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1954-55 NBA Season Summary

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1954-55 NBA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Syracuse Nationals* 43 29 .597 — 91.1 89.7 1.23
New York Knickerbockers* 38 34 .528 5.0 92.7 92.6 0.11
Boston Celtics* 36 36 .500 7.0 101.5 101.5 -0.03
Philadelphia Warriors 33 39 .458 10.0 93.2 93.5 -0.19
Western Division              
Fort Wayne Pistons* 43 29 .597 — 92.4 90.0 2.01
Minneapolis Lakers* 40 32 .556 3.0 95.6 94.5 0.96
Rochester Royals* 29 43 .403 14.0 90.8 92.4 -1.43
Milwaukee Hawks 26 46 .361 17.0 87.4 90.4 -2.66

League Playoffs

Finals (4-3): Syracuse Nationals over Fort Wayne Pistons
 
Eastern Division Finals (3-1): Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics
Western Division Finals (3-1): Fort Wayne Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1): Boston Celtics over New York Knickerbockers
Western Division Semifinals (2-1): Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Boston Celtics* 72 2604 6533 .399 2097 2704 .776 4293 1905 1859 7305 101.5
2 Minneapolis Lakers* 72 2506 6465 .388 1873 2517 .744 3865 1468 1935 6885 95.6
3 Philadelphia Warriors 72 2392 6234 .384 1928 2625 .734 4238 1744 1716 6712 93.2
4 New York Knickerbockers* 72 2392 6149 .389 1887 2593 .728 4379 1744 1587 6671 92.7
5 Fort Wayne Pistons* 72 2333 5980 .390 1986 2710 .733 3826 1737 1753 6652 92.4
6 Syracuse Nationals* 72 2360 6343 .372 1837 2450 .750 3933 1778 1658 6557 91.1
7 Rochester Royals* 72 2399 6020 .399 1737 2420 .718 3904 1695 1865 6535 90.8
8 Milwaukee Hawks 72 2187 6041 .362 1917 2672 .717 3854 1544 1904 6291 87.4
League Average 72 2397 6221 .385 1908 2586 .738 4037 1702 1785 6701 93.1

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Syracuse Nationals* 72 6457 89.7
2 Fort Wayne Pistons* 72 6480 90.0
3 Milwaukee Hawks 72 6510 90.4
4 Rochester Royals* 72 6652 92.4
5 New York Knickerbockers* 72 6665 92.6
6 Philadelphia Warriors 72 6731 93.5
7 Minneapolis Lakers* 72 6801 94.5
8 Boston Celtics* 72 7309 101.5
League Average 72 6701 93.1

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Fort Wayne Pistons* 42.5 29.5 2.01 .390 .332 War Memorial Coliseum
2 Syracuse Nationals* 39.9 32.1 1.23 .372 .290 Onondaga War Memorial
3 Minneapolis Lakers* 39.1 32.9 0.96 .388 .290 Minneapolis Auditorium
4 New York Knickerbockers* 36.2 35.8 0.11 .389 .307 Madison Square Garden (III) 214,125
5 Boston Celtics* 35.9 36.1 -0.03 .399 .321 Boston Garden 175,675
6 Philadelphia Warriors 35.3 36.7 -0.19 .384 .309 Philadelphia Civic Center 123,438
7 Rochester Royals* 31.6 40.4 -1.43 .399 .289 Edgerton Park Arena 79,285
8 Milwaukee Hawks 27.5 44.5 -2.66 .362 .317 Milwaukee Arena
League Average 36.0 36.0 0.00 .385 .307 148,131

League Awards

Rookie of the Year: Bob Pettit*

League Leaders

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Minutes Played

1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 2953
2. Paul Seymour-SYR 2950
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW 2917
4. Mel Hutchins-FTW 2860
5. Slater Martin*-MNL 2784

Field Goals

1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 529
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 522
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW 521
4. Bob Pettit*-MLH 520
5. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 519

Field Goal Attempts

1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1325
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1316
3. Bob Pettit*-MLH 1279
4. Frank Selvy-TOT 1195
5. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 1192

Field Goal Pct

1. Larry Foust-FTW .487
2. Jack Coleman-ROC .462
3. Tom Marshall-ROC .442
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW .440
5. Ray Felix-NYK .438

Free Throws

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 589
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 489
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 460
4. Paul Arizin*-PHW 454
5. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 447

Free Throw Attempts

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 769
2. Frank Selvy-TOT 610
3. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 598
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 587
5. Paul Arizin*-PHW 585

Free Throw Pct

1. Bill Sharman*-BOS .897
2. Frankie Brian-FTW .851
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .833
4. Dick Schnittker-MNL .823
5. Jim Baechtold-NYK .823

Total Rebounds

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1085
2. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 995
3. Bob Pettit*-MLH 994
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 887
5. Ray Felix-NYK 818

Assists

1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 557
2. Dick McGuire*-NYK 542
3. Andy Phillip*-FTW 491
4. Paul Seymour-SYR 483
5. Slater Martin*-MNL 427

Personal Fouls

1. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 319
2. Bob Harrison-MLH 291
3. Ray Felix-NYK 286
4. Earl Lloyd-SYR 283
5. Chuck Share-MLH 273

Points

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1631
2. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1512
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1504
4. Bob Pettit*-MLH 1466
5. Frank Selvy-TOT 1348

Minutes Per Game

1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 41.0
2. Paul Seymour-SYR 41.0
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW 40.5
4. Mel Hutchins-FTW 39.7
5. Bob Cousy*-BOS 38.7

Points Per Game

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 22.7
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 21.2
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW 21.0
4. Bob Pettit*-MLH 20.4
5. Frank Selvy-TOT 19.0

Rebounds Per Game

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 15.1
2. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 13.8
3. Bob Pettit*-MLH 13.8
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 12.3
5. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 11.5

Assists Per Game

1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 7.8
2. Andy Phillip*-FTW 7.7
3. Dick McGuire*-NYK 7.6
4. Paul Seymour-SYR 6.7
5. Slater Martin*-MNL 5.9

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 25.5
2. Bob Pettit*-MLH 24.5
3. Larry Foust-FTW 23.1
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 23.1
5. Bob Cousy*-BOS 21.3

True Shooting Pct

1. Larry Foust-FTW .570
2. Neil Johnston*-PHW .536
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS .521
4. Chuck Share-MLH .517
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS .508

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Larry Foust-FTW .487
2. Jack Coleman-ROC .462
3. Tom Marshall-ROC .442
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW .440
5. Ray Felix-NYK .438

Offensive Win Shares

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 11.5
2. Larry Foust-FTW 10.3
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 7.5
4. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 7.4
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 6.7

Defensive Win Shares

1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 5.7
2. Bob Pettit*-MLH 4.6
3. Paul Seymour-SYR 4.5
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW 3.9
5. Earl Lloyd-SYR 3.9

Win Shares

1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 15.4
2. Larry Foust-FTW 13.3
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 12.0
4. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 10.9
5. Bob Pettit*-MLH 10.7
     

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Bob Cousy*
Larry Foust
Neil Johnston*
Bob Pettit*
Dolph Schayes*
 2nd Team
Harry Gallatin*
Slater Martin*
Vern Mikkelsen*
Paul Seymour
Bill Sharman*

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Paul Arizin*
Carl Braun
Bob Cousy*
Harry Gallatin*
Neil Johnston*
Ed Macauley*
Dick McGuire*
Dolph Schayes*
Paul Seymour
Bill Sharman*
 West
Jack Coleman
Larry Foust
Slater Martin*
Vern Mikkelsen*
Bob Pettit*
Andy Phillip*
Jim Pollard*
Arnie Risen*
Frank Selvy
Bobby Wanzer*
George Yardley*