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1959 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1959
season	[1958–59](1958-59-nba-season)
dates	March 13 – April 9, 1959
num_teams	6
winners	Boston Celtics
count	2
second	Minneapolis Lakers
semifinal1	St. Louis Hawks
semifinal2	Syracuse Nationals
prev_season	[1958](1958-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1960](1960-nba-playoffs)

The 1959 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1958–59 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. It was the Celtics' second NBA championship.

This was the first NBA Finals matchup between the Lakers and Celtics; as of 2020, they have met in the Finals 12 times. Boston won the first eight NBA Finals series of the rivalry, spanning 3 decades – the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s – before the Lakers finally defeated Boston for the title in 1985 and again in 1987. Boston again topped the Lakers in 2008, but the Lakers gained revenge in 2010. This was the only Celtics/Lakers NBA Finals series that took place while the Lakers were based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They remained in Minneapolis one more year before moving to their current home of Los Angeles, California.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Boston* | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W2 | RD3-team2=Minneapolis | RD3-score2=0 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) [[New York Knicks]] vs. (3) [[Syracuse Nationals]]

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first four meetings.

Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

(2) [[Minneapolis Lakers]] vs. (3) [[Detroit Pistons]]

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

Minneapolis leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (3) [[Syracuse Nationals]]

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nationals winning four of the first six meetings.

Syracuse leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Finals

(1) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (2) [[Minneapolis Lakers]]

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning the first two meetings.

St. Louis leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W2) Minneapolis Lakers

Main article: 1959 NBA Finals

Vern Mikkelsen’s final NBA game.

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — New York Knicks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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