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== Regular Season Results ==
== Regular Season Results ==
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|Two
|Two
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|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
|Miami-Dade County, Florida
|Miami Beach, Florida
|Miami Beach Auditorium (1925)
|Fort Wayne Pistons
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|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
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|UWM Panther Arena
|UWM Panther Arena
|St. Louis Hawks
|St. Louis Hawks
|Two
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|Two
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| rowspan="3" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
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|Minneapolis Armory
|Minneapolis Armory
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|Three
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|One
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|Four
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|Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|One
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|Ramsey County, Minnesota
|Ramsey County, Minnesota
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|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
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|One
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| rowspan="2" |New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="8" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="8" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
| rowspan="8" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |New Haven, Connecticut
| rowspan="8" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="2" |New Haven Arena (1927)
| rowspan="8" |Manhattan, New York
|Philadelphia Warriors
|69th Regiment Armory
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|New York Knickerbockers
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|Six
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|Six
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|St. Louis Hawks
| rowspan="7" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
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|New York Knickerbockers
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|22
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|22
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|New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area
|Boston Celtics
| colspan="2" |New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Three
|Orleans Parish, Louisiana
|New Orleans
|Loyola Field House
|Fort Wayne Pistons
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|Three
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| rowspan="7" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Rochester Royals
| rowspan="7" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Three
| rowspan="7" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="7" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="7" |Manhattan, New York
|69th Regiment Armory
|New York Knickerbockers
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|Three
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| rowspan="6" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|New York Knickerbockers
|Two
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|Two
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|Boston Celtics
|St. Louis Hawks
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|Two
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|Two
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|Syracuse Nationals
|Syracuse Nationals
|Two
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|Two
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|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
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|One
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|Rochester Royals
| rowspan="9" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
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| rowspan="9" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
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|Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division
|Camden County, New Jersey
|Camden, New Jersey
|Camden Convention Hall (1898)
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Five
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|Five
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|St. Louis Hawks
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| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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|Lincoln High School Gym
|Lincoln High School Gym
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
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|One
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| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia Arena
| rowspan="2" |Philadelphia Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Five
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|Five
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|Boston Celtics
|Syracuse Nationals
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|One
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|Rochester Royals
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|One
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| rowspan="4" |Philadelphia Convention Hall
| rowspan="5" |Philadelphia Convention Hall
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
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|19
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|One
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|20
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|Boston Celtics
|Boston Celtics
|Four
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|Four
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|Syracuse Nationals
|St. Louis Hawks
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|Two
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|Two
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|New York Knickerbockers
|New York Knickerbockers
|One
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|One
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| rowspan="3" |Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Monroe County, New York
| rowspan="3" |Rochester, New York
| rowspan="3" |Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Rochester Royals
|Rochester Royals
|One
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|One
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|St. Louis Hawks
| rowspan="4" |Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
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| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
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| rowspan="4" |Monroe County, New York
| rowspan="4" |Rochester, New York
| rowspan="4" |Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Rochester Royals
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|NBA All-Star Game
|Boston Celtics
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|One
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|One
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|South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Elkhart County, Indiana
|Elkhart, Indiana
|North Side Gymnasium
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|One
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|One
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|Syracuse Nationals
|One
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|One
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| rowspan="7" |St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="7" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |St. Louis
|Bauman-Eberhardt Center
|St. Louis Hawks
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|One tiebreaker
|One
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| rowspan="5" |St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Kiel Auditorium
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |St. Louis
| rowspan="4" |Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis Hawks
|St. Louis Hawks
|22
|Five
|27
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|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
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|One
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|Minneapolis Lakers
| rowspan="3" |St. Louis Arena
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|St. Louis Hawks
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|Four
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|Four
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|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|One
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|One
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|Rochester Royals
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|One
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|One
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|St. Louis County, Missouri
|St. Louis County, Missouri
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|St. Louis Hawks
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|One tiebreaker
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|One
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| rowspan="3" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
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| rowspan="3" |Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
| rowspan="3" |Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
|Syracuse Nationals
|Syracuse Nationals
|32
|Two
|34
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|Philadelphia Warriors
|Two
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|New York Knickerbockers
|New York Knickerbockers
|One
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|One
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|Fort Wayne Pistons
| colspan="4" |Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area
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|Winnipeg, Manitoba
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|Winnipeg Arena
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
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|One
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| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
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|'''288'''
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|'''Two tiebreaker + 17'''
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|'''308'''
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[[Category:National Basketball Association seasons]]

Latest revision as of 03:54, 18 September 2026

Seasons
1955-56 1956-57 1957-58

Teams and Alignment

Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Division Boston Celtics Boston Garden Boston
New York Knickerbockers Madison Square Garden (1925) Manhattan, New York
Philadelphia Warriors Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia
Syracuse Nationals Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial Syracuse, New York
Western Division Fort Wayne Pistons Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Minneapolis Lakers Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) Minneapolis
Rochester Royals Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial Rochester, New York
St. Louis Hawks Kiel Auditorium St. Louis

Changes

  • None.

Regular Season Results

Division Team W L GB
Eastern Division Boston Celtics 44 28
Syracuse Nationals 38 34 6
Philadelphia Warriors 37 35 7
New York Knickerbockers 36 36 8
Western Division St. Louis Hawks 34 38
Minneapolis Lakers 34 38 0
Fort Wayne Pistons 34 38 0
Rochester Royals 31 41 3

Postseason Results

Seeding Tiebreaker Results

Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Seed Winner
St. Louis Hawks 115 St. Louis Hawks 114 St. Louis Hawks
Fort Wayne Pistons 103
Minneapolis Lakers 111

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Five) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Boston Celtics 3 Boston Celtics 4 Boston Celtics
Syracuse Nationals 2 Syracuse Nationals 0
Philadelphia Warriors 0
St. Louis Hawks 3 St. Louis Hawks 3
Minneapolis Lakers 2 Minneapolis Lakers 0
Fort Wayne Pistons 0

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Western Conference 97-109 Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Albany-Schenectady, NY Combined Statistical Area Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Albany County, New York Albany, New York Washington Avenue Armory Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Rochester Royals One One
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Boston Garden Boston Celtics 25 Six 31
New York Knickerbockers Six Six
Minneapolis Lakers Two Two
Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Philadelphia Warriors One One
Rochester Royals One One
NBA All-Star Game One
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area Providence County, Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island Rhode Island Auditorium Boston Celtics Three Three
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Erie County, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium St. Louis Hawks One One
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Bojangles Coliseum Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Hamilton County, Ohio Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area Clay County, Minnesota Moorhead, Minnesota Memorial Auditorium Minneapolis Lakers One One
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Allen County, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne Pistons 28 One 29
Minneapolis Lakers Two Two
Rochester Royals One One
St. Louis Hawks One One
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Hershey, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena Philadelphia Warriors One One
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston Sam Houston Coliseum St. Louis Hawks One One
Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Cambria County, Pennsylvania Johnstown, Pennsylvania 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial Minneapolis Lakers One One
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Auditorium St. Louis Hawks One One
La Crosse-Onalaska-Sparta, WI-MN Combined Statistical Area La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area La Crosse County, Wisconsin La Crosse, Wisconsin Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium Minneapolis Lakers One One
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Jefferson County, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall Minneapolis Lakers Two Two
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena St. Louis Hawks Two Two
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Hennepin County, Minnesota Minneapolis Minneapolis Armory Minneapolis Lakers Three One Four
Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) Minneapolis Lakers 21 One 22
Ramsey County, Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota Roy Wilkins Auditorium Minneapolis Lakers One One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division New York County, New York Manhattan, New York 69th Regiment Armory New York Knickerbockers Six Six
Madison Square Garden (1925) New York Knickerbockers 22 22
Boston Celtics Three Three
Rochester Royals Three Three
Fort Wayne Pistons Two Two
St. Louis Hawks Two Two
Syracuse Nationals Two Two
Philadelphia Warriors One One
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division Camden County, New Jersey Camden, New Jersey Camden Convention Hall (1898) Philadelphia Warriors Five Five
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Lincoln High School Gym Philadelphia Warriors One One
Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Warriors Five Five
Syracuse Nationals One One
Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia Warriors 19 One 20
Boston Celtics Four Four
St. Louis Hawks Two Two
New York Knickerbockers One One
Rochester Royals One One
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Monroe County, New York Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial Rochester Royals 29 29
Boston Celtics One One
Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Syracuse Nationals One One
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis Bauman-Eberhardt Center St. Louis Hawks One tiebreaker One
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Hawks 22 Five 27
Philadelphia Warriors One One
St. Louis Arena St. Louis Hawks Four Four
Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Minneapolis Lakers One One
St. Louis County, Missouri Unincorporated Washington University Field House (1926) St. Louis Hawks One tiebreaker One
Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Onondaga County, New York Syracuse, New York Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial Syracuse Nationals 32 Two 34
Philadelphia Warriors Two Two
New York Knickerbockers One One
Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena Minneapolis Lakers One One
Total 288 Two tiebreaker + 17 308
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