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1956-57 NBA Season Overview

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The 1956–57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (which would be the first of their 17 NBA titles), beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. The 1957 NBA All-Star Game was played in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 109-97. Local hero Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics wins the game's MVP award.

The 1956–57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (which would be the first of their 17 NBA titles), beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. The 1957 NBA All-Star Game was played in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 109-97. Local hero Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics wins the game's MVP award.

1957 NBA champion Boston Celtics

1957 Boston Celtics

1957 NBA Season
Boston Celtics

8 teams competed during the regular season

Boston Celtics defeated St. Louis Hawks for the championship

Commissioner

Maurice Podoloff

Player President

Bob Cousy

1957 NBA Draft

Pick Player Team

1 Hot' Rod Hundley Royals

2 Charles Tyra Pistons

3 Jim Krebs Lakers

4 Win Wilfong Hawks

5 Brendan McCann Knicks

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1 Comment

Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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