1956 NBA Finals

1956 basketball championship series August 2023 NBA 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons Charles Eckman 1 Philadelphia Warriors George Senesky 4 March 31 – April 7 Pistons:Chuck Cooper (2019)George Yardley (1996)Warriors:Paul Arizin (1978)Tom Gola (1976)Neil Johnston (1990)Officials:Mendy Rudolph (2007) Warriors defeated Nationals, 3–2 Pistons defeated Hawks, 3–2 The 1956 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series played at the conclusion of the 1955–56 National Basketball Association (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 Game Date Home team Result Road team Game 1 March 31 Philadelphia Warriors 99–94 (1–0) Fort Wayne Pistons Game 2 April 1 Fort Wayne Pistons 84–83 (1–1) Philadelphia Warriors Game 3 April 3 Philadelphia Warriors 100–96 (2–1) Fort Wayne Pistons Game 4 April 5 Fort Wayne Pistons 105–107 (1–3) Philadelphia Warriors Game 5 April 7 Philadelphia Warriors 99–88 (4–1) Fort Wayne Pistons Warriors win series 4–1 Team rosters Philadelphia Warriors Philadelphia Warriors 1955–56 11 Paul Arizin F 6 4 190 Villanova 7 Ernie Beck G 6 4 190 Penn 12 Walt Davis F/C 6 8 205 Texas A&M 5 George Dempsey basketball G 6 2 190 King's College 17 Jack George basketball G 6 2 190 La Salle 15 Tom Gola G/F 6 6 205 La Salle 9 Joe Graboski F/C 6 7 195 Tuley HS (IL) 4 Larry Hennessy G 6 3 185 Villanova 6 Neil Johnston C 6 8 210 Ohio State 14 Jackie Moore basketball F 6 5 180 La Salle 25 Bob Schafer G 6 3 195 Villanova George Senesky Fort Wayne Pistons Ft. Wayne Pistons 1955–56 7 Frankie Brian PG 6 1 180 May 1, 1923 LSU 6 Chuck Cooper basketball SF 6 5 210 September 29, 1926 Duquesne 7, 8 Corky Devlin SG 6 5 195 December 21, 1931 George Washington 16 Larry Foust C 6 9 215 June 24, 1928 La Salle 17 Bob Houbregs C 6 8 225 March 12, 1932 Washington 9 Mel Hutchins PF 6 6 200 November 22, 1928 BYU 5 Chuck Noble SG 6 4 190 July 24, 1931 Louisville 14 Andy Phillip PG 6 2 195 March 7, 1922 Illinois 8, 15 Odie Spears SF 6 5 205 June 17, 1924 Western Kentucky 12 George Yardley SF 6 5 190 November 3, 1928 Stanford Charles Eckman https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1956-nba-finals-pistons-vs-warriors.html Box scores #eee March 31 Boxscore Fort Wayne Pistons 94 Philadelphia Warriors 98 25–20 24–20 15–33 30–25 George Yardley 27 George Yardley 15 Hutchins, Phillip 6 each Paul Arizin 28 Neil Johnston 14 Tom Gola 10 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4,128 Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 1 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 83 Fort Wayne Pistons 84 20–20 26–22 19–23 18–19 Paul Arizin 27 Arizin, Johnston 9 each Ernie Beck 6 George Yardley 30 George Yardley 19 Andy Phillip 5 War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana 6,976 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 3 Boxscore Fort Wayne Pistons 96 Philadelphia Warriors 100 26–25 25–23 14–25 31–27 Larry Foust 19 Larry Foust 14 Chuck Noble 4 Paul Arizin 27 Neil Johnston 17 Tom Gola 8 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11,698 Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 April 5 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 107 Fort Wayne Pistons 105 24–24 26–32 30–26 27–23 Paul Arizin 30 Tom Gola 9 Joe Graboski 7 George Yardley 21 Larry Foust 14 Andy Phillip 6 War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana 7,852 Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 #eee April 7 Boxscore Fort Wayne Pistons 88 Philadelphia Warriors 99 24–22 19–22 20–28 25–27 George Yardley 30 George Yardley 20 Corky Devlin 6 Joe Graboski 29 Joe Graboski 16 Jack George 10 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11,194 Philadelphia wins series, 4–1 See also 1956 NBA playoffs References 1955-56 NBA Season Summary, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014. External links NBA History Finals Category:NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals Category:March 1956 sports events in the United States Category:April 1956 sports events in the United States Category:Basketball competitions in Philadelphia Category:Basketball competitions in Indiana Category:1956 in sports in Indiana Category:1956 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1950s in Philadelphia Category:Sports competitions in Fort Wayne, Indiana