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1950-51 Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers 44-24 vs. Indianapolis Olympians 31-37
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Indianapolis Olympians
 95-81
Game 2
 Indianapolis Olympians
 Minneapolis Lakers
 108-88
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Indianapolis Olympians
 85-80
East Division Semifinals
Philadelphia Warriors 40-26 vs. Syracuse Nationals 32-34
Syracuse Nationals Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 91-89 OT
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 90-78
West Division Semifinals
Rochester Royals 41-27 vs. Fort Wayne Pistons 32-36
Rochester Royals Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Rochester Royals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 110-81
Game 2
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Rochester Royals
 83-78
Game 3
 Rochester Royals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 97-78
East Division Semifinals
Boston Celtics 39-30 vs. New York Knickerbockers 36-30
New York Knickerbockers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Knickerbockers
 Boston Celtics
 83-69
Game 2
 New York Knickerbockers
 Boston Celtics
 92-78
West Division Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester Royals
Rochester Royals Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 78-73
Game 2
 Rochester Royals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 70-66
Game 3
 Rochester Royals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 83-70
Game 4
 Rochester Royals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 80-75
East Division Finals
Syracuse Nationals vs. New York Knickerbockers
New York Knickerbockers Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Knickerbockers
 Syracuse Nationals
 103-92
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 102-80
Game 3
 New York Knickerbockers
 Syracuse Nationals
 97-75
Game 4
 Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 90-83
Game 5
 New York Knickerbockers
 Syracuse Nationals
 83-81
1950-51 NBA Finals
Rochester Royals vs. New York Knickerbockers
Rochester Royals Win NBA Championship 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Rochester Royals
 New York Knickerbockers
 92-65
Game 2
 Rochester Royals
 New York Knickerbockers
 99-84
Game 3
 Rochester Royals
 New York Knickerbockers
 78-71
Game 4
 New York Knickerbockers
 Rochester Royals
 79-73
Game 5
 New York Knickerbockers
 Rochester Royals
 92-89
Game 6
 New York Knickerbockers
 Rochester Royals
 80-73
Game 7
 Rochester Royals
 New York Knickerbockers
 79-75

1951-52 Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
Rochester Royals 41-25 vs. Fort Wayne Pistons 29-37
Rochester Royals Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Rochester Royals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 95-78
Game 2
 Rochester Royals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 92-86
East Division Semifinals
Syracuse Nationals 40-26 vs. Philadelphia Warriors 33-33
Syracuse Nationals Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 102-83
Game 2
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 100-95
Game 3
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 84-73
West Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers 40-26 vs. Indianapolis Olympians 34-32
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Indianapolis Olympians
 78-70
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Indianapolis Olympians
 94-87
East Division Semifinals
Boston Celtics 39-27 vs. New York Knickerbockers 37-29
New York Knickerbockers Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 New York Knickerbockers
 105-94
Game 2
 New York Knickerbockers
 Boston Celtics
 101-97
Game 3
 New York Knickerbockers
 Boston Celtics
 88-87 2OT
West Division Finals
Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis Lakers
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Rochester Royals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 88-78
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 83-78
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 77-67
Game 4
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 82-80
East Division Finals
Syracuse Nationals vs. New York Knickerbockers
New York Knickerbockers Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Knickerbockers
 Syracuse Nationals
 87-85
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 102-92
Game 3
 New York Knickerbockers
 Syracuse Nationals
 99-92
Game 4
 New York Knickerbockers
 Syracuse Nationals
 100-93
1951-52 NBA Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York Knickerbockers
Minneapolis Lakers Win NBA Championship 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knickerbockers
 83-79 OT
Game 2
 New York Knickerbockers
 Minneapolis Lakers
 80-72
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knicklerbockers
 82-77
Game 4
 New York Knickerbockers
 Minneapolis Lakers
 90-89 OT
Game 5
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knickerbockers
 102-89
Game 6
 New York Knickerbockers
 Minneapolis Lakers
 76-68
Game 7
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knickerbockers
 82-65

1952-53 Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers 48-22 vs. Indianapolis Olympians 28-43
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Indianapolis Olympians
 85-69
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Indianapolis Olympians
 81-79
East Division Semifinals
New York Knickerbockers 47-23 vs. Baltimore Bullets 16-54
New York Knickerbockers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Knickerbockers
 Baltimore Bullets
 80-62
Game 2
 New York Knickerbockers
 Baltimore Bullets
 90-81
West Division Semifinals
Rochester Royals 44-26 vs. Fort Wayne Pistons 36-33
Fort Wayne Pistons Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Rochester Royals
 84-77
Game 2
 Rochester Royals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 83-71
Game 3
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Rochester Royals
 67-65
East Division Semifinals
Syracuse Nationals 47-24 vs. Boston Celtics 46-25
Boston Celtics Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 87-81
Game 2
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 111-105 4OT
West Division Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Fort Wayne Pistons
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 83-73
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 82-75
Game 3
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Minneapolis Lakers
 98-95
Game 4
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Minneapolis Lakers
 85-82
Game 5
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 74-58
East Division Finals
New York Knickerbockers vs. Boston Celtics
New York Knickerbockers Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Knickerbockers
 Bostons Celtics
 95-91
Game 2
 Boston Celtics
 New York Knickerbockers
 86-70
Game 3
 New York Knickerbockers
 Boston Celtics
 101-82
Game 4
 New York Knickerbockers
 Boston Celtics
 82-75
1952-53 NBA Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York Knickerbockers
Minneapolis Lakers Win NBA Championship 4-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 New York Knickerbockers
 Minneapolis Lakers
 96-88
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knickerbockers
 73-71
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knickerbockers
 90-75
Game 4
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knickerbockers
 71-69
Game 5
 Minneapolis Lakers
 New York Knickerbockers
 91-84

1953-54 Playoffs
West Division Round-Robin Standings
TEAM
 RECORD
 WIN
 LOSS
Minneapolis Lakers
 46-26
 3
 0
Rochester Royals
 44-26
 2
 1
Fort Wayne Pistons
 40-32
 0
 4
East Division Round-Robin Standings
TEAM
 RECORD
 WIN
 LOSS
Syracuse Nationals
 42-30
 4
 0
Boston Celtics
 42-30
 2
 2
New York Knickerbockers
 44-28
 0
 4
West Division Semifinals
Round-Robin
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Rochester Royals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 82-75
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 109-88
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 90-85
Game 4
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fot Wayne Pistons
 78-73
Game 5
 Rochester Royals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 89-71
Game 6
 Minneapolis Lakers at Rochester Royals Cancelled*
*Game 6 Cancelled As It Would Not Affect Seeding
East Division Semifinals
Round-Robin
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 New York Knickerbockers
 93-71
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 96-95 OT
Game 3
 Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 75-68
Game 4
 Boston Celtics
 New York Knickerbockers
 79-78
Game 5
 Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 103-99
Game 6
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 98-85
West Division Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester Royals
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 89-76
Game 2
 Rochester Royals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 74-73
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 82-72
East Division Finals
Syryacuse Nationals vs. Boston Celtics
Syracuse Nationals Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 109-94
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 83-76
1953-54 NBA Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse Nationals
Minneapolis Lakers Win NBA Championship 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Syracuse Nationals
 79-68
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 62-60
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Syracuse Nationals
 81-67
Game 4
 Syracuse Nationals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 80-69
Game 5
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Syracuse Nationals
 84-73
Game 6
 Syracuse Nationals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 65-63
Game 7
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Syracuse Nationals
 87-80

1954-55 Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers 40-32 vs. Rochester Royals 29-43
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 82-78
Game 2
 Rochester Royals
 Minneapolis Lakers
 94-92
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Rochester Royals
 119-110
East Division Semifinals
New York Knickerbockers 38-34 vs. Boston Celtics 36-36
Boston Celtics Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 New York Knickerbockers
 122-101
Game 2
 New York Knickerbockers
 Boston Celtics
 102-95
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 New York Knickerbockers
 116-109
West Division Finals
Fort Wayne Pistons 43-29 vs. Minneapolis Lakers
Fort Wayne Pistons Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Minneapolis Lakers
 96-79
Game 2
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Minneapolis Lakers
 98-97 OT
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 99-91 OT
Game 4
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Minneapolis Lakers
 105-96
East Division Finals
Syracuse Nationals 43-29 vs. Boston Celtics
Syracuse Nationals Win Series 3-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 110-100
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 116-110
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 100-97 OT
Game 4
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 110-94
1954-55 NBA Finals
Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Syracuse Nationals
Syracuse Nationals Win NBA Championship 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 86-82
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 87-84
Game 3
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Syracuse Nationals
 96-89
Game 4
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Syracuse Nationals
 109-102
Game 5
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Syracuse Nationals
 71-71
Game 6
 Syracuse Nationals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 109-104
Game 7
 Syracuse Nationals
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 92-91

1955-56 Playoffs
West Division Second Place Tie-Breaker
WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 103-97
East Division Third Place Tie-Breaker
WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 82-77
West Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers 33-39 vs. St. Louis Hawks 33-39
St. Louis Hawks Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 116-115
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 133-75
Game 3
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 116-115
East Division Semifinals
Boston Celtics 39-33 vs. Syracuse Nationals 35-37
Syracuse Nationals Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 110-93
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 101-98
Game 3
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 102-97
West Division Finals
Fort Wayne Pistons 37-35 vs. St. Louis Hawks
Fort Wayne Pistons Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 86-85
Game 2
 St. Louis Hawks
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 84-74
Game 3
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 St. Louis Hawks
 107-84
Game 4
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 St. Louis Hawks
 93-84
Game 5
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 St. Louis Hawks
 102-97
East Division Finals
Philadelphia Warriors 45-27 vs. Syracuse Nationals
Philadelphia Warriors Win Series 3-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 109-87
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 122-118
Game 3
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 119-96
Game 4
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 108-104
Game 5
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 109-104
1955-56 NBA Finals
Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia Warriors
Philadelphia Warriors Win NBA Championship 4-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 98-94
Game 2
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 Philadelphia Warriors
 84-83
Game 3
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 100-96
Game 4
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 107-105
Game 5
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 99-88

1956-57 Playoffs
West Division Tie-Breaker
WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
St. Louis Hawks
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 115-103
West Division Tie-Breaker
WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 114-111 OT
West Division Semifinals
Fort Wayne Pistons 34-38 vs. Minneapolis Lakers 34-38
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 131-127
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Fort Wayne Pistons
 110-108
East Division Semifinals
Philadelphia Warriors 37-35 vs. Syracuse Nationals 38-34
Syracuse Nationals Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 103-96
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 91-80
West Division Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis Hawks 34-38
St. Louis Hawks Win Series 3-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 118-109
Game 2
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 106-104
Game 3
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 143-135 2OT
East Division Finals
Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston Celtics 44-28
Boston Celtics Win Series 3-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 108-90
Game 2
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 120-105
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 83-80
1956-57 NBA Finals
St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics Win NBA Championship 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 125-123 2OT
Game 2
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 119-99
Game 3
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 100-98
Game 4
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 123-118
Game 5
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 124-109
Game 6
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 96-94
Game 7
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 125-123 2OT

1957-58 Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
Cincinnati Royals 33-39 vs. Detroit Pistons 33-39
Detroit Pistons Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Detroit Pistons
 Cincinnati Royals
 100-83
Game 2
 Detroit Pistons
 Cincinnati Royals
 124-104
East Division Semifinals
Philadelphia Warriors 37-35 vs. Syracuse Nationals 41-31
Philadelphia Warriors Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 86-82
Game 2
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 95-93
Game 3
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 101-88
West Division Finals
Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis Hawks 41-31
St. Louis Hawks Wins Series 4-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Detroit Pistons
 114-111
Game 2
 St. Louis Hawks
 Detroit Pistons
 99-96
Game 3
 Detroit Pistons
 St. Louis Hawks
 109-89
Game 4
 St. Louis Hawks
 Detroit Pistons
 145-101
Game 5
 St. Louis Hawks
 Detroit Pistons
 120-96
East Division Finals
Philadelphia Warriors vs. Boston Celtics 49-23
Boston Celtics Win Series 4-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 107-98
Game 2
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 109-87
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 106-92
Game 4
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Boston Celtics
 112-97
Game 5
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 93-88
1957-58 NBA Finals
St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston Celtics
St. Louis Hawks Win NBA Championship 4-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 104-102
Game 2
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 136-112
Game 3
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 111-108
Game 4
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 109-98
Game 5
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 102-100
Game 6
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 110-109

1958-59 Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers 33-39 vs. Detroit Pistons 28-44
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Detroit Pistons
 92-89
Game 2
 Detroit Pistons
 Minneapolis Lakers
 117-103
Game 3
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Detroit Pistons
 129-102
East Division Semifinals
New York Knickerbockers 40-32 vs. Syracuse Nationals 35-37
Syracuse Nationals Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 129-123
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 New York Knickerbockers
 131-115
West Division Finals
St. Louis Hawks 49-23 vs. Minneapolis Lakers
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 4-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 124-90
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 106-98
Game 3
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 127-97
Game 4
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 108-98
Game 5
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 98-97 OT
Game 6
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 106-104
East Division Finals
Boston Celtics 52-20 vs. Syracuse Nationals
Boston Celtics Win Series 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 131-109
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 120-118
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 133-111
Game 4
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 119-107
Game 5
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 129-108
Game 6
 Syracuse Nationals
 Boston Celtics
 133-121
Game 7
 Boston Celtics
 Syracuse Nationals
 130-125
1958-59 NBA Finals
Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics Win NBA Championship 4-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 Minneapolis Lakers
 118-115
Game 2
 Boston Celtics
 Minneapolis Lakers
 128-108
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 Minneapolis Lakers
 123-110
Game 4
 Boston Celtics
 Minneapolis Lakers
 118-113

1959-60 Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
Detroit Pistons 30-45 vs. Minneapolis Lakers 25-50
Minneapolis Lakers Win Series 2-0
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Detroit Pistons
 113-112
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 Detroit Pistons
 114-99
East Division Semifinals
Philadelphia Warriors 49-26 vs. Syracuse Nationals 45-30
Philadelphia Warriors Win Series 2-1
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 115-92
Game 2
 Syracuse Nationals
 Philadelphia Warriors
 125-119
Game 3
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Syracuse Nationals
 132-112
West Division Finals
St. Louis Hawks 46-29 vs. Minneapolis Lakers
St. Louis Hawks Win Series 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 112-99
Game 2
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 120-113
Game 3
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 93-89
Game 4
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 103-101
Game 5
 Minneapolis Lakers
 St. Louis Hawks
 117-110 OT
Game 6
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 117-96
Game 7
 St. Louis Hawks
 Minneapolis Lakers
 97-86
East Division Finals
Boston Celtics 59-16 vs. Philadelphia Warriors
Boston Celtics Win Series 4-2
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 111-105
Game 2
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Boston Celtics
 115-110
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 120-90
Game 4
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 112-104
Game 5
 Philadelphia Warriors
 Boston Celtics
 128-107
Game 6
 Boston Celtics
 Philadelphia Warriors
 119-117
1959-60 NBA Finals
St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics Win NBA Championship 4-3
GAME
 WINNER
 LOSER
 SCORE
Game 1
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 140-122
Game 2
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 113-103
Game 3
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 102-86
Game 4
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 106-96
Game 5
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 127-102
Game 6
 St. Louis Hawks
 Boston Celtics
 105-102
Game 7
 Boston Celtics
 St. Louis Hawks
 122-103