NBA 1959 Final: Boston Celtics begin the longest tirade in history
In the 1959 NBA, the Boston Celtics beat the Minneapolis Lakers in the final, sweeping aside their opponents 4-0. A first ring of many for the Greens, as this would be the first of up to eight in a row, and ten over the next eleven seasons
Boston Celtics *Cousy - 16.8p, 12.8a, 8.0a *Sharman - 22.5p, 1.8r, 1.3a *Ramsey - 22.5p, 5.8r, 2.5a *Heinsohn - 24.3p, 8.8r, 3.0a *Russell - 9.3p, 29.5r, 5.3r S.Jones - 9.8p, 4.8r, 1.5a Loscutoff - 9.5p, 5.5r, 1.8a Conley - 7.3p, 9.0r KC Jones - 0.0p, 0.5r. (2) Swain - 0.0p, 1.0r. (2)
Minneapolis Lakers *Leonard - 14.3p, 9.0a, 3.5r *Garmaker - 19.3p, 4.3r *Mikkelsen - 21.0p, 12.3r *Baylor - 22.8p, 11.8r *Foust - 12.5p, 15.0r Krebs - 10.8p, 8.3r Fleming - 4.0p, 2.8r Ellis - 3.5p, 3.5r Rod Hundley - 0.0p, 1.3r. Hamilton - 4.6p, 6.0r. (3)
To get to the final they beat… Boston Celtics - Syracuse Nationals (4-3) Minneapolis Lakers - Detroit Pistons (2-1); St. Louis Hawks (4-2)
