1956 NBA Finals

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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 Template:Nbafy.

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

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Fort Wayne Pistons

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Head coach
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Charles Eckman

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Roster

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Box scores

March 31
Fort Wayne Pistons 94, Philadelphia Warriors 98
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 24–20, 15–33, 30–25
Pts: George Yardley 27
Rebs: George Yardley 15
Asts: Hutchins, Phillip 6 each		 Pts: Paul Arizin 28
Rebs: Neil Johnston 14
Asts: Tom Gola 10
Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

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April 1
Philadelphia Warriors 83, Fort Wayne Pistons 84
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 26–22, 19–23, 18–19
Pts: Paul Arizin 27
Rebs: Arizin, Johnston 9 each
Asts: Ernie Beck 6		 Pts: George Yardley 30
Rebs: George Yardley 19
Asts: Andy Phillip 5
Series tied, 1–1

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April 3
Fort Wayne Pistons 96, Philadelphia Warriors 100
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 25–23, 14–25, 31–27
Pts: Larry Foust 19
Rebs: Larry Foust 14
Asts: Chuck Noble 4		 Pts: Paul Arizin 27
Rebs: Neil Johnston 17
Asts: Tom Gola 8
Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

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April 5
Philadelphia Warriors 107, Fort Wayne Pistons 105
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 26–32, 30–26, 27–23
Pts: Paul Arizin 30
Rebs: Tom Gola 9
Asts: Joe Graboski 7		 Pts: George Yardley 21
Rebs: Larry Foust 14
Asts: Andy Phillip 6
Philadelphia leads series, 3–1

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April 7
Fort Wayne Pistons 88, Philadelphia Warriors 99
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–22, 20–28, 25–27
Pts: George Yardley 30
Rebs: George Yardley 20
Asts: Corky Devlin 6		 Pts: Joe Graboski 29
Rebs: Joe Graboski 16
Asts: Jack George 10
Philadelphia wins series, 4–1

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See also

References

External links

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