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1955-56 NBA Season Summary

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League Champion: Philadelphia Warriors

Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit (25.7/16.2/2.6)

Rookie of the Year: Maurice Stokes (16.8/16.3/4.9)

PPG Leader: Bob Pettit (25.7)

RPG Leader: Maurice Stokes (16.3)

APG Leader: Bob Cousy (8.9)

WS Leader: Neil Johnston (13.9)

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Philadelphia Warriors*	45	27	.625	—	103.1	98.8	3.82
Boston Celtics*	39	33	.542	6.0	106.0	105.3	0.72
Syracuse Nationals*	35	37	.486	10.0	96.9	96.9	0.17
New York Knicks*	35	37	.486	10.0	100.2	100.6	-0.20
Western Division
Fort Wayne Pistons*	37	35	.514	—	94.4	93.7	0.45
Minneapolis Lakers*	33	39	.458	4.0	99.3	100.2	-0.92
St. Louis Hawks*	33	39	.458	4.0	96.6	98.0	-1.42
Rochester Royals	31	41	.431	6.0	95.8	98.7	-2.61

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	72		38.1	96.0	.397				38.1	96.0	.397	29.8	38.7	.769			63.7	25.5				26.0	106.0
2	Philadelphia Warriors*	72		36.7	89.4	.410				36.7	89.4	.410	29.8	39.3	.757			60.6	26.2				26.0	103.1
3	New York Knicks*	72		34.8	88.8	.392				34.8	88.8	.392	30.5	40.5	.754			63.4	22.4				26.7	100.2
4	Minneapolis Lakers*	72		35.3	90.9	.388				35.3	90.9	.388	28.7	36.5	.786			57.4	23.5				27.5	99.3
5	Syracuse Nationals*	72		34.3	92.5	.370				34.3	92.5	.370	28.4	37.5	.756			56.4	23.8				24.8	96.9
6	St. Louis Hawks*	72		34.8	92.1	.378				34.8	92.1	.378	27.0	38.3	.703			62.4	24.3				27.4	96.6
7	Rochester Royals	72		35.4	95.7	.370				35.4	95.7	.370	25.0	35.7	.700			61.8	24.3				27.6	95.8
8	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72		33.3	85.8	.388				33.3	85.8	.388	27.8	37.9	.734			55.2	24.3				24.8	94.4
	League Average	72		35.3	91.4	.387				35.3	91.4	.387	28.4	38.0	.745			60.1	24.3				26.4	99.0

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72																						93.7
2	Syracuse Nationals*	72																						96.9
3	St. Louis Hawks*	72																						98.0
4	Rochester Royals	72																						98.7
5	Philadelphia Warriors*	72																						98.8
6	Minneapolis Lakers*	72																						100.2
7	New York Knicks*	72																						100.6
8	Boston Celtics*	72																						105.3
	League Average	72		35.3	91.4	.387				35.3	91.4	.387	28.4	38.0	.745			60.1	24.3				26.4	99.0

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	72		2745	6913	.397				2745	6913	.397	2142	2785	.769			4583	1834				1874	7632
2	Philadelphia Warriors*	72		2641	6437	.410				2641	6437	.410	2142	2829	.757			4362	1886				1872	7424
3	New York Knicks*	72		2508	6395	.392				2508	6395	.392	2196	2913	.754			4562	1610				1923	7212
4	Minneapolis Lakers*	72		2541	6543	.388				2541	6543	.388	2066	2627	.786			4133	1689				1978	7148
5	Syracuse Nationals*	72		2466	6661	.370				2466	6661	.370	2044	2703	.756			4060	1710				1783	6976
6	St. Louis Hawks*	72		2506	6628	.378				2506	6628	.378	1941	2761	.703			4493	1748				1971	6953
7	Rochester Royals	72		2551	6890	.370				2551	6890	.370	1798	2567	.700			4449	1747				1990	6900
8	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72		2396	6174	.388				2396	6174	.388	2002	2729	.734			3974	1752				1789	6794
	League Average	72		2544	6580	.387				2544	6580	.387	2041	2739	.745			4327	1747				1898	7130

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Fort Wayne Pistons*	72																						6743
2	Syracuse Nationals*	72																						6975
3	St. Louis Hawks*	72																						7059
4	Rochester Royals	72																						7106
5	Philadelphia Warriors*	72																						7117
6	Minneapolis Lakers*	72																						7212
7	New York Knicks*	72																						7242
8	Boston Celtics*	72																						7585
	League Average	72		2544	6580	.387				2544	6580	.387	2041	2739	.745			4327	1747				1898	7130

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Philadelphia Warriors*	25.6	45	27	46	26	4.26	-0.45	3.82	94.6	90.7	+3.9	108.5	.439		.483		.410			.333							Philadelphia Civic Center
2	Fort Wayne Pistons*	27.2	37	35	38	34	0.71	-0.26	0.45	90.7	90.0	+0.7	103.2	.442		.461		.388			.324							War Memorial Coliseum
3	Boston Celtics*	26.9	39	33	38	34	0.65	0.07	0.72	92.2	91.7	+0.5	114.5	.403		.469		.397			.310							Boston Garden	209,645
4	Syracuse Nationals*	26.1	35	37	36	36	0.01	0.16	0.17	88.0	88.0	0.0	108.5	.406		.444		.370			.307							Onondaga War Memorial
5	New York Knicks*	26.8	35	37	35	37	-0.42	0.22	-0.20	92.4	92.8	-0.4	106.5	.456		.470		.392			.343							Madison Square Garden (III)
6	Minneapolis Lakers*	26.8	33	39	34	38	-0.89	-0.03	-0.92	91.5	92.4	-0.9	108.0	.401		.464		.388			.316							Minneapolis Auditorium
7	St. Louis Hawks*	25.7	33	39	32	40	-1.47	0.05	-1.42	87.6	88.9	-1.3	109.4	.417		.443		.378			.293							Kiel Auditorium
8	Rochester Royals	25.2	31	41	29	43	-2.86	0.25	-2.61	85.3	87.9	-2.6	111.7	.373		.430		.370			.261							Rochester Community War Memorial
	League Average	26.3			36	36	0.00	0.00	0.00	90.3	90.3		108.8	.416		.458		.387			.310								209,645

League Awards

League Leaders

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All-NBA

All-Star Game Rosters

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1955-56 NBA Season

Standings

Schedule and Results

Leaders

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1956 Playoffs Summary