1959 NBA Finals

The 1959 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1958–59 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1959 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's third trip to the NBA Finals and Minneapolis's sixth. The Boston Celtics swept the Lakers 4–0. That was the start of the skein of the Celtics' eight consecutive championships, from 1959–1966. To date, this is the most recent time that an NBA team from Minnesota appeared in an NBA Finals, as well as the first of two times in NBA history that a team with a losing record made the NBA Finals (the other was in 1981).

1959 NBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4
Minneapolis Lakers John Kundla 0
DatesApril 4–9
Hall of FamersCoaches:
Red Auerbach (1969)
John Kundla (1995)
Lakers:
Vern Mikkelsen (1995)
Elgin Baylor (1977)
Celtics:
Bob Cousy (1971)
Bill Russell (1975)
Bill Sharman (1976, player/2004, coach)
Tom Heinsohn (1986, player/2015, coach)
Frank Ramsey (1982)
Eastern FinalsCeltics defeat Nationals, 4–3
Western FinalsLakers defeat Hawks, 4–2

Series summary
GameDateHome TeamResultRoad Team
Game 1April 4Boston Celtics118–115 (1–0)Minneapolis Lakers
Game 2April 5Boston Celtics128–108 (2–0)Minneapolis Lakers
Game 3April 7Minneapolis Lakers110–123 (0–3)Boston Celtics
Game 4April 9Minneapolis Lakers113–118 (0–4)Boston Celtics

Celtics win series 4–0

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

Minneapolis Lakers
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