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href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1957–58 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a></td> <td>2</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">March 29–April 12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Celtics:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> (as a player and coach) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Andy_Phillip" title="Andy Phillip">Andy Phillip</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Arnie_Risen" title="Arnie Risen">Arnie Risen</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Tom Heinsohn</a> (as a player and coach) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a><br /><a 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title="1957–58 Boston Celtics season">Celtics</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Philadelphia_Warriors_season" title="1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season">Warriors</a>, 4–1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Western finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_St._Louis_Hawks_season" title="1957–58 St. Louis Hawks season">Hawks</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1957–58 Detroit Pistons season">Pistons</a>, 4–1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA finals">NBA finals</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1958 NBA World Championship Series</b> was the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">championship series</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NBA_season" title="1957–58 NBA season">1957–58</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) season, and the culmination of the <a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 NBA Playoffs">season's playoffs</a>. It pitted the <a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Western Division</a> champion <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_St._Louis_Hawks_season" title="1957–58 St. Louis Hawks season">St. Louis Hawks</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Division_(NBA)" title="Eastern Division (NBA)">Eastern Division</a> champion <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1957–58 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>. The Hawks won the series in six games to win the franchise's first and only NBA title. This was the last Finals until <a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a> that was not won by the Celtics, and the last until <a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a> that was won by the Western <a href="/wiki/Western_Division_(NBA)" title="Western Division (NBA)">Division</a> or <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Conference</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recap">Recap</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Recap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After being defeated by the Celtics in Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957 NBA Finals</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Hawks">St. Louis</a> survived a sometimes difficult <a href="/wiki/1957-58_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1957-58 NBA season">1957-58 NBA season</a> en route to winning the Western Division crown with a 41–31 record. The Celtics, meanwhile, had dominated the Eastern Division with a 49–23 record.<sup id="cite_ref-57-58Finals_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57-58Finals-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Hawks upset the Celtics (with a healthy Russell) in Game 1 at the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, 104–102.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boston struck back with a wipeout in Game 2, 136–112.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In St. Louis, the Hawks prevailed 111–108 in Game 3 when Russell severely sprained his ankle.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57-58Finals_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57-58Finals-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Without Russell, the Celtics evened the series with a 109-98 surprise victory in Game 4.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> St. Louis forced a 102–100 win in Game 5 in Boston to take the series lead.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57-58Finals_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57-58Finals-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Back home in <a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a> on April 12, the Hawks weren't about to miss their opportunity to defeat the defending champions. Pettit turned in a spectacular performance. He scored 31 points in the first three quarters, then zoomed off in the final period, nailing 19 of his team's last 21 points. His last two points, on a tip-in with 15 seconds remaining, put the Hawks ahead 110–107. The Celtics scored one final bucket but could do no more. The Hawks finally had a title, 110–109.<sup id="cite_ref-57-58Finals_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57-58Finals-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pettit had scored 50 points, including 18 of the Hawks' final 21 points in propelling the Hawks to the championship.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pettit's 50 points set a new Finals record for most scored by a player in a series-clinching game, a record that would finally be tied by <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> in <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a> </p><p>Most observers<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (March 2019)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> figured that the Celtics probably would have won the 1958 title if Russell had not suffered his ankle injury in game 3.<sup id="cite_ref-57-58Finals_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57-58Finals-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Auerbach, however, found no comfort in that opinion. "You can always look for excuses," he said. "We just got beat."<sup id="cite_ref-57-58Finals_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57-58Finals-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_summary">Series summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Series summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Home team</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Road team </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game 1</td> <td>March 29</td> <td>Boston Celtics</td> <td>102–104 (0–1)</td> <td><b>St. Louis Hawks</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 2</td> <td>March 30</td> <td><b>Boston Celtics</b></td> <td>136–112 (1–1)</td> <td>St. Louis Hawks </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 3</td> <td>April 2</td> <td><b>St. Louis Hawks</b></td> <td>111–108 (2–1)</td> <td>Boston Celtics </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 4</td> <td>April 5</td> <td>St. Louis Hawks</td> <td>98–109 (2–2)</td> <td><b>Boston Celtics</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 5</td> <td>April 9</td> <td>Boston Celtics</td> <td>100–102 (2–3)</td> <td><b>St. Louis Hawks</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 6</td> <td>April 12</td> <td><b>St. Louis Hawks</b></td> <td>110–109 (4–2)</td> <td>Boston Celtics </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Hawks win series 4–2</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_rosters">Team rosters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Team rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="St._Louis_Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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aria-labelledby="Boston_Celtics_1957–58_Eastern_Division_Champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #008348 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><div id="Boston_Celtics_1957–58_Eastern_Division_Champions" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Celtics</span></a> 1957–58 Eastern Division Champions</b></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div> <p>6 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Russell</a> | 14 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a> | 15 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a> | 16 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nichols_(basketball)" title="Jack Nichols (basketball)">Nichols</a> | 17 <a href="/wiki/Andy_Phillip" title="Andy Phillip">Phillip</a> | 18 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Loscutoff" title="Jim Loscutoff">Loscutoff</a> | 19 <a href="/wiki/Arnie_Risen" title="Arnie Risen">Risen</a> | 20 <a href="/wiki/Lou_Tsioropoulos" title="Lou Tsioropoulos">Tsioropoulos</a> | 21 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a> | 23 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Ramsey</a> | 24 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Jones</a> | </p><p>Coach <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Auerbach</a> </p> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span 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</td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">St. Louis Hawks</a></b> <b>104</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 102 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>23</b>, <b>42</b>–30, 21–<b>30</b>, <b>24</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Cliff Hagan</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jack_McMahon" title="Jack McMahon">Jack McMahon</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> 29<br /><b>Asts:</b> Bob Cousy 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>St. Louis leads the series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br /><b>Referees:</b> Heft, Rudolph</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 30</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195803300BOS.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">St. Louis Hawks 112, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>136</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>33</b>, 35–35, 28–<b>38</b>, 24–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> Cliff Hagan 37<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Cliff Hagan 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Hagan, Pettit, McMahon 3</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> Bob Cousy 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Bill Russell 27<br /><b>Asts:</b> Bob Cousy 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts<br /><b>Referees:</b> Rudolph, Heft</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 12</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195804020STL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 108, <b>St. Louis Hawks</b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–23, 24–<b>26</b>, 26–<b>34</b>, <b>33</b>–28</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Frank Ramsey</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Bill Russell 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Bob Cousy 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> Bob Pettit 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Bob Pettit 19<br /><b>Asts:</b> Jack McMahon 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>St. Louis leads the series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Referees:</b> Heft, Rudolph</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 5</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195804050STL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>109</b>, St. Louis Hawks 98 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–16, 32–<b>35</b>, <b>27</b>–20, 25–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> Bob Cousy 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Cousy, Ramsey, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a> 13 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Bob Cousy 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> Cliff Hagan 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Bob Pettit 17<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Win_Wilfong" title="Win Wilfong">Wilfong</a> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Share" title="Chuck Share">Share</a> 9 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri<br /><b>Referees:</b> Heft, Rudolph</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 9</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195804090BOS.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>St. Louis Hawks</b> <b>102</b>, Boston Celtics 100 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–18, <b>32</b>–25, 26–<b>27</b>, 18–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> Bob Pettit 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Bob Pettit 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Slater_Martin" title="Slater Martin">Slater Martin</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> Frank Ramsey 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Frank Ramsey 20<br /><b>Asts:</b> Bob Cousy 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>St. Louis leads the series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts<br /><b>Referees:</b> Rudolph, Heft</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_6">Game 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 12</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/195804120STL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 108, <b>St. Louis Hawks</b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>22</b>, 34–<b>35</b>, <b>25</b>–21, 32–32</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arnie_Risen" title="Arnie Risen">Arnie Risen</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Bob Cousy 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> Bob Pettit 50<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Bob Pettit 19</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>St. Louis wins the NBA Finals, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Kiel_Auditorium" title="Kiel Auditorium">Kiel Auditorium</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a><br /><b>Referees:</b> Rudolph, Heft</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 NBA Playoffs">1958 NBA Playoffs</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NBA on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_NBC_broadcasters" title="List of NBA on NBC broadcasters">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of NBA Finals broadcasters">NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA Finals broadcasters">WNBA Finals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Enberg" title="Dick Enberg">Dick Enberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hammond" title="Tom Hammond">Tom Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hicks_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Hicks (sportscaster)">Dan Hicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lampley" title="Jim Lampley">Jim Lampley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Meyers" title="Joel Meyers">Joel Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Atlanta_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sunderland" title="Paul Sunderland">Paul Sunderland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Chuck Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_Sr." title="Mike Dunleavy Sr.">Mike Dunleavy Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Guokas" title="Matt Guokas">Matt Guokas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Issel" title="Dan Issel">Dan Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Joe Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Meyers" title="Ann Meyers">Ann Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Rothstein" title="Ron Rothstein">Ron Rothstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beck" title="Bruce Beck">Bruce Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gray (sportscaster)">Jim Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Johnson_(commentator)" title="Lewis Johnson (commentator)">Lewis Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Jones" title="Marion Jones">Marion Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Joyce" title="Andrea Joyce">Andrea Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Malosky" title="Lisa Malosky">Lisa Malosky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Rashad" title="Ahmad Rashad">Ahmad Rashad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Sanders" title="Summer Sanders">Summer Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Wragge" title="Chris Wragge">Chris Wragge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Croce" title="Pat Croce">Pat Croce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">John Salley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Vecsey_(sports_columnist)" title="Peter Vecsey (sports columnist)">Peter Vecsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Williams" title="Jayson Williams">Jayson Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play <small>(<a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954</a>–<a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">62</a>)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Doggett" title="Jerry Doggett">Jerry Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Glickman" title="Marty Glickman">Marty Glickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Donnell_(sportscaster)" title="Bill O'Donnell (sportscaster)">Bill O'Donnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Palmer" title="Bud Palmer">Bud Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_Finals" title="1955 NBA Finals">1955</a> (Games 2, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_Finals" title="1956 NBA Finals">1956</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a> (Games 1, 7)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1958</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a> (Games 1, 3–4, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a> (Games 1, 3–4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="WNBA_Finals" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Championship" title="1997 WNBA Championship">1997</a> (single game)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_Championship" title="1998 WNBA Championship">1998</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_Championship" title="1999 WNBA Championship">1999</a> (Games 2–3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_WNBA_Championship" title="2000 WNBA Championship">2000</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_Championship" title="2001 WNBA Championship">2001</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_Finals" title="2002 WNBA Finals">2002</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> 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