NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics102–95Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday 17 December 1958
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 78th meetingof 446 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	11–?	3–3	—	3	25
Bob Cousy	8–?	5–5	—	2	21
Jim Loscutoff	5–?	1–1	—	3	11
Frank Ramsey	4–?	2–5	—	1	10
Lou Tsioropoulos	4–?	2–3	—	2	10
Tom Heinsohn	3–?	3–4	—	4	9
Bill Russell	2–?	3–3	24	2	7
Sam Jones	2–?	0–0	—	2	4
Bennie Swain	1–?	1–2	—	3	3
Gene Conley	1–?	0–0	—	2	2
Team totals	41–?	20–26	24	24	102

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
George Yardley	11–?	11–11	—	1	33
Walter Dukes	5–?	6–6	—	4	16
Dick Farley	3–?	5–7	—	0	11
Barney Cable	4–?	2–3	—	1	10
Gene Shue	2–?	4–4	—	3	8
Phil Jordon	3–?	1–1	—	1	7
Dick McGuire	1–?	4–5	—	1	6
Chuck Noble	1–?	0–0	—	3	2
Earl Lloyd	1–?	0–0	—	1	2
Joe Holup	0–?	0–0	—	3	0
Shellie McMillon	0–?	0–0	—	1	0
Team totals	31–?	33–37	—	19	95

This season

Detroit Pistons 1, Boston Celtics 8 in NBA 1958-59.

1 Nov 1958Detroit Pistons 98–112 Boston Celtics
9 Nov 1958Boston Celtics 133–136 Detroit Pistons
18 Nov 1958Detroit Pistons 102–115 Boston Celtics
29 Nov 1958Detroit Pistons 96–110 Boston Celtics
17 Dec 1958102–95 this game
9 Jan 1959Boston Celtics 103–90 Detroit Pistons
25 Jan 1959Detroit Pistons 118–119 Boston Celtics
15 Feb 1959Detroit Pistons 94–120 Boston Celtics
20 Feb 1959Boston Celtics 111–106 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 16–8
Detroit Pistons: 14–12

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 165, Boston Celtics 281.

29 Nov 1958Detroit Pistons 96–110 Boston Celtics
9 Jan 1959Boston Celtics 103–90 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.