The Hawks won the series in six games to win the franchise's first and only NBA title.
[1] This was the third meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship.
[7][1] Back home in Kiel Auditorium on April 12, the Hawks weren't about to miss their opportunity to defeat the defending champions.
figured that the Celtics probably would have won the 1958 title if Russell had not suffered his ankle injury in game 3.
"[1] Hawks win series 4–2 6 Russell | 14 Cousy | 15 Heinsohn | 16 Nichols | 17 Phillip | 18 Loscutoff | 19 Risen | 20 Tsioropoulos | 21 Sharman | 23 Ramsey | 24 Jones | Coach Auerbach