The NBA on NBC 1954-55 to 1961-62
TMC
BOS - Boston Celtics
CHP - Chicago Packers
CIN - Cincinnati Royals
DET - Detroit Pistons
FTW - Fort Wayne Pistons
LAL - Los Angeles Lakers
MLH - Milwaukee Hawks
MPL - Minneapolis Lakers
PHW - Philadelphia Warriors
NYK - New York Knicks
ROC - Rochester Royals
STL - St. Louis Hawks
SYR - Syracuse Nationals
1954-55 NBA ON NBC
REGULAR SEASON
Sat. 30Oct54 BOS@ROC
Sat. 6Nov54 NYK@FTW
Sat. 13Nov54 SYR@MLH
Sat. 20Nov54 SYR@ROC
Sat. 27Nov54 MPL@FTW
Sat. 4Dec54 ROC@BOS
Sat. 11Dec54 SYR@BOS
Sat. 18Dec54 NYK@MLH
Sat. 8Jan55 BOS@PHW
Sat. 15Jan55 PHW@MLH
Sat. 22Jan55 PHW@NYK
Sat. 29Jan55 FTW@MPL
Sat. 5Feb55 FTW@PHW
Sat. 12Feb55 MLW@SYR
Sat. 19Feb55 FTW@MPL
Sat. 26Feb55 MLH@NYK
Sat. 5Mar55 MPL@ROC
Sat. 12Mar55 FTW@SYR
PLAYOFFS
Sat. 19Mar55 BOS@NYK
Sat. 26Mar55 SYR@BOS
Sat. 2Apr55 FTW@SYR
Sat. 9Apr55 FTW@SYR
1955-56 NBA ON NBC
REGULAR SEASON
Sat. 10Dec55 MPL@BOS
Sat. 17Dec55 NYK@FTW
Sat. 7Jan56 NYK@PHW
Sat. 14Jan56 BOS@PHW
Sat. 21Jan56 MPL@NYK
Sat. 26Jan56 SYR@STL
Sat. 2Feb56 BOS@ROC
Sat. 11Feb56 PHW@MPL
Sat. 18Feb56 FTW@SYR
Sat. 25Feb56 STL@NYK
Sat. 3Mar56 MPL@ROC
Sat 10Mar56 MPL@STL
PLAYOFFS
Sat. 17Mar56 SYR@BOS
Sat. 24Mar56 FTW@STL
Sat. 31Mar56 FTW@PHW
1956-57 NBA ON NBC
REGULAR SEASON
Sat. 15Dec56 PHW@SYR
Sat. 22Dec56 STL@BOS
Sat. 5Jan57 NYK@FTW
Sat. 12Jan57 NYK@PHW
Sat. 19Jan57 STL@SYR
Sat. 26Jan57 PHW@FTW
Sat. 2Feb57 STL@MPL
Sat. 9Feb57 BOS@ROC
Sat. 16Feb57 MPL@NYK
Sat. 23Feb57 SYR@MPL
Sat. 2Mar57 BOS@ROC
Sat. 9Mar57 FTW@STL
PLAYOFFS
Sat. 16Mar57 MPL@STL
Sat. 23Mar57 BOS@SYR
Sat. 30Mar57 STL@BOS
Sat. 6Apr57 BOS@STL
1957-58 NBA ON NBC
Sat. 14Dec57 NYK@STL
Sat. 21Dec57 MPL@BOS
Sat. 4Jan58 DET@PHW
Sat. 11Jan58 SYR@CIN
Sat. 18Jan58 DET@STL
Sat. 25Jan58 MPL@NYK
Sat. 1Feb58 SYR@MPL
Sat. 8Feb58 STL@SYR
Sat. 15Feb58 BOS@PHW
Sat. 22Feb58 SYR@NYK
Sat. 1Mar58 CIN@PHW
Sat. 8Mar58 DET@BOS
PLAYOFFS
Sat. 15Mar58 CIN@DET
Sat. 22Mar58 STL@DET
Sat. 29Mar58 STL@BOS
1958-59 NBA ON NBC
REGULAR SEASON
Sun. 2Nov58 STL@CIN
Sun. 9Nov58 BOS@DET
Sun. 16Nov58 MPL@NYK
Sun. 23Nov58 STL@CIN
Sun. 30Nov58 NYK@PHW
Sun. 7Dec58 PHW@CIN
Sun. 14Dec58 SYR@DET
Sun. 21Dec58 SYR@NYK
Sun. 4Jan59 MPL@PHW
Sun. 18Jan59 STL@BOS
Fri. 23Jan59 NBA ASG
Sun. 25Jan59 SYR@CIN
Sun. 1Feb59 CIN@MPL
Sun. 8Feb59 NYK@SYR
Sun. 15Feb59 STL@MPL
Sun. 22Feb59 DET@SYR
Sun. 1Mar59 BOS@STL
Sun. 8Mar59 STL@MPL
PLAYOFFS
Sun. 15Mar59 NYK@SYR
Sun. 22Mar59 STL@MPL
Sun. 29Mar59 STL@MPL
Sun. 5Apr59 MPL@BOS
1959-60 NBA ON NBC
REGULAR SEASON
Sun. 11Oct59 PHW@STL (preseason)
Sat. 17Oct59 CIN@BOS
Sun. 18Oct59 DET@MPL
Sun. 25Oct59 MPL@CIN
Sun. 1Nov59 STL@MPL
Sun. 8Nov59 CIN@PHW
Sun. 15Nov59 DET@NYK
Sat. 21Nov59 MPL@CIN
Sun. 22Nov59 STL@CIN
Sat. 28Nov59 DET@BOS
Sun. 29Nov59 NYK@PHW
Sat. 5Dec59 MPL@SYR
Sun. 6Dec59 STL@CIN
Sat. 12Dec59 CIN@MPL
Sun. 13Dec59 NYK@DET
Sat. 19Dec59 NYK@BOS
Sun. 20Dec59 CIN@NYK
Sat. 26Dec59 MPL@DET
Sun. 27Dec69 DET@MPL
Sat. 2Jan60 NYK@CIN
Sun. 3Jan60 BOS@SYR
Sat. 9Jan60 SYR@PHW
Sun. 10Jan60 BOS@STL
Sat. 16Jan60 CIN@NYK
Sun. 17Jan60 PHW@BOS
Sat. 23Jan60 PHW@DET
Sun. 24Jan60 BOS@SYR
Sat. 31Jan60 MPL@NYK
Sun. 1Feb60 CIN@BOS or STL@DET or SYR@MPL
Sat. 6Feb60 SYR@PHW
Sun. 7Feb60 PHW@STL
Sat. 13Feb60 STL@NYK
Sun. 14Feb60 BOS@PHW
Sat. 20Feb60 DET@CIN
Sun. 21Feb60 DET@SYR
Sat. 27Feb60 NYK@SYR
Sun. 28Feb60 PHW@DET
Sat. 5Mar60 STL@MPL
Sun. 6Mar60 SYR@BOS
PLAYOFFS
Sat. 12Mar60 MPL@DET
Sun. 13Mar60 PHW@SYR
Sat. 19Mar60 STL@MPL
Sun. 20Mar60 BOS@PHW
Sat. 26Mar60 MPL@STL
Sun. 27Mar60 STL@BOS
Sat. 2Apr60 BOS@STL
Sun. 3Apr60 BOS@STL
Sat. 9Apr60 STL@BOS
1960-61 NBA ON NBC
REGULAR SEASON
Sat. 15Oct60 STL-CIN (preseason)
Sat. 22Oct60 NYK@CIN
Sat. 29Oct60 NYK@DET
Sat. 5Nov60 SYR@LAL
Sat. 12Nov60 CIN@DET
Sat. 19Nov60 DET@LAL
Sat. 26Nov60 SYR@BOS
Sat. 3Dec60 NYK@SYR
Sat. 10Dec60 SYR@DET
Sat. 17Dec60 LAL@BOS or NYK@STL
Sat. 24Dec60 DET@BOS
Sun. 8Jan61 BOS@STL
Sat. 14Jan61 CIN@LAL
Sun. 15Jan61 PHW@SYR
Sat. 21Jan61 LAL@PHW
Sun. 22Jan61 STL@CIN
Sat. 28Jan61 NYK@PHW
Sun. 29Jan61 PHW@BOS
Sat. 4Feb61 STL@NYK
Sun. 5Feb61 NYK@PHW
Sat. 11Feb61 CIN@STL
Sun. 12Feb61 LAL@STL
Sat. 18Feb61 LAL@NYK
Sun. 19Feb61 BOS@SYR
Sat. 25Feb61 PHW@CIN
Sun. 26Feb61 BOS@DET
Sat. 4Mar61 SYR@PHW
Sun. 5Mar61 CIN@NYK
Sat. 11Mar61 CIN@LAL
Sun. 12Mar61 BOS@SYR
PLAYOFFS
Sat. 18Mar61 LAL@DET
Sun. 19Mar61 SYR@BOS
Sat. 25Mar61 BOS@SYR
Sun. 26Mar61 SYR@BOS
Sat. 1Apr61 LAL@STL
Sun. 2Apr61 STL@BOS
Sat. 8Apr61 BOS@STL
Sun. 9Apr61 BOS@STL
1961-62 NBA ON NBC
REGULAR SEASON
Sat. 21Oct61 NYK@PHW
Sat. 28Oct61 DET@LAL
Sat. 4Nov61 SYR@BOS
Sat. 11Nov61 CIN@CHP
Sat. 18Nov61 CHP@DET
Sat. 25Nov61 LAL@DET
Sat. 2Dec61 CHP@SYR
Sat. 9Dec61 CHP@PHW
Sat. 23Dec61 NYK@BOS
Sat. 13Jan62 CIN@DET
Sat. 20Jan62 DET@PHW
Sat. 27Jan62 SYR@CHP
Sat. 3Feb62 CIN@NYK
Sat. 10Feb62 DET@SYR
Sat. 17Feb62 LAL@NKY
Sat. 24Feb62 PHW@BOS
Sat. 10Mar62 DET@SYR
PLAYOFFS
Sat. 17Mar62 DET@CIN
Sat. 24Mar62 PHW@BOS
Sat. 31Mar62 BOS@PHW
Sat. 7Apr62 LAL@BOS
TMC
1955 playoffs on NBC
Sat 19Mar Boston @ NY
Sat 26Mar Syracuse @ Boston
Sat 2 Apr FtWayne @ Syracuse
Sat 9 Apr Ft Wayne @ Syracuse
Mar 16, 1957 Minneapolis @ St Louis
Mar 22, 1958 StLouis @ Detroit
some, but not all of the uncertain games from 59-61:
11-1-59 STL@MPL
12-19 NYK-BOS
12-20 CIN-NYK
12-26 MPL-DET
12-27 DET-MPL
3-19 STL-MPL
3-20 BOS-PHW
10-22-60 NYK-CIN
11-19 DET-LAL
2-5-61 NYK-PHW
2-11 CIN-STL
2-12 LAL-STL
3-18 LAL-DET
3-19 SYR-BOS
3-25 BOS-SYR
1961-62 SCHEDULE
10-21 NYK-PHW
10-28 DET-LAL
11-4 SYR-BOS
11-11 CIN-CHI
11-18 CHI-DET
11-25 LAL-DET
12-2 CHI-SYR
12-9 CHI-PHW
12-23 NYK-BOS
1-13 CIN-DET
1-20 DET-PHW
1-27 SYR-CHI
2-3 CIN-NYK
2-10 STL-CIN
2-17 LAL-NYK
2-24 LAL-CIN
3-10 DET-SYR
3-17 DET-CIN
3-18 PHW-SYR
3-24 PHW-BOS
3-31 BOS-PHW
4-7 LAL-BOS
NBC announcers for this series
1954-55 Marty Glickman, Lindsey Nelson all games except Apr 9
(glickman, jim gordon)
1955-56 Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson all games except: Feb25,Mar3,Mar
10 (nelson, joe lapchick) and Mar 24 (nelson alone)
1956-57 Curt Gowdy, Lindsey Nelson except Nelson alone Mar 23,Mar 30
1957-58 Gowdy,Nelson most games; except: Dec 14 Nelson, Chick Hearn;
Jan 11 Gowdy,Hearn; Jan 18 Nelson alone; Feb 1 Nelson, Bill O'Donnell;
Mar 1 Gowdy alone
1958-59 Curt Gowdy alone all games except Mar 15 (Bud Palmer), Apr
4,5 (Lindsey Nelson)
1959-60 Curt Gowdy alone most Saturday games; Lindsey Nelson alone
most Sunday games plus Saturday Apr 2; Marty Glickman alone Dec 6, Jan
2,3, Feb 28, Mar 13,20,27, Apr 3; Bill O'Donnell alone March 12,19,26
1960-61 Lindsey Nelson alone all games except: Bud Palmer oct
22,29,nov 26, dec 3,1,24; Jerry Doggett nov 5, nov 19; Marty Glickman
jan 8,15,22,29,feb 19,26,mar 12,19,26,apr 2
1961-62 Bud Palmer alone all games except Feb 3, Apr 7 (Bob Wolff)
in 62-63 hughes sports network did two games; the all star game at LA
(Chick Hearn and Bud Blattner), and the apr 24 deciding game between
Boston and LA (Bob Wolff)
in 63-64 hughes did a Thursday night NBA series starting Jan 2, plus
the AllStarGame from Boston; all star game announcers were Marty
Glickman and Bud Blattner sharing pbp, with Carl Braun and Ed Macauley
as analysts; regular season broadcast teams were Glickman/Braun for
games in the East; Blattner/Macauley for other games;
at least 4 playoff games were shown starting march 28 st louis @ los
angeles, apr 9 cinci @ Boston; april 16 stl @ sf and apr 24 bos @ sf;
Jerry Gross did pbp at LA, Marty Glickman the other games; Carl Braun,
Alex Hannum and Fred Schaus were analysts for april 9,16, and 24
respectively
the Thursday night series was shown on channel 9 in New York; some of
the playoff games may not have been carried in NY due to conflicts
with Mets telecasts
the 100 point Chamberlain game in March 1962 was not televised, but
was on WCAU radio with Bill Campbell pbp and Byrum Saam color
TMC
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additional games
10-12-58 phil @ stl exhibition
10-19-58 det @ syr
10-26-58 det @ mpls
1-11-59 cin @ syr
3-28-59 syr @ bos
4-4-59 mpls @ bos
10-24-59 det @ cin
11-7-59 min @ det
3-18-62 phil @ syr