1956–57 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of games | 72 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Sihugo Green |
Picked by | Rochester Royals |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Bob Cousy ( Boston) |
Top scorer | Paul Arizin ( Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Syracuse Nationals |
Western champions | St. Louis Hawks |
Western runners-up | Minneapolis Lakers |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | St. Louis Hawks |
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 17 NBA titles), beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
Offseason | ||
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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 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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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 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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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 |
x – clinched playoff spot
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 0 | E2 | Syracuse | 0 | ||||||||
E2 | Syracuse | 2 | E1 | Boston* | 4 | ||||||||
W1 | St. Louis* | 3 | |||||||||||
W1 | St. Louis* | 3 | |||||||||||
W3 | Fort Wayne | 0 | W2 | Minneapolis | 0 | ||||||||
W2 | Minneapolis | 2 | |||||||||||
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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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.