Largest Margins of Victory in the 1956-57 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games in which the teams won and lost by the largest point margins in the 1956-57 Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the largest margin of victory in a game in the 1956-57 Season?

In January 20, 1957, the Boston Celtics won their game against the New York Knicks by 36 points, 114-78, in the largest win of the 1956-57 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Largest Point Margin

36
Points
Celtics vs. Knicks

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

Largest Margins of Victory in the 1956-57 NBA Season

	Point Margin	Game / Details
1.	36	114 - 78 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Jan. 20, 1957, at Boston / RS
2.	35	116 - 81 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons Nov. 3, 1956, at Philadelphia / RS
3.	34	114 - 80 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons Mar. 5, 1957 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	34	116 - 82 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks Jan. 12, 1957, at Philadelphia / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
5.	33	114 - 81 Fort Wayne Pistons Syracuse Nationals Mar. 13, 1957, at Fort Wayne / RS
	33	111 - 78 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals Nov. 22, 1956, at Minneapolis / RS
	33	102 - 69 New York Knicks St. Louis Hawks Nov. 18, 1956, at New York / RS
8.	32	140 - 108 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Jan. 23, 1957, at Boston / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
9.	31	122 - 91 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Mar. 13, 1957, at Boston / RS
	31	107 - 76 New York Knicks St. Louis Hawks Feb. 26, 1957, at New York / RS
11.	27	120 - 93 Fort Wayne Pistons Minneapolis Lakers Dec. 27, 1956, at Fort Wayne / RS
12.	26	112 - 86 Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia Warriors Mar. 3, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
	26	118 - 92 Boston Celtics Fort Wayne Pistons Jan. 6, 1957, at Boston / RS
	26	123 - 97 Philadelphia Warriors Minneapolis Lakers Nov. 16, 1956, at Philadelphia / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
15.	25	112 - 87 Philadelphia Warriors New York Knicks Dec. 27, 1956, at Philadelphia / RS
16.	24	117 - 93 St. Louis Hawks Rochester Royals Feb. 10, 1957, at St. Louis / RS
	24	107 - 83 St. Louis Hawks Rochester Royals Jan. 27, 1957, at St. Louis / RS
	24	106 - 82 St. Louis Hawks Fort Wayne Pistons Jan. 17, 1957 neutral at Philadelphia, PA / RS
	24	112 - 88 Fort Wayne Pistons Philadelphia Warriors Nov. 25, 1956, at Fort Wayne / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
20.	23	101 - 78 St. Louis Hawks Fort Wayne Pistons Jan. 23, 1957 neutral at Charlotte, NC / RS
	23	120 - 97 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Dec. 26, 1956, at Boston / RS
	23	101 - 78 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Nov. 22, 1956, at Philadelphia / RS
	23	104 - 81 St. Louis Hawks Syracuse Nationals Nov. 20, 1956, at St. Louis / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
24.	22	108 - 86 Boston Celtics Rochester Royals Nov. 17, 1956, at Boston / RS
	22	97 - 75 St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Oct. 27, 1956, at St. Louis / RS
26.	20	119 - 99 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Mar. 31, 1957, at Boston / PL NBA Finals, Game 2
	20	107 - 87 Boston Celtics Philadelphia Warriors Jan. 27, 1957, at Philadelphia / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
28.	19	104 - 85 Fort Wayne Pistons Rochester Royals Feb. 17, 1957, at Fort Wayne / RS
	19	119 - 100 New York Knicks Syracuse Nationals Feb. 6, 1957 neutral at Boston, MA / RS
	19	112 - 93 Philadelphia Warriors Rochester Royals Jan. 10, 1957, at Philadelphia / RS
31.	18	108 - 90 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 21, 1957, at Boston / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 1
	18	116 - 98 Boston Celtics New York Knicks Feb. 3, 1957, at Boston / RS
	18	115 - 97 Syracuse Nationals New York Knicks Jan. 24, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
	18	105 - 87 Minneapolis Lakers Fort Wayne Pistons Jan. 12, 1957 neutral at St. Louis, MO / RS
	18	121 - 103 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks Dec. 12, 1956 neutral at Boston, MA / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
36.	17	114 - 97 Minneapolis Lakers Philadelphia Warriors Mar. 13, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS
	17	129 - 112 Philadelphia Warriors Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 28, 1957, at Philadelphia / RS
	17	102 - 85 St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 3, 1957, at St. Louis / RS
	17	104 - 87 Minneapolis Lakers Boston Celtics Jan. 13, 1957, at Minneapolis / RS
	17	98 - 81 Boston Celtics Fort Wayne Pistons Jan. 10, 1957, at Fort Wayne / RS
	17	117 - 100 New York Knicks Syracuse Nationals Dec. 1, 1956, at New York / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
42.	16	110 - 94 St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Feb. 25, 1957 neutral at Fort Wayne, IN / RS
	16	109 - 93 Syracuse Nationals Rochester Royals Feb. 24, 1957, at Syracuse / RS
	16	96 - 80 Rochester Royals Fort Wayne Pistons Feb. 1, 1957 neutral at Cincinnati, OH / RS
	16	112 - 96 Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Lakers Jan. 28, 1957 neutral at Boston, MA / RS
	16	115 - 99 Philadelphia Warriors St. Louis Hawks Dec. 12, 1956, at Philadelphia / RS
	16	113 - 97 Boston Celtics Fort Wayne Pistons Dec. 11, 1956 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	16	113 - 97 Minneapolis Lakers Boston Celtics Nov. 14, 1956 neutral at Rochester, NY / RS
	16	91 - 75 Syracuse Nationals Rochester Royals Oct. 28, 1956, at Syracuse / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
50.	15	124 - 109 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks Apr. 9, 1957, at Boston / PL NBA Finals, Game 5
	15	120 - 105 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Mar. 23, 1957, at Syracuse / PL Eastern Division Finals, Game 2
	15	108 - 93 Syracuse Nationals St. Louis Hawks Feb. 27, 1957 neutral at Rochester, NY / RS
	15	92 - 77 Boston Celtics Rochester Royals Feb. 26, 1957 neutral at New York, NY / RS
	15	101 - 86 Rochester Royals St. Louis Hawks Feb. 23, 1957, at Rochester / RS
	15	108 - 93 Boston Celtics Fort Wayne Pistons Feb. 6, 1957, at Boston / RS
	15	122 - 107 New York Knicks Minneapolis Lakers Jan. 26, 1957, at New York / RS
	15	126 - 111 New York Knicks Syracuse Nationals Jan. 3, 1957, at New York / RS
	15	91 - 76 New York Knicks Rochester Royals Dec. 15, 1956, at Rochester / RS
	15	108 - 93 Boston Celtics Fort Wayne Pistons Dec. 1, 1956, at Boston / RS
	15	113 - 98 Minneapolis Lakers Philadelphia Warriors Nov. 27, 1956 neutral at St. Louis, MO / RS
	15	114 - 99 Boston Celtics Syracuse Nationals Nov. 24, 1956, at Boston / RS
	15	96 - 81 Fort Wayne Pistons St. Louis Hawks Nov. 11, 1956, at Fort Wayne / RS

Number of games showed: 62