1956-57 NBA Season

As originally written by Tony Miller:

The 1956-57 season saw the same teams in the same arenas in the same cities with the same announcers.

Data from ”The NBA on NBC 1954-55 to 1961-62”, courtesy librarybob and jtgrace1.

DECEMBER

Saturday 12/15:

Warriors-Nationals, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 12/22:

Hawks-Celtics, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

JANUARY

Saturday 1/5:

Knicks-Pistons, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 1/12:

Knicks-Warriors, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 1/19:

Hawks-Nationals, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 1/26:

Warriors-Pistons, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

FEBRUARY

Saturday 2/2:

Hawks-Lakers, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 2/9:

Celtics-Royals, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 2/16:

Lakers-Knicks, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 2/23:

Nationals-Lakers, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

MARCH

Saturday 3/2:

Celtics-Royals, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 3/9:

Pistons-Hawks (at Washington University), 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 3/16:

West tiebreaker: Lakers-Hawks, 2:30, NBC. Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 3/23:

East finals, g2: Celtics-Nationals, 2:30, NBC. Lindsey Nelson

Saturday 3/30:

NBA finals, g1: Hawks-Celtics, 2:30, NBC. Lindsey Nelson

The 1/26/57 game, played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, was the last NBA contest televised from Indiana for more than two decades