The 1957–58 NBA season was the Nationals' 9th season in the NBA.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
| 1957-58 NBA Records
|
| Team
|
BOS
|
CIN
|
DET
|
MIN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
STL
|
SYR
|
| Boston
|
— |
7–2 |
8–1 |
9–0 |
7–5 |
6–6 |
5–4 |
7–5
|
| Cincinnati
|
2–7 |
— |
6–6 |
8–4 |
4–5 |
6–3 |
3–9 |
4–5
|
| Detroit
|
1–8 |
6–6 |
— |
6–6 |
4–5 |
5–4 |
6–6 |
5–4
|
| Minneapolis
|
0–9 |
4–8 |
6–6 |
— |
1–8 |
3–6 |
3–9 |
2–7
|
| New York
|
5–7 |
5–4 |
5–4 |
8–1 |
— |
4–8 |
3–6 |
5–7
|
| Philadelphia
|
6–6 |
3–6 |
4–5 |
6–3 |
8–4 |
— |
7–2 |
3–9
|
| St. Louis
|
4–5 |
9–3 |
6–6 |
9–3 |
6–3 |
2–7 |
— |
5–4
|
| Syracuse
|
5–7 |
5–4 |
4–5 |
7–2 |
7–5 |
9–3 |
4–5 |
—
|
Game log
| 1957–58 Game log
|
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
| 1 |
October 25 |
Philadelphia |
85–103 |
Johnny Kerr (22) |
1–0
|
| 2 |
October 26 |
@ Cincinnati |
100–110 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
1–1
|
| 3 |
November 1 |
Minneapolis |
100–113 |
Lloyd, Schayes (22) |
2–1
|
| 4 |
November 2 |
@ Boston |
83–107 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
2–2
|
| 5 |
November 3 |
N Boston |
95–113 |
Bob Hopkins (23) |
2–3
|
| 6 |
November 5 |
@ St. Louis |
101–115 |
Dolph Schayes (20) |
2–4
|
| 7 |
November 8 |
New York |
104–99 |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
2–5
|
| 8 |
November 14 |
@ Philadelphia |
97–94 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
3–5
|
| 9 |
November 15 |
St. Louis |
86–91 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
4–5
|
| 10 |
November 16 |
@ St. Louis |
101–118 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
4–6
|
| 11 |
November 17 |
@ Minneapolis |
110–98 |
Kerr, Schayes (28) |
5–6
|
| 12 |
November 22 |
Cincinnati |
102–98 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
5–7
|
| 13 |
November 23 |
@ New York |
119–115 |
Johnny Kerr (28) |
6–7
|
| 14 |
November 27 |
Philadelphia |
87–92 |
Dolph Schayes (20) |
7–7
|
| 15 |
November 28 |
@ Philadelphia |
98–102 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
7–8
|
| 16 |
November 30 |
@ Boston |
112–118 |
Ed Conlin (25) |
7–9
|
| 17 |
December 1 |
Boston |
109–118 |
Dolph Schayes (37) |
8–9
|
| 18 |
December 3 |
N Philadelphia |
119–96 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
9–9
|
| 19 |
December 6 |
Detroit |
91–118 |
Larry Costello (20) |
10–9
|
| 20 |
December 7 |
@ Minneapolis |
113–121 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
10–10
|
| 21 |
December 10 |
N Minneapolis |
114–104 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
11–10
|
| 22 |
December 11 |
@ Minneapolis |
95–110 |
Ed Conlin (23) |
11–11
|
| 23 |
December 14 |
N Cincinnati |
104–100 |
Johnny Kerr (22) |
12–11
|
| 24 |
December 15 |
Cincinnati |
83–109 |
Larry Costello (24) |
13–11
|
| 25 |
December 17 |
@ New York |
117–123 |
Dolph Schayes (30) |
13–12
|
| 26 |
December 20 |
@ Cincinnati |
122–113 |
Johnny Kerr (42) |
14–12
|
| 27 |
December 21 |
N St. Louis |
136–146 |
Dolph Schayes (35) |
14–13
|
| 28 |
December 22 |
Detroit |
93–119 |
Johnny Kerr (26) |
15–13
|
| 29 |
December 25 |
New York |
130–134 (OT) |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
16–13
|
| 30 |
December 26 |
N Cincinnati |
104–100 |
Johnny Kerr (26) |
17–13
|
| 31 |
December 28 |
@ Detroit |
111–117 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
17–14
|
| 32 |
December 29 |
Philadelphia |
97–105 |
Dolph Schayes (23) |
18–14
|
| 33 |
January 1 |
Minneapolis |
109–120 |
Dolph Schayes (21) |
19–14
|
| 34 |
January 2 |
N New York |
98–131 |
Ed Conlin (23) |
19–15
|
| 35 |
January 4 |
Boston |
106–115 |
Dolph Schayes (34) |
20–15
|
| 36 |
January 5 |
@ Philadelphia |
111–96 |
Larry Costello (33) |
21–15
|
| 37 |
January 8 |
@ Detroit |
107–109 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
21–16
|
| 38 |
January 9 |
Minneapolis |
122–127 |
Ed Conlin (26) |
22–16
|
| 39 |
January 11 |
@ Cincinnati |
100–105 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
22–17
|
| 40 |
January 12 |
Detroit |
109–135 |
Larry Costello (26) |
23–17
|
| 41 |
January 16 |
St. Louis |
96–112 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
24–17
|
| 42 |
January 17 |
@ Boston |
99–120 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
24–18
|
| 43 |
January 18 |
@ New York |
120–123 |
Togo Palazzi (31) |
24–19
|
| 44 |
January 19 |
New York |
108–112 |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
25–19
|
| 45 |
January 22 |
Cincinnati |
115–109 |
Dolph Schayes (36) |
25–20
|
| 46 |
January 23 |
@ Philadelphia |
101–88 |
Dolph Schayes (35) |
26–20
|
| 47 |
January 25 |
Boston |
100–112 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
27–20
|
| 48 |
January 26 |
@ Boston |
95–118 |
Ed Conlin (22) |
27–21
|
| 49 |
January 28 |
@ New York |
110–102 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
28–21
|
| 50 |
January 30 |
N Detroit |
83–87 |
Dolph Schayes (23) |
28–22
|
| 51 |
February 1 |
@ Minneapolis |
97–91 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
29–22
|
| 52 |
February 2 |
@ St. Louis |
102–100 |
Dolph Schayes (35) |
30–22
|
| 53 |
February 4 |
@ Detroit |
113–118 |
Ed Conlin (24) |
30–23
|
| 54 |
February 7 |
N New York |
105–102 |
Larry Costello (27) |
31–23
|
| 55 |
February 8 |
St. Louis |
103–102 |
Dolph Schayes (33) |
31–24
|
| 56 |
February 9 |
Boston |
98–123 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
32–24
|
| 57 |
February 11 |
N Boston |
84–76 |
Larry Costello (28) |
33–24
|
| 58 |
February 12 |
@ Boston |
101–119 |
Ed Conlin (25) |
33–25
|
| 59 |
February 13 |
Philadelphia |
98–108 |
Dolph Schayes (38) |
34–25
|
| 60 |
February 16 |
Cincinnati |
105–113 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
35–25
|
| 61 |
February 18 |
@ Detroit |
98–120 |
Al Bianchi (22) |
35–26
|
| 62 |
February 19 |
New York |
110–116 |
Johnny Kerr (31) |
36–26
|
| 63 |
February 20 |
N Philadelphia |
97–110 |
Togo Palazzi (28) |
36–27
|
| 64 |
February 22 |
@ New York |
112–115 |
Kerr, Schayes (24) |
36–28
|
| 65 |
February 23 |
St. Louis |
92–101 |
Dolph Schayes (30) |
37–28
|
| 66 |
February 26 |
Minneapolis |
90–119 |
Costello, Schayes (20) |
38–28
|
| 67 |
February 27 |
@ Philadelphia |
91–97 |
Ed Conlin (17) |
38–29
|
| 68 |
March 2 |
Boston |
107–100 |
Dolph Schayes (34) |
38–30
|
| 69 |
March 5 |
New York |
91–102 |
Dolph Schayes (20) |
39–30
|
| 70 |
March 7 |
@ St. Louis |
100–102 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
39–31
|
| 71 |
March 9 |
Detroit |
90–111 |
Dolph Schayes (23) |
40–31
|
| 72 |
March 12 |
Philadelphia |
99–110 |
Harrison, Schayes (13) |
41–31
|
Playoffs
| 1958 playoff game log
|
Division Semifinals: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
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| 1958 schedule
|
Awards and records
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