11th NBA season
Sports season
The 1956–57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (which would be the first of their 18 NBA titles), beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
Notable occurrences
Final standings
Eastern Division
Western Division
- St. Louis finished ahead of Fort Wayne and Minneapolis by defeating them in tiebreaker matches.
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals
Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
NBA awards
See also
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