1959 NBA Playoffs

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NBA Finals (4-0): Boston Celtics over Minneapolis Lakers

    Game 1 (1959-04-04 at BOS)    BOS 118, MNL 115    BOS leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1959-04-05 at BOS)    BOS 128, MNL 108    BOS leads 2-0
    Game 3 (1959-04-07 at MNL)    BOS 123, MNL 110    BOS leads 3-0
    Game 4 (1959-04-09 at MNL)    BOS 118, MNL 113    BOS wins 4-0

East Div Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals

    Game 1 (1959-03-18 at BOS)    BOS 131, SYR 109    BOS leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1959-03-21 at SYR)    SYR 120, BOS 118    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1959-03-22 at BOS)    BOS 133, SYR 111    BOS leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1959-03-25 at SYR)    SYR 119, BOS 107    Tied 2-2
    Game 5 (1959-03-28 at BOS)    BOS 129, SYR 108    BOS leads 3-2
    Game 6 (1959-03-29 at SYR)    SYR 133, BOS 121    Tied 3-3
    Game 7 (1959-04-01 at BOS)    BOS 130, SYR 125    BOS wins 4-3

West Div Finals (4-2): Minneapolis Lakers over St. Louis Hawks

    Game 1 (1959-03-21 at STL)    STL 124, MNL  90    STL leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1959-03-22 at MNL)    MNL 106, STL  98    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1959-03-24 at STL)    STL 127, MNL  97    STL leads 2-1
    Game 4 (1959-03-26 at MNL)    MNL 108, STL  98    Tied 2-2
    Game 5 (1959-03-28 at STL)    MNL  98, STL  97    MNL leads 3-2
    Game 6 (1959-03-29 at MNL)    MNL 106, STL 104    MNL wins 4-2

East Div Semis (2-0): Syracuse Nationals over New York Knickerbockers

    Game 1 (1959-03-13 at NYK)    SYR 129, NYK 123    SYR leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1959-03-15 at SYR)    SYR 131, NYK 115    SYR wins 2-0

West Div Semis (2-1): Minneapolis Lakers over Detroit Pistons

    Game 1 (1959-03-14 at MNL)    MNL  92, DET  89    MNL leads 1-0
    Game 2 (1959-03-15 at DET)    DET 117, MNL 103    Tied 1-1
    Game 3 (1959-03-18 at MNL)    MNL 129, DET 102    MNL wins 2-1