Throwing it way back... to 60 years ago, the 1957 Finals between the Boston Celtics & St. Louis Hawks! 2017 NBA Finals begin Thursday on ABC | NBA

🏀On April 12, 1958 Bob Pettit scores 50 points and pulls down 19 rebounds as the St. Louis Hawks beat Boston 110-109 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to dethrone the Celtics as NBA champions. Pettit's 50 points set a new Finals record for most scored by a player in a Finals-clinching game, a record that was tied by Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021. Boston’s Bill Russell, playing on a severely sprained ankle, played just 20 minutes tallying 8 points and 8 rebounds. The 1958 Hawks were the last team to w

🏀On April 12, 1958 Bob Pettit scored 50 points and pulled down 19 rebounds as the St. Louis Hawks beat the Boston 110-109 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to dethrone the Celtics as NBA champions. Pettit's 50 points set a new Finals record for most scored by a player in a Finals-clinching game, a record that was tied by Giannis Antetokounmpo in 2021. The 1958 Hawks were the last team to win an NBA championship without an African American player on the roster. The win gave the Hawks their only NBA Ch