Dates March 31 – April 7 Start date March 31, 1956 | Champion Golden State Warriors Television NBA on NBC | |
Hall of Famers Pistons:
George Yardley (1996)
Warriors:
Paul Arizin (1978)
Neil Johnston (1990) Eastern Finals Warriors defeat Nationals, 3–2 Western Finals Pistons defeat Hawks, 3–2 Similar 1947 BAA Finals, 1959 NBA Finals, 1964 NBA Finals, 1958 NBA Finals, 1975 NBA Finals | ||
The 1956 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series and conclusion of the 1955-56 NBA season. The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. The series is notable for being one of only two Finals in which the two teams alternated home games, the other being in 1971.
Series summary
Warriors win series 4–1
References
1956 NBA Finals Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA