1958–59 Detroit Pistons season
1958–59 Detroit Pistons season | |
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Head coach | Red Rocha |
Arena | Detroit Olympia |
Results | |
Record | 28–44 (.389) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–2) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1958–59 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 11th season in the NBA and second season in the city of Detroit.[1] The team played at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.
The team finished with a 28-44 (.389) record, third in the Western Division, but advanced to the playoffs, dropping the Western Conference semi-final 2–1 to the Minneapolis Lakers. The team was led guard Gene Shue (17.6 ppg, NBA All-Star) and center Walter Dukes (13.0 ppg, 13.3 rpg). The Pistons traded away NBA All-Star George Yardley to the Syracuse Nationals during the season in a trade that netted Ed Conlin.[2][1]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-St. Louis Hawks | 49 | 23 | .681 | – | 28–3 | 14–15 | 7–5 | 27–9 |
x-Minneapolis Lakers | 33 | 39 | .458 | 16 | 15–7 | 9–17 | 9–15 | 18–18 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 28 | 44 | .389 | 21 | 13–17 | 8–20 | 7–7 | 17–19 |
Cincinnati Royals | 19 | 53 | .264 | 30 | 9–19 | 2–25 | 8–9 | 10–26 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MIN | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 8–1 | 8–1 | 9–0 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–5 | 7–5 |
Cincinnati | 1–8 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 1–11 | 3–6 |
Detroit | 1–8 | 9–3 | — | 4–8 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 4–8 | 2–7 |
Minneapolis | 0–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | 4–5 | 6–3 | 4–8 | 5–4 |
New York | 5–7 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–5 | 9–3 |
Philadelphia | 3–9 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–5 | 4–8 |
St. Louis | 5–4 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | — | 7–2 |
Syracuse | 5–7 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 2–7 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 19 | @ Syracuse | 94–103 | Gene Shue (18) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 23 | @ St. Louis | 103–104 | George Yardley (28) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | October 25 | St. Louis | 112–117 | Phil Jordon (33) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | October 26 | @ Minneapolis | 100–108 | George Yardley (36) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | October 31 | Cincinnati | 113–120 | Phil Jordon (31) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | November 1 | @ Boston | 98–112 | George Yardley (17) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 2 | @ Philadelphia | 107–91 | George Yardley (33) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 7 | New York | 115–101 | Chuck Noble (23) | 3–5 | |||||
9 | November 9 | Boston | 133–136 | Gene Shue (45) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 13 | N Minneapolis | 110–119 | Shue, Yardley (32) | 5–5 | |||||
11 | November 14 | Syracuse | 111–109 | George Yardley (25) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 15 | @ St. Louis | 91–102 | Phil Jordon (20) | 5–7 | |||||
13 | November 18 | N Boston | 102–115 | Phil Jordon (18) | 5–8 | |||||
14 | November 22 | Cincinnati | 86–103 | George Yardley (24) | 6–8 | |||||
15 | November 23 | @ Minneapolis | 124–109 | George Yardley (34) | 7–8 | |||||
16 | November 25 | Minneapolis | 98–90 | George Yardley (31) | 7–9 | |||||
17 | November 26 | @ Cincinnati | 112–95 | Phil Jordon (24) | 8–9 | |||||
18 | November 28 | Syracuse | 93–101 | Chuck Noble (20) | 9–9 | |||||
19 | November 29 | @ Boston | 96–110 | Farley, McMillon, Shue (14) | 9–10 | |||||
20 | December 2 | Philadelphia | 91–95 | George Yardley (37) | 10–10 | |||||
21 | December 5 | New York | 110–108 | George Yardley (24) | 10–11 | |||||
22 | December 6 | @ New York | 99–92 | Chuck Noble (20) | 11–11 | |||||
23 | December 10 | N St. Louis | 82–89 | Dukes, Jordon (12) | 12–11 | |||||
24 | December 11 | N St. Louis | 101–107 | George Yardley (37) | 13–11 | |||||
25 | December 12 | Philadelphia | 95–97 | Phil Jordon (32) | 14–11 | |||||
26 | December 14 | Syracuse | 101–95 | Dick McGuire (22) | 14–12 | |||||
27 | December 17 | Boston | 102–95 | George Yardley (33) | 14–13 | |||||
28 | December 18 | @ Minneapolis | 104–113 | George Yardley (27) | 14–14 | |||||
29 | December 20 | St. Louis | 111–104 | Gene Shue (20) | 14–15 | |||||
30 | December 25 | N Minneapolis | 97–98 (OT) | Gene Shue (17) | 15–15 | |||||
31 | December 26 | Cincinnati | 91–131 | George Yardley (28) | 16–15 | |||||
32 | December 30 | @ New York | 90–93 | George Yardley (21) | 16–16 | |||||
33 | January 2 | N Cincinnati | 104–111 | George Yardley (30) | 16–17 | |||||
34 | January 3 | New York | 106–102 | George Yardley (16) | 16–18 | |||||
35 | January 4 | @ Syracuse | 94–118 | Phil Jordon (24) | 16–19 | |||||
36 | January 6 | @ Philadelphia | 107–105 | George Yardley (27) | 17–19 | |||||
37 | January 9 | Boston | 103–90 | George Yardley (21) | 17–20 | |||||
38 | January 10 | @ Cincinnati | 101–69 | Gene Shue (24) | 18–20 | |||||
39 | January 11 | @ St. Louis | 100–111 | McGuire, Shue (14) | 18–21 | |||||
40 | January 13 | N Cincinnati | 112–92 | Phil Jordon (24) | 19–21 | |||||
41 | January 14 | St. Louis | 114–108 | Walter Dukes (25) | 19–22 | |||||
42 | January 17 | Philadelphia | 106–104 | Walter Dukes (23) | 19–23 | |||||
43 | January 18 | @ Cincinnati | 88–107 | Walter Dukes (26) | 19–24 | |||||
44 | January 21 | @ Philadelphia | 105–112 | George Yardley (33) | 19–25 | |||||
45 | January 24 | @ New York | 118–122 (OT) | Walter Dukes (24) | 19–26 | |||||
46 | January 25 | @ Boston | 118–119 (OT) | Gene Shue (29) | 19–27 | |||||
47 | January 26 | N Philadelphia | 102–98 | Phil Jordon (23) | 19–28 | |||||
48 | January 27 | Syracuse | 121–107 | Phil Jordon (23) | 19–29 | |||||
49 | January 30 | N Minneapolis | 88–86 | Gene Shue (20) | 19–30 | |||||
50 | January 31 | Cincinnati | 88–103 | Gene Shue (27) | 20–30 | |||||
51 | February 1 | @ St. Louis | 96–130 | Chuck Noble (18) | 20–31 | |||||
52 | February 4 | Philadelphia | 117–119 (2OT) | Walter Dukes (26) | 21–31 | |||||
53 | February 6 | N Syracuse | 122–103 | Joe Holup (21) | 21–32 | |||||
54 | February 8 | Minneapolis | 115–103 | Earl Lloyd (22) | 21–33 | |||||
55 | February 9 | N Cincinnati | 122–97 | Phil Jordon (20) | 22–33 | |||||
56 | February 11 | @ Syracuse | 118–114 (OT) | Phil Jordon (30) | 23–33 | |||||
57 | February 13 | New York | 90–96 | Phil Jordon (19) | 24–33 | |||||
58 | February 15 | @ Boston | 94–120 | Gene Shue (15) | 24–34 | |||||
59 | February 17 | Minneapolis | 97–90 | Earl Lloyd (20) | 24–35 | |||||
60 | February 18 | @ Minneapolis | 95–105 | Gene Shue (22) | 24–36 | |||||
61 | February 20 | Boston | 111–106 (OT) | Gene Shue (24) | 24–37 | |||||
62 | February 21 | N New York | 101–114 | Gene Shue (26) | 25–37 | |||||
63 | February 22 | @ Syracuse | 108–139 | Gene Shue (21) | 25–38 | |||||
64 | February 25 | St. Louis | 104–100 | Phil Jordon (20) | 25–39 | |||||
65 | February 26 | N Cincinnati | 101–106 | Gene Shue (16) | 25–40 | |||||
66 | March 1 | Cincinnati | 101–117 | Gene Shue (31) | 26–40 | |||||
67 | March 3 | N Philadelphia | 116–107 | Gene Shue (20) | 26–41 | |||||
68 | March 4 | St. Louis | 97–127 | Shellie McMillon (23) | 27–41 | |||||
69 | March 6 | Minneapolis | 99–98 | Conlin, Dukes (17) | 27–42 | |||||
70 | March 7 | @ St. Louis | 128–137 | Gene Shue (27) | 27–43 | |||||
71 | March 8 | @ New York | 120–127 | Phil Jordon (19) | 27–44 | |||||
72 | March 11 | @ Minneapolis | 123–118 | Phil Jordon (21) | 28–44 |
Playoffs
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Division Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
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1959 schedule |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1958-59 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 47: The 1958-59". Pistonpowered.com. October 7, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2022.