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1957-58 NBA Season Summary

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League Champion: St. Louis Hawks

Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell (16.6/22.7/2.9)

Rookie of the Year: Woody Sauldsberry (12.8/10.3/0.8)

PPG Leader: George Yardley (27.8)

RPG Leader: Bill Russell (22.7)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.1)

WS Leader: Dolph Schayes (13.7)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics*	49	23	.681	—	109.9	104.4	5.02
Syracuse Nationals*	41	31	.569	8.0	107.2	105.1	2.18
Philadelphia Warriors*	37	35	.514	12.0	104.3	104.4	0.21
New York Knicks	35	37	.486	14.0	112.1	110.8	1.35
Western Division
St. Louis Hawks*	41	31	.569	—	107.5	106.2	0.82
Detroit Pistons*	33	39	.458	8.0	105.3	107.7	-2.32
Cincinnati Royals*	33	39	.458	8.0	101.7	103.1	-1.47
Minneapolis Lakers	19	53	.264	22.0	105.1	111.5	-5.78

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks	72		40.1	101.5	.395				40.1	101.5	.395	31.9	42.4	.753			74.8	18.9				25.9	112.1
2	Boston Celtics*	72		41.8	107.8	.387				41.8	107.8	.387	26.4	35.9	.737			75.0	20.9				23.9	109.9
3	St. Louis Hawks*	72		38.6	99.5	.388				38.6	99.5	.388	30.3	42.3	.715			75.6	21.4				26.0	107.5
4	Syracuse Nationals*	72		39.2	101.9	.385				39.2	101.9	.385	28.8	36.3	.793			68.0	18.0				25.3	107.2
5	Detroit Pistons*	72		38.1	101.3	.376				38.1	101.3	.376	29.1	38.5	.755			71.8	17.6				25.1	105.3
6	Minneapolis Lakers	72		36.9	99.9	.370				36.9	99.9	.370	31.2	41.8	.747			72.1	18.4				27.5	105.1
7	Philadelphia Warriors*	72		38.4	101.1	.380				38.4	101.1	.380	27.5	36.1	.762			67.2	20.0				24.5	104.3
8	Cincinnati Royals*	72		39.1	101.9	.384				39.1	101.9	.384	23.4	32.9	.712			68.9	21.9				25.5	101.7
	League Average	72		39.0	101.9	.383				39.0	101.9	.383	28.6	38.3	.746			71.7	19.6				25.5	106.6

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Cincinnati Royals*	72																						103.1
2	Boston Celtics*	72																						104.4
3	Philadelphia Warriors*	72																						104.4
4	Syracuse Nationals*	72																						105.1
5	St. Louis Hawks*	72																						106.2
6	Detroit Pistons*	72																						107.7
7	New York Knicks	72																						110.8
8	Minneapolis Lakers	72																						111.5
	League Average	72		39.0	101.9	.383				39.0	101.9	.383	28.6	38.3	.746			71.7	19.6				25.5	106.6

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks	72		2884	7307	.395				2884	7307	.395	2300	3056	.753			5385	1359				1865	8068
2	Boston Celtics*	72		3006	7759	.387				3006	7759	.387	1904	2585	.737			5402	1508				1723	7916
3	St. Louis Hawks*	72		2779	7162	.388				2779	7162	.388	2180	3047	.715			5445	1541				1875	7738
4	Syracuse Nationals*	72		2823	7336	.385				2823	7336	.385	2075	2617	.793			4895	1298				1820	7721
5	Detroit Pistons*	72		2746	7295	.376				2746	7295	.376	2093	2774	.755			5168	1264				1807	7585
6	Minneapolis Lakers	72		2660	7192	.370				2660	7192	.370	2246	3007	.747			5189	1322				1982	7566
7	Philadelphia Warriors*	72		2765	7276	.380				2765	7276	.380	1977	2596	.762			4836	1441				1763	7507
8	Cincinnati Royals*	72		2817	7339	.384				2817	7339	.384	1688	2372	.712			4959	1578				1835	7322
	League Average	72		2810	7333	.383				2810	7333	.383	2058	2757	.746			5160	1414				1834	7678

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Cincinnati Royals*	72																						7420
2	Philadelphia Warriors*	72																						7516
3	Boston Celtics*	72																						7520
4	Syracuse Nationals*	72																						7564
5	St. Louis Hawks*	72																						7643
6	Detroit Pistons*	72																						7754
7	New York Knicks	72																						7981
8	Minneapolis Lakers	72																						8025
	League Average	72		2810	7333	.383				2810	7333	.383	2058	2757	.746			5160	1414				1834	7678

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Boston Celtics*	27.6	49	23	48	24	5.50	-0.47	5.02	88.0	83.6	+4.4	124.8	.333		.445		.387			.245							Boston Garden	240,943	11,722
2	Syracuse Nationals*	26.6	41	31	41	31	2.18	0.00	2.18	89.9	88.1	+1.8	119.1	.357		.455		.385			.283							Onondaga War Memorial		752
3	St. Louis Hawks*	28.0	41	31	39	33	1.32	-0.50	0.82	89.7	88.6	+1.1	119.5	.425		.455		.388			.304							Kiel Auditorium		1,320
4	New York Knicks	25.1	35	37	39	33	1.21	0.14	1.35	91.7	90.8	+0.9	121.5	.418		.466		.395			.315							Madison Square Garden (III)		3,231
5	Philadelphia Warriors*	26.8	37	35	36	36	-0.13	0.33	0.21	88.3	88.4	-0.1	117.8	.357		.446		.380			.272							Convention Hall		1,324
6	Cincinnati Royals*	25.7	33	39	33	39	-1.36	-0.12	-1.47	86.5	87.6	-1.1	117.3	.323		.437		.384			.230							Cincinnati Gardens		622
7	Detroit Pistons*	28.4	33	39	30	42	-2.35	0.02	-2.32	88.2	90.1	-1.9	118.8	.380		.445		.376			.287							Detroit Olympia		1,070
8	Minneapolis Lakers	25.9	19	53	22	50	-6.38	0.60	-5.78	88.0	93.3	-5.3	118.8	.418		.444		.370			.312							Minneapolis Auditorium		522
	League Average	26.7			36	36	0.00	0.00	0.00	88.8	88.8		119.7	.376		.449		.383			.281								240,943	2,610

League Awards

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League Leaders

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All-NBA

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