1957–58 St. Louis Hawks season

Coming off their trip to the 1957 NBA Finals, the Hawks won the Western Division by 8 games with a record of 41 wins and 31 losses.

The Hawks took Game 3, as the Celtics lost Bill Russell to an ankle injury.

Needing one more win for their first NBA Championship, the Hawks beat the Celtics 110–109 in Game 6.

Bob Pettit scored 50 points playing against an injured Bill Russell as the Hawks and owner Ben Kerner won their first NBA Title.

HoopsHype later ranked this squad as the team with the 16th easiest route to the NBA Finals, primarily due to their first opponent being against a 33–39 Detroit Pistons team that had recently moved to Detroit that season.