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1956-57 NBA Season Summary

1955-56 Season Summary 1957-58 Season Summary

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Bob Cousy (20.6/4.8/7.5)

Rookie of the Year: Tom Heinsohn (16.2/9.8/1.6)

PPG Leader: Paul Arizin (25.6)

RPG Leader: Bill Russell (19.6)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.5)

WS Leader: Neil Johnston (13.7)

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	44	28	.611	—	105.5	100.2	4.78
Syracuse Nationals*	38	34	.528	6.0	99.7	101.1	-1.03
Philadelphia Warriors*	37	35	.514	7.0	100.4	98.8	1.54
New York Knicks	36	36	.500	8.0	100.8	100.9	0.07
Western Division
St. Louis Hawks*	34	38	.472	—	98.5	98.6	-0.27
Minneapolis Lakers*	34	38	.472	—	102.3	103.1	-0.89
Fort Wayne Pistons*	34	38	.472	—	96.4	98.7	-2.18
Rochester Royals	31	41	.431	3.0	93.4	95.6	-2.08

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	72		39.0	101.8	.383				39.0	101.8	.383	27.5	36.7	.750			68.9	20.3				25.7	105.5
2	Minneapolis Lakers*	72		35.9	96.7	.371				35.9	96.7	.371	30.5	40.3	.757			63.6	16.6				26.2	102.3
3	New York Knicks	72		35.7	92.3	.387				35.7	92.3	.387	29.4	39.5	.744			65.6	18.2				25.3	100.8
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	72		35.9	90.7	.396				35.9	90.7	.396	28.6	36.9	.776			59.8	20.4				24.1	100.4
5	Syracuse Nationals*	72		35.4	96.0	.369				35.4	96.0	.369	28.8	36.3	.794			60.4	17.8				25.1	99.7
6	St. Louis Hawks*	72		35.5	92.6	.383				35.5	92.6	.383	27.5	37.6	.730			63.4	20.2				25.7	98.5
7	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72		35.2	91.8	.383				35.2	91.8	.383	26.0	34.9	.747			59.6	19.4				22.8	96.4
8	Rochester Royals	72		34.9	94.5	.369				34.9	94.5	.369	23.6	33.4	.707			57.9	18.0				25.9	93.4
	League Average	72		35.9	94.6	.380				35.9	94.6	.380	27.7	36.9	.751			62.4	18.9				25.1	99.6

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Rochester Royals	72																						95.6
2	St. Louis Hawks*	72																						98.6
3	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72																						98.7
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	72																						98.8
5	Boston Celtics*	72																						100.2
6	New York Knicks	72																						100.9
7	Syracuse Nationals*	72																						101.1
8	Minneapolis Lakers*	72																						103.1
	League Average	72		35.9	94.6	.380				35.9	94.6	.380	27.7	36.9	.751			62.4	18.9				25.1	99.6

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	72		2808	7326	.383				2808	7326	.383	1983	2644	.750			4963	1464				1851	7599
2	Minneapolis Lakers*	72		2584	6965	.371				2584	6965	.371	2195	2899	.757			4581	1195				1887	7363
3	New York Knicks	72		2569	6645	.387				2569	6645	.387	2117	2844	.744			4723	1312				1824	7255
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	72		2584	6533	.396				2584	6533	.396	2062	2658	.776			4305	1467				1732	7230
5	Syracuse Nationals*	72		2550	6915	.369				2550	6915	.369	2075	2613	.794			4350	1282				1809	7175
6	St. Louis Hawks*	72		2557	6669	.383				2557	6669	.383	1977	2710	.730			4566	1454				1848	7091
7	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72		2532	6612	.383				2532	6612	.383	1874	2510	.747			4289	1398				1643	6938
8	Rochester Royals	72		2515	6807	.369				2515	6807	.369	1698	2402	.707			4171	1298				1866	6728
	League Average	72		2587	6809	.380				2587	6809	.380	1998	2660	.751			4494	1359				1808	7172

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Rochester Royals	72																						6886
2	St. Louis Hawks*	72																						7097
3	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72																						7104
4	Philadelphia Warriors*	72																						7116
5	Boston Celtics*	72																						7213
6	New York Knicks	72																						7265
7	Syracuse Nationals*	72																						7277
8	Minneapolis Lakers*	72																						7421
	League Average	72		2587	6809	.380				2587	6809	.380	1998	2660	.751			4494	1359				1808	7172

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Boston Celtics*	27.0	44	28	49	23	5.36	-0.58	4.78	88.5	84.0	+4.5	118.0	.361		.448		.383			.271							Boston Garden	262,918
2	Philadelphia Warriors*	26.7	37	35	40	32	1.58	-0.04	1.54	92.4	90.9	+1.5	108.0	.407		.469		.396			.316							Philadelphia Civic Center
3	New York Knicks	27.0	36	36	36	36	-0.14	0.21	0.07	90.6	90.7	-0.1	110.5	.428		.459		.387			.319							Madison Square Garden (III)
4	St. Louis Hawks*	27.7	34	38	36	36	-0.08	-0.19	-0.27	89.0	89.1	-0.1	108.3	.406		.451		.383			.296							Kiel Auditorium
5	Minneapolis Lakers*	25.5	34	38	34	38	-0.81	-0.08	-0.89	88.5	89.2	-0.7	114.8	.416		.447		.371			.315							Minneapolis Auditorium
6	Syracuse Nationals*	25.7	38	34	32	40	-1.42	0.39	-1.03	88.3	89.5	-1.2	112.3	.378		.445		.369			.300							Onondaga War Memorial
7	Rochester Royals	23.4	31	41	30	42	-2.19	0.12	-2.08	84.9	86.9	-2.0	109.4	.353		.428		.369			.249							Rochester Community War Memorial
8	Fort Wayne Pistons*	26.7	34	38	30	42	-2.31	0.13	-2.18	88.8	91.0	-2.2	107.7	.380		.450		.383			.283							War Memorial Coliseum
	League Average	26.3			36	36	0.00	-0.01	-0.01	88.9	88.9		111.1	.391		.449		.380			.293								262,918

League Awards

League Leaders

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All-NBA

All-Star Game Rosters

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1956-57 NBA Season

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1957 Playoffs Summary