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1957 NBA Finals

1957 basketball championship series

Bob Cousy (1971) Tom Heinsohn (1986) Andy Phillip (1961) Frank Ramsey (1982) Arnie Risen (1998) Bill Russell (1975) Bill Sharman (1976) Hawks: Bob Pettit (1970) Cliff Hagan (1978) Slater Martin (1982) Ed Macauley (1960) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969) Alex Hannum (1998)

The 1957 NBA World Championship Series 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 Division champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. This was the first trip to the Finals for each team, the first Finals in which both teams competing were making their first appearances since 1951. Red Auerbach became the first head coach to have taken two separate teams to the NBA Finals, having done so with Washington in 1949. The Celtics won the series over the Hawks, 4–3. It remains the only Game 7 in NBA history to be decided in double-overtime.

This was the second meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship. The two cities have since met 11 total times, including at least once in all four major American sports leagues.

Game summaries

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	March 30	Boston Celtics	123–125 (2OT) (0–1)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 2	March 31	Boston Celtics	119–99 (1–1)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 3	April 6	St. Louis Hawks	100–98 (2–1)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 7	St. Louis Hawks	118–123 (2–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 9	Boston Celtics	124–109 (3–2)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 6	April 11	St. Louis Hawks	96–94 (3–3)	Boston Celtics
Game 7	April 13	Boston Celtics	125–123 (2OT) (4–3)	St. Louis Hawks

Celtics win series 4–3

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

Red Auerbach

St. Louis Hawks

Alex Hannum

Box scores

Tom Heinsohn hits the game-tying lay-up with 6 seconds left in regulation to force the first OT; Bob Cousy hits the game-tying shot with 15 seconds left in the first OT to force the second OT.
Bob Pettit hits the game-winner with 45 seconds left.
Cliff Hagan hits the game-winning shot at the buzzer, which is believed to be the first buzzer-beater shot to win a playoff game in NBA history.
Bob Pettit hits the game-tying free throws with 7 seconds left in regulation to force the first OT; Jack Coleman makers the game-tying basket with 9 seconds left in the first OT to force the second OT. Bob Pettit misses the game-tying shot at the buzzer to force a third OT.
Only NBA Finals Game 7 to date to go past the first overtime, and as of 2021, the only Game 7 in NBA history to go past the first overtime.

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.

References

Flores Jr., Johnny. (May 21, 2019). "Boston & St. Louis meet for 11th time, only two to meet in NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL finals".
https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/buzzer-beaters.html
(1994). "The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia". Villard Books.

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