1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 2-0
Coach: George Senesky (37-35)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 158,004, Avg. 5,097 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors StatisticsTeam Record: 37-35
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 0-2 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 2-0
Coach: George Senesky (37-35)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 158,004, Avg. 5,097 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors Roster
The Philadelphia Warriors of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 37 wins and 35 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Warriors scored 7,230 points and yielded 7,116. Paul Arizin netted a team-best 1,817 points for Philadelphia, and Neil Johnston contributed 16 or more per game, too. Neil Johnston accounted for 855 rebounds. Jack George dished out 307 assists for the squad.
George Senesky coached the team. The 1956-57 Philadelphia Warriors lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 7230
Regular Season Points Against: 7116
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 109 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2OT | at New York, NY |
| November 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| November 7, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Rochester Royals 81 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 9, 1956 | Rochester Royals 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 93 | L | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-3 | ||
| November 10, 1956 | New York Knicks 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 83 | W | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | ||
| November 11, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at New York Knicks 106 | L | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | ||
| November 15, 1956 | Rochester Royals 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 92 | W | 3-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 | at Hershey, PA | |
| November 16, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 | W | 4-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | ||
| November 17, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 | W | 5-2 | 0-2 | 5-4 | at Camden, NJ | |
| November 18, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Syracuse Nationals 99 | L | 5-2 | 0-3 | 5-5 | ||
| November 21, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 5-2 | 0-4 | 5-6 | ||
| November 22, 1956 | Boston Celtics 101 at Philadelphia Warriors 78 | L | 5-3 | 0-4 | 5-7 | ||
| November 24, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | W | 6-3 | 0-4 | 6-7 | ||
| November 25, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 | L | 6-3 | 0-5 | 6-8 | ||
| November 27, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 113 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | L | 6-4 | 0-5 | 6-9 | at St Louis, MO | |
| November 30, 1956 | New York Knicks 99 at Philadelphia Warriors 110 | W | 7-4 | 0-5 | 7-9 | ||
| December 1, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 107 at St. Louis Hawks 95 | W | 7-4 | 1-5 | 8-9 | ||
| December 2, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Minneapolis Lakers 106 | L | 7-4 | 1-6 | 8-10 | ||
| December 6, 1956 | Boston Celtics 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 113 | W | 8-4 | 1-6 | 9-10 | ||
| December 8, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Rochester Royals 92 | L | 8-4 | 1-7 | 9-11 | ||
| December 11, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 114 | W | 9-4 | 1-7 | 10-11 | ||
| December 12, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | W | 10-4 | 1-7 | 11-11 | ||
| December 15, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 117 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | W | 10-4 | 2-7 | 12-11 | ||
| December 16, 1956 | Boston Celtics 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | W | 11-4 | 2-7 | 13-11 | at Camden, NJ | |
| December 23, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at New York Knicks 90 | W | 11-4 | 3-7 | 14-11 | ||
| December 25, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Boston Celtics 82 | W | 11-4 | 4-7 | 15-11 | at New York, NY | |
| December 26, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 11-4 | 4-8 | 15-12 | ||
| December 27, 1956 | New York Knicks 87 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | W | 12-4 | 4-8 | 16-12 | ||
| December 29, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | L | 12-5 | 4-8 | 16-13 | OT | |
| December 30, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | L | 12-5 | 4-9 | 16-14 | ||
| January 1, 1957 | Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | L | 12-6 | 4-9 | 16-15 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| January 3, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 82 at St. Louis Hawks 81 | W | 12-6 | 5-9 | 17-15 | at New York, NY | |
| January 4, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 96 | W | 13-6 | 5-9 | 18-15 | ||
| January 5, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 81 at Rochester Royals 78 | W | 13-6 | 6-9 | 19-15 | ||
| January 6, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Syracuse Nationals 128 | L | 13-6 | 6-10 | 19-16 | ||
| January 8, 1957 | Rochester Royals 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 94 | L | 13-7 | 6-10 | 19-17 | at New York, NY | |
| January 10, 1957 | Rochester Royals 93 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | W | 14-7 | 6-10 | 20-17 | ||
| January 12, 1957 | New York Knicks 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | W | 15-7 | 6-10 | 21-17 | ||
| January 13, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 90 at New York Knicks 101 | L | 15-7 | 6-11 | 21-18 | ||
| January 17, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | L | 15-8 | 6-11 | 21-19 | ||
| January 18, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Syracuse Nationals 94 | W | 15-8 | 7-11 | 22-19 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 20, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 102 at St. Louis Hawks 104 | L | 15-8 | 7-12 | 22-20 | OT | |
| January 23, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 99 at New York Knicks 93 | W | 15-8 | 8-12 | 23-20 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 24, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 107 | W | 16-8 | 8-12 | 24-20 | ||
| January 26, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 101 | L | 16-8 | 8-13 | 24-21 | ||
| January 27, 1957 | Boston Celtics 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | L | 16-9 | 8-13 | 24-22 | ||
| January 28, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at Boston Celtics 105 | L | 16-9 | 8-14 | 24-23 | ||
| January 29, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 110 at New York Knicks 114 | L | 16-9 | 8-15 | 24-24 | ||
| January 31, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 106 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 16-9 | 9-15 | 25-24 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 2, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 107 | W | 17-9 | 9-15 | 26-24 | ||
| February 3, 1957 | Rochester Royals 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 110 | W | 18-9 | 9-15 | 27-24 | at Camden, NJ | |
| February 4, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 103 | L | 18-9 | 9-16 | 27-25 | ||
| February 5, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 101 at St. Louis Hawks 87 | W | 18-9 | 10-16 | 28-25 | ||
| February 6, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 101 | L | 18-9 | 10-17 | 28-26 | ||
| February 8, 1957 | St. Louis Hawks 90 at Philadelphia Warriors 93 | W | 19-9 | 10-17 | 29-26 | ||
| February 10, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 19-9 | 10-18 | 29-27 | OT | |
| February 13, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 99 | W | 20-9 | 10-18 | 30-27 | ||
| February 15, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 105 | W | 21-9 | 10-18 | 31-27 | ||
| February 17, 1957 | New York Knicks 115 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 | W | 22-9 | 10-18 | 32-27 | ||
| February 21, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 86 at Syracuse Nationals 92 | L | 22-9 | 10-19 | 32-28 | ||
| February 22, 1957 | Boston Celtics 109 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | W | 23-9 | 10-19 | 33-28 | ||
| February 24, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 112 at St. Louis Hawks 113 | L | 23-9 | 10-20 | 33-29 | ||
| February 28, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers 112 at Philadelphia Warriors 129 | W | 24-9 | 10-20 | 34-29 | ||
| March 1, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Boston Celtics 90 | L | 24-9 | 10-21 | 34-30 | ||
| March 2, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 85 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | W | 25-9 | 10-21 | 35-30 | at Camden, NJ | |
| March 3, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 86 at Syracuse Nationals 112 | L | 25-9 | 10-22 | 35-31 | ||
| March 5, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 | W | 25-9 | 11-22 | 36-31 | at New York, NY | |
| March 6, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 79 at Rochester Royals 82 | L | 25-9 | 11-23 | 36-32 | ||
| March 7, 1957 | Fort Wayne Pistons 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 114 | W | 26-9 | 11-23 | 37-32 | ||
| March 10, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 103 at New York Knicks 104 | L | 26-9 | 11-24 | 37-33 | ||
| March 12, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 94 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 | L | 26-9 | 11-25 | 37-34 | at St Paul, MN | |
| March 13, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 114 | L | 26-9 | 11-26 | 37-35 | ||
| March 16, 1957 | Syracuse Nationals 103 at Philadelphia Warriors 96 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| March 18, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Syracuse Nationals 91 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
