Olympia | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | March 27 | Detroit | W 120–96 | Cliff Hagan (32) | Kiel Auditorium7,661 | 4–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 29 | @ Boston | W 104–102 | Cliff Hagan (33) | Bob Pettit (19) | Boston Garden3,652 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | March 30 | @ Boston | L 112–136 | Cliff Hagan (37) | Cliff Hagan (12) | Boston Garden10,249 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 2 | Boston | W 111–108 | Bob Pettit (32) | Bob Pettit (19) | Kiel Auditorium10,148 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 5 | Boston | L 98–109 | Cliff Hagan (27) | Bob Pettit (17) | Kiel Auditorium10,216 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 9 | @ Boston | W 102–100 | Bob Pettit (33) | Bob Pettit (21) | Boston Garden13,909 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 12 | Boston | W 110–109 | Bob Pettit (50) | Bob Pettit (19) | Kiel Auditorium10,216 | 4–2 |- Awards and honors Bob Pettit, All-NBA First Team Slater Martin, All-NBA Second Team Cliff Hagan, All-NBA Second Team References Hawks on Basketball Reference NBA championship seasons St. Louis Atlanta Hawks seasons St. Louis Hawks St. Louis Hawks