1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season
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The 1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season George Senesky took over for Eddie Gottlieb as coach, the Warriors had a strong start by winning 12 of their first 16 games.[1] Paul Arizin and Neil Johnston were among the league's scoring leaders as the Warriors won the Eastern Division with a 45–27 record. The addition of rookie Tom Gola made the difference. In his first season Gola averaged 9.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.[1] In the Eastern Division Finals the Warriors beat the Syracuse Nationals in 5 games. In the NBA Finals, the Warriors won their 2nd Championship by beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1. HoopsHype would later rank this championship squad as tied with the 1956–57 Boston Celtics from a season later team as the team with the second-easiest path to the NBA Finals ever in 2024 due to them being one of three total championship teams who had playoff opponents that averaged around an average overall record or less during their championship run.[2]
1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season | |||
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NBA champions | |||
Division champions | |||
Head coach | George Senesky | ||
Arena | Philadelphia Civic Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 45–27 (.625) | ||
Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | NBA champions | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WPTZ/WCAU/WFIL | ||
Radio | WIBG (Bill Campbell) | ||
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