1955-1956 Standings

NBA HISTORY
1955-1956 Standings

Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Warriors 45 27 .625 -
Boston Celtics 39 33 .542 6
New York Knickerbockers 35 37 .486 10
Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 10
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Fort Wayne Pistons 37 35 .514 -
Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 4
St. Louis Hawks 33 39 .458 4
Rochester Royals 31 41 .431 6

1956 Playoff Results

NBA Finals
Philadelphia 4, Fort Wayne 1 Mar. 31-Sat. Fort Wayne 94 at Philadelphia 98 Apr. 1-Sun. Philadelphia 83 at Fort Wayne 84 Apr. 3-Tue. Fort Wayne 96 at Philadelphia 100 Apr. 5-Thur. Philadelphia 107 at Fort Wayne 105 Apr. 7-Sat. Fort Wayne 88 at Philadelphia 99
*Eastern Conference*	*Western Conference*
*Conference Finals*
*Philadelphia 3, Syracuse 2* Mar. 23-Fri. Syracuse 87 at Philadelphia 109 Mar. 25-Sun. Philadelphia 118 at Syracuse 122 Mar. 27-Tue. Syracuse 96 at Philadelphia 119 Mar. 28-Wed. Philadelphia 104 at Syracuse 108 Mar. 29-Thur. Syracuse 104 at Philadelphia 109	*Fort Wayne 3, St. Louis 2* Mar. 22-Thur. St. Louis 86 at Fort Wayne 85 Mar. 24-Sat. Fort Wayne 74 at St. Louis 84 Mar. 25-Sun. St. Louis 84 at Fort Wayne 107 Mar. 27-Tue. Fort Wayne 93 at St. Louis 84 Mar. 29-Thur. St. Louis 97 at Fort Wayne 102
*Conference Semifinals*
*Syracuse 2, Boston 1* Mar. 17-Sat. Syracuse 93 at Boston 110 Mar. 19-Mon. Boston 98 at Syracuse 101 Mar. 21-Wed. Syracuse 102 at Boston 97	*St. Louis 2, Minneapolis 1* Mar. 17-Sat. Minneapolis 115 at St. Louis 116 Mar. 19-Mon. St. Louis 75 at Minneapolis 133 Mar. 21-Wed. St. Louis 116 at Minneapolis 115
*Second-Place Game*
*Minneapolis* Mar. 16-Fri. Minneapolis 103 at St. Louis 97
*Third-Place Game*
*Syracuse* Mar. 15-Thur. New York 77 at Syracuse 82

*Denotes number of overtime periods.

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