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1957-58 NBA season standings
Every 1957-58 NBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran October 22, 1957 to March 12, 1958.
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East standings, 1957-58
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Boston Celtics (BOS) | 49 | 23 | .681 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Syracuse Nationals (SYR) | 41 | 31 | .569 | 8 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Warriors (PHW) | 37 | 35 | .514 | 12 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 35 | 37 | .486 | 14 | 5-5 | W1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- Wire to wire: the Boston Celtics led from the first charted day to the last.
- The Boston Celtics won 14 games in a row from October 22, 1957 to November 27, 1957, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Celtics led by as many as 9.5 games on March 8, 1958.
- The Boston Celtics went 16-2 from November 1, 1957 to December 7, 1957, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 8.5 games.
- The Boston Celtics spent 142 of the season's 142 charted days in first place.