1956–57 Boston Celtics season

1956–57 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Head coach Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 44–28 (.611)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions
(Defeated Hawks 4–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Radio WHDH
The 1956-57 complete roster that won their first championship.

The 1956–57 Boston Celtics season was the 11th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their first NBA Championship.

Offseason

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOB (Y-M-D)From
G 14 United States Cousy, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1928-08-09 Holy Cross
F/C 15 United States Heinsohn, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1934-08-26 Holy Cross
F 20 United States Hemric, Dick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1933-08-29 Wake Forest
F 18 United States Loscutoff, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1930-02-04 Oregon
F/C 16 United States Nichols, Jack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1926-04-09 Washington
G 17 United States Phillip, Andy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1922-03-07 Illinois
G/F 23 United States Ramsey, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1931-07-13 Kentucky
F/C 19 United States Risen, Arnie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1924-10-09 Ohio State
C 6 United States Russell, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1934-02-12 San Francisco
G 21 United States Sharman, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1926-05-25 Southern California
F 29 United States Tsioropoulos, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1930-08-31 Kentucky
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics4428.611-24-411-189-620-16
x-Syracuse Nationals3834.528623-99-156-1020-16
x-Philadelphia Warriors3735.514720-55–2512-517-19
New York Knicks3636.500818-109-199-715-21

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIN NYK PHI ROC STL SYR
Boston —6–35–47–58–46–37–25–7
Fort Wayne 3–6—7–55–44–56–64–85–4
Minneapolis 4–55–7—3–65–49–34–84–5
New York 5–74–56–3—4–85–46–36–6
Philadelphia 4–85–44–58–4—4–57–25–7
Rochester 3–66–63–94–55–4—6–64–5
St. Louis 2–78–48–43–62–76–6—5–4
Syracuse 7–54–55–46–67–55–44–5—

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
Bob Cousy6436.9.378.8214.87.520.6
Tom Heinsohn7229.9.397.7909.81.616.2
Dick Hemric6715.7.344.6954.50.65.4
Jim Loscutoff7031.7.345.70610.41.310.6
Jack Nichols6122.5.363.7946.11.48.2
Togo Palazzi*2111.1.347.7193.60.45.0
Andy Phillip6722.0.379.6422.72.54.4
Frank Ramsey3523.1.393.7915.11.911.9
Arnie Risen4321.7.388.6796.71.28.0
Bill Russell4835.3.427.49219.61.814.7
Bill Sharman6735.9.416.9054.33.521.1
Lou Tsioropoulos5212.9.309.7754.00.64.4

* – Stats with the Celtics.

Playoffs

Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
Bob Cousy1044.0.324.7476.19.320.2
Tom Heinsohn1037.0.390.71011.72.022.9
Dick Hemric29.5.143.4.50.51.0
Jim Loscutoff1025.9.284.6438.30.58.0
Jack Nichols1011.7.400.6001.70.73.5
Andy Phillip1012.8.364.4002.01.72.2
Frank Ramsey1022.9.463.7804.31.712.2
Arnie Risen1015.2.444.6555.80.87.5
Bill Russell1040.9.365.50824.43.213.9
Bill Sharman1037.7.381.9533.52.921.1

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Syracuse Nationals: Celtics win series 3–0

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 108, Syracuse 90
  • Game 2 @ Syracuse: Boston 120, Syracuse 105
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 83, Syracuse 80

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks: Celtics win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Boston: St. Louis 125, Boston 123 (2OT)
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 119, St. Louis 99
  • Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 100, Boston 98
  • Game 4 @ St. Louis: Boston 123, St. Louis 118
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 110, St. Louis 104
  • Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 96, Boston 94
  • Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 125, St. Louis 123 (2OT)

Awards and honors

  • Bob Cousy, NBA MVP of the Year
  • Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
  • Tom Heinsohn, NBA Rookie of the Year
  • Bill Sharman, All-NBA First Team

References

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