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1958 NBA playoffs

Playoffs of the 12th NBA championships (1957-58)

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1958
season	[1957–58](1957-58-nba-season)
dates	March 15 – April 12, 1958
num_teams	6
winners	St. Louis Hawks
count	1
second	Boston Celtics
semifinal1	Detroit Pistons
semifinal2	Philadelphia Warriors
prev_season	[1957](1957-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1959](1959-nba-playoffs)

The 1958 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1957–58 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks defeating the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

It was the second straight year the Celtics and Hawks met in the Finals; they met four out of five years, with the Celtics winning three series and the Hawks one.

This was the first (and as of 2024, only) title in Hawks franchise history. St. Louis made it to the NBA Finals four times in five years between 1957–1961, but since moving to Atlanta in 1968, they have had considerably less success in the playoffs.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Boston** | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=St. Louis | RD3-score2=4 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) [[Syracuse Nationals]] vs. (3) [[Philadelphia Warriors]]

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first five meetings.

Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

(2) [[Detroit Pistons]] vs. (3) [[Cincinnati Royals]]

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning three of the first five meetings while the Pistons were based in Fort Wayne and the Royals were based in Rochester.

Cincinnati/ Rochester leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (3) [[Philadelphia Warriors]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Western Division Finals

(1) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (2) [[Detroit Pistons]]

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning the first meeting while being based in Fort Wayne.

Detroit/ Fort Wayne leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks

Main article: 1958 NBA Finals

Andy Phillip and Arnie Risen’s final NBA game.
Bob Pettit's 50 points tied the then-NBA playoff record at the time.

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.

Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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