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
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