NBA
1956-57 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-3)
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The 1956-57 NBA season featured 8 teams across 307 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 44-28. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating St. Louis Hawks 4-3 in the Finals. Bob Cousy was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 44-28 0.611
- Syracuse Nationals 38-34 0.528
- Philadelphia Warriors 37-35 0.514
- New York Knicks 36-36 0.500
West Division
- St. Louis Hawks 34-38 0.472
- Minneapolis Lakers 34-38 0.472
- Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 34-38 0.472
- Rochester Royals 31-41 0.431
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Paul Arizin PHW 25.6 PPG
- 2 Bob Pettit STL 24.7 PPG
- 3 Neil Johnston PHW 22.8 PPG
- 4 Dolph Schayes SYR 22.5 PPG
- 5 George Yardley FTW 21.5 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Maurice Stokes ROC 17.4 RPG
- 2 Bob Pettit STL 14.6 RPG
- 3 Dolph Schayes SYR 14.0 RPG
- 4 Clyde Lovellette MNL 13.5 RPG
- 5 Neil Johnston PHW 12.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Bob Cousy BOS 7.5 APG
- 2 Jack McMahon STL 5.1 APG
- 3 Maurice Stokes ROC 4.6 APG
- 4 Jack George PHW 4.6 APG
- 5 Slater Martin TOT 4.1 APG
1956 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Forest Able Syracuse Nationals
- #0 John Barber Minneapolis Lakers
- #0 Gary Bergen New York Knicks