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1955 NBA Playoffs

1955 NBA playoffs
Season 1954–55
Teams 6
NBA playoffs
«1954 1956»

The 1955 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-55 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

This was the only title for the Nationals under that moniker; the franchise won its next title in 1967 as the Philadelphia 76ers.

For the Pistons, this was their first trip to the NBA Finals in franchise history; they returned the next year, but didn't win their first title until 1989 as the Detroit Pistons.

After experimenting with a round robin playoff format in 1954, the NBA moved to a system in which the top team in each conference earned a first-round bye, giving them the right to start out in the division finals. It remained in place until 1967, when it changed to an eight-team format in which all teams played the first round.


Champion: Fort Wayne Pistons

Division Semifinals

(1) Fort Wayne Pistons have division semifinals bye.

(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Rochester Royals: Lakers win series 2-1

Last Playoff Meeting: 1954 NBA Western Division Finals (Minneapolis won 2-1)

Division Finals

(1) Fort Wayne Pistons vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Pistons win series 3-1


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