1955–56 NBA season

The 1955–56 NBA season was the 10th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

1955–56 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
Duration
  • November 5, 1955 – March 14, 1956
  • March 15–16, 1956
    (Play-in tournaments)
  • March 15–29, 1956 (Playoffs)
  • March 31 – April 7, 1956 (Finals)
Number of games72
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)NBC
Draft
Top draft pickDick Ricketts
Picked byMilwaukee Hawks
Regular season
Season MVPBob Pettit (St. Louis)
Top scorerBob Pettit (St. Louis)
Playoffs
Eastern championsPhiladelphia Warriors
  Eastern runners-upSyracuse Nationals
Western championsFort Wayne Pistons
  Western runners-upSt. Louis Hawks
Finals
ChampionsPhiladelphia Warriors
  Runners-upFort Wayne Pistons

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team 1954–55 coach 1955–56 coach
Philadelphia Warriors Edward Gottlieb George Senesky
Rochester Royals Les Harrison Bobby Wanzer
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
New York Knicks Joe Lapchick Vince Boryla

Final standings

Eastern Division

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia Warriors4527.625-21-711-1713-322-14
x-Boston Celtics3933.542620-712-157-1118-18
x-Syracuse Nationals3537.4861023-89–193-1015-21
New York Knicks3537.4861013-1516-136-917-19
  • Syracuse finished ahead of New York by defeating them in a tiebreaker match.

Western Division

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Fort Wayne Pistons3735.514-19-710-178-1119-17
x-Minneapolis Lakers3339.458414-126-2113-619-17
x-St. Louis Hawks3339.458415-1111-177-1118-18
Rochester Royals3141.431615-146-2110-616-20
  • Minneapolis finished ahead of St. Louis by defeating them in a tiebreaker match.

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Division SemifinalsDivision FinalsNBA Finals
E1Philadelphia*3
E3Syracuse2E3Syracuse2
E2Boston1E1Philadelphia*4
W1Fort Wayne*1
W1Fort Wayne*3
W3St. Louis2W3St. Louis2
W2Minneapolis1
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
PointsBob PettitSt. Louis Hawks1,849
ReboundsBob PettitSt. Louis Hawks1,164
AssistsBob CousyBoston Celtics642
FG%Neil JohnstonPhiladelphia Warriors.457
FT%Bill SharmanBoston Celtics.867

Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

NBA awards

References

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