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1955–56 NBA season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Eastern champions
  
Philadelphia Warriors

Western champions
  
Fort Wayne Pistons

Start date
  
1955

Number of teams
  
8

TV partner(s)
  
NBC

Eastern runners-up
  
Syracuse Nationals

Champion
  
Golden State Warriors

Number of games
  
72

League
  
National Basketball Association

Top scorer
  
Bob Pettit (Atlanta Hawks)

Season MVP
  
Bob Pettit (Atlanta Hawks)

Similar
  
1965–66 NBA season, 1968–69 NBA season, 1946‑47 BAA season

The 1955–56 NBA season was the tenth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

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Notable occurrences

  • The Hawks relocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to St. Louis, Missouri.
  • The NBA hands out a Most Valuable Player award for the first time. Its inaugural recipient is Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks.
  • The 1956 NBA All-Star Game was played in Rochester, New York, with the West beating the East 108–94. Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks wins the game's MVP award.

    • Eastern Division

  • Syracuse finished ahead of New York by defeating them in a tiebreaker match.

    • Western Division

  • Minneapolis finished ahead of St. Louis by defeating them in a tiebreaker match.


    • x – clinched playoff spot

    Statistics leaders

    Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.

    NBA awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
  • Rookie of the Year: Maurice Stokes, Rochester Royals

    • References

    1955–56 NBA season Wikipedia
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