1954–55 NBA season

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The 1954–55 NBA Season was the 9th 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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[edit] Notable Occurrences

  • In response to the relatively slow pace of games, the NBA introduced a 24 second shot clock. The shot clock revitalized the game as scoring skyrocketed league-wide. The shot clock is also credited for saving the NBA.
  • The Baltimore Bullets ceased operations after playing 14 games. It would be the last time an NBA franchise folded.
  • The NBA All-Star Game was played in New York City, with the East beating the West 100-91. Bill Sharman of the Boston Celtics won the game's MVP award.
  • NBC began televising NBA games. This continued until the 1962-63 season, when ABC took over. NBC would begin televising NBA games again in 1990.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Syracuse Nationals C 43 29 .597 -
New York Knicks 38 34 .528 5
Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 7
Philadelphia Warriors 33 39 .458 10
Baltimore Bullets 3 11 .214 11

[edit] Western Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Fort Wayne Pistons 43 29 .597 -
Minneapolis Lakers 40 32 .556 3
Rochester Royals 29 43 .403 14
Milwaukee Hawks 26 46 .361 17

C - NBA Champions

[edit] 1954-55 NBA Stats Leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 22.7
Rebounds per game Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 15.1
Assists per game Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 7.8
FG% Larry Foust Fort Wayne Pistons 48.7
FT% Bill Sharman Boston Celtics 89.7

[edit] NBA awards

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also