1957–58 Boston Celtics season

1957–58 Boston Celtics season
Eastern Division Champions
Head coach Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 4923 (.681)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1957–58 NBA season was the Celtics' 12th season in the NBA.[1]

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 49 23 .681 - 25-4 16-13 8-6 20-16
x-Syracuse Nationals 41 31 .569 8 26-5 8-20 7-6 21-15
x-Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 .514 12 15-11 11-19 11-5 17-19
New York Knicks 35 37 .486 14 16-12 11-18 8-7 14-22
x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1957-58 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston 7–2 8–1 9–0 7–5 6–6 5–4 7–5
Cincinnati 2–7 6–6 8–4 4–5 6–3 3–9 4–5
Detroit 1–8 6–6 6–6 4–5 5–4 6–6 5–4
Minneapolis 0–9 4–8 6–6 1–8 3–6 3–9 2–7
New York 5–7 5–4 5–4 8–1 4–8 3–6 5–7
Philadelphia 6–6 3–6 4–5 6–3 8–4 7–2 3–9
St. Louis 4–5 9–3 6–6 9–3 6–3 2–7 5–4
Syracuse 5–7 5–4 4–5 7–2 7–5 9–3 4–5

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia Warriors: Celtics win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors.

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks: Hawks win series 4-2

Last Playoffs meeting: 1957 NBA Finals (Boston won 4–3).

Awards and records

References

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