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1955 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1955
season	[1954–55](1954-55-nba-season)
dates	March 15 – April 10, 1955
num_teams	6
winners	Syracuse Nationals
count	1
second	Fort Wayne Pistons
semifinal1	Minneapolis Lakers
semifinal2	Boston Celtics
prev_season	[1954](1954-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1956](1956-nba-playoffs)

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.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Syracuse* | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=Fort Wayne* | RD3-score2=3 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) [[New York Knicks]] vs. (3) [[Boston Celtics]]

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning three of the first four meetings.

New York leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

(2) [[Minneapolis Lakers]] vs. (3) [[Rochester Royals]]

Bob Davies’s final NBA game.

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings.

Minneapolis leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Syracuse Nationals]] vs. (3) [[Boston Celtics]]

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nationals winning two of the first three meetings.

Syracuse leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Finals

(1) [[Fort Wayne Pistons]] vs. (2) [[Minneapolis Lakers]]

Jim Pollard’s final NBA game.

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first three meetings.

Minneapolis leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (E1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (W1) Fort Wayne Pistons

Main article: 1955 NBA Finals

George King hit a free throw with 12 seconds left, then stole the ball from Andy Phillip with 3 seconds left to seal it.

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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