The 1956–57 NBA season was the Royals ninth season in the NBA.[1]
It was also the franchise's final season in Rochester. The team relocated to Cincinnati during the offseason.
x – clinched playoff spot
| 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 | — | |
| 1956–57 Game log | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | ||
| 1 | October 27 | 85–88 | Richie Regan (22) | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | October 28 | 75–91 | Jack Twyman (15) | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | November 1 | 88–97 | Regan, Twyman (15) | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | November 3 | Minneapolis | 95–85 | Sihugo Green (19) | 1–3 | |
| 5 | November 4 | @ Minneapolis | 87–88 | Richie Regan (19) | 1–4 | |
| 6 | November 7 | 80–81 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 2–4 | ||
| 7 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 95–93 | Maurice Stokes (21) | 3–4 | |
| 8 | November 10 | Syracuse | 76–90 | Green, Twyman (19) | 4–4 | |
| 9 | November 11 | N Minneapolis | 94–82 | Maurice Stokes (24) | 5–4 | |
| 10 | November 13 | 105–118 | Jack Twyman (27) | 5–5 | ||
| 11 | November 14 | 87–90 | Regan, Ricketts (15) | 6–5 | ||
| 12 | November 15 | N Philadelphia | 83–92 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 6–6 | |
| 13 | November 17 | 86–108 | Dick Ricketts (20) | 6–7 | ||
| 14 | November 18 | Boston | 101–87 | Richie Regan (14) | 6–8 | |
| 15 | November 21 | St. Louis | 76–85 | Dave Piontek (20) | 7–8 | |
| 16 | November 22 | @ Fort Wayne | 102–104 (OT) | Dick Ricketts (25) | 7–9 | |
| 17 | November 24 | @ New York | 96–87 | Art Spoelstra (20) | 8–9 | |
| 18 | November 25 | New York | 93–95 | Dick Ricketts (21) | 9–9 | |
| 19 | November 27 | N Syracuse | 82–90 | Dave Piontek (28) | 10–9 | |
| 20 | December 1 | Minneapolis | 83–95 | Dick Ricketts (20) | 11–9 | |
| 21 | December 6 | N New York | 92–95 | Dick Ricketts (21) | 11–10 | |
| 22 | December 8 | Philadelphia | 91–92 | Maurice Stokes (20) | 12–10 | |
| 23 | December 9 | @ Fort Wayne | 101–100 (OT) | Maurice Stokes (18) | 13–10 | |
| 24 | December 12 | @ Boston | 103–93 | Regan, Twyman (23) | 14–10 | |
| 25 | December 15 | New York | 91–76 | Maurice Stokes (16) | 14–11 | |
| 26 | December 16 | @ Minneapolis | 97–101 | Richie Regan (17) | 14–12 | |
| 27 | December 20 | N Minneapolis | 103–105 | Jack Twyman (24) | 14–13 | |
| 28 | December 22 | Minneapolis | 101–115 | Maurice Stokes (27) | 15–13 | |
| 29 | December 25 | Syracuse | 93–98 | Dave Piontek (16) | 16–13 | |
| 30 | December 26 | N Fort Wayne | 93–99 | Art Spoelstra (20) | 16–14 | |
| 31 | December 27 | N Boston | 92–97 | Jack Twyman (19) | 16–15 | |
| 32 | December 29 | Fort Wayne | 88–95 | Ricketts, Spoelstra (19) | 17–15 | |
| 33 | December 30 | @ New York | 88–96 | Spoelstra, Twyman (16) | 17–16 | |
| 34 | January 1 | St. Louis | 101–102 (OT) | Jack Twyman (21) | 18–16 | |
| 35 | January 5 | Philadelphia | 81–78 | Art Spoelstra (17) | 18–17 | |
| 36 | January 6 | @ St. Louis | 93–86 | Maurice Stokes (19) | 19–17 | |
| 37 | January 8 | N Philadelphia | 95–94 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 20–17 | |
| 38 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | 93–112 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 20–18 | |
| 39 | January 12 | Syracuse | 97–88 | Spoelstra, Twyman (18) | 20–19 | |
| 40 | January 13 | @ Syracuse | 85–91 | Maurice Stokes (22) | 20–20 | |
| 41 | January 16 | St. Louis | 108–106 (OT) | Maurice Stokes (31) | 20–21 | |
| 42 | January 19 | Boston | 97–83 | Jack Twyman (25) | 20–22 | |
| 43 | January 20 | @ Minneapolis | 107–114 | Jack Twyman (22) | 20–23 | |
| 44 | January 23 | N Minneapolis | 99–107 | Jack Twyman (19) | 20–24 | |
| 45 | January 25 | N St. Louis | 100–99 | Maurice Stokes (33) | 20–25 | |
| 46 | January 26 | Syracuse | 99–95 | Jack Twyman (20) | 20–26 | |
| 47 | January 27 | @ St. Louis | 83–107 | Jack Twyman (20) | 20–27 | |
| 48 | January 30 | N New York | 80–92 | Art Spoelstra (19) | 20–28 | |
| 49 | February 1 | N Fort Wayne | 96–80 | Jack Twyman (23) | 21–28 | |
| 50 | February 2 | Fort Wayne | 79–93 | Jack Twyman (24) | 22–28 | |
| 51 | February 3 | N Philadelphia | 108–110 | Dick Ricketts (25) | 22–29 | |
| 52 | February 5 | @ New York | 91–88 | Maurice Stokes (20) | 23–29 | |
| 53 | February 6 | St. Louis | 100–103 | Jack Twyman (22) | 24–29 | |
| 54 | February 9 | Boston | 102–103 | Ricketts, Twyman (22) | 25–29 | |
| 55 | February 10 | @ St. Louis | 93–117 | Jack Twyman (21) | 25–30 | |
| 56 | February 13 | New York | 85–82 | Ed Fleming (14) | 25–31 | |
| 57 | February 14 | @ Syracuse | 104–95 | Maurice Stokes (27) | 26–31 | |
| 58 | February 16 | Fort Wayne | 87–84 | Maurice Stokes (27) | 26–32 | |
| 59 | February 17 | @ Fort Wayne | 85–104 | Jack Twyman (26) | 26–33 | |
| 60 | February 20 | @ Minneapolis | 103–111 | Jack Twyman (25) | 26–34 | |
| 61 | February 22 | N Fort Wayne | 105–110 | Jack Twyman (27) | 26–35 | |
| 62 | February 23 | St. Louis | 86–101 | Jack Twyman (18) | 27–35 | |
| 63 | February 24 | @ Syracuse | 93–109 | Maurice Stokes (26) | 27–36 | |
| 64 | February 26 | N Boston | 77–92 | Ed Fleming (21) | 27–37 | |
| 65 | February 27 | Fort Wayne | 76–90 | Bob Burrow (18) | 28–37 | |
| 66 | March 1 | N Minneapolis | 117–125 | Jack Twyman (28) | 28–38 | |
| 67 | March 2 | Boston | 87–96 | Maurice Stokes (24) | 29–38 | |
| 68 | March 3 | @ Boston | 102–111 | Maurice Stokes (17) | 29–39 | |
| 69 | March 6 | Philadelphia | 79–82 | Bob Burrow (17) | 30–39 | |
| 70 | March 8 | N St. Louis | 100–92 | Jack Twyman (24) | 30–40 | |
| 71 | March 10 | @ Fort Wayne | 96–100 | Regan, Stokes (16) | 30–41 | |
| 72 | March 13 | N St. Louis | 99–104 | Bob Burrow (19) | 31–41 |