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NBA1957 NBA Finals Game 7

CelticsVERSUSHawks

1957 NBA Finals Game 7 · Apr 13, 1957

Boston and St. Louis pushed the Finals to a winner-take-all double-overtime finish in the early years of the shot-clock era.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

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Boston Celtics
StarterAPAndy Phillip
StarterARArnie Risen
StarterBRBill Russell
StarterBSBill Sharman

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Boston's first Finals trip reached a winner-take-all game against the St. Louis team that had traded Bill Russell's draft rights to the Celtics. The young center already looked transformational, but the franchise had never won a championship.

  • The series was tied 3–3, with the first title in either franchise's history at stake.
  • Boston was building around rookies Russell and Tom Heinsohn while St. Louis leaned on reigning MVP Bob Pettit.

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Epic Score

94.7

Fan Rating

★ 4.71

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Starter
BCBob Cousy
Away starting five
St. Louis Hawks
StarterAHAlex Hannum
StarterBPBob Pettit
StarterCSCharlie Share
StarterCHCliff Hagan
StarterEMEd Macauley

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.