1954–55 NBA season
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| 1954–55 NBA season | |
|---|---|
| League | Fort Wayne Pistons |
The 1954–55 NBA season was the ninth season of the
Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals
.
Notable occurrences
- In response to the relatively slow pace of games, the NBA introduced a 24-second shot clock. The shot clock revitalized the game and scoring skyrocketed league-wide.
- The 1973, where they remain today as the Washington Wizards.
- As a result of Baltimore having folded, the NBA schedule was redrafted so each team now played 12 games against divisional opponents, and 9 games against the four teams in the other division, for a total of 72 games.
- The 1955 NBA All-Star Game was played in New York City, with the East beating the West 100–91. Bill Sharman of the Boston Celtics won the game's MVP award.
- NBC began televising NBA games. This continued until the 1962–63 season, when ABC took over. NBC would begin televising NBA games again in 1990.
- The 1968.
| Offseason | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | 1953–54 coach | 1954–55 coach |
Fort Wayne Pistons
|
Paul Birch | Charles Eckman
|
| In-season | ||
| Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
| N/A | ||
Final standings
Eastern Division
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-Syracuse Nationals | 43 | 29 | .597 | – | 25–7 | 10–17 | 8–5 | 21–15 |
| x-New York Knicks | 38 | 34 | .528 | 5 | 17–9 | 8–17 | 13–8 | 15–21 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 7 | 21–5 | 4–22 | 11–9 | 19–17 |
| Philadelphia Warriors | 33 | 39 | .458 | 10 | 14–5 | 6–20 | 13–14 | 17–19 |
Western Division
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | – | 21–6 | 9–14 | 13–9 | 28–8 |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18–6 | 10–14 | 12–12 | 18–18 |
| x-Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17–11 | 4–19 | 8–13 | 14–22 |
| Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6–11 | 9–16 | 11–19 | 14–22 |
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||
| E1 | Syracuse* | 3 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Boston | 2 | E3 | Boston | 2 | ||||||||
| E2 | New York | 1 | E1 | Syracuse* | 4 | ||||||||
| W1 | Fort Wayne* | 3 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Fort Wayne* | 3 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Rochester | 1 | W2 | Minneapolis | 1 | ||||||||
| W2 | Minneapolis | 2 | |||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors |
1,631 |
| Rebounds | Neil Johnston | Philadelphia Warriors | 1,085 |
| Assists | Bob Cousy | Boston Celtics | 557 |
| FG% | Larry Foust | Fort Wayne Pistons |
.487 |
| FT% | Bill Sharman | Boston Celtics | .897 |
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.
NBA awards
- Milwaukee Hawks
- All-NBA First Team:
- Philadelphia Warriors
- Syracuse Nationals
- Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
- Milwaukee Hawks
- Fort Wayne Pistons
- All-NBA Second Team:
- Harry Gallatin, New York Knicks
- Minneapolis Lakers
- Vern Mikkelsen, Minneapolis Lakers
- Paul Seymour, Syracuse Nationals
- Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
See also
References
- 1954–55 NBA Season Summary basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2010