NBA HISTORY
1956-1957 Standings

Eastern Division

 WLPct. GB
Boston Celtics 44 28 .611   -
Syracuse Nationals 38 34 .528   6
Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514   7
New York Knickerbockers 36 36 .500   8

Western Division

 WLPct. GB
Minneapolis Lakers 34 38 .472   -
Fort Wayne Pistons 34 38 .472   -
St. Louis Hawks 34 38 .472   -
Rochester Royals 31 41 .431   3

1957 Playoff Results
 

NBA Finals
Boston 4, St. Louis 3
Mar. 30-Sat. St. Louis 125 at Boston **123
Mar. 31-Sun. St. Louis 99 at Boston 119
Apr. 6-Sat. Boston 98 at St. Louis 100
Apr. 7-Sun. Boston 123 at St. Louis 118
Apr. 9-Tue. St. Louis 109 at Boston 124
Apr. 11-Thur. Boston 94 at St. Louis 96
Apr. 13-Sat. St. Louis 123 at Boston **125
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Conference Finals
Boston 3, Syracuse 0
Mar. 21-Thur. Syracuse 90 at Boston 108
Mar. 23-Sat. Boston 120 at Syracuse 105
Mar. 24-Sun. Syracuse 80 at Boston 83

 St. Louis 3, Minneapolis 0
Mar. 21-Thur. Minneapolis 109 at St. Louis 118
Mar. 24-Sun. Minneapolis 104 at St. Louis 106
Mar. 25-Mon. St. Louis 143 at Minneapolis **135
Conference Semifinals
Syracuse 2, Philadelphia 0
Mar. 16-Sat. Syracuse 103 at Philadelphia 96
Mar. 18-Mon. Philadelphia 80 at Syracuse 91

 Minneapolis 2, Fort Wayne 0
Mar. 17-Sun. Fort Wayne 127 at Minneapolis 131
Mar. 19-Tue. Minneapolis 110 at Fort Wayne 108
Tiebreakers
  Mar. 14-Thur. Fort Wayne 103 at St. Louis 115
Mar. 16-Sat. Minneapolis 111 at St. Louis 114

*Denotes number of overtime periods.

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