958-1959 Detroit Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Minneapolis Leaders
Mar 14, 1959
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Minneapolis		 L, 92-89
Conference Semi Finals 		0-1 PTS: 22. Phil Jordon
 PTS: 17. Larry Foust
Mar 15, 1959
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Minneapolis		 W, 117-103 Detroit Olympia
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 32. Gene Shue
 PTS: 26. Elgin Baylor
Mar 18, 1959
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Minneapolis		 L, 129-102
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 31. Gene Shue
 PTS: 30. Elgin Baylor