1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season

The 1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NBA.

The Lakers would make it to the NBA Finals, only to be swept by the Boston Celtics in four games in their penultimate season in Minnesota.

Preseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 14 | Detroit | W 92–89 | Larry Foust (17) | Minneapolis Auditorium | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | March 15 | @ Detroit | L 103–117 | Elgin Baylor (26) | Detroit Olympia | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | March 18 | Detroit | W 129–102 | Elgin Baylor (30) | Minneapolis Auditorium | 2–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 21 | @ St. Louis | L 90–124 | Elgin Baylor (21) | — | Kiel Auditorium | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 22 | St. Louis | W 106–98 | Elgin Baylor (33) | Elgin Baylor (15) | Minneapolis Auditorium | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | March 24 | @ St. Louis | L 97–127 | Baylor, Fleming (15) | Elgin Baylor (8) | Kiel Auditorium<br>9,324 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | March 26 | St. Louis | W 108–98 | Elgin Baylor (32) | — | Minneapolis Auditorium | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | March 28 | @ St. Louis | W 98–97 (OT) | Elgin Baylor (36) | — | Kiel Auditorium | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | March 29 | St. Louis | W 106–104 | Elgin Baylor (33) | Boo Ellis (15) | Minneapolis Auditorium<br>10,179 | 4–2 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 4 | @ Boston | L 115–118 | Elgin Baylor (34) | Larry Foust (19) | Boston Garden<br>8,195 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 5 | @ Boston | L 108–128 | Vern Mikkelsen (24) | Steve Hamilton (13) | Boston Garden<br>11,082 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 7 | Boston | L 110–123 | Larry Foust (26) | Larry Foust (22) | St. Paul Auditorium<br>11,272 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 9 | Boston | L 113–118 | Elgin Baylor (30) | Elgin Baylor (14) | Minneapolis Auditorium<br>8,124 | 0–4 |-

Awards and records

• Elgin Baylor, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
• Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
• Dick Garmaker, NBA All-Star Game
• Larry Foust, NBA All-Star Game
• Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

References