1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 7-3 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-2
Finals - Defeated Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
Coach: George Senesky (45-27)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 164,929, Avg. 5,890 in 28 home dates
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors StatisticsTeam Record: 45-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 7-3 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Syracuse Nationals 3-2
Finals - Defeated Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
Coach: George Senesky (45-27)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 164,929, Avg. 5,890 in 28 home dates
1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors Roster
The Philadelphia Warriors of the National Basketball Association ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 45 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-3.
The Warriors tossed in 7,424 points and conceded 7,117. Paul Arizin netted a team-best 1,741 points for Philadelphia, while Neil Johnston scored 16 or more per game, too. Neil Johnston contributed 872 rebounds. Jack George dished out 457 assists for the squad.
George Senesky coached the team. The 1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors won the NBA championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 7424
Regular Season Points Against: 7117
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 87 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 9, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers 106 at Philadelphia Warriors 117 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| November 10, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Rochester Royals 84 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | at New York, NY | |
| November 12, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 100 at Minneapolis Lakers 89 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | at Hershey, PA | |
| November 17, 1955 | Boston Celtics 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 106 | W | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | ||
| November 19, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 94 at Philadelphia Warriors 102 | W | 3-0 | 2-1 | 5-1 | ||
| November 23, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 104 at Syracuse Nationals 101 | W | 3-0 | 3-1 | 6-1 | at Boston, MA | |
| November 24, 1955 | New York Knicks 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 118 | W | 4-0 | 3-1 | 7-1 | ||
| November 26, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 | W | 5-0 | 3-1 | 8-1 | ||
| November 27, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 94 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 | L | 5-0 | 3-2 | 8-2 | ||
| November 29, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at St. Louis Hawks 108 | L | 5-0 | 3-3 | 8-3 | ||
| December 1, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks 98 at Philadelphia Warriors 115 | W | 6-0 | 3-3 | 9-3 | ||
| December 3, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 109 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 6-0 | 4-3 | 10-3 | ||
| December 4, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 84 at Rochester Royals 107 | L | 6-0 | 4-4 | 10-4 | ||
| December 6, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 116 at Minneapolis Lakers 103 | W | 6-0 | 5-4 | 11-4 | at New York, NY | |
| December 9, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 101 | W | 7-0 | 5-4 | 12-4 | ||
| December 11, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 | L | 7-0 | 5-5 | 12-5 | ||
| December 13, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 109 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 7-0 | 6-5 | 13-5 | at New York, NY | |
| December 15, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Philadelphia Warriors 80 | W | 8-0 | 6-5 | 14-5 | ||
| December 18, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 79 at Syracuse Nationals 99 | L | 8-0 | 6-6 | 14-6 | ||
| December 21, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Rochester Royals 92 | W | 8-0 | 7-6 | 15-6 | ||
| December 26, 1955 | New York Knicks 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 97 | L | 8-1 | 7-6 | 15-7 | ||
| December 27, 1955 | Philadelphia Warriors 79 at New York Knicks 80 | L | 8-1 | 7-7 | 15-8 | ||
| December 29, 1955 | Syracuse Nationals 83 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | W | 9-1 | 7-7 | 16-8 | ||
| January 1, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Boston Celtics 121 | L | 9-1 | 7-8 | 16-9 | ||
| January 2, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 130 at Rochester Royals 100 | W | 9-1 | 8-8 | 17-9 | at New Haven, CT | |
| January 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 102 | W | 10-1 | 8-8 | 18-9 | ||
| January 4, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Syracuse Nationals 87 | W | 10-1 | 9-8 | 19-9 | ||
| January 5, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 81 | L | 10-2 | 9-8 | 19-10 | at New York, NY | |
| January 6, 1956 | New York Knicks 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | W | 11-2 | 9-8 | 20-10 | ||
| January 8, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at New York Knicks 83 | W | 11-2 | 10-8 | 21-10 | ||
| January 10, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 | W | 12-2 | 10-8 | 22-10 | OT | |
| January 11, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Rochester Royals 94 | W | 12-2 | 11-8 | 23-10 | ||
| January 12, 1956 | Rochester Royals 94 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 | W | 13-2 | 11-8 | 24-10 | ||
| January 14, 1956 | Boston Celtics 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | L | 13-3 | 11-8 | 24-11 | ||
| January 15, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at St. Louis Hawks 96 | W | 13-3 | 12-8 | 25-11 | ||
| January 18, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Philadelphia Warriors 94 | L | 13-4 | 12-8 | 25-12 | at St Paul, MN | |
| January 21, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 91 | L | 13-5 | 12-8 | 25-13 | ||
| January 22, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 129 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 13-5 | 13-8 | 26-13 | ||
| January 23, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 120 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 13-5 | 14-8 | 27-13 | at New Haven, CT | |
| January 25, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 112 | W | 14-5 | 14-8 | 28-13 | ||
| January 26, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 89 at Syracuse Nationals 100 | L | 14-5 | 14-9 | 28-14 | ||
| January 28, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 | W | 14-5 | 15-9 | 29-14 | ||
| January 29, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99 | L | 14-5 | 15-10 | 29-15 | ||
| January 31, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 95 at New York Knicks 105 | L | 14-5 | 15-11 | 29-16 | ||
| February 1, 1956 | New York Knicks 105 at Philadelphia Warriors 104 | L | 14-6 | 15-11 | 29-17 | 2OT | |
| February 2, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 88 at New York Knicks 87 | W | 14-6 | 16-11 | 30-17 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 3, 1956 | Rochester Royals 105 at Philadelphia Warriors 96 | L | 14-7 | 16-11 | 30-18 | ||
| February 5, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 93 at St. Louis Hawks 105 | L | 14-7 | 16-12 | 30-19 | ||
| February 7, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Syracuse Nationals 95 | W | 14-7 | 17-12 | 31-19 | at New York, NY | |
| February 9, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 97 at Philadelphia Warriors 108 | W | 15-7 | 17-12 | 32-19 | ||
| February 11, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 117 at Minneapolis Lakers 102 | W | 15-7 | 18-12 | 33-19 | ||
| February 12, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 87 at St. Louis Hawks 79 | W | 15-7 | 19-12 | 34-19 | ||
| February 14, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 105 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 | W | 15-7 | 20-12 | 35-19 | at Miami, FL | |
| February 15, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 | W | 15-7 | 21-12 | 36-19 | at Miami, FL | |
| February 17, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 134 | W | 16-7 | 21-12 | 37-19 | ||
| February 18, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 115 at Boston Celtics 101 | W | 16-7 | 22-12 | 38-19 | at New Haven, CT | |
| February 19, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Boston Celtics 120 | L | 16-7 | 22-13 | 38-20 | ||
| February 22, 1956 | New York Knicks 117 at Philadelphia Warriors 108 | L | 16-8 | 22-13 | 38-21 | ||
| February 24, 1956 | Boston Celtics 129 at Philadelphia Warriors 135 | W | 17-8 | 22-13 | 39-21 | ||
| February 26, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 87 at Syracuse Nationals 85 | W | 17-8 | 23-13 | 40-21 | ||
| February 29, 1956 | Rochester Royals 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 86 | W | 18-8 | 23-13 | 41-21 | ||
| March 1, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers 102 at Philadelphia Warriors 100 | L | 18-9 | 23-13 | 41-22 | ||
| March 3, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 102 | W | 19-9 | 23-13 | 42-22 | ||
| March 4, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Boston Celtics 128 | L | 19-9 | 23-14 | 42-23 | ||
| March 6, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 102 at Philadelphia Warriors 97 | L | 19-10 | 23-14 | 42-24 | at New York, NY | |
| March 7, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at New York Knicks 87 | W | 19-10 | 24-14 | 43-24 | at Boston, MA | |
| March 8, 1956 | Boston Celtics 120 at Philadelphia Warriors 142 | W | 20-10 | 24-14 | 44-24 | ||
| March 10, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Rochester Royals 111 | L | 20-10 | 24-15 | 44-25 | ||
| March 11, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Syracuse Nationals 99 | L | 20-10 | 24-16 | 44-26 | ||
| March 13, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks 113 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 | W | 21-10 | 24-16 | 45-26 | ||
| March 14, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 108 at New York Knicks 115 | L | 21-10 | 24-17 | 45-27 | ||
| March 23, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 87 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 25, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Syracuse Nationals 122 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 27, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 119 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 28, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 104 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| March 29, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals 104 at Philadelphia Warriors 109 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| March 31, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 94 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 | W | 4-0 | 0-2 | 4-2 | ||
| April 1, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | L | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 100 | W | 5-0 | 0-3 | 5-3 | ||
| April 5, 1956 | Philadelphia Warriors 107 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 | W | 5-0 | 1-3 | 6-3 | ||
| April 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 99 | W | 6-0 | 1-3 | 7-3 |
