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1958-59 NBA East standings
The Boston Celtics won the 1958-59 NBA East division race at 52-20, 12 games ahead of the New York Knicks.
🏆The 1958-59 playoffs, series by series
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East standings, 1958-59
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Boston Celtics (BOS) x | 52 | 20 | .722 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) x | 40 | 32 | .556 | 12 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Syracuse Nationals (SYR) x | 35 | 37 | .486 | 17 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Warriors (PHW) | 32 | 40 | .444 | 20 | 6-4 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Boston Celtics trailed by as many as 4 games on November 21, 1958.
- The Boston Celtics took first place for good on December 17, 1958.
- The Boston Celtics won 11 games in a row from December 10, 1958 to December 29, 1958, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Knicks led by 4 games as late as November 23, 1958.
- The Boston Celtics went 17-3 from November 23, 1958 to December 29, 1958, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 28 of the 110 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Boston Celtics spent 94 of the season's 144 charted days in first place.