Unbelievable NBA Finals Runs: Meet the Worst Regular-Season Teams That Shocked the World
2. 1956-57 St. Louis Hawks (34-38; .472)
Two years earlier, the Hawks were one of the worst teams to make the Finals in terms of regular-season record. Despite finishing on 34-38, they won the tiebreaker with the Lakers (34-38) and Fort Wayne Pistons (34-38) to claim the Western Division title and first-round bye. In the West finals, St. Louis swept Minneapolis in three games before pushing the mighty Celtics to a seventh game in the NBA Finals. The deciding contest went into double overtime before Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman and a young Bill Russell led Boston to a two-point win and the NBA title. Before the season, the Hawks had sent Russell, their second-overall pick, to the Celtics for Cliff Hagan and second-year star Ed Macauley. Ouch.
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