1957–58 NBA season
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The 1957–58 NBA season was the 12th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the St. Louis Hawks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
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1957–58 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 22, 1957 – March 12, 1958 March 15–27, 1958 (Playoffs) March 29 – April 12, 1958 (Finals) |
Number of games | 72 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Rod Hundley |
Picked by | Cincinnati Royals |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Boston Celtics |
Season MVP | Bill Russell (Boston) |
Top scorer | George Yardley (Detroit) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia Warriors |
Western champions | St. Louis Hawks |
Western runners-up | Detroit Pistons |
Finals | |
Champions | St. Louis Hawks |
Runners-up | Boston Celtics |
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