1957 NBA Finals

1957 basketball championship series August 2023 NBA 1957 St. Louis Hawks Alex Hannum 3 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4 March 30–April 13 Celtics:Bob Cousy (1971)Tom Heinsohn (1986)Andy Phillip (1961)Frank Ramsey (1982)Arnie Risen (1998)Bill Russell (1975)Bill Sharman (1976)Hawks:Bob Pettit (1970)Cliff Hagan (1978)Slater Martin (1982)Ed Macauley (1960)Coaches:Red Auerbach (1969)Alex Hannum (1998) Celtics defeated Nationals, 3–0 Hawks defeated Lakers, 3–0 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 Division champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. This was the first trip to the Finals for each team, the first Finals in which both teams competing were making their first appearances since 1951. Red Auerbach became the first head coach to have taken two separate teams to the NBA Finals, having done so with Washington in 1949. The Celtics won the series over the Hawks in seven games for their first championship in franchise history. It remains the only Game 7 in NBA Finals history to be decided in double-overtime. This was the second meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship. The two cities have since met 11 total times, including at least once in all four major American sports leagues.https://sports.yahoo.com/boston-st-louis-meet-for-11-th-time-only-two-to-meet-in-nfl-mlb-nba-and-nhl-045852356.html Boston & St. Louis meet for 11th time, only two to meet in NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL finals Flores Jr. Johnny Yahoo Sports May 21, 2019 December 16, 2024 Game summaries 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 Boston Celtics 1956–57 14 Bob Cousy G 6 1 175 1928-08-09 Holy Cross 15 Tom Heinsohn F/C 6 7 218 1934-08-26 Holy Cross 20 Dick Hemric F 6 6 220 1933-08-29 Wake Forest 18 Jim Loscutoff F 6 5 220 1930-02-04 Oregon 16 Jack Nichols basketball F/C 6 7 222 1926-04-09 Washington 17 Andy Phillip G 6 2 195 1922-03-07 Illinois 23 Frank Ramsey basketball G/F 6 3 190 1931-07-13 Kentucky 19 Arnie Risen F/C 6 9 200 1924-10-09 Ohio State 6 Bill Russell C 6 9 215 1934-02-12 San Francisco 21 Bill Sharman G 6 1 175 1926-05-25 USC 29 Lou Tsioropoulos F 6 5 190 1930-08-31 Kentucky Red Auerbach https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1957-nba-finals-hawks-vs-celtics.html St. Louis Hawks St. Louis Hawks 1956–57 26 Irv Bemoras SF 6 3 185 November 18, 1930 Illinois 12 Jack Coleman basketball PF 6 7 195 May 23, 1924 Louisville 6, 17 Cliff Hagan SF 6 4 210 December 9, 1931 Kentucky 33 Alex Hannum PF 6 7 210 July 19, 1923 USC 20, 50 Ed Macauley PF 6 8 185 March 22, 1928 Saint Louis 22 Slater Martin PG 5 10 170 October 22, 1925 Texas 21 Jack McMahon SG 6 1 185 December 3, 1928 St. John's 32 Med Park SG 6 2 205 April 11, 1933 Missouri 9 Bob Pettit C 6 9 205 December 12, 1932 LSU 70 Chuck Share C 6 11 235 March 14, 1927 Bowling Green Alex Hannum https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1957-nba-finals-hawks-vs-celtics.html Box scores #eee March 30 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 125 Boston Celtics 123 2OT 31–21 18–26 22–27 31–28 11–11, 12–10 Bob Pettit 37 Bob Pettit 14 Bill Sharman 36 Bill Russell 18 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 5,976 St. Louis leads series, 1–0 Tom Heinsohn hits the game-tying lay-up with 6 seconds left in regulation to force the first OT; Bob Cousy hits the game-tying shot with 15 seconds left in the first OT to force the second OT. March 31 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 99 Boston Celtics 119 21–31 22–31 27–32 29–25 Ed Macauley 19 Bob Pettit 13 Slick Leonard 4 Cousy, Ramsey 22 each Bill Russell 25 Bob Cousy 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Mendy Rudolph, Sid Borgia Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 6 Boxscore Boston Celtics 98 St. Louis Hawks 100 19–19 25–21 28–29 26–31 Bill Sharman 28 Bill Russell 19 Bob Cousy 8 Bob Pettit 26 Bob Pettit 28 three players 5 each Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,048 St. Louis leads series, 2–1 Bob Pettit hits the game-winner with 45 seconds left. April 7 Boxscore Boston Celtics 123 St. Louis Hawks 118 31–36 35–17 30–37 27–28 Bob Cousy 31 Bill Russell 20 Arnie Risen 9 Bob Pettit 33 Bob Pettit 16 Martin, Hagan 6 each Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,035 Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 9 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 109 Boston Celtics 124 30–21 30–38 25–35 24–30 Bob Pettit 33 Bob Pettit 15 Med Park 6 Bill Sharman 32 Bill Russell 23 Bob Cousy 19 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 3–2 April 11 Boxscore Boston Celtics 94 St. Louis Hawks 96 23–22 28–27 27–28 16–19 Tom Heinsohn 28 Bill Russell 23 Bob Pettit 32 Bob Pettit 23 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,053 Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft Series tied, 3–3 Cliff Hagan hits the game-winning shot at the buzzer, which is believed to be the first buzzer-beater shot to win a playoff game in NBA history.Game-Winning Buzzer-Beaters Basketball-Reference.com https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/buzzer-beaters.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200219105504/https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/buzzer-beaters.html 2026-09-06 2020-02-19 #eee April 13 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 123 Boston Celtics 125 2OT 28–26 25–25 24–32 26–20 10–10, 10–12 Bob Pettit 39 Bob Pettit 19 Martin, Coleman 7 each Tom Heinsohn 37 Bill Russell 32 Bob Cousy 11 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston wins series, 4–3 Bob Pettit hits the game-tying free throws with 7 seconds left in regulation to force the first OT; Jack Coleman makers the game-tying basket with 9 seconds left in the first OT to force the second OT. Bob Pettit misses the game-tying shot at the buzzer to force a third OT. Only NBA Finals Game 7 to date to go past the first overtime, and as of 2021, the only Game 7 in NBA history to go past the first overtime. 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. The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia Villard Books 1994 0-679-43293-0 414 References External links NBA History Finals Category:NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals Category:Basketball competitions in Boston Category:Basketball competitions in St. Louis Category:March 1957 sports events in the United States Category:April 1957 sports events in the United States Category:1950s in Boston Category:1950s in St. Louis Category:1957 in sports in Missouri Category:1957 in sports in Massachusetts Category:Events at the Boston Garden