1956-57 NBA West standings

Name: 1956-57 NBA West standings
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The St. Louis Hawks, Minneapolis Lakers and Fort Wayne Pistons finished tied atop the 1956-57 NBA West division race, all at 34-38. The St. Louis Hawks won the division on an NBA tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 1956-57 playoffs, series by series

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West standings, 1956-57

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
St. Louis Hawks (STL) x	34	38	.472	-	5-5	L2
Minneapolis Lakers (MNL) x	34	38	.472	-	7-3	W7
Fort Wayne Pistons (FTW) x	34	38	.472	-	3-7	W2
Rochester Royals (ROC)	31	41	.431	3	4-6	W1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

Turning points

The lead changed hands 5 times.
The St. Louis Hawks trailed by as many as 4 games on January 8, 1957.
The Rochester Royals led by 3 games as late as December 14, 1956.
The St. Louis Hawks led by as many as 2.5 games on November 20, 1956.
The St. Louis Hawks went 6-3 from February 23, 1957 to March 9, 1957, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 63 of the 107 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The Fort Wayne Pistons held first place for 54 straight days, the season's longest run.
The St. Louis Hawks spent 43 of the season's 138 charted days in first place.