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| Dates: | March 29–April 12 | |||||||||
| Eastern Finals: | Celtics defeated Warriors, 4–1 | |||||||||
| Western Finals: | Hawks defeated Pistons, 4–1 | |||||||||
| NBA Finals | ||||||||||
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| ← 1957 | ||||||||||
| 1959 → | ||||||||||
The 1958 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series for the 1957–58 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.
It pitted the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks against the defending NBA champion and Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. The Hawks won the series in six games to win the franchise's first and only NBA title. This was the last Finals until 1967 that wasn't won by the Celtics.
1958 NBA Playoffs[]
| St. Louis Hawks (Western Conference Champion) | Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference Champion) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41–31 (.569)
1st Western Division, 3rd Overall |
Regular season | 49–23 (.681)
1st Eastern Division, 1st Overall | ||
| Earned first-round bye | Division Semifinals | Earned first-round bye | ||
| Defeated the (2) Detroit Pistons, 4–1 | Division Finals | Defeated the (3) Philadelphia Warriors, 4–1 | ||
Series summary[]
|
Game |
Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | March 29 | Boston | 102–104 | St. Louis |
| Game 2 | March 30 | Boston | 136–112 | St. Louis |
| Game 3 | April 2 | St. Louis | 111–108 | Boston |
| Game 4 | April 5 | St. Louis | 98–109 | Boston |
| Game 5 | April 9 | Boston | 100–102 | St. Louis |
| Game 6 | April 12 | St. Louis | 110–109 | Boston |
| Preceded by 1957 |
NBA Finals 1958 |
Succeeded by 1959 |