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1957 NBA Finals
The 1957 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1956-57 National Basketball Association season , and was the conclusion of the 1957 NBA Playoffs . The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics . This was Boston's first trip to the NBA Finals in their franchise history as well as St. Louis's. The Celtics won the series over the Hawks, 4-3.
Series Summary
Game
Date
Home Team
Result
Road Team
Game 1
March 30
Boston
123-125 (2OT)
St. Louis
Game 2
March 31
Boston 119-99
St. Louis
Game 3
April 6
St. Louis 100-98
Boston
Game 4
April 7
St. Louis
118-123
Boston
Game 5
April 9
Boston 124-109
St. Louis
Game 6
April 11
St. Louis 96-94
Boston
Game 7
April 13
Boston 125-123 (2OT)
St. Louis
Celtics win series 4-3
Team rosters
Records Celtics center Bill Russell set a rookie record for rebounds in a single NBA finals game with 32 in game 7, and averaged an NBA finals rookie record of 22.9 rebounds per game for the entire series.
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