1957-58 National Basketball Association season

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Seasons
1956-57 1957-58 1958-59

Teams and Alignment

Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Division Boston Celtics Boston Garden Boston
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden (1925) Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia Warriors Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia
Syracuse Nationals Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial Syracuse, New York
Western Division Cincinnati Royals Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati
Detroit Pistons Olympia Stadium Detroit
Minneapolis Lakers Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) Minneapolis
St. Louis Hawks Kiel Auditorium St. Louis

Changes

  • Fort Wayne Pistons relocate from Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Olympia Stadium in Detroit and renamed Detroit Pistons.
  • Rochester Royals relocate from Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial in Rochester, New York to Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati and renamed Cincinnati Royals.

Regular Season Results

Division Team W L GB
Eastern Division Boston Celtics 49 23
Syracuse Nationals 41 31 8
Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 12
New York Knickerbockers 35 37 14
Western Division St. Louis Hawks 41 31
Detroit Pistons 33 39 8
Cincinnati Royals 33 39 8
Minneapolis Lakers 19 53 22

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Seven) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics 2 St. Louis Hawks
Syracuse Nationals 1 Philadelphia Warriors 1
Philadelphia Warriors 2
St. Louis Hawks 4 St. Louis Hawks 4
Detroit Pistons 2 Detroit Pistons 1
Cincinnati Royals 0

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Eastern Conference 130-118 Western Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area Northampton County, Pennsylvania Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Memorial Gymnasium Philadelphia Warriors One One
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Garden Boston Celtics 29 Six 35
New York Knickerbockers Three Three
Philadelphia Warriors Two Two
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Providence County, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island Auditorium Boston Celtics Two Two
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Hamilton County, Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati Royals 29 One 30
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas University Park, Texas Moody Coliseum St. Louis Hawks One One
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division Wayne County, Michigan Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit Pistons One One
Olympia Stadium Detroit Pistons 28 Two 30
Minneapolis Lakers Five Five
New York Knickerbockers Three Three
St. Louis Hawks Two Two
Cincinnati Royals One One
Syracuse Nationals One One
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena Philadelphia Warriors One One
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Hennepin County, Minnesota Minneapolis Minneapolis Armory Minneapolis Lakers Two Two
Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) Minneapolis Lakers 23 23
Ramsey County, Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota Roy Wilkins Auditorium Minneapolis Lakers Five Five
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division New York County, New York Manhattan, New York 69th Regiment Armory New York Knickerbockers Six Six
Madison Square Garden (1925) New York Knickerbockers 22 22
Detroit Pistons Five Five
Boston Celtics Two Two
Philadelphia Warriors Two Two
Syracuse Nationals Two Two
St. Louis Hawks One One
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division Camden County, New Jersey Camden, New Jersey Camden Convention Hall (1898) Philadelphia Warriors Four Four
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Warriors Four Four
Detroit Pistons One One
Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia Warriors 21 Three 24
Boston Celtics Three Three
Syracuse Nationals Two Two
Detroit Pistons One One
Minneapolis Lakers One One
St. Louis Hawks One One
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Monroe County, New York Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial Cincinnati Royals Two Two
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Hawks 30 Six 36
Cincinnati Royals Four Four
Detroit Pistons One One
St. Louis Arena NBA All-Star Game One
St. Louis County, Missouri Unincorporated Washington University Field House (1926) St. Louis Hawks One One
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Onondaga County, New York Syracuse, New York Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial Syracuse Nationals 31 Two 33
New York Knickerbockers Two Two
Philadelphia Warriors One One
Total 288 21 310