NBA playoffs 1955-56: bracket and series

Division semifinals Eastern Division

• Boston CelticsCeltics 1 Syracuse NationalsNationals (winner) 2

  1. Game 1 · Sat, Mar 17 SYR 93 – 110 BOS
  2. Game 2 · Mon, Mar 19 BOS 98 – 101 SYR
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Mar 21 SYR 102 – 97 BOS

Division semifinals Western Division

• St. Louis HawksHawks (winner) 2 Minneapolis LakersLakers 1

  1. Game 1 · Sat, Mar 17 MNL 115 – 116 STL
  2. Game 2 · Mon, Mar 19 STL 75 – 133 MNL
  3. Game 3 · Wed, Mar 21 STL 116 – 115 MNL

Division finals Eastern Division

• Philadelphia WarriorsWarriors (winner) 3 Syracuse NationalsNationals 2

  1. Game 1 · Fri, Mar 23 SYR 87 – 109 PHW
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Mar 25 PHW 118 – 122 SYR
  3. Game 3 · Tue, Mar 27 SYR 96 – 119 PHW
  4. Game 4 · Wed, Mar 28 PHW 104 – 108 SYR
  5. Game 5 · Thu, Mar 29 SYR 104 – 109 PHW

Division finals Western Division

• Fort Wayne PistonsPistons (winner) 3 St. Louis HawksHawks 2

  1. Game 1 · Thu, Mar 22 STL 86 – 85 FTW
  2. Game 2 · Sat, Mar 24 FTW 74 – 84 STL
  3. Game 3 · Sun, Mar 25 STL 84 – 107 FTW
  4. Game 4 · Tue, Mar 27 FTW 93 – 84 STL
  5. Game 5 · Thu, Mar 29 STL 97 – 102 FTW

Finals

• Philadelphia WarriorsWarriors (winner) 4 Fort Wayne PistonsPistons 1

  1. Game 1 · Sat, Mar 31 FTW 94 – 98 PHW
  2. Game 2 · Sun, Apr 1 PHW 83 – 84 FTW
  3. Game 3 · Tue, Apr 3 FTW 96 – 100 PHW
  4. Game 4 · Thu, Apr 5 PHW 107 – 105 FTW
  5. Game 5 · Sat, Apr 7 FTW 88 – 99 PHW