Every 1955-56 NBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran November 5, 1955 to March 14, 1956.
NBA.com files the Syracuse Nationals in the West this season. They played in the East in all fourteen of their NBA seasons, and the same feed misfiles them in 1951-52 as well, so this season's charts show both divisions as they were.
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East standings, 1955-56
Team
W
L
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Philadelphia Warriors (PHW)x
45
27
.625
-
4-6
L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)x
39
33
.542
6
5-5
W1
Syracuse Nationals (SYR)x
35
37
.486
10
4-6
L1
New York Knicks (NYK)
35
37
.486
10
6-4
W1
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
Turning points
The lead changed hands once.
The Philadelphia Warriors trailed by as many as 1 game on November 5, 1955.
The Philadelphia Warriors took first place for good on January 2, 1956.
The Philadelphia Warriors won 8 games in a row twice, the longest run of the race.
The New York Knicks led by 1 game as late as November 14, 1955.
The Philadelphia Warriors went 8-1 from January 2, 1956 to January 12, 1956, turning a tied race into a lead of 5 games.
Four teams held or shared first place.
The Philadelphia Warriors spent 117 of the season's 131 charted days in first place.