1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season
Appearance
1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season | |
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Head coach | George Senesky |
Arena | Philadelphia Civic Center |
Results | |
Record | 37–35 (.514) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Division Finals (eliminated 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL |
Radio | WIBG (Bill Campbell) |
The 1957–58 NBA season was the Warriors' 12th season in the NBA.[1]
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Boston Celtics | 49 | 23 | .681 | - | 25-4 | 16-13 | 8-6 | 20-16 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8 | 26-5 | 8-20 | 7-6 | 21-15 |
x-Philadelphia Warriors | 37 | 35 | .514 | 12 | 15-11 | 11-19 | 11-5 | 17-19 |
New York Knicks | 35 | 37 | .486 | 14 | 16-12 | 11-18 | 8-7 | 14-22 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1957-58 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MIN | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 7–2 | 8–1 | 9–0 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 7–5 |
Cincinnati | 2–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–9 | 4–5 |
Detroit | 1–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 6–6 | 5–4 |
Minneapolis | 0–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–9 | 2–7 |
New York | 5–7 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8–1 | — | 4–8 | 3–6 | 5–7 |
Philadelphia | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 8–4 | — | 7–2 | 3–9 |
St. Louis | 4–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–3 | 2–7 | — | 5–4 |
Syracuse | 5–7 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–5 | — |
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
(2) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Warriors win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 86, Philadelphia 82
- Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 95, Syracuse 93
- Game 3 @ Syracuse: Philadelphia 101, Syracuse 88
Last Playoffs meeting: 1957 Eastern Division Semifinals (Syracuse won 2–0).
East Division Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Celtics win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 107, Philadelphia 98
- Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Boston 109, Philadelphia 87
- Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 106, Philadelphia 92
- Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 112, Boston 97
- Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 93, Philadelphia 88
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors.
Awards and records
- Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
- Neil Johnston, NBA All-Star Game
- Woody Sauldsberry, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
- Tom Gola, All-NBA Second Team