1954–55 NBA season
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The 1954–55 NBA season was the ninth season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Syracuse Nationals winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
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1954–55 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 30, 1954 – March 14, 1955 March 15–27, 1955 (Playoffs) March 31 – April 10, 1955 (Finals) |
Number of games | 72 |
Number of teams | 8 (9)note |
TV partner(s) | NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Frank Selvy |
Picked by | Baltimore Bullets |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Top scorer | Neil Johnston (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Syracuse Nationals |
Eastern runners-up | Boston Celtics |
Western champions | Fort Wayne Pistons |
Western runners-up | Minneapolis Lakers |
Finals | |
Champions | Syracuse Nationals |
Runners-up | Fort Wayne Pistons |
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