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1956-57 NBA Standings by Date

1955-56 Standings by Date - Western Division 1957-58 Standings by Date - Western Division

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)

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T - tied; Tiebreakers not applied to historical standings. Teams are sorted by win %

Western

Western Table
October
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Oct 27, 1956	ROC (1-0)^T1	STL (1-0)^T1	FTW (0-1)^T3	MNL (0-1)^T3
Oct 28, 1956	STL (1-0)	FTW (1-1)^T2	ROC (1-1)^T2	MNL (0-2)
November
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Nov 1, 1956	STL (1-0)	FTW (1-1)	MNL (1-2)^T3	ROC (1-2)^T3
Nov 3, 1956	MNL (2-2)^T1	STL (1-1)^T1	FTW (1-2)	ROC (1-3)
Nov 4, 1956	STL (2-1)	MNL (3-2)	FTW (1-3)	ROC (1-4)
Nov 7, 1956	STL (3-1)	MNL (3-2)	ROC (2-4)	FTW (1-3)
Nov 9, 1956	STL (3-1)	MNL (3-2)	ROC (3-4)	FTW (1-3)
Nov 10, 1956	STL (4-1)	ROC (4-4)^T2	MNL (3-3)^T2	FTW (1-4)
Nov 11, 1956	STL (4-2)	ROC (5-4)	MNL (3-4)	FTW (2-4)
Nov 13, 1956	STL (5-2)	ROC (5-5)	MNL (3-4)	FTW (2-4)
Nov 14, 1956	STL (5-2)	ROC (6-5)	MNL (4-4)	FTW (2-4)
Nov 15, 1956	STL (5-2)	MNL (5-4)	ROC (6-6)	FTW (3-4)
Nov 16, 1956	STL (5-2)	ROC (6-6)^T2	MNL (5-5)^T2	FTW (3-4)
Nov 17, 1956	STL (6-2)	MNL (5-5)	ROC (6-7)	FTW (3-5)
Nov 18, 1956	STL (6-3)	MNL (5-6)	FTW (4-5)	ROC (6-8)
Nov 20, 1956	STL (7-3)	MNL (5-6)	FTW (4-5)	ROC (6-8)
Nov 21, 1956	STL (7-4)	FTW (5-5)	ROC (7-8)	MNL (5-6)
Nov 22, 1956	STL (7-4)	FTW (6-5)	MNL (6-6)	ROC (7-9)
Nov 24, 1956	STL (7-5)	MNL (7-6)	FTW (6-6)	ROC (8-9)
Nov 25, 1956	STL (8-5)	FTW (7-6)	ROC (9-9)^T3	MNL (7-7)^T3
Nov 27, 1956	STL (8-6)	MNL (8-7)	ROC (10-9)	FTW (7-7)
Nov 28, 1956	STL (8-6)	ROC (10-9)	MNL (8-8)^T3	FTW (7-7)^T3
Nov 29, 1956	STL (8-6)	FTW (8-7)	ROC (10-9)	MNL (8-8)
Nov 30, 1956	STL (8-6)	ROC (10-9)	FTW (8-8)^T3	MNL (8-8)^T3
December
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Dec 1, 1956	ROC (11-9)	STL (8-7)	FTW (8-9)^T3	MNL (8-9)^T3
Dec 2, 1956	ROC (11-9)	STL (8-7)	MNL (9-9)	FTW (8-9)
Dec 4, 1956	ROC (11-9)	STL (8-8)	MNL (9-10)	FTW (8-10)
Dec 6, 1956	ROC (11-10)	MNL (10-10)	FTW (9-10)	STL (8-9)
Dec 7, 1956	ROC (11-10)	FTW (10-10)	MNL (10-11)	STL (8-10)
Dec 8, 1956	ROC (12-10)	FTW (10-10)	MNL (10-11)	STL (8-11)
Dec 9, 1956	ROC (13-10)	FTW (10-11)	MNL (10-12)	STL (8-11)
Dec 11, 1956	ROC (13-10)	FTW (10-12)	STL (9-11)	MNL (10-13)
Dec 12, 1956	ROC (14-10)	MNL (11-13)	FTW (10-12)	STL (9-12)
Dec 15, 1956	ROC (14-11)	MNL (11-13)	FTW (10-12)	STL (9-13)
Dec 16, 1956	ROC (14-12)	MNL (12-13)	FTW (11-12)	STL (9-14)
Dec 18, 1956	ROC (14-12)	MNL (12-13)	FTW (11-13)	STL (10-14)
Dec 20, 1956	ROC (14-13)	MNL (13-13)	FTW (11-13)	STL (10-14)
Dec 22, 1956	ROC (15-13)	MNL (13-14)	FTW (11-13)	STL (10-15)
Dec 23, 1956	ROC (15-13)	FTW (12-13)	MNL (13-15)	STL (10-15)
Dec 25, 1956	ROC (16-13)	MNL (14-15)	FTW (12-14)	STL (11-15)
Dec 26, 1956	ROC (16-14)	MNL (14-15)	FTW (13-14)	STL (11-15)
Dec 27, 1956	ROC (16-15)	FTW (14-14)	MNL (14-16)	STL (12-15)
Dec 29, 1956	ROC (17-15)	FTW (14-15)	STL (13-15)	MNL (14-17)
Dec 30, 1956	ROC (17-16)	FTW (15-15)	STL (14-15)	MNL (14-18)
January
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Jan 1, 1957	ROC (18-16)	FTW (15-15)	STL (14-16)	MNL (14-18)
Jan 3, 1957	ROC (18-16)	FTW (16-15)	STL (14-17)	MNL (14-19)
Jan 4, 1957	ROC (18-16)	FTW (16-15)	STL (14-18)	MNL (14-19)
Jan 5, 1957	FTW (17-15)	ROC (18-17)	STL (14-18)	MNL (14-19)
Jan 6, 1957	ROC (19-17)	FTW (17-16)	STL (14-19)	MNL (14-20)
Jan 8, 1957	ROC (20-17)	FTW (18-16)	STL (14-19)	MNL (14-21)
Jan 9, 1957	ROC (20-17)	FTW (18-16)	STL (14-19)	MNL (15-21)
Jan 10, 1957	ROC (20-18)	FTW (18-17)	MNL (16-21)	STL (14-20)
Jan 12, 1957	ROC (20-19)	FTW (18-18)	MNL (17-21)	STL (15-20)
Jan 13, 1957	FTW (19-18)	ROC (20-20)	MNL (18-21)	STL (15-21)
Jan 16, 1957	FTW (19-18)	ROC (20-21)	MNL (18-21)	STL (16-21)
Jan 17, 1957	FTW (19-19)	ROC (20-21)	MNL (18-22)	STL (17-21)
Jan 18, 1957	FTW (19-19)	ROC (20-21)	MNL (18-22)	STL (17-22)
Jan 19, 1957	FTW (19-20)	ROC (20-22)	MNL (18-22)^T3	STL (18-22)^T3
Jan 20, 1957	FTW (19-21)	ROC (20-23)	MNL (19-22)^T3	STL (19-22)^T3
Jan 22, 1957	FTW (20-21)	ROC (20-23)	MNL (19-22)	STL (19-23)
Jan 23, 1957	FTW (20-22)^T1	MNL (20-22)^T1	STL (20-23)	ROC (20-24)
Jan 24, 1957	FTW (20-22)^T1	MNL (20-22)^T1	ROC (20-24)^T3	STL (20-24)^T3
Jan 25, 1957	FTW (20-22)	STL (21-24)	MNL (20-23)	ROC (20-25)
Jan 26, 1957	FTW (21-22)	STL (21-24)	MNL (20-24)	ROC (20-26)
Jan 27, 1957	FTW (22-22)	STL (22-24)	MNL (20-25)	ROC (20-27)
Jan 28, 1957	FTW (22-22)	STL (22-24)	MNL (20-26)	ROC (20-27)
Jan 29, 1957	FTW (23-22)	STL (22-25)	MNL (20-27)^T3	ROC (20-27)^T3
Jan 30, 1957	FTW (23-22)	STL (22-25)	MNL (20-27)	ROC (20-28)
Jan 31, 1957	FTW (24-22)	STL (22-25)	MNL (20-28)^T3	ROC (20-28)^T3
February
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Feb 1, 1957	FTW (24-23)	STL (22-25)	ROC (21-28)	MNL (20-28)
Feb 2, 1957	FTW (24-24)	STL (23-25)	ROC (22-28)	MNL (20-29)
Feb 3, 1957	FTW (24-25)^T1	STL (24-25)^T1	ROC (22-29)	MNL (20-30)
Feb 4, 1957	FTW (25-25)	STL (24-25)	ROC (22-29)	MNL (20-30)
Feb 5, 1957	FTW (25-25)	STL (24-26)	ROC (23-29)	MNL (20-30)
Feb 6, 1957	FTW (25-26)	STL (24-27)	ROC (24-29)	MNL (21-30)
Feb 7, 1957	FTW (25-26)	STL (24-28)	ROC (24-29)	MNL (21-30)
Feb 8, 1957	FTW (25-26)	ROC (24-29)^T2	STL (24-29)^T2	MNL (21-30)
Feb 9, 1957	FTW (25-27)	ROC (25-29)	STL (24-29)	MNL (22-30)
Feb 10, 1957	FTW (26-27)	STL (25-29)	ROC (25-30)	MNL (22-31)
Feb 11, 1957	FTW (26-27)	STL (26-29)	ROC (25-30)	MNL (22-31)
Feb 12, 1957	FTW (26-27)	STL (26-30)	ROC (25-30)	MNL (23-31)
Feb 13, 1957	FTW (26-28)	STL (26-30)	ROC (25-31)	MNL (24-31)
Feb 14, 1957	FTW (27-28)	STL (26-30)	ROC (26-31)	MNL (25-31)
Feb 15, 1957	FTW (27-28)	ROC (26-31)^T2	STL (26-31)^T2	MNL (25-32)
Feb 16, 1957	FTW (28-28)	STL (26-31)	ROC (26-32)	MNL (25-33)
Feb 17, 1957	FTW (29-28)	STL (27-31)	ROC (26-33)	MNL (25-34)
Feb 19, 1957	FTW (29-29)	STL (28-31)	ROC (26-33)	MNL (25-34)
Feb 20, 1957	FTW (29-29)	STL (28-31)	MNL (26-34)^T3	ROC (26-34)^T3
Feb 21, 1957	FTW (30-29)	STL (28-32)	MNL (26-34)^T3	ROC (26-34)^T3
Feb 22, 1957	FTW (31-29)	STL (28-32)	MNL (26-34)	ROC (26-35)
Feb 23, 1957	FTW (31-30)	STL (28-33)	ROC (27-35)	MNL (26-35)
Feb 24, 1957	FTW (31-31)	STL (29-33)	MNL (27-35)	ROC (27-36)
Feb 25, 1957	FTW (32-31)	STL (30-33)	MNL (27-36)^T3	ROC (27-36)^T3
Feb 26, 1957	FTW (32-31)	STL (30-34)	MNL (27-37)^T3	ROC (27-37)^T3
Feb 27, 1957	FTW (32-32)	STL (30-35)	ROC (28-37)	MNL (27-37)
Feb 28, 1957	FTW (32-33)	STL (30-35)	ROC (28-37)	MNL (27-38)
March
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Mar 1, 1957	FTW (32-33)	STL (30-35)	MNL (28-38)^T3	ROC (28-38)^T3
Mar 2, 1957	FTW (32-33)	STL (30-36)	ROC (29-38)	MNL (28-38)
Mar 3, 1957	FTW (32-34)	STL (31-36)	MNL (29-38)	ROC (29-39)
Mar 5, 1957	FTW (32-35)	STL (32-36)	MNL (29-38)	ROC (29-39)
Mar 6, 1957	FTW (32-35)	STL (32-36)	ROC (30-39)	MNL (29-38)
Mar 7, 1957	FTW (32-36)^T1	STL (32-36)^T1	MNL (30-38)	ROC (30-39)
Mar 8, 1957	STL (33-36)	FTW (32-37)	MNL (31-38)	ROC (30-40)
Mar 9, 1957	STL (34-36)	FTW (32-38)	MNL (31-38)	ROC (30-40)
Mar 10, 1957	STL (34-37)	FTW (33-38)	MNL (32-38)	ROC (30-41)
Mar 12, 1957	STL (34-37)	FTW (33-38)^T2	MNL (33-38)^T2	ROC (30-41)
Mar 13, 1957	FTW (34-38)^T1	MNL (34-38)^T1	STL (34-38)^T1	ROC (31-41)
Mar 14, 1957
Mar 16, 1957