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Minneapolis Lakers 1958-1959 Season
2nd Western Division, 2nd Western Conference - Lost NBA Finals
Coached by John Kundla
Regular Season Record: 33-39 (.458)
Home: 15-7, Away: 9-17, Neutral: 9-15Playoff Record: 6-7 (.462)
Home: 5-2, Away: 1-5Lost NBA Finals (4-0) to Boston Celtics
Won West Div Finals (4-2) over St. Louis Hawks
Won West Div Semis (2-1) over Detroit Pistons
Regular Season Stats
| PLAYER | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 70 | 2855 | 605 | 1482 | .408 | 532 | 685 | .777 | 0 | 0 | - | 1050 | 15.0 | 287 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1742 | 24.9 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 72 | 2139 | 353 | 904 | .390 | 286 | 355 | .806 | 0 | 0 | - | 570 | 7.9 | 159 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 992 | 13.8 |
| Dick Garmaker | 72 | 2493 | 350 | 885 | .395 | 284 | 368 | .772 | 0 | 0 | - | 325 | 4.5 | 211 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 984 | 13.7 |
| Larry Foust | 72 | 1933 | 301 | 771 | .390 | 280 | 366 | .765 | 0 | 0 | - | 627 | 8.7 | 91 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 882 | 12.3 |
| Rod Hundley | 71 | 1664 | 259 | 719 | .360 | 164 | 218 | .752 | 0 | 0 | - | 250 | 3.5 | 205 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 682 | 9.6 |
| Bob Leonard | 58 | 1598 | 206 | 552 | .373 | 120 | 160 | .750 | 0 | 0 | - | 178 | 3.1 | 186 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 9.2 |
| Jim Krebs | 72 | 1578 | 271 | 679 | .399 | 92 | 123 | .748 | 0 | 0 | - | 491 | 6.8 | 50 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 8.8 |
| Ed Fleming | 71 | 1132 | 162 | 419 | .387 | 137 | 190 | .721 | 0 | 0 | - | 281 | 4.0 | 89 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 6.5 |
| Alexander Ellis | 72 | 1202 | 163 | 379 | .430 | 102 | 144 | .708 | 0 | 0 | - | 380 | 5.3 | 59 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 5.9 |
| Steve Hamilton | 67 | 847 | 109 | 294 | .371 | 74 | 109 | .679 | 0 | 0 | - | 220 | 3.3 | 36 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 4.4 |
| Team | 72 | 2779 | 7084 | .392 | 2071 | 2718 | .762 | 5149 | 71.5 | 1373 | 1874 | 7629 | 106.0 | |||||||
| Opponents | 72 | 7725 | 107.3 |
Playoff Stats
| PLAYER | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 13 | 556 | 122 | 303 | .403 | 87 | 113 | .770 | 0 | 0 | - | 156 | 12.0 | 43 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 25.5 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 13 | 371 | 73 | 177 | .412 | 56 | 73 | .767 | 0 | 0 | - | 93 | 7.2 | 24 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 15.5 |
| Dick Garmaker | 13 | 439 | 70 | 165 | .424 | 49 | 63 | .778 | 0 | 0 | - | 55 | 4.2 | 39 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 14.5 |
| Larry Foust | 13 | 404 | 56 | 134 | .418 | 41 | 50 | .820 | 0 | 0 | - | 136 | 10.5 | 12 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 11.8 |
| Jim Krebs | 13 | 213 | 36 | 103 | .350 | 22 | 23 | .957 | 0 | 0 | - | 77 | 5.9 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 7.2 |
| Alexander Ellis | 13 | 255 | 35 | 80 | .438 | 18 | 31 | .581 | 0 | 0 | - | 93 | 7.2 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 6.8 |
| Ed Fleming | 13 | 178 | 27 | 77 | .351 | 22 | 25 | .880 | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | 3.0 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5.8 |
| Rod Hundley | 13 | 175 | 20 | 58 | .345 | 12 | 14 | .857 | - | 23 | 1.8 | 20 | 15 | 52 | 4.0 | |||||
| Steve Hamilton | 10 | 87 | 12 | 43 | .279 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | 3.5 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.2 |
