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1954 - 55 NBA Season Review

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1954 - 55 Regular Season Standings


NBA 1954 - 55 Season


Wins Loses Win % GB PF PA
Eastern Division
Syracuse Nationals 43 29 0.597 91.1 89.7
New York Knicks 38 34 0.528 592.7 92.6
Boston Celtics 36 36 0.500 7101.5 101.5
Philadelphia Warriors 33 39 0.458 1093.2 93.5
Western Division
Fort Wayne Pistons 43 29 0.597 92.4 90.0
Minneapolis Lakers 40 32 0.556 395.6 94.5
Rochester Royals 29 43 0.403 1490.8 92.4
Milwaukee Hawks 26 46 0.361 1787.4 90.4

1954 - 55 NBA Playoffs

Finals
Syracuse Nationals over Fort Wayne Pistons (4-3)
Thu, March 31 - Fort Wayne Pistons 82 @ Syracuse Nationals 86
Sat, April 2 - Fort Wayne Pistons 84 @ Syracuse Nationals 87
Sun, April 3 - Syracuse Nationals 89 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 96
Tue, April 5 - Syracuse Nationals 102 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 109
Thu, April 7 - Syracuse Nationals 71 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 74
Sat, April 9 - Fort Wayne Pistons 104 @ Syracuse Nationals 109
Sun, April 10 - Fort Wayne Pistons 91 @ Syracuse Nationals 92

Eastern Division Finals
Syracuse Nationals over Boston Celtics (3-1)
Tue, March 22 - Boston Celtics 100 @ Syracuse Nationals 110
Thu, March 24 - Boston Celtics 110 @ Syracuse Nationals 116
Sat, March 26 - Syracuse Nationals 97 @ Boston Celtics 100
Sun, March 27 - Syracuse Nationals 110 @ Boston Celtics 94

Western Division Finals
Fort Wayne Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers (3-1)
Sun, March 20 - Minneapolis Lakers 79 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 96
Tue, March 22 - Minneapolis Lakers 97 @ Fort Wayne Pistons 98
Wed, March 23 - Fort Wayne Pistons 91 @ Minneapolis Lakers 99
Sun, March 27 - Fort Wayne Pistons 105 @ Minneapolis Lakers 96

Eastern Division Semifinals
Boston Celtics over New York Knicks (2-1)
Tue, March 15 - New York Knicks 101 @ Boston Celtics 122
Wed, March 16 - Boston Celtics 95 @ New York Knicks 102
Sat, March 19 - Boston Celtics 116 @ New York Knicks 109

Western Division Semifinals
Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals (2-1)
Wed, March 16 - Rochester Royals 78 @ Minneapolis Lakers 82
Fri, March 18 - Minneapolis Lakers 92 @ Rochester Royals 94
Sat, March 19 - Rochester Royals 110 @ Minneapolis Lakers 119

1954-55 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player Team Award
Bob Pettit Milwaukee Hawks Rookie of the Year Award
Bill Sharman Boston Celtics All Star Most Valuable Player
Bob Cousy Boston Celtics 1st All Star Team
Larry Foust Fort Wayne Pistons 1st All Star Team
Neil Johnston Philadelphia Warriors 1st All Star Team
Bob Pettit Milwaukee Hawks 1st All Star Team
Dolph Schayes Syracuse Nationals 1st All Star Team
Harry Gallatin New York Knicks 2nd All Star Team
Slater Martin Minneapolis Lakers 2nd All Star Team
Vern Mikkelsen Minneapolis Lakers 2nd All Star Team
Paul Seymour Syracuse Nationals 2nd All Star Team
Bill Sharman Boston Celtics 2nd All Star Team

NBA - 1954 - 55 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player Conference Team Minutes Points Rebounds Assists
Ray Felix East Baltimore Bullets 32:00 13 11 1
Ed Macauley East Boston Celtics 25:00 13 1 3
Dolph Schayes East Syracuse Nationals 24:00 6 12 1
Dick McGuire East New York Knicks 24:00 4 4 2
Bill Sharman East Boston Celtics 30:00 14 2 3
Carl Braun East New York Knicks 29:00 9 4 2
Harry Gallatin East New York Knicks 28:00 5 18 3
Neil Johnston East Philadelphia Warriors 20:00 6 7 2
Paul Seymour East Syracuse Nationals 19:00 8 1 3
Bob Cousy East Boston Celtics 34:00 20 11 4
Don Sunderlage West Milwaukee Hawks 6:00 4 0 1
Andy Phillip West Fort Wayne Pistons 19:00 2 3 3
Arnie Risen West Rochester Royals 20:00 8 7 0
Larry Foust West Fort Wayne Pistons 27:00 3 15 0
Bob Davies West Rochester Royals 31:00 18 5 5
Slater Martin West Minneapolis Lakers 23:00 2 0 3
Mel Hutchins West Fort Wayne Pistons 31:00 3 4 2
George Mikan West Minneapolis Lakers 31:00 18 9 1
Bobby Wanzer West Rochester Royals 36:00 12 2 6
Jim Pollard West Minneapolis Lakers 41:00 23 3 3

NBA - 1954 - 55 Leading Scorer

Player Season Team Points
Neil Johnston 1954-1955 Philadelphia Warriors 1631
Paul Arizin 1954-1955 Philadelphia Warriors 1512
Bob Cousy 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 1504
Bob Pettit 1954-1955 Milwaukee Hawks 1466
Dolph Schayes 1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals 1333
Vern Mikkelsen 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 1327
Clyde Lovellette 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 1311
Bill Sharman 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 1253
Ed Macauley 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 1248
Larry Foust 1954-1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 1189
Frank Selvy 1954-1955 Milwaukee Hawks 1105
//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1954 - 55 Assist Leader

Player Season Team Assists
Bob Cousy 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 557
Dick McGuire 1954-1955 New York Knicks 542
Andy Phillip 1954-1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 491
Paul Seymour 1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals 483
Slater Martin 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 427
Jack George 1954-1955 Philadelphia Warriors 359
Bob Davies 1954-1955 Rochester Royals 355
George King 1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals 331
Bill Sharman 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 280
Ed Macauley 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 275
Carl Braun 1954-1955 New York Knicks 274
..Foul Leaders Section

1954 - 55 Fouls Leader

Player Season Team Fouls
Vern Mikkelsen 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 319
Bob Harrison 1954-1955 Milwaukee Hawks 291
Ray Felix 1954-1955 New York Knicks 286
Earl Lloyd 1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals 283
Chuck Share 1954-1955 Milwaukee Hawks 273
Paul Arizin 1954-1955 Philadelphia Warriors 270
Whitey Skoog 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 265
Larry Foust 1954-1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 264
Clyde Lovellette 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 262
Joe Graboski 1954-1955 Philadelphia Warriors 259
Bob Pettit 1954-1955 Milwaukee Hawks 258
//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1954 - 55 Total Rebounds

Player Season Team Rebounds
Neil Johnston 1954-1955 Philadelphia Warriors 1085
Harry Gallatin 1954-1955 New York Knicks 995
Bob Pettit 1954-1955 Milwaukee Hawks 994
Dolph Schayes 1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals 887
Ray Felix 1954-1955 New York Knicks 818
Clyde Lovellette 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 802
Jack Coleman 1954-1955 Rochester Royals 729
Vern Mikkelsen 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 722
Arnie Risen 1954-1955 Rochester Royals 703
Larry Foust 1954-1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 700
Chuck Share 1954-1955 Milwaukee Hawks 684

1954 - 55 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

1954 - 55 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Player Season Team Attempt Made Percentage
Larry Foust 1954-1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 818 398 0.487
Jack Coleman 1954-1955 Rochester Royals 866 400 0.462
Tom Marshall 1954-1955 Rochester Royals 505 223 0.442
Neil Johnston 1954-1955 Philadelphia Warriors 1184 521 0.440
Ray Felix 1954-1955 New York Knicks 832 364 0.438
Clyde Lovellette 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 1192 519 0.435
Bill Sharman 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 1062 453 0.427
Ed Macauley 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 951 403 0.424
Red Morrison 1954-1955 Boston Celtics 284 120 0.423
Vern Mikkelsen 1954-1955 Minneapolis Lakers 1043 440 0.422
Red Kerr 1954-1955 Syracuse Nationals 718 301 0.419