NBA Games Played on December 16, 1956
4 NBA Games
Philadelphia | 116 | Final |
Boston | 104 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 32 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
Boston | 24 | 30 | 26 | 24 |
PTS | P. Arizin-PHW | 31 |
TRB | 2 tied | 15 |
Rochester | 97 | Final |
Minneapolis | 101 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rochester | 30 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
Minneapolis | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
PTS | C. Lovellette-MNL | 26 |
Division Standings
- * Playoff teams
Team | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Division | ||||||
Boston Celtics* | 16 | 7 | .696 | — | 105.4 | 100.2 |
Philadelphia Warriors* | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.5 | 100.6 | 98.4 |
New York Knicks | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | 100.7 | 98.2 |
Syracuse Nationals* | 8 | 14 | .364 | 7.5 | 93.1 | 98.8 |
Western Division | ||||||
Rochester Royals | 14 | 12 | .538 | — | 90.7 | 91.9 |
Minneapolis Lakers* | 12 | 13 | .480 | 1.5 | 99.5 | 99.6 |
Fort Wayne Pistons* | 11 | 12 | .478 | 1.5 | 95.3 | 96.7 |
St. Louis Hawks* | 9 | 14 | .391 | 3.5 | 95.5 | 97.5 |
Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.
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