1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors season explained

Team:	Philadelphia Warriors
Team Link:	Golden State Warriors
End Year:	1957
Wins:	37
Losses:	35
Division:	Eastern
Division Place:	3
Coach:	George Senesky
Arena:	Philadelphia Civic Center
Television:	WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL
Radio:	WIBG (Bill Campbell)
Playoffs:	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 0–2)
Bbr Team:	PHW

The 1956–57 NBA season was the Warriors' 11th season in the NBA.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1956-57 NBA Records
width=100	Team	BOS	FWP	MIN	NYK	PHI	ROC	STL	SYR
Boston	—	6–3	5–4	7–5	8–4	6–3	7–2	5–7
Fort Wayne	3–6	—	7–5	5–4	4–5	6–6	4–8	5–4
Minneapolis	4–5	5–7	—	3–6	5–4	9–3	4–8	4–5
New York	5–7	4–5	6–3	—	4–8	5–4	6–3	6–6
Philadelphia	4–8	5–4	4–5	8–4	—	4–5	7–2	5–7
Rochester	3–6	6–6	3–9	4–5	5–4	—	6–6	4–5
St. Louis	2–7	8–4	8–4	3–6	2–7	6–6	—	5–4
Syracuse	7–5	4–5	5–4	6–6	7–5	5–4	4–5	—

Game log

1956–57 Game log
	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	October 27		109–103 (2OT)	Neil Johnston (31)	0–1
2	November 3		81–116	Paul Arizin (26)	1–1
3	November 7		80–81	Neil Johnston (23)	1–2
4	November 9	Rochester	95–93	Paul Arizin (25)	1–3
5	November 10		81–83	Neil Johnston (31)	2–3
6	November 11	@ New York	95–106	Neil Johnston (26)	2–4
7	November 15	N Rochester	83–92	Arizin, Johnston (23)	3–4
8	November 16		97–123	Paul Arizin (27)	4–4
9	November 17	N Syracuse	96–109	Neil Johnston (31)	5–4
10	November 18	@ Syracuse	97–99	Neil Johnston (24)	5–5
11	November 21		83–95	Paul Arizin (22)	5–6
12	November 22	Boston	101–78	Paul Arizin (29)	5–7
13	November 24	Fort Wayne	88–98	Neil Johnston (27)	6–7
14	November 25	@ Fort Wayne	88–112	Neil Johnston (22)	6–8
15	November 27	N Minneapolis	98–113	Paul Arizin (28)	6–9
16	November 30	New York	99–110	Neil Johnston (31)	7–9
17	December 1		107–95	Paul Arizin (37)	8–9
18	December 2	@ Minneapolis	96–106	Joe Graboski (29)	8–10
19	December 6	Boston	111–113	Paul Arizin (26)	9–10
20	December 8	@ Rochester	91–92	Paul Arizin (32)	9–11
21	December 11	Minneapolis	111–114	Paul Arizin (30)	10–11
22	December 12	St. Louis	99–115	Neil Johnston (35)	11–11
23	December 15	@ Syracuse	117–108	Neil Johnston (26)	12–11
24	December 16	N Boston	116–104	Paul Arizin (31)	13–11
25	December 23	@ New York	95–90	Neil Johnston (26)	14–11
26	December 25	N Boston	89–82	Paul Arizin (22)	15–11
27	December 26	@ Boston	97–120	Paul Arizin (25)	15–12
28	December 27	New York	87–112	Neil Johnston (23)	16–12
29	December 29	Syracuse	104–103 (OT)	Neil Johnston (30)	16–13
30	December 30	@ Fort Wayne	99–104	Paul Arizin (35)	16–14
31	January 1	N Boston	87–100	Neil Johnston (20)	16–15
32	January 3	N St. Louis	81–82	Paul Arizin (22)	17–15
33	January 4	St. Louis	92–96	Paul Arizin (28)	18–15
34	January 5	@ Rochester	81–78	Paul Arizin (30)	19–15
35	January 6	@ Syracuse	123–128	Paul Arizin (37)	19–16
36	January 8	N Rochester	95–94	Paul Arizin (28)	19–17
37	January 10	Rochester	93–112	Arizin, George (23)	20–17
38	January 12	New York	82–116	Joe Graboski (29)	21–17
39	January 13	@ New York	90–101	Paul Arizin (26)	21–18
40	January 17	Syracuse	108–103	Neil Johnston (23)	21–19
41	January 18	N Syracuse	94–96	Paul Arizin (33)	22–19
42	January 20	@ St. Louis	102–104 (OT)	Neil Johnston (33)	22–20
43	January 23	N New York	99–93	Neil Johnston (27)	23–20
44	January 24	St. Louis	96–107	Paul Arizin (29)	24–20
45	January 26	@ Fort Wayne	98–101	Neil Johnston (27)	24–21
46	January 27	Boston	107–87	Neil Johnston (30)	24–22
47	January 28	@ Boston	95–105	Paul Arizin (24)	24–23
48	January 29	@ New York	110–114	Neil Johnston (38)	24–24
49	January 31	N New York	106–102	Paul Arizin (35)	25–24
50	February 2	Syracuse	100–107	Paul Arizin (31)	26–24
51	February 3	N Rochester	108–110	Neil Johnston (31)	27–24
52	February 4	@ Fort Wayne	91–103	Neil Johnston (19)	27–25
53	February 5	@ St. Louis	101–87	Paul Arizin (33)	28–25
54	February 6	@ Minneapolis	100–101	Neil Johnston (35)	28–26
55	February 8	St. Louis	90–93	Paul Arizin (35)	29–26
56	February 10	@ Boston	98–103 (OT)	Paul Arizin (26)	29–27
57	February 13	Fort Wayne	89–99	Paul Arizin (28)	30–27
58	February 15	N Minneapolis	104–105	Neil Johnston (30)	31–27
59	February 17	New York	115–123	Arizin, Graboski (25)	32–27
60	February 21	@ Syracuse	86–92	Paul Arizin (28)	32–28
61	February 22	Boston	109–117	Joe Graboski (31)	33–28
62	February 24	@ St. Louis	112–113	Paul Arizin (37)	33–29
63	February 28	Minneapolis	112–129	Paul Arizin (32)	34–29
64	March 1	@ Boston	80–90	Paul Arizin (22)	34–30
65	March 2	N Syracuse	85–98	Paul Arizin (37)	35–30
66	March 3	@ Syracuse	86–112	Arizin, Graboski (22)	35–31
67	March 5	N Fort Wayne	114–80	Paul Arizin (23)	36–31
68	March 6	@ Rochester	79–82	Paul Arizin (27)	36–32
69	March 7	Fort Wayne	100–114	Arizin, Graboski (28)	37–32
70	March 10	@ New York	103–104	Paul Arizin (27)	37–33
71	March 12	N Minneapolis	94–100	Neil Johnston (24)	37–34
72	March 13	@ Minneapolis	97–114	Neil Johnston (22)	37–35

Playoffs

Awards and records

Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
Neil Johnston, NBA All-Star Game
Paul Arizin, NBA scoring champion
Paul Arizin, All-NBA First Team
Neil Johnston, All-NBA Second Team

Notes and References

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHW/1957.html 1956–57 Philadelphia Warriors