The 1957-58 Boston Celtics season marked a pivotal period in the franchise’s history as they sought to build on their success from the previous year. Coached by Red Auerbach, the Celtics finished the regular season with a strong 49-23 record, securing the top seed in the Eastern Division. This performance was largely driven by the legendary Bill Russell, who showcased his defensive prowess and rebounding skills, establishing himself as a cornerstone of the team.
In the playoffs, the Celtics faced the Philadelphia Warriors in the Eastern Division Finals. They emerged victorious in a hard-fought series, winning 4-1, thanks to the combined efforts of Russell, Bob Cousy, and Tom Heinsohn. This victory propelled them to the NBA Finals, where they faced the St. Louis Hawks for the second consecutive year. The 1958 Finals were highly anticipated, as the Celtics aimed to defend their title against a formidable Hawks team.
The Finals series proved challenging for Boston, as they were without an injured Bill Russell for a crucial part of the series. Despite their best efforts, the Celtics fell to the Hawks in six games, losing the series 4-2. This defeat was a setback, but it also set the stage for future success. The 1957-58 season highlighted the Celtics’ competitive spirit and laid the groundwork for their dominance in the years to come, solidifying their legacy as one of the NBA’s most storied franchises.
- Regular Season Record: 49-23
- Playoff Result: Division Finals: 4-1, NBA Finals: 2-4
Boston Celtics Roster and Stats for 1957-58 Season
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% |
| Bill Sharman | 63 | 22.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 21.1 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bob Cousy | 65 | 17.9 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 69 | 17.9 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 17.6 | 10.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bill Russell | 69 | 16.6 | 22.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 69 | 16.4 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 18.4 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | 71 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Arnie Risen | 63 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jack Nichols | 69 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sam Jones | 56 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 6 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||
| Andy Phillip | 71 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Boston Celtics in the 1958 NBA Playoffs
1958 Conference Championship vs. Philadelphia Warriors
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1958 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | W 107-98 | |
| Mar 22, 1958 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | W 109-87 | |
| Mar 23, 1958 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | W 106-92 | |
| Mar 26, 1958 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | L 112-97 | |
| Mar 27, 1958 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | W 93-88 |
1958 NBA Finals vs. St. Louis Hawks
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1958 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | L 104-102 | |
| Mar 30, 1958 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | W 136-112 | |
| Apr 02, 1958 | @ St. Louis Hawks | L 111-108 | |
| Apr 05, 1958 | @ St. Louis Hawks | W 109-98 | |
| Apr 09, 1958 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | L 102-100 | |
| Apr 12, 1958 | @ St. Louis Hawks | L 110-109 |
Boston Celtics 1957-58 Regular Season Game Log
Here is the game log for the 1957-58 season for the Boston Celtics.
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 1957 | @ St. Louis Hawks | W 115-90 | |
| Oct 23, 1957 | @ Detroit Pistons | W 105-94 | |
| Oct 26, 1957 | @ New York Knicks | W 131-121 | |
| Nov 02, 1957 | vs. Syracuse Nationals | W 107-83 | |
| Nov 03, 1957 | vs. Syracuse Nationals | W 113-95 | |
| Nov 05, 1957 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 111-105 | |
| Nov 06, 1957 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | W 103-94 | |
| Nov 08, 1957 | @ Cincinnati Royals | W 122-110 | |
| Nov 11, 1957 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | W 92-88 | |
| Nov 12, 1957 | vs. Minneapolis Lakers | W 107-104 | |
| Nov 16, 1957 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | W 111-89 | |
| Nov 21, 1957 | @ Detroit Pistons | W 112-90 | |
| Nov 23, 1957 | vs. Minneapolis Lakers | W 131-107 | |
| Nov 27, 1957 | vs. New York Knicks | W 120-107 | |
| Nov 28, 1957 | vs. New York Knicks | L 97-80 | |
| Nov 30, 1957 | vs. Syracuse Nationals | W 118-112 | |
| Dec 01, 1957 | @ Syracuse Nationals | L 118-109 | |
| Dec 03, 1957 | @ Detroit Pistons | W 124-113 | |
| Dec 04, 1957 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | W 108-98 | |
| Dec 06, 1957 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | W 111-97 | |
| Dec 07, 1957 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | W 112-106 | |
| Dec 10, 1957 | @ New York Knicks | L 106-103 | |
| Dec 11, 1957 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 116-104 | |
| Dec 12, 1957 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | L 97-94 | |
| Dec 14, 1957 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | W 112-94 | |
| Dec 21, 1957 | vs. Minneapolis Lakers | W 140-119 | |
| Dec 22, 1957 | @ Cincinnati Royals | W 115-98 | |
| Dec 25, 1957 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | L 115-105 | |
| Dec 26, 1957 | vs. New York Knicks | W 120-110 | |
| Dec 27, 1957 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | L 110-106 | |
| Dec 28, 1957 | @ St. Louis Hawks | L 112-107 | |
| Jan 04, 1958 | @ Syracuse Nationals | L 115-106 | |
| Jan 05, 1958 | vs. Minneapolis Lakers | W 113-100 | |
| Jan 08, 1958 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | W 107-87 | |
| Jan 09, 1958 | vs. New York Knicks | L 136-123 | |
| Jan 11, 1958 | @ St. Louis Hawks | L 102-98 | |
| Jan 12, 1958 | @ Cincinnati Royals | L 115-97 | |
| Jan 15, 1958 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 131-113 | |
| Jan 17, 1958 | vs. Syracuse Nationals | W 120-99 | |
| Jan 18, 1958 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | L 116-104 | |
| Jan 19, 1958 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | W 114-113 | |
| Jan 22, 1958 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | W 97-87 | |
| Jan 24, 1958 | vs. New York Knicks | W 125-104 | |
| Jan 25, 1958 | @ Syracuse Nationals | L 112-100 | |
| Jan 26, 1958 | vs. Syracuse Nationals | W 118-95 | |
| Jan 29, 1958 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | W 111-101 | |
| Jan 30, 1958 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | L 116-96 | |
| Jan 31, 1958 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | L 110-101 | |
| Feb 01, 1958 | @ New York Knicks | W 121-114 | |
| Feb 02, 1958 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 119-115 | |
| Feb 04, 1958 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 107-87 | |
| Feb 05, 1958 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 116-89 | |
| Feb 07, 1958 | vs. Minneapolis Lakers | W 114-88 | |
| Feb 08, 1958 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 109-91 | |
| Feb 09, 1958 | @ Syracuse Nationals | L 123-98 | |
| Feb 11, 1958 | vs. Syracuse Nationals | L 84-76 | |
| Feb 12, 1958 | vs. Syracuse Nationals | W 119-101 | |
| Feb 14, 1958 | vs. Detroit Pistons | L 111-109 | |
| Feb 15, 1958 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | W 110-96 | |
| Feb 18, 1958 | @ New York Knicks | W 113-111 | |
| Feb 19, 1958 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | L 123-103 | |
| Feb 20, 1958 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 94-92 | |
| Feb 21, 1958 | @ St. Louis Hawks | L 119-100 | |
| Feb 23, 1958 | vs. Philadelphia Warriors | W 99-97 | |
| Feb 26, 1958 | @ Detroit Pistons | W 106-99 | |
| Mar 02, 1958 | @ Syracuse Nationals | W 107-100 | |
| Mar 04, 1958 | @ New York Knicks | L 104-99 | |
| Mar 05, 1958 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | W 109-102 | |
| Mar 08, 1958 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 108-103 | |
| Mar 09, 1958 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | L 121-107 | |
| Mar 11, 1958 | vs. New York Knicks | W 126-119 | |
| Mar 12, 1958 | vs. New York Knicks | L 127-125 |