Western Division
Champion: Minneapolis Lakers
Division Semifinals
(1) St. Louis Hawks have division semifinals bye.
(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Lakers win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 92, Detroit 89
- Game 2 @ Detroit: Detroit 117, Minneapolis 103
- Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 129, Detroit 102
Last Playoff Meeting: 1957 NBA Western Division Semifinals (Minneapolis won 2-0)
Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Lakers win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 124, Minneapolis 90
- Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 98
- Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 127, Minneapolis 97
- Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 108, St. Louis 98
- Game 5 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 98, St. Louis 97 (OT)
- Game 6 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 106, St. Louis 104
Last Playoff Meeting: 1957 NBA Western Division Finals (St. Louis won 3-0)
Read more about this topic: 1959 NBA Playoffs
Famous quotes containing the words western and/or division:
“In Western Europe people perish from the congestion and stifling closeness, but with us it is from the spaciousness.... The expanses are so great that the little man hasn’t the resources to orient himself.... This is what I think about Russian suicides.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)
“In this world, which is so plainly the antechamber of another, there are no happy men. The true division of humanity is between those who live in light and those who live in darkness. Our aim must be to diminish the number of the latter and increase the number of the former. That is why we demand education and knowledge.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)