1957 NBA Playoffs

The 1957 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1956-1957 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks, four games to three in the NBA Finals. It was the first championship in Celtics history; as of 2006 the Celtics lead the league in NBA titles won, with 17.

The Celtics and Hawks would meet in four out of five NBA Finals from 1957 to 1961, with the Celtics winning three series and the Hawks one. While the Hawks' dominance of the Western Conference would be succeeded by the Los Angeles Lakers afterward, the Celtics would only miss the NBA Finals once between 1957 and 1969, and win the NBA championship in every year but two.

Western Conference Tie Breakers

St. Louis defeats Fort Wayne & Minneapolis for #1 seed in West. Minneapolis gets #2 seed, Fort Wayne #3.

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1= Division Semifinals
RD2= Division Finals
RD3= NBA Finals
group1=Western Division
group2=Eastern Division

RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=
RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=
RD1-score2=

RD1-seed3=3
RD1-team3=Fort Wayne
RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=Minneapolis
RD1-score4=2

RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=
RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=
RD1-score6=

RD1-seed7=3
RD1-team7=Philadelphia
RD1-score7=0
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-team8=Syracuse
RD1-score8=2

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=St. Louis
RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2=2
RD2-team2=Minneapolis
RD2-score2=0

RD2-seed3=1
RD2-team3=Boston
RD2-score3=3
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Syracuse
RD2-score4=0

RD3-seed1=W1
RD3-team1=St. Louis
RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2=E1
RD3-team2=Boston
RD3-score2=4

External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1957.html Basketball-Reference.com's 1957 NBA Playoffs page]