1956-57 Rochester Royals Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 31-41
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Coach: Bobby Wanzer (31-41)
Location: Rochester, New York
Attendance: 122,502, Avg. 3,952 in 31 home dates

1956-57 Rochester Royals Statistics
1956-57 Rochester Royals Roster

The Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 31 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division.

The Royals yielded 6,886 points, fewest in the league. Rochester netted 6,728 points, worst in the circuit. Jack Twyman tossed in a team-leading 1,174 points for the team, while Maurice Stokes scored 15 or more per game also. Maurice Stokes accounted for 1,256 boards. Maurice Stokes dished out 331 assists for the squad.

Bobby Wanzer coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 6728
Regular Season Points Against: 6886

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 27, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons 85 at Rochester Royals 88	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
October 28, 1956	Rochester Royals 75 at Syracuse Nationals 91	L	1-0	0-1	1-1
November 1, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Rochester Royals 88	L	1-1	0-1	1-2		at Johnstown, PA
November 3, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Rochester Royals 85	L	1-2	0-1	1-3
November 4, 1956	Rochester Royals 87 at Minneapolis Lakers 88	L	1-2	0-2	1-4
November 7, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Rochester Royals 81	W	2-2	0-2	2-4
November 9, 1956	Rochester Royals 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 93	W	2-2	1-2	3-4
November 10, 1956	Syracuse Nationals 76 at Rochester Royals 90	W	3-2	1-2	4-4
November 11, 1956	Rochester Royals 94 at Minneapolis Lakers 82	W	3-2	2-2	5-4		at New York, NY
November 13, 1956	Rochester Royals 105 at St. Louis Hawks 118	L	3-2	2-3	5-5
November 14, 1956	New York Knicks 87 at Rochester Royals 90	W	4-2	2-3	6-5
November 15, 1956	Rochester Royals 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 92	L	4-2	2-4	6-6		at Hershey, PA
November 17, 1956	Rochester Royals 86 at Boston Celtics 108	L	4-2	2-5	6-7
November 18, 1956	Boston Celtics 101 at Rochester Royals 87	L	4-3	2-5	6-8
November 21, 1956	St. Louis Hawks 76 at Rochester Royals 85	W	5-3	2-5	7-8
November 22, 1956	Rochester Royals 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104	L	5-3	2-6	7-9	OT
November 24, 1956	Rochester Royals 96 at New York Knicks 87	W	5-3	3-6	8-9
November 25, 1956	New York Knicks 93 at Rochester Royals 95	W	6-3	3-6	9-9
November 27, 1956	Rochester Royals 90 at Syracuse Nationals 82	W	6-3	4-6	10-9		at New York, NY
December 1, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 83 at Rochester Royals 95	W	7-3	4-6	11-9
December 6, 1956	New York Knicks 95 at Rochester Royals 92	L	7-4	4-6	11-10		at Ft Wayne, IN
December 8, 1956	Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Rochester Royals 92	W	8-4	4-6	12-10
December 9, 1956	Rochester Royals 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100	W	8-4	5-6	13-10	OT
December 12, 1956	Rochester Royals 103 at Boston Celtics 93	W	8-4	6-6	14-10
December 15, 1956	New York Knicks 91 at Rochester Royals 76	L	8-5	6-6	14-11
December 16, 1956	Rochester Royals 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 101	L	8-5	6-7	14-12
December 20, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Rochester Royals 103	L	8-6	6-7	14-13		at Saratoga Springs, NY
December 22, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Rochester Royals 115	W	9-6	6-7	15-13
December 25, 1956	Syracuse Nationals 93 at Rochester Royals 98	W	10-6	6-7	16-13
December 26, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at Rochester Royals 93	L	10-7	6-7	16-14		at Boston, MA
December 27, 1956	Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 92	L	10-8	6-7	16-15		at Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 95	W	11-8	6-7	17-15
December 30, 1956	Rochester Royals 88 at New York Knicks 96	L	11-8	6-8	17-16
January 1, 1957	St. Louis Hawks 101 at Rochester Royals 102	W	12-8	6-8	18-16	OT
January 5, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors 81 at Rochester Royals 78	L	12-9	6-8	18-17
January 6, 1957	Rochester Royals 93 at St. Louis Hawks 86	W	12-9	7-8	19-17
January 8, 1957	Rochester Royals 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 94	W	12-9	8-8	20-17		at New York, NY
January 10, 1957	Rochester Royals 93 at Philadelphia Warriors 112	L	12-9	8-9	20-18
January 12, 1957	Syracuse Nationals 97 at Rochester Royals 88	L	12-10	8-9	20-19
January 13, 1957	Rochester Royals 85 at Syracuse Nationals 91	L	12-10	8-10	20-20
January 16, 1957	St. Louis Hawks 108 at Rochester Royals 106	L	12-11	8-10	20-21	OT
January 19, 1957	Boston Celtics 97 at Rochester Royals 83	L	12-12	8-10	20-22
January 20, 1957	Rochester Royals 107 at Minneapolis Lakers 114	L	12-12	8-11	20-23
January 23, 1957	Rochester Royals 99 at Minneapolis Lakers 107	L	12-12	8-12	20-24		at Louisville, KY
January 25, 1957	St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 99	L	12-13	8-12	20-25		at Boston, MA
January 26, 1957	Syracuse Nationals 99 at Rochester Royals 95	L	12-14	8-12	20-26
January 27, 1957	Rochester Royals 83 at St. Louis Hawks 107	L	12-14	8-13	20-27
January 30, 1957	Rochester Royals 80 at New York Knicks 92	L	12-14	8-14	20-28		at Boston, MA
February 1, 1957	Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80	W	12-14	9-14	21-28		at Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 1957	Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Rochester Royals 93	W	13-14	9-14	22-28
February 3, 1957	Rochester Royals 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 110	L	13-14	9-15	22-29		at Camden, NJ
February 5, 1957	Rochester Royals 91 at New York Knicks 88	W	13-14	10-15	23-29
February 6, 1957	St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 103	W	14-14	10-15	24-29
February 9, 1957	Boston Celtics 102 at Rochester Royals 103	W	15-14	10-15	25-29
February 10, 1957	Rochester Royals 93 at St. Louis Hawks 117	L	15-14	10-16	25-30
February 13, 1957	New York Knicks 85 at Rochester Royals 82	L	15-15	10-16	25-31
February 14, 1957	Rochester Royals 104 at Syracuse Nationals 95	W	15-15	11-16	26-31
February 16, 1957	Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Rochester Royals 84	L	15-16	11-16	26-32
February 17, 1957	Rochester Royals 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104	L	15-16	11-17	26-33
February 20, 1957	Rochester Royals 103 at Minneapolis Lakers 111	L	15-16	11-18	26-34
February 22, 1957	Fort Wayne Pistons 110 at Rochester Royals 105	L	15-17	11-18	26-35		at Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1957	St. Louis Hawks 86 at Rochester Royals 101	W	16-17	11-18	27-35
February 24, 1957	Rochester Royals 93 at Syracuse Nationals 109	L	16-17	11-19	27-36
February 26, 1957	Rochester Royals 77 at Boston Celtics 92	L	16-17	11-20	27-37		at New York, NY
February 27, 1957	Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 90	W	17-17	11-20	28-37
March 1, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers 125 at Rochester Royals 117	L	17-18	11-20	28-38		at Boston, MA
March 2, 1957	Boston Celtics 87 at Rochester Royals 96	W	18-18	11-20	29-38
March 3, 1957	Rochester Royals 102 at Boston Celtics 111	L	18-18	11-21	29-39
March 6, 1957	Philadelphia Warriors 79 at Rochester Royals 82	W	19-18	11-21	30-39
March 8, 1957	St. Louis Hawks 100 at Rochester Royals 92	L	19-19	11-21	30-40		at Ft Wayne, IN
March 10, 1957	Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100	L	19-19	11-22	30-41
March 13, 1957	Rochester Royals 104 at St. Louis Hawks 99	W	19-19	12-22	31-41		at Milwaukee, WI