1956-57 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-28
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 7-3 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-0
Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Coach: Red Auerbach (44-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 262,918, Avg. 10,517 in 25 home dates
1956-57 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 44-28
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 7-3 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-0
Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Coach: Red Auerbach (44-28)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 262,918, Avg. 10,517 in 25 home dates
1956-57 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 44 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-3.
The Celtics topped the circuit with 7,599 points. Boston surrendered 7,213 points. Bill Sharman tossed in a team-best 1,413 points for the squad, while Bob Cousy scored 17 or more per game as well. Bill Russell contributed 943 boards. Bob Cousy doled out 478 assists for the team.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1956-57 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 7599
Regular Season Points Against: 7213
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1956 | Boston Celtics 115 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| November 3, 1956 | New York Knicks 113 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| November 10, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 110 at Boston Celtics 117 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| November 11, 1956 | Boston Celtics 94 at Syracuse Nationals 83 | W | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | ||
| November 14, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Boston Celtics 97 | L | 1-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 | at Rochester, NY | |
| November 15, 1956 | Boston Celtics 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 98 | L | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | ||
| November 17, 1956 | Rochester Royals 86 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4-3 | ||
| November 18, 1956 | Boston Celtics 101 at Rochester Royals 87 | W | 2-2 | 3-1 | 5-3 | ||
| November 21, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Boston Celtics 95 | W | 3-2 | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||
| November 22, 1956 | Boston Celtics 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 78 | W | 3-2 | 4-1 | 7-3 | ||
| November 24, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 99 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 4-2 | 4-1 | 8-3 | ||
| November 27, 1956 | Boston Celtics 102 at St. Louis Hawks 90 | W | 4-2 | 5-1 | 9-3 | ||
| November 28, 1956 | Boston Celtics 105 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 | W | 4-2 | 6-1 | 10-3 | at Louisville, KY | |
| November 30, 1956 | Boston Celtics 104 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 | W | 4-2 | 7-1 | 11-3 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 1, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 5-2 | 7-1 | 12-3 | ||
| December 4, 1956 | Boston Celtics 108 at St. Louis Hawks 107 | W | 5-2 | 8-1 | 13-3 | at New York, NY | |
| December 6, 1956 | Boston Celtics 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 113 | L | 5-2 | 8-2 | 13-4 | ||
| December 7, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 114 at Boston Celtics 121 | W | 6-2 | 8-2 | 14-4 | ||
| December 9, 1956 | Boston Celtics 110 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | L | 6-2 | 8-3 | 14-5 | ||
| December 11, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Boston Celtics 113 | W | 7-2 | 8-3 | 15-5 | at New York, NY | |
| December 12, 1956 | Rochester Royals 103 at Boston Celtics 93 | L | 7-3 | 8-3 | 15-6 | ||
| December 15, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 8-3 | 8-3 | 16-6 | ||
| December 16, 1956 | Boston Celtics 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | L | 8-3 | 8-4 | 16-7 | at Camden, NJ | |
| December 18, 1956 | Boston Celtics 99 at New York Knicks 110 | L | 8-3 | 8-5 | 16-8 | ||
| December 22, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 93 at Boston Celtics 95 | W | 9-3 | 8-5 | 17-8 | ||
| December 23, 1956 | Boston Celtics 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 | L | 9-3 | 8-6 | 17-9 | ||
| December 25, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Boston Celtics 82 | L | 9-4 | 8-6 | 17-10 | at New York, NY | |
| December 26, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 10-4 | 8-6 | 18-10 | ||
| December 27, 1956 | Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 92 | W | 10-4 | 9-6 | 19-10 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| December 30, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 92 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 11-4 | 9-6 | 20-10 | at Providence, RI | |
| January 1, 1957 | Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | W | 11-4 | 10-6 | 21-10 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| January 4, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 116 at Boston Celtics 106 | L | 11-5 | 10-6 | 21-11 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 6, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Boston Celtics 118 | W | 12-5 | 10-6 | 22-11 | ||
| January 8, 1957 | Boston Celtics 102 at New York Knicks 113 | L | 12-5 | 10-7 | 22-12 | ||
| January 10, 1957 | Boston Celtics 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 | W | 12-5 | 11-7 | 23-12 | ||
| January 12, 1957 | Boston Celtics 98 at St. Louis Hawks 100 | L | 12-5 | 11-8 | 23-13 | ||
| January 13, 1957 | Boston Celtics 87 at Minneapolis Lakers 104 | L | 12-5 | 11-9 | 23-14 | ||
| January 18, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 117 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 13-5 | 11-9 | 24-14 | ||
| January 19, 1957 | Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 83 | W | 13-5 | 12-9 | 25-14 | ||
| January 20, 1957 | New York Knicks 78 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 14-5 | 12-9 | 26-14 | ||
| January 23, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 108 at Boston Celtics 140 | W | 15-5 | 12-9 | 27-14 | ||
| January 25, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 16-5 | 12-9 | 28-14 | ||
| January 27, 1957 | Boston Celtics 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | W | 16-5 | 13-9 | 29-14 | ||
| January 28, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 17-5 | 13-9 | 30-14 | ||
| January 29, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 91 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 18-5 | 13-9 | 31-14 | at New York, NY | |
| January 30, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 119 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 18-6 | 13-9 | 31-15 | ||
| January 31, 1957 | Boston Celtics 104 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | L | 18-6 | 13-10 | 31-16 | ||
| February 2, 1957 | Boston Celtics 114 at New York Knicks 111 | W | 18-6 | 14-10 | 32-16 | ||
| February 3, 1957 | New York Knicks 98 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 19-6 | 14-10 | 33-16 | ||
| February 5, 1957 | Boston Celtics 105 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | W | 19-6 | 15-10 | 34-16 | at New York, NY | |
| February 6, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 20-6 | 15-10 | 35-16 | ||
| February 8, 1957 | New York Knicks 92 at Boston Celtics 90 | L | 20-7 | 15-10 | 35-17 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 9, 1957 | Boston Celtics 102 at Rochester Royals 103 | L | 20-7 | 15-11 | 35-18 | ||
| February 10, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 21-7 | 15-11 | 36-18 | OT | |
| February 13, 1957 | Boston Celtics 114 at Minneapolis Lakers 115 | L | 21-7 | 15-12 | 36-19 | ||
| February 14, 1957 | Boston Celtics 106 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 | L | 21-7 | 15-13 | 36-20 | ||
| February 15, 1957 | Boston Celtics 123 at St. Louis Hawks 116 | W | 21-7 | 16-13 | 37-20 | 2OT | |
| February 17, 1957 | Boston Celtics 106 at Syracuse Nationals 116 | L | 21-7 | 16-14 | 37-21 | ||
| February 19, 1957 | Boston Celtics 112 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 21-7 | 17-14 | 38-21 | ||
| February 21, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 22-7 | 17-14 | 39-21 | ||
| February 22, 1957 | Boston Celtics 109 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | L | 22-7 | 17-15 | 39-22 | ||
| February 24, 1957 | New York Knicks 85 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 23-7 | 17-15 | 40-22 | at Providence, RI | |
| February 26, 1957 | Rochester Royals 77 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 24-7 | 17-15 | 41-22 | at New York, NY | |
| February 28, 1957 | New York Knicks 122 at Boston Celtics 121 | L | 24-8 | 17-15 | 41-23 | OT | at Syracuse, NY |
| March 1, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 25-8 | 17-15 | 42-23 | ||
| March 2, 1957 | Boston Celtics 87 at Rochester Royals 96 | L | 25-8 | 17-16 | 42-24 | ||
| March 3, 1957 | Rochester Royals 102 at Boston Celtics 111 | W | 26-8 | 17-16 | 43-24 | ||
| March 5, 1957 | Boston Celtics 102 at St. Louis Hawks 104 | L | 26-8 | 17-17 | 43-25 | ||
| March 7, 1957 | Boston Celtics 104 at Minneapolis Lakers 109 | L | 26-8 | 17-18 | 43-26 | ||
| March 9, 1957 | Boston Celtics 102 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | L | 26-8 | 17-19 | 43-27 | ||
| March 10, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 94 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 26-9 | 17-19 | 43-28 | ||
| March 13, 1957 | New York Knicks 91 at Boston Celtics 122 | W | 27-9 | 17-19 | 44-28 | ||
| March 21, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 90 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 23, 1957 | Boston Celtics 120 at Syracuse Nationals 105 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| March 24, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 80 at Boston Celtics 83 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| March 30, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 125 at Boston Celtics 123 | L | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2OT | |
| March 31, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-1 | ||
| April 6, 1957 | Boston Celtics 98 at St. Louis Hawks 100 | L | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
| April 7, 1957 | Boston Celtics 123 at St. Louis Hawks 118 | W | 3-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 | ||
| April 9, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 109 at Boston Celtics 124 | W | 4-1 | 2-1 | 6-2 | ||
| April 11, 1957 | Boston Celtics 94 at St. Louis Hawks 96 | L | 4-1 | 2-2 | 6-3 | ||
| April 13, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 123 at Boston Celtics 125 | W | 5-1 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 2OT |
