The 1957 NBA went to the Boston Celtics after winning the final series against the St. Louis Hawks (4-3). Such was the level of equality that the victories alternated until in game seven everything was decided in the last possession of the seventh game, with (123-125) for the Greens

Boston Celtics
*Cousy – 20.7p, 9.1a, 6.7r
*Sharman – 21.9p, 3.7r, 3.0a
*Ramsey – 11.6p, 4.1r, 1.0a
*Heinsohn – 24.0p, 12.6r, 2.1a
*Russell – 13.3p, 22.9r, 3.3a
Risen – 8.7p, 6.3r, 1.3a
Loscutoff – 7.7p, 8.7r
Nichols – 3.9p, 1.6r
Phillip – 3.1p, 2.1r, 1.6a
Hemric – 2p, 6r, 1a. (1)

St. Louis Hawks
*McMahon – 10.9p, 4.4r, 4.3a
*Martin – 14.7p, 4.1a, 3.9r
*Macauley – 14.9p, 5.9r, 2.0a
*Hagan – 16.1p, 11.6r, 2.7a
*Pettit – 30.1p, 18.3r, 2.4a
Coleman – 10.4p, 7.9r, 3.6a
Share – 6.9p, 5.1r
Park – 4.7p, 3.0r
Bermoras – 3.0p, 2.0r. (3)
Hannum – 0p. (1)

To get to the end they beat…
Boston Celtics – Syracuse Nationals (3-0)
St. Louis Hawks – Minneapolis Lakers (3-0)