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The 1957 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1956-57 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1957 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was Boston's first trip to the NBA Finals in their franchise history as well as St. Louis's. The Celtics won the series over the Hawks, 4-3.

Contents

1 Series summary
2 Team rosters
3 Records
4 References
5 External links

Series summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	March 30	Boston Celtics	123-125 (2OT) (0-1)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 2	March 31	Boston Celtics	119-99 (1-1)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 3	April 6	St. Louis Hawks	100-98 (2-1)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 7	St. Louis Hawks	118-123 (2-2)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 9	Boston Celtics	124-109 (3-2)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 6	April 11	St. Louis Hawks	96-94 (3-3)	Boston Celtics
Game 7	April 13	Boston Celtics	125-123 (2OT) (4-3)	St. Louis Hawks

Celtics win series 4-3

Team rosters

Boston Celtics 1956-57 NBA Champions

6 Russell \| 14 Cousy \| 15 Heinsohn \| 16 Nichols \| 17 Phillip \| 18 Loscutoff \| 19 Risen \| 20 Hemric \| 21 Sharman \| 23 Ramsey \| 29 Tsioropoulos \| Coach Auerbach

St. Louis Hawks 1956–57 Western Conference Champions

9 Pettit \| 12 Coleman \| 15 Spears \| 17 Hagan \| 19 Selvy \| 20 Macauley \| 21 McMahon \| 22 Martin \| 26 Bemoras \| 32 Park \| 33 Hannum \| 70 Share \| Coach Martin

Records

Celtics center Bill Russell set a rookie record for rebounds in a single NBA finals game with 32 in game 7, and averaged an NBA finals rookie record of 22.9 rebounds per game for the entire series.^[1]

References

^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia,. Villard Books. 1994. p. 414. ISBN 0-679-43293-0.

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v t e Boston Celtics

Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

The franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Seasons Accomplishments Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center TD Garden

Head coaches	J. Russell Julian Auerbach B. Russell Heinsohn Sanders Cowens Fitch Jones Rodgers Ford Carr Pitino O'Brien Carroll Rivers

General managers	Brown Auerbach Volk Wallace Ainge

Retired numbers	00 1 2 3 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 LOSCY 19 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 35 MIC

NBA D-League affiliates	Fayetteville Patriots Florida Flame Austin Toros Utah Flash Maine Red Claws

Rivals	Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons New York Knicks Miami Heat

Culture	Celtics parquet floor Celtic Pride Greatest game ever played Tommy Points "Love ya, Cooz!" Close, but no cigar! Bill Russell Beat L.A. Mike Gorman Johnny Most "Havlicek stole the ball!" Henderson steals the ball! Bird steals the ball! Boston Garden North Station The Heat Game Memorial Day Massacre Larry Legend DJ The Chief The Truth The Big Three The Big Four

Media	TV CSN New England Radio WEEI Announcers Mike Gorman Tom Heinsohn Donny Marshall Greg Dickerson Sean Grande Cedric Maxwell

NBA Championships (17)	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008

v t e Atlanta Hawks

Formerly the Buffalo Bisons, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Milwaukee Hawks, and St. Louis Hawks Founded in 1946 Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Franchise All-Time roster Seasons Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Wharton Field House Milwaukee Arena Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Arena Alexander Memorial Coliseum Omni Coliseum Lakefront Arena Georgia Dome Philips Arena

Head Coaches	Potter Auerbach MacMillan Logan Todorovich Moore Levane Holzman Martin Hannum Phillip Macauley Seymour Levane Pettit Gallatin Guerin Fitzsimmons Tormohlen Brown Fratello Loughery Fratello Weiss Wilkens Kruger Stotts Woodson Drew

D-League Affiliate	Reno Bighorns

NBA Championships (1)	1958

Retired Jerseys	9 17 21 23 40

Lore	The Human Highlight Film The Highlight Factory Pistol Pete

Media	TV Peachtree TV FS South SportSouth Radio 790 The Zone Announcers Bob Rathbun Dominique Wilkins Steve Holman

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All-Star Game · Eastern Conference Finals · Western Conference Finals · NBA Finals · WNBA Finals

Key figures

Marv Albert · Mike Breen · Quinn Buckner · P. J. Carlesimo · Doug Collins · Bob Costas · Dick Enberg · Julius Erving · Cotton Fitzsimmons · Mike Fratello · Curt Gowdy · Jim Gray · Greg Gumbel · Matt Guokas · Tom Hammond · Kevin Johnson · Lewis Johnson · Magic Johnson · Steve Jones · Andrea Joyce · Lindsey Nelson · Bud Palmer · Ahmad Rashād · Pat Riley · John Salley · Hannah Storm · Paul Sunderland · Isiah Thomas · Tom Tolbert · Peter Vecsey · Bill Walton · Bob Wolff

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"Roundball Rock" · "Crockett's Theme" · "Winning It All" · "Return to Innocence" · "I Believe I Can Fly" · "How's It Going to Be" · "All Fired Up" · "To the Flemish Cap" · "Unbelievable" · "An American Symphony" · "These Are Days" · "Titan Spirit"

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Christmas Day · O.J. Simpson's low-speed freeway chase · The Clock Incident · Clutch City · Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals · Memorial Day Miracle

Rivalries	Bulls–Knicks · Jazz–Rockets

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