NBA
1957-58 Season
Champions: St. Louis Hawks (4-2)
Full 1957-58 playoff bracket →
The 1957-58 NBA season featured 8 teams across 309 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 49-23. St. Louis Hawks won the championship, defeating Boston Celtics 4-2 in the Finals. Bill Russell was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 49-23 0.681
- Syracuse Nationals 41-31 0.569
- Philadelphia Warriors 37-35 0.514
- New York Knicks 35-37 0.486
West Division
- St. Louis Hawks 🏆 41-31 0.569
- Detroit Pistons 33-39 0.458
- Cincinnati Royals 33-39 0.458
- Minneapolis Lakers 19-53 0.264
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 George Yardley DET 27.8 PPG
- 2 Dolph Schayes SYR 24.9 PPG
- 3 Bob Pettit STL 24.6 PPG
- 4 Clyde Lovellette CIN 23.4 PPG
- 5 Bill Sharman BOS 22.3 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Bill Russell BOS 22.7 RPG
- 2 Maurice Stokes CIN 18.1 RPG
- 3 Bob Pettit STL 17.4 RPG
- 4 Dolph Schayes SYR 14.2 RPG
- 5 Johnny Kerr SYR 13.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Bob Cousy BOS 7.1 APG
- 2 Dick McGuire DET 6.6 APG
- 3 Maurice Stokes CIN 6.4 APG
- 4 Tom Gola PHW 5.5 APG
- 5 Carl Braun NYK 5.5 APG
1957 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Dan Tobin Boston Celtics
- #0 Jerry Gibson Philadelphia Warriors
- #1 Rod Hundley Cincinnati Royals