* this franchise is now called Atlanta Hawks

1956 St. Louis Hawks: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1955-56 Hawks regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1956 St. Louis Hawks Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
Lost Western Division Finals
Playoff Record: 4-4 (.500)
Playoffs Series
Hawks 2-1 Lakers
Hawks 2-3 Pistons
Players Used
10 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
33-39 (.458)
Standings
3º in Western Division
Players Used
14 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 9 games
Losing Streak: 6 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
72

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
25.7 ppg
Rebounds:
16.2 rpg
Assists:
3.8 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

NBA Playoffs

Points:
19.1 ppg
Rebounds:
10.5 rpg
Assists:
4.0 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2 -
Season MVP: Bob Pettit
All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Pettit
NBA Leaders
2 -
Scoring Leader: Bob Pettit
Rebounds Leader: Bob Pettit
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 72 - - 62.4 24.3 - - - 27.4 96.6 98.0
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 34.8 92.1 .378 - - - 27.0 38.3 .703

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 8 - - 52.9 20.3 - - - 29.6 92.8 103.0
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 31.0 85.6 .362 - - - 30.8 44.0 .699

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