NBA Season History

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

RoundWinner (Seed)Loser (Seed)LengthSweep
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