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Game #1 4/459 @Boston
| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Baylor |
14
6-13 5
34 |
| Mikkelsen |
9
5-7 4
22 |
| Foust |
6
2-3 5
14 |
| Garmaker |
10
2-3 3
22 |
| Leonard |
4
0-0 2
8 |
| Krebs |
4
0-0 2
8 |
| Ellis |
1
0-1 2
2 |
| Fleming |
2
0-0 4
4 |
| Hundley |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
50 15-27
27 115 |
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| BOSTON |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Heinsohn |
9
6-6 4
24 |
| Loscutoff |
6
2-4 3
14 |
| Russell |
2
1-2 3
5 |
| Cousy |
6
0-2 0
12 |
| Sharman |
6
1-1 0
13 |
| Ramsey |
8 13-14
3 29 |
| Conley |
4
1-3 5
9 |
| S.
Jones |
6
0-0 0
12 |
| K.
Jones |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| Swain |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
47 24-32
19 118 |
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| Minneapolis |
29 24 31 31
115 |
| Boston |
29 36 19 34
118 |
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Game#2 4/5/59 @Boston
| MINN. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Baylor |
2
9-11 5
13 |
| Mikkelsen |
7 10-11
3 24 |
| Foust |
2
2-3 0
6 |
| Garmaker |
8
2-3 4
18 |
| Leonard |
2
0-1 3
4 |
| Krebs |
8
1-1 5
17 |
| Ellis |
4
0-2 2
8 |
| Fleming |
2
2-2 3
6 |
| Hundley |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| Hamilton |
6
0-0 3
12 |
| TOTALS |
41 26-34
29 108 |
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| BOSTON |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Heinsohn |
9
6-7 2
24 |
| Loscutoff |
5
1-2 4
11 |
| Russell |
2
5-8 3
9 |
| Cousy |
9
3-6 2
21 |
| Sharman |
10
8-8 4
28 |
| Ramsey |
6
8-8 5
20 |
| Conley |
2
0-1 3
4 |
| S.
Jones |
4
3-3 0
11 |
| Swain |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
47 34-43
24 128 |
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| Minneapolis |
17 31 37 23
108 |
| Boston |
32 40 28 28
128 |
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Game #3 4/7/59 @Minneapolis
| BOSTON |
FG-FGA FT-FTA PF
PTS |
| Heinsohn |
11-22
4-7 3
26 |
| Loscutoff |
4-13
1-3 4
9 |
| Russell |
3-8
2-8 2
8 |
| Cousy |
6-18
11-15 2
23 |
| Sharman |
7-8
6-6 4
20 |
| Ramsey |
8-17
1-2 5
17 |
| S.
Jones |
6-12
2-2 2
14 |
| Conley |
3-8
0-0 1
6 |
| TOTALS |
48-106 27-43
23 123 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG-FGA FT-FTA PF
PTS |
| Baylor |
6-23
2-3 4
14 |
| Mikkelsen |
8-14
1-4 2
17 |
| Foust |
11-19
4-4 4
26 |
| Garmaker |
9-20
3-3 4
21 |
| Leonard |
8-21
6-8 3
22 |
| Ellis |
1-3
0-0 3
2 |
| Hamilton |
0-1
0-0 1
0 |
| Krebs |
2-9
1-1 4
5 |
| Fleming |
0-4
3-3 1
3 |
| Hundley |
0-0
0-0 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
45-114 20-26
27 110 |
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| Boston |
35 34 32 22
122 |
| Minneapolis |
27 26 32 25
110 |
| Rebounds-
Boston 74, Minneapolis 77 |
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Game #4 4/9/59 @Minneapolis
The Celtics completed the 1st Finals sweep as they held off the Lakers. Boston led 47-41 in the 2nd period before Minneapolis took the lead at 56-53 with 3:00 left. Boston, powered by Tom Heinsohn’s 8 points, closed the half on an 11-6 run. Boston maintained a lead of 2 to 8 points throughout the 3rd period. Bill Sharman missed a free throw in 3rd quarter ended a streak of 56 in a row. Elgin Baylor put Minneapolis up 95-93 in the 4th period. A Bob Leonard hoop answered a 3-point play by Frank Ramsey that made it 97-96 Lakers. Bill Sharman though would put Boston ahead to stay with 2 hoops in less than 30 seconds. A Ramsey lay-up with 30 seconds to play clinched the game.
Bill Russell set a Finals record by grabbing 30 or more rebounds in his 3rd straight game. He grabbed 20+ rebounds in all 4 games of the series with 118 for the series (the high for a 4-game series). Boston also won its 22nd straight game vs. the Lakers in the series clincher. Russell & Bob Cousy set the standard by playing 186 minutes in the 4-game series. Elgin Baylor’s 102 field goal attempts are still the 4-game standard as well. Other marks were Boston’s 487 points & 188 field goals made in the series & the Lakers’ frigid 38.8 field goal shooting for the series. Boston’s 111-159 from the line are both highs as well. The Lakers 464 FGA & Boston’s 463 are 1-2 in 4-games series totals.
| BOSTON |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Heinsohn |
9
5-6 4
23 |
| Loscutoff |
2
0-0 5
4 |
| Russell |
5
5-10 1
15 |
| Cousy |
3
5-8 2
11 |
| Sharman |
14
1-2 3
29 |
| Ramsey |
10
4-6 4
24 |
| Conley |
3
4-6 5
10 |
| S.
Jones |
0
2-2 0
2 |
| K.
Jones |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
46 26-40
24 118 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Baylor |
12
6-8 4
30 |
| Mikkelsen |
7
6-9 3
20 |
| Foust |
2
0-0 4
4 |
| Garmaker |
6
4-4 4
16 |
| Leonard |
9
5-6 2
23 |
| Krebs |
6
1-1 5
13 |
| Ellis |
1
0-0 1
2 |
| Hamilton |
0
2-2 1
2 |
| Fleming |
1
1-1 2
3 |
| Hundley |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| TOTALS |
44 25-31
28 113 |
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| Boston |
34 30 24 30
118 |
| Minneapolis |
34 28 25 26
113 |
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COMPOSITE BOX SCORE
| BOSTON |
G
FG FT-FTA
PF PTS |
| Heinsohn |
4
38 21-26
13 97 |
| Ramsey |
4
32 26-30
17 90 |
| Sharman |
4
37 16-17
11 90 |
| Cousy |
4
24 19-31
6 67 |
| S.
Jones |
4
16 7-7
2 39 |
| Loscutoff |
4
17 4-9
16 38 |
| Russell |
4
12 13-28
9 37 |
| Conley |
4
12 5-10
14 29 |
| Swain |
2
0 0-0
2 0 |
| K.
Jones |
2
0 0-0
0 0 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS
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G
FG FT-FTA
PF PTS |
| Baylor |
4
34 23-35
18 91 |
| Mikkelsen |
4
31 22-31
12 84 |
| Garmaker |
4
33 11-13
15 77 |
| Leonard |
4
23 11-15
10 57 |
| Foust |
4
21 8-10
13 50 |
| Krebs |
4
20 3-3
16 43 |
| Fleming |
4
5 6-6
10 16 |
| Hamilton |
3
6 2-2
5 14 |
| Ellis |
4
7 0-3
8 14 |
| Hundley |
4
0 0-0
4 0 |
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