1955-56 National Basketball Association season: Difference between revisions

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|Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
|Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
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|Milwaukee Hawks
|UWM Panther Arena
|Milwaukee
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|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|Rochester Royals
|Rochester Royals
|Edgerton Park Arena
|Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Rochester, New York
|Rochester, New York
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|St. Louis Hawks
|Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis
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* Baltimore Bullets fold during 1954-55 season.
* Baltimore Bullets fold during 1954-55 season.
* Milwaukee Hawks relocate from UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee to Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis and renamed St. Louis Hawks.
* Rochester Royals relocate from Edgerton Park Arena to Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial.


== Regular Season Results ==
== Regular Season Results ==
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|One
|One
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| colspan="3" |Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Broome County, New York
|Endicott, New York
|IBM Field House
|Rochester Royals
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|
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|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="6" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="4" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="6" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="4" |Boston
| rowspan="6" |Boston
| rowspan="3" |Boston Garden
| rowspan="5" |Boston Garden
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Celtics
|
|23
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|Two
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|25
|-
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|New York Knickerbockers
|Four
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|
|
|Four
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|-
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Two
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|
|Two
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|Fort Wayne Pistons
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|-
|Matthews Arena
|Matthews Arena
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Celtics
|Four
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|
|
|Four
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|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Providence County, Rhode Island
| rowspan="2" |Providence, Rhode Island
| rowspan="2" |Rhode Island Auditorium
|Boston Celtics
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|New York Knickerbockers
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|
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| rowspan="4" |Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |Erie County, New York
| rowspan="4" |Buffalo, New York
| rowspan="4" |Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
|Rochester Royals
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|Milwaukee Hawks
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|
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|-
|-
|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
|Charlotte, North Carolina
|Bojangles Coliseum
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|One
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|
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|One
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|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
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| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Cook County, Illinois
| rowspan="2" |Chicago
| rowspan="2" |Chicago Stadium
|Milwaukee Hawks
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|Minneapolis Lakers
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|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Cleveland
|Cleveland Arena
|Milwaukee Hawks
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|Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Polk County, Iowa
|Des Moines, Iowa
|Veterans Memorial Auditorium
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|Duluth-Grand Rapids, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|St. Louis County, Minnesota
|Hibbing, Minnesota
|Hibbing Memorial Building Arena
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area
|Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN Combined Statistical Area
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|Memorial Auditorium
|Memorial Auditorium
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
|One
|
|
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|ONe
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|-
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| rowspan="3" |Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Allen County, Indiana
| rowspan="4" |Allen County, Indiana
| rowspan="3" |Fort Wayne, Indiana
| rowspan="4" |Fort Wayne, Indiana
| rowspan="3" |Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
| rowspan="4" |Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|26
|Five
|31
|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Two
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|
|
|Two
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|-
|-
|Millwaukee Hawks
|New York Knickerbockers
|
|One
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|
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|One
|-
|-
|Rochester Royals
|Rochester Royals
|One
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|
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|One
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|-
| colspan="3" |Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Grand Forks County, North Dakota
|Grand Forks, North Dakota
|Hyslop Sports Center
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Greenville County, South Carolina
|Greenville, South Carolina
|Textile Hall
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area
|Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
|Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |Hershey, Pennsylvania
|Hershey, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |Hersheypark Arena
|Hersheypark Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
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|
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|One
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|Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Cambria County, Pennsylvania
|Johnstown, Pennsylvania
|1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial
|Rochester Royals
|Rochester Royals
|One
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|One
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|-
| colspan="3" |Huron, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
|Beadle County, South Dakota
| colspan="2" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Huron, South Dakota
|Jackson County, Missouri
|Huron Arena
|Kansas City, Missouri
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Municipal Auditorium
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|St. Louis Hawks
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|Two
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|Two
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|-
| rowspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
|Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Bartholomew County, Indiana
|Ingham County, Michigan
|Columbus, Indiana
|Lansing, Michigan
|Columbus Memorial Gymnasium
|Lansing Civic Center
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|One
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|One
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| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Marion County, Indiana
|Indianapolis
|Corteva Coliseum
|Fort Wayne Pistons
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| colspan="3" |Jasper, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Dubois County, Indiana
|Huntingburg, Indiana
|Huntingburg Memorial Gym
|Philadelphia Warriors
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|Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jefferson County, Kentucky
|Louisville, Kentucky
|Louisville Gardens
|Milwaukee Hawks
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|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
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|Miami Beach Auditorium (1925)
|Miami Beach Auditorium (1925)
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Three
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|Three
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| rowspan="2" |Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| rowspan="2" |Milwaukee
|Milwaukee
| rowspan="2" |UWM Panther Arena
|UWM Panther Arena
|Milwaukee Hawks
|St. Louis Hawks
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|One
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|Fort Wayne Pistons
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|One
|-
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| rowspan="4" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Hennepin County, Minnesota
| rowspan="2" |Hennepin County, Minnesota
| rowspan="3" |Minneapolis
| rowspan="2" |Minneapolis
|Minneapolis Armory
|Minneapolis Armory
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Six
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|Six
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|19
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|Two
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|21
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|Milwaukee Hawks
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|Ramsey County, Minnesota
|Ramsey County, Minnesota
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|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Five
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|Five
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| colspan="3" |Minot, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Ward County, North Dakota
|Minot, North Dakota
|Minot State College Fieldhouse
|Minneapolis Lakers
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| rowspan="2" |New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
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| rowspan="2" |New Haven Arena (1927)
| rowspan="2" |New Haven Arena (1927)
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Three
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|Three
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|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|St. Louis Hawks
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|One
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|One
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|-
|New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area
|New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area
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|New Orleans
|New Orleans
|Loyola Field House
|Loyola Field House
|Milwaukee Hawks
|Fort Wayne Pistons
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|One
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|One
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="7" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="10" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="7" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="10" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="7" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="8" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="7" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="8" |Manhattan, New York
| rowspan="7" |Manhattan, New York
|69th Regiment Armory
|69th Regiment Armory
|New York Knickerbockers
|New York Knickerbockers
|Seven
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|Seven
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|-
| rowspan="7" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
| rowspan="6" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
|New York Knickerbockers
|New York Knickerbockers
|21
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|21
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|-
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Celtics
|Four
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|Four
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|-
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Syracuse Nationals
|Three
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|Three
|-
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Two
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|
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|Two
|-
|-
|Rochester Royals
|Rochester Royals
|Two
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|
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|Two
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|-
|-
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|St. Louis Hawks
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|One
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|
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|One
|-
|-
| 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 County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="8" |Philadelphia
|Lincoln High School Gym
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Five
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|Five
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|NBA All-Star Game
|
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| rowspan="2" |Westchester County, New York
| rowspan="2" |White Plains, New York
| rowspan="2" |Westchester County Center
|New York Knickerbockers
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|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Seven
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|Seven
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Boston Celtics
|Mercer County, New Jersey
|One
|Trenton, New Jersey
|Trenton Armory
|Philadelphia Warriors
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|One
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" |Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
|Rochester Royals
| rowspan="7" |Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|One
| rowspan="7" |Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="7" |Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="7" |Philadelphia
|Lincoln High School Fieldhouse
|Philadelphia Warriors
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|One
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |Philadelphia Convention Hall
| rowspan="4" |Philadelphia Convention Hall
|Philadelphia Warriors
|Philadelphia Warriors
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|16
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|Six
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|22
|-
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Celtics
|Three
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|Three
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|-
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|
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|Milwaukee Hawks
|
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|-
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Syracuse Nationals
|Two
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|
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|Two
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|-
|-
|Sayre Junior High School Gym
|New York Knickerbockers
|Philadelphia Warriors
|One
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|
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|One
|-
|-
|Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Wake County, North Carolina
| rowspan="3" |Monroe County, New York
|Raleigh, North Carolina
| rowspan="3" |Rochester, New York
|James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum
| rowspan="3" |Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Baltimore Bullets
|Rochester Royals
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|29
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|
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|29
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|St. Louis Hawks
| colspan="2" |Richmond, Virginia
|Three
|Richmond Arena
|Philadelphia Warriors
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|Three
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|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
|NBA All-Star Game
| colspan="2" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Edgerton Park Arena
|Rochester Royals
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|Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Caddo Parish, Louisiana
|Shreveport, Louisiana
|Centenary Fitness Center and Natatorium
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|One
|-
|-
|South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI Combined Statistical Area
|South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI Combined Statistical Area
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|North Side Gymnasium
|North Side Gymnasium
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|Fort Wayne Pistons
|One
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|One
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| rowspan="5" |St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |St. Louis
| rowspan="4" |Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis Hawks
|22
|One tiebreaker + two
|25
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|-
|Spencer-Spirit Lake, IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Spencer, IA Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Clay County, Iowa
|Spencer, Iowa
|Spencer Fieldhouse
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Minneapolis Lakers
|Three
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|Three
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|-
| rowspan="2" |Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area
|Fort Wayne Pistons
| colspan="2" |Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|One
|Hampshire County, Massachusetts
|Amherst Center, Massachusetts
|Jim and Ellen Hunt Indoor Performance Center
|Boston Celtics
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|One
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Rochester Royals
|Hampden County, Massachusetts
|One
|Westfield, Massachusetts
|National Guard Armory
|Philadelphia Warriors
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|One
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
|St. Louis County, Missouri
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Unincorporated
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |St. Louis
|Washington University Field House (1926)
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis Hawks
|Milwaukee Hawks
|Five
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|One
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|Six
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|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Onondaga County, New York
| rowspan="3" |Onondaga County, New York
| rowspan="2" |Syracuse, New York
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse, New York
| rowspan="2" |Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
| rowspan="3" |Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
|Syracuse Nationals
|Syracuse Nationals
|
|31
|
|One tiebreaker + three
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|35
|-
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|New York Knickerbockers
|Two
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|
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|Two
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|-
|-
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Fort Wayne Pistons
| rowspan="2" |Lucas County, Ohio
|One
| rowspan="2" |Toledo, Ohio
| rowspan="2" |Toledo Sports Arena
|Milwaukee Hawks
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|Philadelphia Warriors
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|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore
|Baltimore Coliseum
|Baltimore Bullets
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| colspan="3" |Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Black Hawk County, Iowa
|Waterloo, Iowa
|The Hippodrome
|Minneapolis Lakers
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|
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|One
|-
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
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|'''288'''
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|'''Two tiebreaker + 21'''
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|'''312'''
|}
|}
[[Category:1955-56]]
[[Category:National Basketball Association seasons]]

Latest revision as of 01:44, 18 September 2026

Seasons
1954-55 1955-56 1956-57

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

  • Baltimore Bullets fold during 1954-55 season.
  • Milwaukee Hawks relocate from UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee to Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis and renamed St. Louis Hawks.
  • Rochester Royals relocate from Edgerton Park Arena to Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial.

Regular Season Results

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

Postseason Results

Tiebreaker and Seeding Tiebreaker Results

Team (Single-Game) Qualifier / Seed Winner
Syracuse Nationals 82 Syracuse Nationals
New York Knickerbockers 77
St. Louis Hawks 97 Minneapolis Lakers
Minneapolis Lakers 103

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Five) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
Philadelphia Warriors 3 Philadelphia Warriors 4 Philadelphia Warriors
Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 2
Syracuse Nationals 2
Fort Wayne Pistons 3 Fort Wayne Pistons 1
Minneapolis Lakers 1 St. Louis Hawks 2
St. Louis Hawks 2

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
NBA All-Star Game Eastern Conference 94-108 Western 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 Saratoga County, New York Saratoga Springs, New York Saratoga Springs Convention Hall Rochester Royals One One
Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area Penobscot County, Maine Bangor, Maine Bangor Auditorium Boston Celtics 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 23 Two 25
New York Knickerbockers Four Four
Philadelphia Warriors Two Two
Fort Wayne Pistons One One
St. Louis Hawks One One
Matthews Arena Boston Celtics Four Four
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
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 26 Five 31
Minneapolis Lakers Two Two
New York Knickerbockers One One
Rochester Royals 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
Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical Area Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Cambria County, Pennsylvania Johnstown, Pennsylvania 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial Rochester Royals 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 Two Two
Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI Combined Statistical Area Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Ingham County, Michigan Lansing, Michigan Lansing Civic Center Fort Wayne Pistons One One
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 Three Three
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena St. Louis Hawks One One
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 Six Six
Minneapolis Auditorium (1927) Minneapolis Lakers 19 Two 21
Ramsey County, Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota Roy Wilkins Auditorium Minneapolis Lakers Five Five
New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut New Haven Arena (1927) Philadelphia Warriors Three Three
St. Louis Hawks One One
New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area Orleans Parish, Louisiana New Orleans Loyola Field House Fort Wayne Pistons 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 Seven Seven
Madison Square Garden (1925) New York Knickerbockers 21 21
Boston Celtics Four Four
Syracuse Nationals Three Three
Philadelphia Warriors Two Two
Rochester Royals Two Two
St. Louis Hawks One One
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Lincoln High School Gym Philadelphia Warriors Five Five
Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Warriors Seven Seven
Boston Celtics One One
Rochester Royals One One
Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia Warriors 16 Six 22
Boston Celtics Three Three
Syracuse Nationals Two Two
New York Knickerbockers 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
St. Louis Hawks Three Three
NBA All-Star Game One
South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI Combined Statistical Area Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Elkhart County, Indiana Elkhart, Indiana North Side Gymnasium Fort Wayne Pistons One One
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area St. Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis Hawks 22 One tiebreaker + two 25
Minneapolis Lakers Three Three
Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Rochester Royals One One
St. Louis County, Missouri Unincorporated Washington University Field House (1926) St. Louis Hawks Five One Six
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 31 One tiebreaker + three 35
New York Knickerbockers Two Two
Fort Wayne Pistons One One
Total 288 Two tiebreaker + 21 312
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