Английская Википедия:1955 NBA playoffs
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The 1955 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-55 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
This was the only title for the Nationals under that moniker; the franchise won its next title in 1967 as the Philadelphia 76ers.
For the Pistons, this was their first trip to the NBA Finals in franchise history; they returned the next year, but didn't win their first title until 1989 as the Detroit Pistons.
After experimenting with a round robin playoff format in 1954, the NBA moved to a system in which the top team in each conference earned a first-round bye, giving them the right to start out in the division finals. It remained in place until 1967, when it changed to an eight-team format in which all teams played the first round.
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Division Semifinals
Eastern Division Semifinals
(2) New York Knicks vs. (3) Boston Celtics
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning three of the first four meetings.
New York leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Semifinals
(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Rochester Royals
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- Bob Davies’s final NBA game.
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings.
Minneapolis leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Division Finals
Eastern Division Finals
(1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (3) Boston Celtics
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nationals winning two of the first three meetings.
Syracuse leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Finals
(1) Fort Wayne Pistons vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers
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- Jim Pollard’s final NBA game.
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first three meetings.
Minneapolis leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series |
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NBA Finals: (E1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (W1) Fort Wayne Pistons
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- George King hit a free throw with 12 seconds left, then stole the ball from Andy Phillip with 3 seconds left to seal it.
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[5]
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