1957-58 NBA West standings

West standings, 1957-58

Final standings.

Turning points

• The lead changed hands 3 times.
• The St. Louis Hawks trailed by as many as 2 games on November 1, 1957.
• The St. Louis Hawks took first place for good on November 19, 1957.
• The St. Louis Hawks won 8 games in a row from December 10, 1957 to December 22, 1957, the longest run of the race.
• The Cincinnati Royals led by 1.5 games as late as November 1, 1957.
• The St. Louis Hawks led by as many as 10.5 games on February 21, 1958.
• The St. Louis Hawks went 11-1 from December 9, 1957 to December 30, 1957, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 10 games.
• The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 24 of the 113 days played.
• The St. Louis Hawks spent 126 of the season's 142 charted days in first place.