1958-59 New York Knicks Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 2-0
Coach: Andrew Levane (40-32)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 326,674, Avg. 10,889 in 30 home dates

1958-59 New York Knicks Statistics
1958-59 New York Knicks Roster

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 40 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

New York scored 7,943 points and yielded 7,925. Kenny Sears tossed in a team-leading 1,488 points for the Knicks, and Richie Guerin contributed 18 or more per game, too. Willie Naulls accounted for 723 boards. Richie Guerin dished out 364 assists for the squad.

Andrew Levane coached the team. The 1958-59 New York Knicks lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 7943
Regular Season Points Against: 7925

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 25, 1958	Boston Celtics 125 at New York Knicks 127	W	1-0	0-0	1-0	OT
October 26, 1958	New York Knicks 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 94	W	1-0	1-0	2-0	OT
November 1, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors 111 at New York Knicks 92	L	1-1	1-0	2-1
November 5, 1958	New York Knicks 108 at Cincinnati Royals 97	W	1-1	2-0	3-1
November 7, 1958	New York Knicks 115 at Detroit Pistons 101	W	1-1	3-0	4-1
November 8, 1958	New York Knicks 108 at Minneapolis Lakers 100	W	1-1	4-0	5-1
November 13, 1958	St. Louis Hawks 102 at New York Knicks 119	W	2-1	4-0	6-1
November 15, 1958	New York Knicks 96 at Syracuse Nationals 92	W	2-1	5-0	7-1
November 16, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers 90 at New York Knicks 98	W	3-1	5-0	8-1
November 21, 1958	New York Knicks 112 at Boston Celtics 106	W	3-1	6-0	9-1		at Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 99 at New York Knicks 114	W	4-1	6-0	10-1
November 25, 1958	Cincinnati Royals 115 at New York Knicks 113	L	4-2	6-0	10-2
November 26, 1958	New York Knicks 109 at Boston Celtics 121	L	4-2	6-1	10-3
November 29, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors 103 at New York Knicks 115	W	5-2	6-1	11-3
November 30, 1958	New York Knicks 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 103	L	5-2	6-2	11-4
December 2, 1958	Boston Celtics 109 at New York Knicks 90	L	5-3	6-2	11-5
December 3, 1958	New York Knicks 108 at Cincinnati Royals 110	L	5-3	6-3	11-6
December 5, 1958	New York Knicks 110 at Detroit Pistons 108	W	5-3	7-3	12-6
December 6, 1958	Detroit Pistons 99 at New York Knicks 92	L	5-4	7-3	12-7
December 9, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at New York Knicks 110	W	6-4	7-3	13-7
December 12, 1958	St. Louis Hawks 104 at New York Knicks 106	W	7-4	7-3	14-7
December 13, 1958	New York Knicks 94 at St. Louis Hawks 108	L	7-4	7-4	14-8
December 14, 1958	New York Knicks 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 99	W	7-4	8-4	15-8
December 16, 1958	Cincinnati Royals 106 at New York Knicks 118	W	8-4	8-4	16-8
December 17, 1958	St. Louis Hawks 136 at New York Knicks 122	L	8-5	8-4	16-9		at Detroit, MI
December 20, 1958	New York Knicks 106 at Boston Celtics 135	L	8-5	8-5	16-10
December 21, 1958	Syracuse Nationals 94 at New York Knicks 108	W	9-5	8-5	17-10
December 25, 1958	Boston Celtics 129 at New York Knicks 120	L	9-6	8-5	17-11
December 26, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors 106 at New York Knicks 93	L	9-7	8-5	17-12		at Hershey, PA
December 27, 1958	New York Knicks 106 at Syracuse Nationals 102	W	9-7	9-5	18-12
December 30, 1958	Detroit Pistons 90 at New York Knicks 93	W	10-7	9-5	19-12
January 2, 1959	New York Knicks 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 107	L	10-7	9-6	19-13
January 3, 1959	New York Knicks 106 at Detroit Pistons 102	W	10-7	10-6	20-13
January 4, 1959	New York Knicks 122 at St. Louis Hawks 114	W	10-7	11-6	21-13
January 6, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 108 at New York Knicks 118	W	11-7	11-6	22-13
January 7, 1959	Boston Celtics 109 at New York Knicks 78	L	11-8	11-6	22-14		at Syracuse, NY
January 10, 1959	New York Knicks 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 103	L	11-8	11-7	22-15
January 11, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 105 at New York Knicks 111	W	12-8	11-7	23-15
January 14, 1959	New York Knicks 112 at Boston Celtics 123	L	12-8	11-8	23-16
January 15, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 95 at New York Knicks 91	L	12-9	11-8	23-17		at Syracuse, NY
January 17, 1959	Cincinnati Royals 105 at New York Knicks 117	W	13-9	11-8	24-17
January 18, 1959	New York Knicks 120 at Syracuse Nationals 118	W	13-9	12-8	25-17
January 20, 1959	Cincinnati Royals 114 at New York Knicks 108	L	13-10	12-8	25-18		at St Louis, MO
January 21, 1959	New York Knicks 130 at Cincinnati Royals 109	W	13-10	13-8	26-18
January 24, 1959	Detroit Pistons 118 at New York Knicks 122	W	14-10	13-8	27-18	OT
January 25, 1959	New York Knicks 111 at St. Louis Hawks 115	L	14-10	13-9	27-19
January 27, 1959	St. Louis Hawks 112 at New York Knicks 111	L	14-11	13-9	27-20	OT
January 31, 1959	New York Knicks 119 at Syracuse Nationals 117	W	14-11	14-9	28-20		at Boston, MA
February 1, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 113 at New York Knicks 105	L	14-12	14-9	28-21
February 3, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 114 at New York Knicks 115	W	15-12	14-9	29-21
February 4, 1959	New York Knicks 129 at Boston Celtics 126	W	15-12	15-9	30-21
February 5, 1959	New York Knicks 111 at Syracuse Nationals 98	W	15-12	16-9	31-21		at Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1959	Boston Celtics 124 at New York Knicks 116	L	15-13	16-9	31-22
February 8, 1959	New York Knicks 104 at Syracuse Nationals 113	L	15-13	16-10	31-23
February 9, 1959	New York Knicks 122 at Minneapolis Lakers 128	L	15-13	16-11	31-24
February 12, 1959	New York Knicks 105 at St. Louis Hawks 106	L	15-13	16-12	31-25
February 13, 1959	New York Knicks 90 at Detroit Pistons 96	L	15-13	16-13	31-26
February 15, 1959	Cincinnati Royals 97 at New York Knicks 124	W	16-13	16-13	32-26
February 17, 1959	St. Louis Hawks 93 at New York Knicks 112	W	17-13	16-13	33-26
February 18, 1959	New York Knicks 118 at Cincinnati Royals 116	W	17-13	17-13	34-26
February 20, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 116 at New York Knicks 106	L	17-14	17-13	34-27		at Detroit, MI
February 21, 1959	Detroit Pistons 114 at New York Knicks 101	L	17-15	17-13	34-28		at Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 1959	Philadelphia Warriors 90 at New York Knicks 111	W	18-15	17-13	35-28
February 24, 1959	Boston Celtics 122 at New York Knicks 134	W	19-15	17-13	36-28
February 25, 1959	New York Knicks 123 at Philadelphia Warriors 134	L	19-15	17-14	36-29
February 28, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 107 at New York Knicks 112	W	20-15	17-14	37-29
March 1, 1959	New York Knicks 115 at Syracuse Nationals 140	L	20-15	17-15	37-30
March 3, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 127 at New York Knicks 120	L	20-16	17-15	37-31
March 4, 1959	New York Knicks 118 at Philadelphia Warriors 115	W	20-16	18-15	38-31		at Boston, MA
March 5, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers 135 at New York Knicks 115	L	20-17	18-15	38-32		at Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 1959	Detroit Pistons 120 at New York Knicks 127	W	21-17	18-15	39-32
March 10, 1959	New York Knicks 138 at Boston Celtics 116	W	21-17	19-15	40-32
March 13, 1959	Syracuse Nationals 129 at New York Knicks 123	L	0-1	0-0	0-1
March 15, 1959	New York Knicks 115 at Syracuse Nationals 131	L	0-1	0-1	0-2