The Sports Almanac

1956-1957 National Basketball Association Playoffs


BOSTON CELTICS
1956-1957 NBA Champions

West Division Tie-Breakers:
St. Louis Hawks 114 Minneapolis Lakers 111 (OT)
St. Louis Hawks 115 Fort Wayne Pistons 103
St. Louis Defeats Fort Wayne & Minneapolis for #1 Seed in West. Minneapolis gets #2 Seed, Fort Wayne #3 Seed

Division Semifinals Division Finals NBA Finals NBA Champions

Boston Celtics
3
Syracuse Nationals
0


Philadelphia Warriors
0
Syracuse Nationals
2





Boston Celtics
4
St. Louis Hawks
3
BOSTON CELTICS

St. Louis Hawks
3
Minneapolis Lakers
0


Fort Wayne Pistons
0
Minneapolis Lakers
2