1957-58 NBA season

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See also
1958 NBA Playoffs 1958 NBA Finals 1958 NBA Draft 1958 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1958 in sports
Sources
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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.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The Pistons relocate from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Detroit, Michigan.
• The Royals relocate from Rochester, New York to Cincinnati, Ohio.
• The NBA All-Star Game was played in St. Louis, Missouri, with the East beating the West 130-118. Local hero Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks wins the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics	49	23	.681	-
Syracuse Nationals	41	31	.569	8
Philadelphia Warriors	37	35	.514	12
New York Knicks	35	37	.486	14

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks C	41	31	.569	-
Cincinnati Royals	33	39	.458	8
Detroit Pistons	33	39	.458	8
Minneapolis Lakers	19	53	.264	22

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
• Rookie of the Year: Woody Sauldsberry, Philadelphia Warriors

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Dolph Schayes, Syracuse Nationals
  • Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
  • George Yardley, Detroit Pistons
  • Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1958 NBA Playoffs
• 1958 NBA Finals
• 1958 NBA Draft

Preceded by 1956-57 NBA season

NBA seasons 1957-58

Succeeded by 1958-59 NBA season