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1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

Ed Macauley (Eliminated 2–4) The 1958–59 St. Louis Hawks season was the franchise's 13th season in the NBA. Despite winning the NBA Championship, Alex Hannum was replaced as coach of the Hawks in 1958–59. The new coach was Andy Phillip, and he lasted 10 games before being replaced by Ed Macauley. The Hawks made player changes. Clyde Lovellette was brought in from the Cincinnati Royals. The Hawks won the Western Division with a record of 49 wins and 23 losses. Bob Pettit won his 2nd NBA MVP award as he led the league in scoring with 29.2 points per game. In the Western Division Finals, the Hawks were defeated by the Minneapolis Lakers in 6 games.

Roster

  • Ed Macauley

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1958–59 Game log
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Playoffs

|- | 1 | March 21 | Minneapolis | W 124–90 | Cliff Hagan (40) | — | Kiel Auditorium

1–0
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March 22
@ Minneapolis
L 98–106
Cliff Hagan (27)
Bob Pettit (7)
Minneapolis Auditorium
1–1
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March 24
Minneapolis
W 127–97
Bob Pettit (39)
Cliff Hagan (18)
Kiel Auditorium
9,324
2–1
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March 26
@ Minneapolis
L 98–108
Cliff Hagan (38)
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Minneapolis Auditorium
2–2
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March 28
Minneapolis
L 97–98 (OT)
Bob Pettit (36)
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Kiel Auditorium
2–3
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March 29
@ Minneapolis
L 104–106
Bob Pettit (24)
Clyde Lovellette (15)
Minneapolis Auditorium
10,179
2–4
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Awards and honors

  • Bob Pettit, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
  • Bob Pettit, All-NBA First Team
  • Slater Martin, All-NBA Second Team
  • Cliff Hagan, All-NBA Second Team

References

References

  1. "St. Louis Hawks – Sports Ecyclopedia".
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