NBA 1958-59Regular season

Final

Minneapolis Lakers97–90Detroit Pistons

Minneapolis Lakers at Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday 17 February 1959
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1958-59Regular season
Meeting: 121st meetingof 396 played

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
Larry Foust	7–?	8–10	4	22
Dick Garmaker	6–?	7–7	4	19
Elgin Baylor	6–21	5–9	2	17
Hot Rod Hundley	4–?	4–5	2	12
Vern Mikkelsen	4–?	0–0	3	8
Slick Leonard	2–?	3–3	3	7
Jim Krebs	3–?	0–2	1	6
Boo Ellis	1–?	0–1	2	2
Ed Fleming	1–?	0–0	0	2
Steve Hamilton	1–?	0–0	2	2
Team totals	35–21	27–37	23	97

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
Earl Lloyd	8–?	4–5	5	20
Gene Shue	6–?	4–4	1	16
Dick Farley	7–?	1–1	5	15
Walter Dukes	4–?	5–7	4	13
Ed Conlin	5–?	0–1	2	10
Joe Holup	2–?	2–2	6	6
Dick McGuire	2–?	1–2	1	5
Phil Jordon	1–?	3–4	1	5
Team totals	35–?	20–26	25	90

This season

Detroit Pistons 4, Los Angeles Lakers 8 in NBA 1958-59.

26 Oct 1958Detroit Pistons 100–108 Minneapolis Lakers
13 Nov 1958Minneapolis Lakers 110–119 Detroit Pistons
23 Nov 1958Detroit Pistons 124–109 Minneapolis Lakers
25 Nov 1958Minneapolis Lakers 98–90 Detroit Pistons
18 Dec 1958Detroit Pistons 104–113 Minneapolis Lakers
25 Dec 1958Minneapolis Lakers 97–98 Detroit Pistons
30 Jan 1959Minneapolis Lakers 88–86 Detroit Pistons
8 Feb 1959Minneapolis Lakers 115–103 Detroit Pistons
17 Feb 195997–90 this game
18 Feb 1959Detroit Pistons 95–105 Minneapolis Lakers
6 Mar 1959Minneapolis Lakers 99–98 Detroit Pistons
11 Mar 1959Detroit Pistons 123–118 Minneapolis Lakers

Records going in

Minneapolis Lakers: 25–33
Detroit Pistons: 24–34

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 158, Los Angeles Lakers 238.

8 Feb 1959Minneapolis Lakers 115–103 Detroit Pistons
18 Feb 1959Detroit Pistons 95–105 Minneapolis Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.