NBA
1955-56 Season
Champions: Philadelphia Warriors (4-1)
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The 1955-56 NBA season featured 8 teams across 311 recorded games. Philadelphia Warriors posted the league's best record at 45-27. Philadelphia Warriors won the championship, defeating Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 4-1 in the Finals. Bob Pettit was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Philadelphia Warriors 🏆 45-27 0.625
- Boston Celtics 39-33 0.542
- New York Knicks 35-37 0.486
West Division
- Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 37-35 0.514
- Syracuse Nationals 35-37 0.486
- Minneapolis Lakers 33-39 0.458
- St. Louis Hawks 33-39 0.458
- Rochester Royals 31-41 0.431
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Bob Pettit STL 25.7 PPG
- 2 Paul Arizin PHW 24.2 PPG
- 3 Neil Johnston PHW 22.1 PPG
- 4 Clyde Lovellette MNL 21.5 PPG
- 5 Dolph Schayes SYR 20.4 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Maurice Stokes ROC 16.3 RPG
- 2 Bob Pettit STL 16.2 RPG
- 3 Clyde Lovellette MNL 14.0 RPG
- 4 Neil Johnston PHW 12.5 RPG
- 5 Dolph Schayes SYR 12.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Bob Cousy BOS 8.9 APG
- 2 Jack George PHW 6.3 APG
- 3 Slater Martin MNL 6.2 APG
- 4 Tom Gola PHW 5.9 APG
- 5 Andy Phillip FTW 5.9 APG
1955 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Bob Armstrong Rochester Royals
- #0 Dick Garmaker Minneapolis Lakers
- #0 Tom Gola Philadelphia Warriors