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Sports season
1956–57 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
Duration
  • October 27, 1956 – March 13, 1957
  • March 14–25, 1957 (Playoffs)
  • March 30 – April 13, 1957 (Finals)
Number of games72
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)NBC
Draft
Top draft pickSihugo Green
Picked byRochester Royals
Regular season
Season MVPBob Cousy (Boston)
Top scorerPaul Arizin (Philadelphia)
Playoffs
Eastern championsBoston Celtics
  Eastern runners-upSyracuse Nationals
Western championsSt. Louis Hawks
  Western runners-upMinneapolis Lakers
Finals
ChampionsBoston Celtics
  Runners-upSt. Louis Hawks
NBA seasons
← 1955–561957–58 →

The 1956–57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association. 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.

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team 1955–56 coach 1956–57 coach
N/A
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
St. Louis Hawks Red Holzman Slater Martin
Alex Hannum
Syracuse Nationals Al Cervi Paul Seymour

Teams

1956-57 National Basketball Association
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Eastern Boston Celtics Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 13,909
New York Knicks New York, New York Madison Square Garden 18,496
Philadelphia Warriors Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Municipal Auditorium 12,000
Syracuse Nationals Syracuse, New York Onondaga War Memorial 6,230
Western Fort Wayne Pistons Fort Wayne, Indiana War Memorial Coliseum 10,000
Minneapolis Lakers Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Auditorium 10,000
Rochester Royals Rochester, New York Rochester Community War Memorial 12,428
St. Louis Hawks St. Louis, Missouri Kiel Auditorium 9,300

Map of teams

1956–57 NBA season is located in USA Midwest and NortheastBostonBostonNew YorkNew YorkPhila- delphiaPhila-
delphiaSyracuseSyracuseFort WayneFort WayneMinneapolisMinneapolisRochesterRochesterSt. LouisSt. Louis Eastern Division Western Division

Final standings

Eastern Division

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 44 28 .611 - 24-4 11-18 9-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 38 34 .528 6 23-9 9-15 6-10 20-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 7 20-5 5–25 12-5 17-19
New York Knicks 36 36 .500 8 18-10 9-19 9-7 15-21

Western Division

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 34 38 .472 - 17-9 10-20 7-9 22-14
x-Minneapolis Lakers 34 38 .472 - 15-9 5-22 14-7 18-18
x-Fort Wayne Pistons 34 38 .472 - 23-5 5-23 6-10 17-19
Rochester Royals 31 41 .431 3 19-10 7-17 5-14 15-21
  • St. Louis finished ahead of Fort Wayne and Minneapolis by defeating them in tiebreaker matches.

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Main article: 1957 NBA playoffs
Division SemifinalsDivision FinalsNBA Finals
Eastern Division
E1Boston*3
E3Philadelphia0E2Syracuse0
E2Syracuse2E1Boston*4
Western DivisionW1St. Louis*3
W1St. Louis*3
W3Fort Wayne0W2Minneapolis0
W2Minneapolis2
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors 1,817
Rebounds Maurice Stokes Rochester Royals 1,256
Assists Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 478
FG% Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors .447
FT% Bill Sharman Boston Celtics .905

Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

See also

References

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