1957-58 St. Louis Hawks season

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1957-58 St. Louis Hawks season
Head Coach	Alex Hannum
Arena	Kiel Auditorium
Results
Record	41–31 (.569)
Place	Division: 1st Conference: 1st
Playoff Finish	Won NBA Finals

The 1957-58 NBA season was the franchise’s 12th season in the NBA. Coming off their trip to the 1957 NBA Finals, the Hawks won the Western Division by 8 games with a record of 41 wins and 31 losses. Bob Pettit ranked 3rd in scoring and 2nd in rebounding. ^[1] In the Western Finals, the Hawks would beat the Detroit Pistons in 5 games. The Hawks would face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. After Games 1 and 2, the teams headed to St. Louis with the series tied at a game apiece. The Hawks took Game 3, as the Celtics lost Bill Russell to an ankle injury. ^[2] Despite playing without Russell, the Celtics were triumphant in Game 4. The Hawks pulled out a 2-point victory in the 5th match to take control of the series. Needing one more win for their first NBA Championship, the Hawks beat the Celtics 110-109. Bob Pettit scored 50 points playing against an injured Bill Russell as the Hawks won their first NBA Championship. ^[3]

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 NBA Draft 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Season Schedule 3 Player stats 4 Playoffs 4.1 NBA Finals 5 Awards and Honors 6 References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Pick	Player	Nationality	School

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks C	41	31	.569	-
Cincinnati Royals	33	39	.458	8
Detroit Pistons	33	39	.458	8
Minneapolis Lakers	19	53	.264	22

^[4]

C - NBA Champions

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] NBA Finals

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	March 29	Boston	102-104	St. Louis
Game 2	March 30	Boston	136-112	St. Louis
Game 3	April 2	St. Louis	111-108	Boston
Game 4	April 5	St. Louis	98-109	Boston
Game 5	April 9	Boston	100-102	St. Louis
Game 6	April 12	St. Louis	110-109	Boston

Hawks win series 4-2

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

• Hawks on Basketball Reference

v • d • e 1957–58 NBA season by team 1957 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions Eastern Boston • New York • Philadelphia • Syracuse Western Cincinnati • Detroit • Minneapolis • St. Louis

v • d • e Saint Louis Hawks 1957-58 NBA Champions Coleman | Davis | Hagan | Macauley | Martin | McMahon | Park | Pettit | Selvy | Share | Wilfong | Coach Hannum

v • d • e Tri-Cities Blackhawks/Milwaukee/St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks seasons
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Preceded by Boston Celtics 1957

BAA/NBA Champions St. Louis Hawks 1958

Succeeded by Boston Celtics 1959