What was the biggest NBA comeback in the 1956-57 season?

The Boston Celtics and the Fort Wayne Pistons are tied for the biggest comeback win of the 1956-57 season, each with a comeback win after being down 16 points.

What was the biggest NBA 4th quarter comeback in the 1956-57 season?

The Fort Wayne Pistons had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1956-57 season, having come back from a 15 point deficit. The Pistons were trailing 60-75 in the 4th quarter against the Rochester Royals on Dec 26, 1956, and came back and won the game 99-93.

What NBA team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1956-57 season?

The Fort Wayne Pistons had 5 wins after trailing by at least 10 points, which was the most of any team in the 1956-57 NBA season. Their last 10-point comeback was against the Rochester Royals on Feb 22, 1957, in which the Pistons were trailing 45-57 in the 3rd quarter and won the game 110-105.

Biggest 1956-57 NBA Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Point Deficit Final Score
1 Nov 18, 1956 Boston Celtics @ Rochester Royals 16 37-53, 3rd 101-87
Jan 3, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons vs Minneapolis Lakers 16 46-62, 3rd 104-102
3 Dec 26, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons vs Rochester Royals 15 60-75, 4th 99-93
Mar 9, 1957 Syracuse Nationals vs Boston Celtics 15 23-38, 2nd 104-102
5 Feb 19, 1957 Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks 13 20-33, 2nd 112-110
6 Feb 22, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons vs Rochester Royals 12 45-57, 3rd 110-105
Nov 22, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons vs Rochester Royals 12 61-73, 4th 104-102
Feb 13, 1957 New York Knicks @ Rochester Royals 12 33-45, 3rd 85-82
9 Dec 30, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons vs Philadelphia Warriors 11 21-32, 2nd 104-99
Nov 4, 1956 New York Knicks @ Fort Wayne Pistons 11 33-44, 3rd 96-83
Dec 9, 1956 Rochester Royals @ Fort Wayne Pistons 11 13-24, 2nd 101-100
Jan 20, 1957 St. Louis Hawks vs Philadelphia Warriors 11 23-34, 2nd 104-102
Jan 12, 1957 St. Louis Hawks vs Boston Celtics 11 48-59, 3rd 100-98
14 Feb 15, 1957 Boston Celtics @ St. Louis Hawks 10 47-57, 3rd 123-116
Jan 29, 1957 New York Knicks vs Philadelphia Warriors 10 52-62, 3rd 114-110
Dec 9, 1956 New York Knicks @ Minneapolis Lakers 10 39-49, 3rd 100-91
Jan 18, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors vs Syracuse Nationals 10 68-78, 4th 96-94
Jan 5, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors @ Rochester Royals 10 11-21, 2nd 81-78
Jan 3, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors vs St. Louis Hawks 10 13-23, 2nd 82-81
Feb 27, 1957 Rochester Royals vs Fort Wayne Pistons 10 15-25, 2nd 90-76
Nov 4, 1956 St. Louis Hawks @ Syracuse Nationals 10 11-21, 2nd 78-76
22 Apr 9, 1957 Boston Celtics vs St. Louis Hawks 9 21-30, 2nd 124-109
Feb 10, 1957 Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia Warriors 9 24-33, 2nd 103-98
Jan 29, 1957 Boston Celtics vs Minneapolis Lakers 9 63-72, 4th 103-91
Mar 6, 1957 New York Knicks @ Syracuse Nationals 9 36-45, 3rd 100-93
Feb 16, 1957 New York Knicks vs Minneapolis Lakers 9 57-66, 3rd 120-112
Nov 7, 1956 Rochester Royals vs Philadelphia Warriors 9 56-65, 4th 81-80
Jan 25, 1957 St. Louis Hawks @ Rochester Royals 9 68-77, 4th 100-99
29 Dec 22, 1956 Boston Celtics vs St. Louis Hawks 8 64-72, 4th 95-93
Dec 4, 1956 Boston Celtics vs St. Louis Hawks 8 23-31, 2nd 108-107
Mar 8, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers @ Fort Wayne Pistons 8 18-26, 2nd 101-97
Nov 24, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers @ St. Louis Hawks 8 22-30, 2nd 104-102
Jan 10, 1957 New York Knicks vs St. Louis Hawks 8 15-23, 2nd 89-84
Dec 4, 1956 New York Knicks vs Minneapolis Lakers 8 37-45, 3rd 101-88
Nov 10, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors vs New York Knicks 8 15-23, 2nd 83-81
Dec 22, 1956 Rochester Royals vs Minneapolis Lakers 8 49-57, 3rd 115-101
Mar 14, 1957 St. Louis Hawks vs Fort Wayne Pistons 8 21-29, 2nd 115-103
Jan 12, 1957 Syracuse Nationals @ Rochester Royals 8 20-28, 2nd 97-88
39 Dec 11, 1956 Boston Celtics vs Fort Wayne Pistons 7 25-32, 2nd 113-97
Feb 16, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons @ Rochester Royals 7 17-24, 2nd 87-84
Dec 16, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons vs New York Knicks 7 13-20, 2nd 84-80
Mar 7, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers vs Boston Celtics 7 24-31, 2nd 109-104
Feb 14, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers vs New York Knicks 7 46-53, 3rd 99-97
Feb 13, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers vs Boston Celtics 7 24-31, 2nd 115-114
Feb 8, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors vs St. Louis Hawks 7 65-72, 4th 93-90
Nov 14, 1956 Rochester Royals vs New York Knicks 7 63-70, 4th 90-87
Feb 24, 1957 St. Louis Hawks vs Philadelphia Warriors 7 83-90, 4th 113-112
Feb 24, 1957 Syracuse Nationals vs Rochester Royals 7 26-33, 2nd 109-93
49 Nov 10, 1956 Boston Celtics vs Minneapolis Lakers 6 23-29, 2nd 117-110
Mar 10, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons vs Rochester Royals 6 42-48, 3rd 100-96
Jan 17, 1957 New York Knicks @ Minneapolis Lakers 6 73-79, 4th 94-93
Nov 15, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors vs Rochester Royals 6 61-67, 4th 92-83
Dec 25, 1956 Rochester Royals vs Syracuse Nationals 6 46-52, 3rd 98-93
Nov 25, 1956 Rochester Royals vs New York Knicks 6 45-51, 3rd 95-93
Feb 11, 1957 St. Louis Hawks vs Syracuse Nationals 6 15-21, 2nd 107-101
Nov 25, 1956 St. Louis Hawks @ Minneapolis Lakers 6 40-46, 3rd 95-94
Feb 9, 1957 Syracuse Nationals @ New York Knicks 6 71-77, 4th 101-89
Jan 30, 1957 Syracuse Nationals @ Boston Celtics 6 87-93, 4th 119-116

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