NBA HISTORY
1954-1955 Standings

Eastern Division

 WLPct. GB
Syracuse Nationals 43 29 .597   -
New York Knickerbockers 38 34 .528   5
Boston Celtics 36 36 .500   7
Philadelphia Warriors 33 39 .458   10
Baltimore Bullets 3 11 .214   11

Western Division

 WLPct. GB
Fort Wayne Pistons 43 29 .597   -
Minneapolis Lakers 40 32 .556   3
Rochester Royals 29 43 .403   14
Milwaukee Hawks 26 46 .361   17

1955 Playoff Results
 

NBA Finals
Syracuse 4, Fort Wayne 3
Mar. 31-Thur. Fort Wayne 82 at Syracuse 86
Apr. 2-Sat. Fort Wayne 84 at Syracuse 87
Apr. 3-Sun. Syracuse 89, Fort Wayne (at Indianapolis) 96
Apr. 5-Tue. Syracuse 102, Fort Wayne (at Indianapolis) 109
Apr. 7-Thur. Syracuse 71, Fort Wayne (at Indianapolis) 74
Apr. 9-Sat. Fort Wayne 104 at Syracuse 109
Apr. 10-Sun. Fort Wayne 91 at Syracuse 92
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Conference Finals
Syracuse 3, Boston 1
Mar. 22-Tue. Boston 100 at Syracuse 110
Mar. 24-Thur. Boston 110 at Syracuse 116
Mar. 26-Sat. Syracuse 97 at Boston *100
Mar. 27-Sun. Syracuse 110 at Boston 94

 Fort Wayne 3, Minneapolis 1
Mar. 20-Sun. Minneapolis 79, Fort Wayne (at Elkhart, Ind.) 96
Mar. 22-Tue. Minneapolis 97, Fort Wayne (at Indianapolis) *98
Mar. 23-Wed. Fort Wayne 91 at Minneapolis *99
Mar. 27-Sun. Fort Wayne 105 at Minneapolis 96
Conference Semifinals
Boston 2, New York 1
Mar. 15-Tue. New York 101 at Boston 122
Mar. 16-Wed. Boston 95 at New York 102
Mar. 19-Sat. Boston 116 at New York 109

 Minneapolis 2, Rochester 1
Mar. 16-Wed. Rochester 78, Minneapolis (at St. Paul) 82
Mar. 18-Fri. Minneapolis 92 at Rochester 94
Mar. 19-Sat. Rochester 110, Minneapolis (at St. Paul) 119

*Denotes number of overtime periods.

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