On this page you will find the NBA Playoff results for each season. You will see the result of every series during that particular season’s playoffs.
1956 NBA Playoff data
| Round | Winner (Seed) | Loser (Seed) | Length | Sweep |
| Eastern Division Semifinals | Syracuse Nationals (3) | Boston Celtics (2) | 3 Games | |
| Western Division Semifinals | St. Louis Hawks (3) | Minneapolis Lakers (2) | 3 Games | |
| Eastern Division Finals | Philadelphia Warriors (1) | Syracuse Nationals (3) | 5 Games | |
| Western Division Finals | Fort Wayne Pistons (1) | St. Louis Hawks (3) | 5 Games | |
| NBA Finals | Philadelphia Warriors (1) | Fort Wayne Pistons (1) | 5 Games |