National Basketball Association (NBA) Season in Review 1957-58

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Award Winners 1957-58

NBA Award Winners 1957-58

Award	Winner

Most Valuable Player	Bill Russell, Boston
Rookie of the Year	Woody Sauldsberry, Philadelphia

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Leading Scorers 1957-58

Player	G	FG	FT	PTS	PPG

George Yardley (Detroit)	72	673	655	2001	27.8
Dolph Schayes (Syracuse)	72	581	629	1791	24.9
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	70	581	557	1719	24.6
Clyde Lovellette (Cincinnati)	71	679	301	1659	23.4
Bill Sharman (Boston)	63	550	302	1402	22.3
Paul Arizin (Philadelphia)	68	483	440	1406	20.7
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	70	503	385	1391	19.9
Neil Johnston (Philadelphia)	71	473	442	1388	19.5
Ken Sears (New York)	72	445	452	1342	18.6
Willie Naulls (New York)	68	472	284	1228	18.1
Bob Cousy (Boston)	65	445	277	1167	18.0
Tom Heinsohn (Boston)	69	468	294	1230	17.8
Vern Mikkelsen (Minneapolis)	72	439	370	1248	17.3
Jack Twyman (Cincinnati)	72	465	307	1237	17.2
Larry Foust (Minneapolis)	72	391	428	1210	16.8
Bill Russell (Boston)	69	456	230	1142	16.6
Carl Braun (New York)	71	426	321	1173	16.5
Frank Ramsey (Boston)	69	377	383	1137	16.5
Dick Garmaker (Minneapolis)	68	390	314	1094	16.1
John Kerr (Syracuse)	72	407	280	1094	15.2

Assist Leaders 1957-58

Player	G	AST	APG

Bob Cousy (Boston)	65	463	7.1
Dick McGuire (Detroit)	69	454	6.6
Maurice Stokes (Cincinnati)	63	403	6.4
Carl Braun (New York)	71	393	5.5
Tom Gola (Philadelphia)	59	327	5.5
George King (Cincinnati)	63	337	5.3
Richie Guerin (New York)	63	317	5.0
Jack McMahon (St. Louis)	72	333	4.6
Larry Costello (Syracuse)	72	317	4.4
Slater Martin (St. Louis)	60	218	3.6
Jack George (Philadelphia)	72	234	3.3
Bob Leonard (Minneapolis)	66	218	3.3
Dolph Schayes (Syracuse)	72	224	3.1
Bill Russell (Boston)	69	202	2.9
Ernie Beck (Philadelphia)	71	190	2.7
Dick Garmaker (Minneapolis)	68	183	2.7
Gene Shue (Detroit)	63	172	2.7
Richie Regan (Cincinnati)	72	185	2.6
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	70	175	2.5
Bob Harrison (Syracuse)	72	169	2.3

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NBA Leading Field Goal Percentage 1957-58

Player	FGM	FGA	FG%

Jack Twyman (Cincinnati)	465	1028	.452
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	503	1135	.443
Ray Felix (New York)	304	688	.442
Bill Russell (Boston)	456	1032	.442
Clyde Lovellette (Cincinnati)	679	1540	.441
Ken Sears (New York)	445	1014	.439
Neil Johnston (Philadelphia)	473	1102	.429
Ed Macauley (St. Louis)	376	879	.428
Larry Costello (Syracuse)	378	888	.426
Bill Sharman (Boston)	550	1297	.424
Frank Ramsey (Boston)	377	900	.419
Carl Braun (New York)	426	1018	.418
Tom Gola (Philadelphia)	295	711	.415
George Yardley (Detroit)	673	1624	.414
Jack Coleman (St. Louis)	231	560	.413
Vern Mikkelsen (Minneapolis)	439	1070	.410
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	581	1418	.410
Johnny Kerr (Syracuse)	407	1020	.399
Ernie Beck (Philadelphia)	272	683	.398
Dolph Schayes (Syracuse)	581	1458	.398

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NBA Leading Free Throw Percentage 1957-58

Player	FTM	FTA	FT%

Dolph Schayes (Syracuse)	629	696	.904
Bill Sharman (Boston)	302	338	.893
Bob Cousy (Boston)	277	326	.850
Carl Braun (New York)	321	378	.849
Dick Schnittker (Minneapolis)	201	237	.848
Larry Costello (Syracuse)	320	378	.847
Gene Shue (Detroit)	276	327	.844
Willie Naulls (New York)	284	344	.826
Ken Sears (New York)	452	550	.822
Ron Sobie (New York)	196	239	.820
Neil Johnston (Philadelphia)	442	540	.819
Frank Ramsey (Boston)	383	472	.811
George Yardley (Detroit)	655	808	.811
Paul Arizin (Philadelphia)	440	544	.809
Ed Conlin (Syracuse)	215	270	.796
Harry Gallatin (Detroit)	392	498	.787
Vern Mikkelsen (Minneapolis)	370	471	.786
Jack Twyman (Cincinnati)	307	396	.775
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	385	501	.768
Bob Leonard (Minneapolis)	205	268	.765

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NBA Rebound Leaders 1957-58

Player	G	REB	RPG

Bill Russell (Boston)	69	1564	22.7
Maurice Stokes (Cincinnati)	63	1142	18.1
Bob Pettit (St. Louis)	70	1216	17.4
Dolph Schayes (Syracuse)	72	1022	14.2
Johnny Kerr (Syracuse)	72	963	13.4
Walter Dukes (Detroit)	72	954	13.3
Larry Foust (Minneapolis)	72	876	12.2
Clyde Lovellette (Cincinnati)	71	862	12.1
Willie Naulls (New York)	68	799	11.8
Vern Mikkelsen (Minneapolis)	72	805	11.2
Neil Johnston (Philadelphia)	71	790	11.1
Ken Sears (New York)	72	785	10.9
Tom Gola (Philadelphia)	59	639	10.8
George Yardley (Detroit)	72	768	10.7
Harry Gallatin (Detroit)	72	749	10.4
Charlie Share (St. Louis)	72	749	10.4
Ray Felix (New York)	72	747	10.4
Woody Sauldsberry (Philadelphia)	71	729	10.3
Tom Heinsohn (Boston)	69	705	10.2
Cliff Hagan (St. Louis)	70	707	10.1

All-NBA Teams Selections 1957-58

All-NBA Teams

First Team Bob Cousy, Boston Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Bob Pettit, St. Louis George Yardley, Detroit Bill Sharman, Boston	Second Team Maurice Stokes, Cincinnati Slater Martin, St. Louis Bill Russell, Boston Cliff Hagan, St. Louis Tom Gola, Philadelphia

First Round Draft Selections 1957-58

Playoff Results

NBA Finals
Series - St. Louis 4, Boston 2 St. Louis 104 at Boston 102 St. Louis 112 at Boston 136 Boston 108 at St. Louis 111 Boston 109 at St. Louis 98 St. Louis 102 at Boston 100 Boston 109 at St. Louis 110

Eastern Division	Western Division

Division Finals
Series - Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 Philadelphia 98 at Boston 107 Boston 109 at Philadelphia 87 Philadelphia 92 at Boston 106 Boston 97 at Philadelphia 111 Philadelphia 88 at Boston 93	Series - St. Louis 4, Detroit 1 Detroit 111 at St. Louis 114 St. Louis 99 at Detroit 96 Detroit 109 at St. Louis 89 St. Louis 145 at Detroit 101 Detroit 96 at St. Louis 120

Division Semifinals

Series - Philadelphia 2, Syracuse 1 Philadelphia 82 at Syracuse 86 Syracuse 93 at Philadelphia 95 Philadelphia 101 at Syracuse 88	Series - Detroit 2, Cincinnati 0 Cincinnati 93 at Detroit 100 Detroit 124 at Cincinnati 104