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== Postseason Results ==
== Postseason Results ==


=== Tiebreaker and Seeding Tiebreaker Results ===
=== Seeding Tiebreaker Results ===
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! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Qualifier / Seed Winner
!Qualifier / Seed Winner
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|'''Syracuse Nationals'''
|'''82'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Syracuse Nationals'''
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|New York Knickerbockers
|77
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|St. Louis Hawks
|St. Louis Hawks
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! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
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!Champions
!Champions
|-
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| colspan="3" |'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
| colspan="5" |'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
|'''3'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
| rowspan="3" |'''4'''
| rowspan="4" |'''4'''
| rowspan="6" |'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
| rowspan="7" |'''Philadelphia Warriors'''
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|-
|Boston Celtics
| colspan="3" |Boston Celtics
|1
|1
| rowspan="2" |Syracuse Nationals
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse Nationals
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="3" |2
|-
|-
|'''Syracuse Nationals'''
|'''Syracuse Nationals'''
|'''2'''
|'''82'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Syracuse Nationals'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|77
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Fort Wayne Pistons'''
| colspan="5" |'''Fort Wayne Pistons'''
|'''3'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="3" |Fort Wayne Pistons
| rowspan="3" |Fort Wayne Pistons
| rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="3" |1
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|-
|Minneapolis Lakers
| colspan="3" |Minneapolis Lakers
|1
|1
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis Hawks
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis Hawks
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |2
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|-
|'''St. Louis Hawks'''
| colspan="3" |'''St. Louis Hawks'''
|'''2'''
|'''2'''
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 18 October 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

Seeding Tiebreaker Results

Team (Single-Game) Qualifier / Seed Winner
St. Louis Hawks 97 Minneapolis Lakers
Minneapolis Lakers 103

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game) 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 82 Syracuse Nationals 2
New York Knickerbockers 77
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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