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1956-57 Boston Celtics

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44-28, Finished 1st in NBA Eastern Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

1956-57 NBA Champions

Scored 105.5 points per game, Allowed 100.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-23)
Coached by Red Auerbach (44-28)

Arena: Boston Garden / Attendance: 262,918 (2nd of 8 available)

SRS: 4.79 (1st of 8)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-3) versus St. Louis Hawks
Won NBA Eastern Division Finals (3-0) versus Syracuse Nationals

1956-57 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 72 2808 7326 .383 1983 2644 .750 4963 1464 1851 7599 105.5
Opponent 72 7213 100.2

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 30 67 2403 516 1241 .416 381 421 .905 286 236 188 1413
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 28 64 2364 478 1264 .378 363 442 .821 309 478 134 1319
3 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 22 72 2150 446 1123 .397 271 343 .790 705 117 304 1163
4 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 26 70 2220 306 888 .345 132 187 .706 730 89 244 744
5 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 22 48 1695 277 649 .427 152 309 .492 943 88 143 706
6 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 30 61 1372 195 537 .363 108 136 .794 374 85 185 498
7 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 25 35 807 137 349 .393 144 182 .791 178 67 113 418
8 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 23 67 1055 109 317 .344 146 210 .695 304 42 98 364
9 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 32 43 935 119 307 .388 106 156 .679 286 53 163 344
10 Andy Phillip G-F 6-2 195 34 67 1476 105 277 .379 88 137 .642 181 168 121 298
11 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 26 52 670 79 256 .309 69 89 .775 207 33 135 227
12 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 21 233 41 118 .347 23 32 .719 75 8 23 105

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 30 67 35.9 7.7 18.5 .416 5.7 6.3 .905 4.3 3.5 2.8 21.1
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 28 64 36.9 7.5 19.8 .378 5.7 6.9 .821 4.8 7.5 2.1 20.6
3 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 22 72 29.9 6.2 15.6 .397 3.8 4.8 .790 9.8 1.6 4.2 16.2
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 22 48 35.3 5.8 13.5 .427 3.2 6.4 .492 19.6 1.8 3.0 14.7
5 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 25 35 23.1 3.9 10.0 .393 4.1 5.2 .791 5.1 1.9 3.2 11.9
6 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 26 70 31.7 4.4 12.7 .345 1.9 2.7 .706 10.4 1.3 3.5 10.6
7 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 30 61 22.5 3.2 8.8 .363 1.8 2.2 .794 6.1 1.4 3.0 8.2
8 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 32 43 21.7 2.8 7.1 .388 2.5 3.6 .679 6.7 1.2 3.8 8.0
9 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 23 67 15.7 1.6 4.7 .344 2.2 3.1 .695 4.5 0.6 1.5 5.4
10 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 21 11.1 2.0 5.6 .347 1.1 1.5 .719 3.6 0.4 1.1 5.0
11 Andy Phillip G-F 6-2 195 34 67 22.0 1.6 4.1 .379 1.3 2.0 .642 2.7 2.5 1.8 4.4
12 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 26 52 12.9 1.5 4.9 .309 1.3 1.7 .775 4.0 0.6 2.6 4.4

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 30 67 2403 7.7 18.6 .416 5.7 6.3 .905 4.3 3.5 2.8 21.2
2 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 28 64 2364 7.3 19.2 .378 5.5 6.7 .821 4.7 7.3 2.0 20.1
3 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 22 72 2150 7.5 18.8 .397 4.5 5.7 .790 11.8 2.0 5.1 19.5
4 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 25 35 807 6.1 15.6 .393 6.4 8.1 .791 7.9 3.0 5.0 18.6
5 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 21 233 6.3 18.2 .347 3.6 4.9 .719 11.6 1.2 3.6 16.2
6 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 22 48 1695 5.9 13.8 .427 3.2 6.6 .492 20.0 1.9 3.0 15.0
7 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 32 43 935 4.6 11.8 .388 4.1 6.0 .679 11.0 2.0 6.3 13.2
8 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 30 61 1372 5.1 14.1 .363 2.8 3.6 .794 9.8 2.2 4.9 13.1
9 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 23 67 1055 3.7 10.8 .344 5.0 7.2 .695 10.4 1.4 3.3 12.4
10 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 26 52 670 4.2 13.8 .309 3.7 4.8 .775 11.1 1.8 7.3 12.2
11 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 26 70 2220 5.0 14.4 .345 2.1 3.0 .706 11.8 1.4 4.0 12.1
12 Andy Phillip G-F 6-2 195 34 67 1476 2.6 6.8 .379 2.1 3.3 .642 4.4 4.1 3.0 7.3

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 28 64 2364 21.1 .452 .378
2 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 30 67 2403 19.5 .495 .416
3 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 22 48 1695 21.1 .450 .427
4 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 32 43 935 12.9 .458 .388
5 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 25 35 807 17.5 .487 .393
6 Andy Phillip G-F 6-2 195 34 67 1476 9.0 .442 .379
7 Togo Palazzi F-G 6-4 205 24 21 233 13.5 .397 .347
8 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 30 61 1372 11.8 .417 .363
9 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 26 70 2220 11.1 .383 .345
10 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 23 67 1055 12.9 .445 .344
11 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 22 72 2150 18.1 .456 .397
12 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6-5 190 26 52 670 8.9 .385 .309

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Tom Heinsohn F-C 6-7 218 22 10 370 90 231 46 69 117 20 40 226 .390 .667 37.0 22.6 11.7 2.0
2 Bill Sharman G 6-1 175 30 10 377 75 197 61 64 35 29 23 211 .381 .953 37.7 21.1 3.5 2.9
3 Bob Cousy G 6-1 175 28 10 440 67 207 68 71 61 93 27 202 .324 .958 44.0 20.2 6.1 9.3
4 Bill Russell C 6-9 215 22 10 409 54 148 31 61 244 32 41 139 .365 .508 40.9 13.9 24.4 3.2
5 Frank Ramsey F-G 6-3 190 25 10 229 38 82 46 59 43 17 36 122 .463 .780 22.9 12.2 4.3 1.7
6 Jim Loscutoff F 6-5 220 26 10 259 31 109 18 28 83 5 46 80 .284 .643 25.9 8.0 8.3 0.5
7 Arnie Risen C-F 6-9 200 32 10 152 28 63 19 29 58 8 48 75 .444 .655 15.2 7.5 5.8 0.8
8 Jack Nichols C-F 6-7 222 30 10 117 16 40 3 5 17 7 23 35 .400 .600 11.7 3.5 1.7 0.7
9 Andy Phillip G-F 6-2 195 34 10 128 8 22 6 15 20 17 18 22 .364 .400 12.8 2.2 2.0 1.7
10 Dick Hemric F 6-6 220 23 2 19 1 7 0 0 9 1 1 2 .143 9.5 1.0 4.5 0.5