NBA finals and best performing players of the 1956-57 NBA season

NBA Finals 1957

NBA Champion: Boston Celtics

NBA Finals: St. Louis Hawks (W) 3 Boston Celtics (E) 4

Main players: Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics), Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, Ed Macauley (St. Louis Hawks).

Regular Season MVP: Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics).

All-NBA first team: Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics), Bill Sharman (Boston Celtics), Paul Arizin (Philadelphia Warriors), Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks), Dolph Schayes (Syracuse Nationals).

All-NBA second team: Slater Martin (St. Louis Hawks), Dick Garmaker (Minneapolis Lakers), George Yardley (Fort Wayne Pistons), Maurice Stokes (Rochester Royals), Neil Johnston (Philadelphia Warriors).

Category	Player	Pos.	Team	Value
Points	Paul Arizin	SF/SG	Philadelphia Warriors	25.6
Rebounds	Bill Russell	C	Boston Celtics	19.7
Assists	Bob Cousy	PG	Boston Celtics	7.5
Efficiency	Bob Pettit	PF/C	St. Louis Hawks	28.1

PLAYER	GP	MP	FG	(%)	3P	(%)	FT	(%)	RB	AS	ST	TO	BK	PTS
Dolph Schayes	72	39.6	496/1308	37.9	--/--	--	625/691	90.4	14.0	3.2	--	--	--	22.5
Neil Johnston	69	36.7	520/1163	44.7	--/--	--	535/648	82.6	12.4	2.9	--	--	--	22.8
Bob Pettit	71	35.1	613/1477	41.5	--/--	--	529/684	77.3	14.6	1.9	--	--	--	24.7
Bill Russell	48	35.3	277/649	42.7	--/--	--	152/309	49.2	19.6	1.8	--	--	--	14.7
Maurice Stokes	72	38.3	434/1249	34.7	--/--	--	256/385	66.5	17.4	4.6	--	--	--	15.6
Clyde Lovellette	69	36.1	574/1348	42.6	--/--	--	286/399	71.7	13.5	2.0	--	--	--	20.8
Paul Arizin	71	39.0	613/1451	42.2	--/--	--	591/713	82.9	7.9	2.1	--	--	--	25.6
George Yardley	72	37.4	522/1273	41.0	--/--	--	503/639	78.7	10.5	2.0	--	--	--	21.5
Bob Cousy	64	36.9	478/1264	37.8	--/--	--	363/442	82.1	4.8	7.5	--	--	--	20.6
Harry Gallatin	72	27.0	332/817	40.6	--/--	--	415/519	80.0	10.1	1.2	--	--	--	15.0

Rookie of the Year: Tom Heinsohn (Boston Celtics).

All-Star Game MVP: Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics).