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National Basketball Association (1956-1957)

National Basketball Association 1956-57

Champion: Boston Celtics

Regular Season Champion: Boston Celtics

Players / Stats

The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (which would be the first of their 18 NBA titles), beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

Minneapolis110 131

Ft.Wayne P.108 127

St.Louis H.3

Syracuse N.91 103

Philadelphia80 96

Check Full Games/Schedule

National Basketball Association Final Series: Boston Celtics - St. Louis Hawks (4-3)

Boston Celtics (Red Auerbach): Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Jim Loscutoff, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, Dick Hemric, Lou Tsioropoulos, Arnie Risen, Frank Ramsey, Togo Palazzi, Andy Phillip, Jack Nichols
St. Louis Hawks (Alex Hannum): Jack McMahon, Ed Macauley, Jack Coleman, Bob Pettit, Med Park, Chuck Share, Bob Harrison, Willie Naulls, Irv Bemoras, Cliff Hagan, Bob Schafer, Alex Hannum, John Barber, Norm Stewart

Standings 1956-57

#

Club

W-L

PTS

LOST

Eastern Division

1

44-28

7596

7214

2

Syracuse Nationals

38-34

7178

7279

3

Philadelphia Warriors

37-35

7228

7113

4

New York Knicks

36-36

7257

7264

Western Division

1

St. Louis Hawks

34-38

7092

7099

2

Minneapolis Lakers

34-38

7365

7423

3

Fort Wayne Pistons

34-38

6940

7106

4

Rochester Royals

31-41

6724

6883

Stats Leaders 1956-57

PPG

RPG

APG

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Jack Twyman

Sacramento K.
6'6'' SF 23y
Avg: 16.3 ppg

10

16.3

9

16.3

8

17.0

7

21.1

6

Clyde Lovellette

21.4

5

21.7

4

22.4

3

22.7

2

25.0

1

25.1

Boston Celtics 1956-57

Red Auerbach

Red Auerbach

Bill Russell

Tom Heinsohn

Bob Cousy

Lou Tsioropoulos

Bill Sharman

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