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| Dates: | April 4 – April 9 | |||||||||
| Television: | NBC | |||||||||
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| Hall of Famers: | Coaches: Red Auerbach Players: Bob Cousy Bill Russell Bill Sharman Tom Heinsohn Frank Ramsay Elgin Baylor Vern Mikkelsen |
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| Eastern Finals: | Celtics defeated Nationals, 4-3 | |||||||||
| Western Finals: | Lakers defeated Hawks, 4–2 | |||||||||
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The 1959 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1958-59 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1959 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's third trip to the NBA Finals and Minneapolis's sixth. The Boston Celtics swept the Lakers 4-0. That was the start of the Celtics' 8 consecutive championships, from 1959-1966.
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