1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season

1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season

NBA season

team = Golden State Warriors#Philadelphia Warriors|Philadelphia Warriors
end_year = 1956
wins = 45
losses = 27
division_place = 1
conf_place = 1
coach = George Senesky
arena =
playoffs = Won NBA Finals

With George Senesky taking over for Edward Gottlieb as coach, the Warriors had a strong start by winning 12 of their first 16 games. [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/pwar/phlwarriors.html Philadelphia Warriors (1946-1962) ] ] 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. 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.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Regular season

eason standings

eason Schedule

Roster

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Player stats

"Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average"

Postseason

NBA Finals

Awards and Honors

References

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHW/1956.html Warriors on Basketball Reference] succession box
title = NBA Champions
Philadelphia Warriors
years = 1956
before = Syracuse Nationals
1955
after = Boston Celtics
1957


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