National Basketball Association (1955-1956)
1954-55
1956-57
National Basketball Association 1955-56
Champion: Philadelphia Warriors
Regular Season Champion: Philadelphia Warriors
Players / Stats
League History
Draft 1956
The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals:.
The Hawks relocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to St. Louis, Missouri in 1955.
Div Semis Div Finals NBA Finals Div Finals Div Semis
Minneapolis1
St.Louis H.2
Ft.Wayne P.3
St.Louis H.2
Ft.Wayne P.1
Philadelphia4
Philadelphia3
Syracuse N.2
Boston1
Syracuse N.2
Check Full Games/Schedule
National Basketball Association Final Series: Philadelphia Warriors - Fort Wayne Pistons (3-2)

Philadelphia Warriors (Eddie Gottlieb): Neil Johnston, Paul Arizin, Tom Gola, Jack George, George Dempsey, Joe Graboski, Ernie Beck, George Senesky, Walt Davis, Larry Costello, Bob Schafer, Jackie Moore, Larry Hennessy
Fort Wayne Pistons (Charley Eckman): Mel Hutchins, Larry Foust, George Yardley, Chuck Noble, Bob Houbregs, Andy Phillip, Chuck Cooper, Odie Spears, Max Zaslofsky, Frankie Brian, Jesse Arnelle, Johnny Horan, Don Bielke, Corky Devlin, Jim Holstein

Standings 1955-56
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
Eastern Division
1
Philadelphia Warriors
45-27
7423
7113
2
Boston Celtics
39-33
7632
7581
3
Syracuse Nationals
35-37
6976
6976
4
New York Knicks
35-37
7214
7243
Western Division
1
Fort Wayne Pistons
37-35
6796
6746
2
Minneapolis Lakers
33-39
7149
7214
3
St. Louis Hawks
33-39
6955
7056
4
Rochester Royals
31-41
6897
7106
Stats Leaders 1955-56
PPG
RPG
APG
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Atlanta H.
6'9'' F/C 24y
Avg: 25.0 ppg

1
Bob Pettit
25.0
2
Paul Arizin
24.8
3
Neil Johnston
21.9
4
Clyde Lovellette
21.4
5
Dolph Schayes
20.5
6
Bill Sharman
19.8
7
George Yardley
18.1
8
Ed Macauley
17.1
9
Maurice Stokes
16.7
10
Larry Foust
16.3
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