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 , 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
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. +Previous playoff seriesPhiladelphia 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. +Previous playoff seriesCincinnati/ 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. +Previous playoff seriesDetroit/ Fort Wayne leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks
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. +Previous playoff seriesBoston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
References
External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1958 NBA Playoffs page
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