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1956 NBA Finals

1956 basketball championship series

Chuck Cooper (2019) George Yardley (1996) Warriors: Paul Arizin (1978) Tom Gola (1976) Neil Johnston (1990) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007)

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 .

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

George Senesky

Fort Wayne Pistons

Box scores

References

1955-56 NBA Season Summary, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

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