1955–56 NBA season
1955–56 NBA season | |
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League | Fort Wayne Pistons |
The 1955–56 NBA season was the 10th season of the
Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals
.
Notable occurrences
- The Hawks relocate from St. Louis, Missouri.
- The NBA hands out a St. Louis Hawks. Also, the All-NBA teams are no longer positionless and now have two guards, two forwards, and a center on each team.
- The 1956 NBA All-Star Game was played in Rochester, New York, with the West beating the East 108–94. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks wins the game's MVP award.
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 |
Final standings
Eastern Division
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
- Syracuse finished ahead of New York by defeating them in a tiebreaker match.
Western Division
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 |
- Minneapolis finished ahead of St. Louis by defeating them in a tiebreaker match.
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
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 | |||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals
Statistics leaders
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.
NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: St. Louis Hawks
- Rochester Royals
- All-NBA First Team:
- F – Philadelphia Warriors
- F – Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
- C – Neil Johnston, Philadelphia Warriors
- G – Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
- G – Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics
- F –
- All-NBA Second Team:
- F – Syracuse Nationals
- F – Maurice Stokes, Rochester Royals
- C – Minneapolis Lakers
- G – Jack George, Philadelphia Warriors
- G – Slater Martin, Minneapolis Lakers
- F –
See also
References
- 1955–56 NBA Season Summary basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2010