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.
[edit] 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
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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]
[edit] References
- ^ The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia,. Villard Books. 1994. p. 414. ISBN 0-679-43293-8.
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