
1956-57 Boston Celtics Statistics
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 Results
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.
Boston topped the circuit with 7,599 points. The team surrendered 7,213 points. Bill Sharman tossed in a team-best 1,413 points for the Celtics, while Bob Cousy scored 17 or more per game as well. Bill Russell contributed 943 boards. Bob Cousy doled out 478 assists for the squad.
Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1956-57 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Bill Sharman | G | 67 | 2403 | 1241 | 516 | 421 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 1413 | ||
Bob Cousy | G | 64 | 2364 | 1264 | 478 | 442 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 1319 | ||
Tom Heinsohn | F-C | 72 | 2150 | 1123 | 446 | 343 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 705 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 1163 | ||
Jim Loscutoff | F | 70 | 2220 | 888 | 306 | 187 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 730 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 744 | ||
Bill Russell | C | 48 | 1695 | 649 | 277 | 309 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 943 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 706 | ||
Jack Nichols | C-F | 61 | 1372 | 537 | 195 | 136 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 498 | ||
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 35 | 807 | 349 | 137 | 182 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 418 | ||
Dick Hemric | F | 67 | 1055 | 317 | 109 | 210 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 364 | ||
Arnie Risen | C-F | 43 | 935 | 307 | 119 | 156 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 344 | ||
Andy Phillip | G-F | 67 | 1476 | 277 | 105 | 137 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 298 | ||
Lou Tsioropoulos | F | 52 | 670 | 256 | 79 | 89 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 227 | ||
Togo Palazzi | F-G | 21 | 233 | 118 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 105 | ||
Totals | 667 | 17380 | 7326 | 2808 | 0 | 0 | 2644 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 4578 | 1464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1851 | 7599 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Sharman | G | 67 | 35.9 | 41.6 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 21.1 | |
Bob Cousy | G | 64 | 36.9 | 37.8 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 20.6 | |
Tom Heinsohn | F-C | 72 | 29.9 | 39.7 | 79.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 16.2 | |
Jim Loscutoff | F | 70 | 31.7 | 34.5 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 10.6 | |
Bill Russell | C | 48 | 35.3 | 42.7 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 14.7 | |
Jack Nichols | C-F | 61 | 22.5 | 36.3 | 79.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | |
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 35 | 23.1 | 39.3 | 79.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 11.9 | |
Dick Hemric | F | 67 | 15.7 | 34.4 | 69.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.4 | |
Arnie Risen | C-F | 43 | 21.7 | 38.8 | 67.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 8.0 | |
Andy Phillip | G-F | 67 | 22.0 | 37.9 | 64.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 | |
Lou Tsioropoulos | F | 52 | 12.9 | 30.9 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 4.4 | |
Togo Palazzi | F-G | 21 | 11.1 | 34.7 | 71.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | |
Averages | 667 | 26.1 | 38.3 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Tom Heinsohn | F-C | 10 | 370 | 231 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 226 | ||
Bill Sharman | G | 10 | 377 | 197 | 75 | 64 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 211 | ||
Bob Cousy | G | 10 | 440 | 207 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 202 | ||
Bill Russell | C | 10 | 409 | 148 | 54 | 61 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 139 | ||
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 10 | 229 | 82 | 38 | 59 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 122 | ||
Jim Loscutoff | F | 10 | 259 | 109 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 80 | ||
Arnie Risen | C-F | 10 | 152 | 63 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 75 | ||
Jack Nichols | C-F | 10 | 117 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35 | ||
Andy Phillip | G-F | 10 | 128 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | ||
Dick Hemric | F | 2 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Totals | 92 | 2500 | 1106 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 687 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 1114 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Tom Heinsohn | F-C | 10 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 22.6 | |
Bill Sharman | G | 10 | 37.7 | 38.1 | 95.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 21.1 | |
Bob Cousy | G | 10 | 44.0 | 32.4 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 20.2 | |
Bill Russell | C | 10 | 40.9 | 36.5 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 13.9 | |
Frank Ramsey | F-G | 10 | 22.9 | 46.3 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 12.2 | |
Jim Loscutoff | F | 10 | 25.9 | 28.4 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 8.0 | |
Arnie Risen | C-F | 10 | 15.2 | 44.4 | 65.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.5 | |
Jack Nichols | C-F | 10 | 11.7 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | |
Andy Phillip | G-F | 10 | 12.8 | 36.4 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | |
Dick Hemric | F | 2 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
Averages | 667 | 27.2 | 36.9 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 12.1 |