1957 St. Louis Hawks vs. 1957 Minneapolis Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1956-57 Hawks and the 1956-57 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

Summary

Regular Season

Standings 1957 Hawks 1º in Western Division 1957 Lakers 2º in Western Division

Season Record 1957 Hawks 34 - 38 1957 Lakers 34 - 38

Winning % 1957 Hawks .472 1957 Lakers .472

Longest Streaks 1957 Hawks Winning Streak: 4 Losing Streak: 6 1957 Lakers Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 8

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1957 Hawks 15 players 1957 Lakers 11 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1957 Hawks Lost NBA Finals 1957 Lakers Lost Western Division Finals

Playoff Record 1957 Hawks 6 - 4 1957 Lakers 2 - 3

Winning % 1957 Hawks .600 1957 Lakers .400

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1957 Hawks 10 players 1957 Lakers 9 players

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1957 Hawks 98.5 1957 Lakers 102.3

Rebounds 1957 Hawks 63.4 1957 Lakers 63.6

Assists 1957 Hawks 20.2 1957 Lakers 16.6

Steals 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

3-Pointers Made 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal % 1957 Hawks .383 1957 Lakers .371

3-Point % 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Free Throw % 1957 Hawks .730 1957 Lakers .757

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1957 Hawks 113.7 1957 Lakers 117.8

Rebounds 1957 Hawks 67.3 1957 Lakers 66.8

Assists 1957 Hawks 23.3 1957 Lakers 22.8

Steals 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

3-Pointers Made 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal % 1957 Hawks .385 1957 Lakers .391

3-Point % 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Free Throw % 1957 Hawks .710 1957 Lakers .745

NBA Playoffs

Points 1957 Hawks 29.8 ppg Bob Pettit 1957 Lakers 24.2 ppg Clyde Lovellette

Rebounds 1957 Hawks 16.8 rpg Bob Pettit 1957 Lakers 14.8 rpg Walter Dukes

Assists 1957 Hawks 5.7 apg Jack McMahon 1957 Lakers 7.6 apg Slick Leonard

Steals 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1957 Hawks - n/a * 1957 Lakers - n/a *

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won 1957 Hawks 8 1957 Lakers 4

Games: Oct 27, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 97 - 75 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Nov 24, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 102 - 104 Minneapolis Lakers (OT) at St. Louis Nov 25, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 95 - 94 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Dec 6, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 96 - 103 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Dec 29, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 95 - 92 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Dec 30, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 100 - 93 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Feb 2, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 106 - 97 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Feb 3, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 102 - 85 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Feb 12, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 105 - 110 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Feb 17, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 118 - 115 Minneapolis Lakers (OT) at Minneapolis Feb 25, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 110 - 94 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis Mar 10, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 104 - 117 Minneapolis Lakers at Minneapolis

Tiebrakers

Series NBA Western Division Tiebraker

Games Won 1957 Hawks 1 1957 Lakers 0

Games: Mar 16, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 114 - 111 Minneapolis Lakers (OT) at St. Louis

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Western Division Finals

Games Won 1957 Hawks 3 1957 Lakers 0

Games: Mar 21, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 118 - 109 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Mar 24, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 106 - 104 Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis Mar 25, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 143 - 135 Minneapolis Lakers (2OT) at Minneapolis

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