1956-57 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 1956-1957 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Celtics in the NBA 1956-57 Regular Season and the 1957 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
44-28 (.611), 1st in Eastern Division
44-28 (.611), 1st in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
7-3 (.700),
NBA Champions
7-3 (.700),

Boston Celtics 1956-1957 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
1 | Oct 27, 1956 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 115 - 112 | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 | ||||
2 | Nov 3, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 107 - 113 | lost 1 | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
3 | Nov 10, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 117 - 110 | won 1 | 2 | - | 1 | ||||
4 | Nov 11, 1956 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | W | 94 - 83 | won 2 | 3 | - | 1 | ||||
5 | Nov 14, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 97 - 113 | lost 1 | 3 | - | 2 | ||||
6 | Nov 15, 1956 | Celtics | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 95 - 98 | lost 2 | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
7 | Nov 17, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 108 - 86 | won 1 | 4 | - | 3 | ||||
8 | Nov 18, 1956 | Celtics | @ | Rochester Royals | W | 101 - 87 | won 2 | 5 | - | 3 | ||||
9 | Nov 21, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 95 - 83 | won 3 | 6 | - | 3 | ||||
10 | Nov 22, 1956 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 101 - 78 | won 4 | 7 | - | 3 | ||||
11 | Nov 24, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 114 - 99 | won 5 | 8 | - | 3 | ||||
12 | Nov 27, 1956 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 102 - 90 | won 6 | 9 | - | 3 | ||||
13 | Nov 28, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 105 - 93 | won 7 | 10 | - | 3 | ||||
14 | Nov 30, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 104 - 102 | won 8 | 11 | - | 3 | ||||
15 | Dec 1, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 108 - 93 | won 9 | 12 | - | 3 | ||||
16 | Dec 4, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 108 - 107 | won 10 | 13 | - | 3 | ||||
17 | Dec 6, 1956 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 111 - 113 | lost 1 | 13 | - | 4 | ||||
18 | Dec 7, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 121 - 114 | won 1 | 14 | - | 4 | ||||
19 | Dec 9, 1956 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 110 - 116 | lost 1 | 14 | - | 5 | ||||
20 | Dec 11, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 113 - 97 | won 1 | 15 | - | 5 | ||||
21 | Dec 12, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Rochester Royals | L | 93 - 103 | lost 1 | 15 | - | 6 | ||||
22 | Dec 15, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 102 - 99 | won 1 | 16 | - | 6 | ||||
23 | Dec 16, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 104 - 116 | lost 1 | 16 | - | 7 | ||||
24 | Dec 18, 1956 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | L | 99 - 110 | lost 2 | 16 | - | 8 | ||||
25 | Dec 22, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 95 - 93 | won 1 | 17 | - | 8 | ||||
26 | Dec 23, 1956 | Celtics | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 87 - 95 | lost 1 | 17 | - | 9 | ||||
27 | Dec 25, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 82 - 89 | lost 2 | 17 | - | 10 | ||||
28 | Dec 26, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 120 - 97 | won 1 | 18 | - | 10 | ||||
29 | Dec 27, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 97 - 92 | won 2 | 19 | - | 10 | ||||
30 | Dec 30, 1956 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 105 - 92 | won 3 | 20 | - | 10 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
31 | Jan 1, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 100 - 87 | won 4 | 21 | - | 10 | ||||
32 | Jan 4, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | L | 106 - 116 | lost 1 | 21 | - | 11 | ||||
33 | Jan 6, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 118 - 92 | won 1 | 22 | - | 11 | ||||
34 | Jan 8, 1957 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | L | 102 - 113 | lost 1 | 22 | - | 12 | ||||
35 | Jan 10, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 98 - 81 | won 1 | 23 | - | 12 | ||||
36 | Jan 12, 1957 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 98 - 100 | lost 1 | 23 | - | 13 | ||||
37 | Jan 13, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 87 - 104 | lost 2 | 23 | - | 14 | ||||
38 | Jan 18, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 126 - 117 | won 1 | 24 | - | 14 | ||||
39 | Jan 19, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Rochester Royals | W | 97 - 83 | won 2 | 25 | - | 14 | ||||
40 | Jan 20, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 114 - 78 | won 3 | 26 | - | 14 | ||||
41 | Jan 23, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 140 - 108 | won 4 | 27 | - | 14 | ||||
42 | Jan 25, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 115 - 106 | won 5 | 28 | - | 14 | ||||
43 | Jan 27, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 107 - 87 | won 6 | 29 | - | 14 | ||||
44 | Jan 28, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 105 - 95 | won 7 | 30 | - | 14 | ||||
45 | Jan 29, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 103 - 91 | won 8 | 31 | - | 14 | ||||
46 | Jan 30, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | L | 116 - 119 | lost 1 | 31 | - | 15 | ||||
47 | Jan 31, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 104 - 105 | lost 2 | 31 | - | 16 | ||||
48 | Feb 2, 1957 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 114 - 111 | won 1 | 32 | - | 16 | ||||
49 | Feb 3, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 116 - 98 | won 2 | 33 | - | 16 | ||||
50 | Feb 5, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 105 - 101 | won 3 | 34 | - | 16 | ||||
51 | Feb 6, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 108 - 93 | won 4 | 35 | - | 16 | ||||
52 | Feb 8, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 90 - 92 | lost 1 | 35 | - | 17 | ||||
53 | Feb 9, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 102 - 103 | lost 2 | 35 | - | 18 | ||||
54 | Feb 10, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 103 - 98 | OT | won 1 | 36 | - | 18 | |||
55 | Feb 13, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 114 - 115 | lost 1 | 36 | - | 19 | ||||
56 | Feb 14, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Fort Wayne Pistons | L | 106 - 112 | lost 2 | 36 | - | 20 | ||||
57 | Feb 15, 1957 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 123 - 116 | 2OT | won 1 | 37 | - | 20 | |||
58 | Feb 17, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 106 - 116 | lost 1 | 37 | - | 21 | ||||
59 | Feb 19, 1957 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 112 - 110 | won 1 | 38 | - | 21 | ||||
60 | Feb 21, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 125 - 112 | won 2 | 39 | - | 21 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
61 | Feb 22, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 109 - 117 | lost 1 | 39 | - | 22 | ||||
62 | Feb 24, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 97 - 85 | won 1 | 40 | - | 22 | ||||
63 | Feb 26, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 92 - 77 | won 2 | 41 | - | 22 | ||||
64 | Feb 28, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 121 - 122 | OT | lost 1 | 41 | - | 23 | |||
65 | Mar 1, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 90 - 80 | won 1 | 42 | - | 23 | ||||
66 | Mar 2, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 87 - 96 | lost 1 | 42 | - | 24 | ||||
67 | Mar 3, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 111 - 102 | won 1 | 43 | - | 24 | ||||
68 | Mar 5, 1957 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 102 - 104 | lost 1 | 43 | - | 25 | ||||
69 | Mar 7, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 104 - 109 | lost 2 | 43 | - | 26 | ||||
70 | Mar 9, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 102 - 104 | lost 3 | 43 | - | 27 | ||||
71 | Mar 10, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | L | 92 - 94 | lost 4 | 43 | - | 28 | ||||
72 | Mar 13, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 122 - 91 | won 1 | 44 | - | 28 | ||||
NBA Playoffs
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar 21, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 108 - 90 | Celtics lead 1-0
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won 1 | |||||
2 | Mar 23, 1957 | Celtics | @ | Syracuse Nationals | W | 120 - 105 | Celtics lead 2-0
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won 2 | |||||
3 | Mar 24, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 83 - 80 | Celtics win 3-0
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won 3 |
NBA Playoffs - Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar 30, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 123 - 125 | 2OT | Hawks lead 0-1
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lost 1 | ||||
2 | Mar 31, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 119 - 99 | series tied 1-1
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won 1 | |||||
3 | Apr 6, 1957 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 98 - 100 | Hawks lead 1-2
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lost 1 | |||||
4 | Apr 7, 1957 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 123 - 118 | series tied 2-2
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won 1 | |||||
5 | Apr 9, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 124 - 109 | Celtics lead 3-2
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won 2 | |||||
6 | Apr 11, 1957 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 94 - 96 | series tied 3-3
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lost 1 | |||||
7 | Apr 13, 1957 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 125 - 123 | 2OT | Celtics win 4-3
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won 1 |