1956-57 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1957

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	F/G	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	0.6	6.89/18.17	37.9	--/--	--	8.68/9.60	90.4	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.3
Neil Johnston	69	0.5	7.54/16.86	44.7	--/--	--	7.75/9.39	82.5	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.3
Bob Pettit	71	0.5	8.63/20.80	41.5	--/--	--	7.45/9.63	77.4	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.3
Maurice Stokes	72	0.5	6.03/17.35	34.8	--/--	--	3.56/5.35	66.5	0.2	0.1	--	--	--	0.2
Clyde Lovellette	69	0.5	8.32/19.54	42.6	--/--	--	4.14/5.78	71.6	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.3
Paul Arizin	71	0.5	8.63/20.44	42.2	--/--	--	8.32/10.04	82.9	0.1	0.0	--	--	--	0.4
George Yardley	72	0.5	7.25/17.68	41.0	--/--	--	6.99/8.88	78.7	0.1	0.0	--	--	--	0.3
Bob Cousy	64	0.6	7.47/19.75	37.8	--/--	--	5.67/6.91	82.1	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	0.3
Harry Gallatin	72	0.4	4.61/11.35	40.6	--/--	--	5.76/7.21	79.9	0.1	0.0	--	--	--	0.2
Bill Sharman	67	0.5	7.70/18.52	41.6	--/--	--	5.69/6.28	90.6	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	0.3

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

* Player was selected but he could not play the game

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