NBA Games Played on December 20, 1956

Dec 19, 1956 Dec 20, 1956 Dec 21, 1956

1 NBA Game

Rochester	103	Final
Minneapolis	105

	1	2	3	4
Rochester	23	23	27	30
Minneapolis	24	29	25	27

PTS	C. Lovellette-MNL	33

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	16	8	.667	—	105.2	100.6
Philadelphia Warriors*	13	11	.542	3.0	100.6	98.4
New York Knicks	13	12	.520	3.5	101.0	98.2
Syracuse Nationals*	8	14	.364	7.0	93.1	98.8
Western Division
Rochester Royals	14	13	.519	—	91.1	92.4
Minneapolis Lakers*	13	13	.500	0.5	99.7	99.7
Fort Wayne Pistons*	11	13	.458	1.5	94.9	96.6
St. Louis Hawks*	10	14	.417	2.5	95.5	96.9

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.