While St. Louis' time as an NBA city was short -- 14 seasons from 1955 to 1968 -- the Hawks' stay was filled with success. The St. Louis Hawks won a championship in the 1957-58 season, defeating the ...

he 1958 NBA Finals was a rematch from the previous year of the Celtics vs the Hawks. Bob Pettit scored 50 points to lead his team to the NBA Championship ...

On April 12, 1958 Bob Pettit dropped 50 points, leading the Hawks to a series-clinching win over the Celtics in Game 6 of the Finals!

NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Baylor: "It's true, Elgin Baylor changed basketball. It's not something uttered flippantly, it's something he really did. His arrival in the late 1950s cam ...