1956 NBA Finals

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The 1956 NBA Finals was the championship series concluding the 1955–56 NBA season, featuring the Philadelphia Warriors defeating the Fort Wayne Pistons to win the league title.

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1956 NBA Finals canonical 2
1955–56 NBA season 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals
basketball championship series
bestOfFormat best-of-seven series
champion Philadelphia Warriors
championCityTitleNumber 2
championFranchiseTitleNumber 2
country United States
decidingGameNumber Game 5
decidingGameWinner Philadelphia Warriors
description championship series concluding the 1955–56 NBA season
endDate 1956-04-07
era 1950s NBA
finalsAppearanceForChampionFranchiseNumber 2
finalsAppearanceForRunnerUpFranchiseNumber 3
finalsTeam Fort Wayne Pistons
Philadelphia Warriors
gameCountWonByChampion 4
gameCountWonByRunnerUp 1
gamesInSeries 5
league NBA
National Basketball Association
locationTeam1Home Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
locationTeam2Home Fort Wayne, Indiana
losingCoach Charley Eckman
mostGamesWonBy Philadelphia Warriors
nextFinals 1957 NBA Finals
notablePlayerOnChampion Neil Johnston
Paul Arizin
Tom Gola
notablePlayerOnRunnerUp George Yardley
Larry Foust
partOf history of the National Basketball Association
previousFinals 1955 NBA Finals
runnerUp Fort Wayne Pistons
seasonNumber 10
seasonOfLeague 1955–56 NBA season
seriesResult Philadelphia Warriors won 4–1
sport basketball
startDate 1956-03-31
televisionCoverageCountry United States
winningCoach George Senesky

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Philadelphia Warriors wonChampionship 1956 NBA Finals
Andy Phillip participantIn 1955–56 NBA season
linked to: 1956 NBA Finals
1955 NBA Finals followedBy 1956 NBA Finals