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1956 - 57 NBA Season Review

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1956 - 57 Regular Season Standings


NBA 1956 - 57 Season


Wins Loses Win % GB PF PA
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics 44 28 0.611 105.5 100.2
Syracuse Nationals 38 34 0.528 699.7 101.1
Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 0.514 7100.4 98.8
New York Knicks 36 36 0.500 8100.8 100.9
Western Division
St. Louis Hawks 34 38 0.472 98.5 98.6
Minneapolis Lakers 34 38 0.472 102.3 103.1
Fort Wayne Pistons 34 38 0.472 96.4 98.7
Rochester Royals 31 41 0.431 393.4 95.6

1956 - 57 NBA Playoffs

Finals
Boston Celtics over St. Louis Hawks (4-3)
Sat, March 30 - St. Louis Hawks 125 @ Boston Celtics 123
Sun, March 31 - St. Louis Hawks 99 @ Boston Celtics 119
Sat, April 6 - Boston Celtics 98 @ St. Louis Hawks 100
Sun, April 7 - Boston Celtics 123 @ St. Louis Hawks 118
Tue, April 9 - St. Louis Hawks 109 @ Boston Celtics 124
Thu, April 11 - Boston Celtics 94 @ St. Louis Hawks 96
Sat, April 13 - St. Louis Hawks 123 @ Boston Celtics 125

Eastern Division Finals
Boston Celtics over Syracuse Nationals (3-0)
Thu, March 21 - Syracuse Nationals 90 @ Boston Celtics 108
Sat, March 23 - Boston Celtics 120 @ Syracuse Nationals 105
Sun, March 24 - Syracuse Nationals 80 @ Boston Celtics 83

Western Division Finals
St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers (3-0)
Thu, March 21 - Minneapolis Lakers 109 @ St. Louis Hawks 118
Sun, March 24 - Minneapolis Lakers 104 @ St. Louis Hawks 106
Mon, March 25 - St. Louis Hawks 143 @ Minneapolis Lakers 135

Eastern Division Semifinals
Syracuse Nationals over Philadelphia Warriors (2-0)
Sat, March 16 - Syracuse Nationals 103 @ Philadelphia Warriors 96
Mon, March 18 - Philadelphia Warriors 80 @ Syracuse Nationals 91

Western Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers over Fort Wayne Pistons (2-0)
Sun, March 17 - Fort Wayne Pistons 127 @ Minneapolis Lakers 131
Tue, March 19 - Minneapolis Lakers 110 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 108

1956-57 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player Team Award
Tom Heinsohn Boston Celtics Rookie of the Year Award
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics Most Valuable Player (Season)
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics All Star Most Valuable Player
Bob Pettit St. Louis Hawks 1st All Star Team
Paul Arizin Philadelphia Warriors 1st All Star Team
Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 1st All Star Team
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 1st All Star Team
Bill Sharman Boston Celtics 1st All Star Team
Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 2nd All Star Team
Maurice Stokes Rochester Royals 2nd All Star Team
George Yardley Fort Wayne Pistons 2nd All Star Team
Dick Garmaker Minneapolis Lakers 2nd All Star Team

NBA - 1956 - 57 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player Conference Team Minutes Points Rebounds Assists
Paul Arizin East Philadelphia Warriors 28:00 13 7 1
Neil Johnston East Philadelphia Warriors 25:00 17 10 1
Dolph Schayes East Syracuse Nationals 25:00 14 4 2
Bob Cousy East Boston Celtics 24:00 7 7 2
Harry Gallatin East New York Knicks 30:00 16 5 2
Bill Sharman East Boston Celtics 22:00 7 3 1
Jack George East Philadelphia Warriors 21:00 6 3 2
Ed Macauley East Boston Celtics 20:00 4 2 3
Red Kerr East Syracuse Nationals 16:00 4 8 0
Dick McGuire East New York Knicks 29:00 6 0 3
Maurice Stokes West Rochester Royals 20:00 10 16 2
Clyde Lovellette West Minneapolis Lakers 22:00 7 10 0
Vern Mikkelsen West Minneapolis Lakers 22:00 16 9 2
Bob Harrison West St. Louis Hawks 25:00 5 0 1
Bob Pettit West St. Louis Hawks 31:00 20 24 7
George Yardley West Fort Wayne Pistons 19:00 8 6 1
Larry Foust West Fort Wayne Pistons 20:00 9 4 0
Bobby Wanzer West Rochester Royals 25:00 13 5 2
Mel Hutchins West Fort Wayne Pistons 27:00 11 4 0
Slater Martin West Minneapolis Lakers 29:00 9 1 7

NBA - 1956 - 57 Leading Scorer

Player Season Team Points
Paul Arizin 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 1817
Bob Pettit 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 1755
Dolph Schayes 1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals 1617
Neil Johnston 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 1575
George Yardley 1956-1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 1547
Clyde Lovellette 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 1434
Bill Sharman 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 1413
Bob Cousy 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 1319
Ed Macauley 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 1187
Dick Garmaker 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 1177
Jack Twyman 1956-1957 Rochester Royals 1174
//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1956 - 57 Assist Leader

Player Season Team Assists
Bob Cousy 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 478
Jack McMahon 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 367
Maurice Stokes 1956-1957 Rochester Royals 331
Jack George 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 307
Carl Braun 1956-1957 New York Knicks 256
Gene Shue 1956-1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 238
Larry Costello 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 236
Bill Sharman 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 236
Slater Martin 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 230
Dolph Schayes 1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals 229
Dick McGuire 1956-1957 New York Knicks 222
..Foul Leaders Section

1956 - 57 Fouls Leader

Player Season Team Fouls
Vern Mikkelsen 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 312
Dick Ricketts 1956-1957 Rochester Royals 307
Tom Heinsohn 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 304
Maurice Stokes 1956-1957 Rochester Royals 287
Ray Felix 1956-1957 New York Knicks 284
Earl Lloyd 1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals 282
Paul Arizin 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 274
Walter Dukes 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 273
Chuck Share 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 269
Clyde Lovellette 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 251
Jack Twyman 1956-1957 Rochester Royals 251
//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1956 - 57 Total Rebounds

Player Season Team Rebounds
Maurice Stokes 1956-1957 Rochester Royals 1256
Bob Pettit 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 1037
Dolph Schayes 1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals 1008
Bill Russell 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 943
Clyde Lovellette 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 932
Neil Johnston 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 855
Red Kerr 1956-1957 Syracuse Nationals 807
Walter Dukes 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 794
George Yardley 1956-1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 755
Jim Loscutoff 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 730
Harry Gallatin 1956-1957 New York Knicks 725

1956 - 57 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

1956 - 57 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Cliff Hagan 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 371 134 0.361
Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Neil Johnston 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 1163 520 0.447
George Dempsey 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 302 134 0.444
Jack Twyman 1956-1957 Rochester Royals 1023 449 0.439
Chuck Share 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 535 235 0.439
Bob Houbregs 1956-1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 585 253 0.432
Bill Russell 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 649 277 0.427
Clyde Lovellette 1956-1957 Minneapolis Lakers 1348 574 0.426
Paul Arizin 1956-1957 Philadelphia Warriors 1451 613 0.422
Ed Macauley 1956-1957 St. Louis Hawks 987 414 0.419
Kenny Sears 1956-1957 New York Knicks 821 343 0.418
Bill Sharman 1956-1957 Boston Celtics 1241 516 0.416