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1956-57 Rochester Royals Schedule and Results

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Record: 31-41, Finished 4th in NBA Western Division

Coach: Bobby Wanzer (31-41)

PTS/G: 93.4 (8th of 8) Opp PTS/G: 95.6 (1st of 8)

SRS: -2.08 (7th of 8) Pace: 109.4 (5th of 8)

Off Rtg: 84.9 (8th of 8) Def Rtg: 86.9 (2nd of 8) Net Rtg: -2.0 (7th of 8)

Expected W-L: 30-42 (7th of 8)

Arena: Rochester Community War Memorial

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 27, 1956	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		88	85	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Oct 28, 1956	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		75	91	1	1	L 1
3	Thu, Nov 1, 1956	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		88	97	1	2	L 2	at Johnstown, PA
4	Sat, Nov 3, 1956	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	L		85	95	1	3	L 3
5	Sun, Nov 4, 1956	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		87	88	1	4	L 4
6	Wed, Nov 7, 1956	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		81	80	2	4	W 1
7	Fri, Nov 9, 1956	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	W		95	93	3	4	W 2
8	Sat, Nov 10, 1956	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	W		90	76	4	4	W 3
9	Sun, Nov 11, 1956	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	W		94	82	5	4	W 4	at New York, NY
10	Tue, Nov 13, 1956	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	L		105	118	5	5	L 1
11	Wed, Nov 14, 1956	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		90	87	6	5	W 1
12	Thu, Nov 15, 1956	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		83	92	6	6	L 1	at Hershey, PA
13	Sat, Nov 17, 1956	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		86	108	6	7	L 2
14	Sun, Nov 18, 1956	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		87	101	6	8	L 3
15	Wed, Nov 21, 1956	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	W		85	76	7	8	W 1
16	Thu, Nov 22, 1956	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L	OT	102	104	7	9	L 1
17	Sat, Nov 24, 1956	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		96	87	8	9	W 1
18	Sun, Nov 25, 1956	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		95	93	9	9	W 2
19	Tue, Nov 27, 1956	Box Score	N	Syracuse Nationals	W		90	82	10	9	W 3	at New York, NY
20	Sat, Dec 1, 1956	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		95	83	11	9	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 6, 1956	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	L		92	95	11	10	L 1	at Fort Wayne, IN
22	Sat, Dec 8, 1956	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		92	91	12	10	W 1
23	Sun, Dec 9, 1956	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	W	OT	101	100	13	10	W 2
24	Wed, Dec 12, 1956	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		103	93	14	10	W 3
25	Sat, Dec 15, 1956	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		76	91	14	11	L 1
26	Sun, Dec 16, 1956	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		97	101	14	12	L 2
27	Thu, Dec 20, 1956	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		103	105	14	13	L 3	at Albany, NY
28	Sat, Dec 22, 1956	Box Score		Minneapolis Lakers	W		115	101	15	13	W 1
29	Tue, Dec 25, 1956	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	W		98	93	16	13	W 2
30	Wed, Dec 26, 1956	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		93	99	16	14	L 1	at Boston, MA
31	Thu, Dec 27, 1956	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	L		92	97	16	15	L 2	at Philadelphia, PA
32	Sat, Dec 29, 1956	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		95	88	17	15	W 1
33	Sun, Dec 30, 1956	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		88	96	17	16	L 1
34	Tue, Jan 1, 1957	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	W	OT	102	101	18	16	W 1
35	Sat, Jan 5, 1957	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	L		78	81	18	17	L 1
36	Sun, Jan 6, 1957	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	W		93	86	19	17	W 1
37	Tue, Jan 8, 1957	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	W		95	94	20	17	W 2	at New York, NY
38	Thu, Jan 10, 1957	Box Score	@	Philadelphia Warriors	L		93	112	20	18	L 1
39	Sat, Jan 12, 1957	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		88	97	20	19	L 2
40	Sun, Jan 13, 1957	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		85	91	20	20	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 16, 1957	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	L	OT	106	108	20	21	L 4
42	Sat, Jan 19, 1957	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		83	97	20	22	L 5
43	Sun, Jan 20, 1957	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		107	114	20	23	L 6
44	Wed, Jan 23, 1957	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		99	107	20	24	L 7	at Louisville, KY
45	Fri, Jan 25, 1957	Box Score	N	St. Louis Hawks	L		99	100	20	25	L 8	at Boston, MA
46	Sat, Jan 26, 1957	Box Score		Syracuse Nationals	L		95	99	20	26	L 9
47	Sun, Jan 27, 1957	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	L		83	107	20	27	L 10
48	Wed, Jan 30, 1957	Box Score	N	New York Knicks	L		80	92	20	28	L 11	at Boston, MA
49	Fri, Feb 1, 1957	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	W		96	80	21	28	W 1	at Cincinnati, OH
50	Sat, Feb 2, 1957	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		93	79	22	28	W 2
51	Sun, Feb 3, 1957	Box Score	N	Philadelphia Warriors	L		108	110	22	29	L 1	at Camden, NJ
52	Tue, Feb 5, 1957	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		91	88	23	29	W 1
53	Wed, Feb 6, 1957	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	W		103	100	24	29	W 2
54	Sat, Feb 9, 1957	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		103	102	25	29	W 3
55	Sun, Feb 10, 1957	Box Score	@	St. Louis Hawks	L		93	117	25	30	L 1
56	Wed, Feb 13, 1957	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		82	85	25	31	L 2
57	Thu, Feb 14, 1957	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	W		104	95	26	31	W 1
58	Sat, Feb 16, 1957	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	L		84	87	26	32	L 1
59	Sun, Feb 17, 1957	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		85	104	26	33	L 2
60	Wed, Feb 20, 1957	Box Score	@	Minneapolis Lakers	L		103	111	26	34	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Fri, Feb 22, 1957	Box Score	N	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		105	110	26	35	L 4	at Philadelphia, PA
62	Sat, Feb 23, 1957	Box Score		St. Louis Hawks	W		101	86	27	35	W 1
63	Sun, Feb 24, 1957	Box Score	@	Syracuse Nationals	L		93	109	27	36	L 1
64	Tue, Feb 26, 1957	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	L		77	92	27	37	L 2	at New York, NY
65	Wed, Feb 27, 1957	Box Score		Fort Wayne Pistons	W		90	76	28	37	W 1
66	Fri, Mar 1, 1957	Box Score	N	Minneapolis Lakers	L		117	125	28	38	L 1	at Boston, MA
67	Sat, Mar 2, 1957	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		96	87	29	38	W 1
68	Sun, Mar 3, 1957	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		102	111	29	39	L 1
69	Wed, Mar 6, 1957	Box Score		Philadelphia Warriors	W		82	79	30	39	W 1
70	Fri, Mar 8, 1957	Box Score	N	St. Louis Hawks	L		92	100	30	40	L 1	at Fort Wayne, IN
71	Sun, Mar 10, 1957	Box Score	@	Fort Wayne Pistons	L		96	100	30	41	L 2
72	Wed, Mar 13, 1957	Box Score	N	St. Louis Hawks	W		104	99	31	41	W 1	at Milwaukee, WI

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