1955–56 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of games | 72 |
Number of teams | 8 |
TV partner(s) | NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Dick Ricketts |
Picked by | Milwaukee Hawks |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Bob Pettit ( St. Louis) |
Top scorer | Bob Pettit ( St. Louis) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Philadelphia Warriors |
Eastern runners-up | Syracuse Nationals |
Western champions | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Western runners-up | St. Louis Hawks |
Finals | |
Champions | Philadelphia Warriors |
Runners-up | Fort Wayne Pistons |
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.
Offseason | ||
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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 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Philadelphia Warriors | 45 | 27 | .625 | - | 21-7 | 11-17 | 13-3 | 22-14 |
x- Boston Celtics | 39 | 33 | .542 | 6 | 20-7 | 12-15 | 7-11 | 18-18 |
x- Syracuse Nationals | 35 | 37 | .486 | 10 | 23-8 | 9–19 | 3-10 | 15-21 |
New York Knicks | 35 | 37 | .486 | 10 | 13-15 | 16-13 | 6-9 | 17-19 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Fort Wayne Pistons | 37 | 35 | .514 | - | 19-7 | 10-17 | 8-11 | 19-17 |
x- Minneapolis Lakers | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4 | 14-12 | 6-21 | 13-6 | 19-17 |
x- St. Louis Hawks | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4 | 15-11 | 11-17 | 7-11 | 18-18 |
Rochester Royals | 31 | 41 | .431 | 6 | 15-14 | 6-21 | 10-6 | 16-20 |
x – clinched playoff spot
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||
E1 | Philadelphia* | 3 | |||||||||||
E3 | Syracuse | 2 | E3 | Syracuse | 2 | ||||||||
E2 | Boston | 1 | E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | ||||||||
W1 | Fort Wayne* | 1 | |||||||||||
W1 | Fort Wayne* | 3 | |||||||||||
W3 | St. Louis | 2 | W3 | St. Louis | 2 | ||||||||
W2 | Minneapolis | 1 | |||||||||||
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points | Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 1,849 |
Rebounds | Bob Pettit | St. Louis Hawks | 1,164 |
Assists | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 642 |
FG% | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | .457 |
FT% | Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | .867 |
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.