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1957-58 NBA Season Overview

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The 1957–58 NBA season was the 12th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the St. Louis Hawks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The Pistons relocate from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Detroit, Michigan and the Royals relocate from Rochester, New York to Cincinnati, Ohio Royals player Maurice Stokes suffers major head injury during the last game of the regular season. Stokes would later become paralyzed from the injury and cared for by teammate/life long friend Jack Twyman. The Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award is given in their honor.

The 1957–58 NBA season was the 12th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the St. Louis Hawks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The Pistons relocate from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Detroit, Michigan and the Royals relocate from Rochester, New York to Cincinnati, Ohio Royals player Maurice Stokes suffers major head injury during the last game of the regular season. Stokes would later become paralyzed from the injury and cared for by teammate/life long friend Jack Twyman. The Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award is given in their honor.

1958 NBA champion St. Louis Hawks

1958 St. Louis Hawks

1958 NBA Season
St. Louis Hawks

8 teams competed during the regular season

St. Louis Hawks defeated Boston Celtics for the championship

Commissioner

Maurice Podoloff

Player President

Tommy Heinsohn

1958 NBA Draft

Pick Player Team

1 Elgin Baylor Lakers

2 Archie Dees Royals

3 Mike Farmer Knicks

4 Pete Brennan Knicks

5 Guy Rodgers Warriors

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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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