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Season for the Nationals in the National Basketball Association
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1955–56 NBA season was the Nationals' 7th season in the NBA.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1955-56 NBA Records
|
Team
|
BOS
|
FWP
|
MIN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
ROC
|
STL
|
SYR
|
Boston
|
— |
4–5 |
7–2 |
5–7 |
5–7 |
5–4 |
5–4 |
8–4
|
Fort Wayne
|
5–4 |
— |
5–7 |
5–4 |
4–5 |
7–5 |
7–5 |
4–5
|
Minneapolis
|
2–7 |
7–5 |
— |
5–4 |
3–6 |
7–5 |
5–7 |
4–5
|
New York
|
7–5 |
4–5 |
4–5 |
— |
6–6 |
6–3 |
4–5 |
4–8
|
Philadelphia
|
7–5 |
5–4 |
6–3 |
6–6 |
— |
6–3 |
6–3 |
9–3
|
Rochester
|
4–5 |
5–7 |
5–7 |
3–6 |
3–6 |
— |
6–6 |
5–4
|
St. Louis
|
4–5 |
5–7 |
7–5 |
5–4 |
3–6 |
6–6 |
— |
3–6
|
Syracuse
|
4–8 |
5–4 |
5–4 |
8–4 |
3–9 |
4–5 |
6–3 |
—
|
Game log[edit]
1955–56 Game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
November 5 |
Fort Wayne |
113–114 (OT) |
Paul Seymour (19) |
1–0
|
2 |
November 6 |
@ Rochester |
80–83 |
Dolph Schayes (15) |
1–1
|
3 |
November 12 |
@ St. Louis |
91–81 |
Johnny Kerr (25) |
2–1
|
4 |
November 13 |
@ Fort Wayne |
79–93 |
Johnny Kerr (16) |
2–2
|
5 |
November 17 |
Minneapolis |
91–105 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
3–2
|
6 |
November 19 |
@ Philadelphia |
94–102 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
3–3
|
7 |
November 20 |
St. Louis |
80–84 |
Paul Seymour (17) |
4–3
|
8 |
November 23 |
N Philadelphia |
101–104 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
4–4
|
9 |
November 24 |
Boston |
103–111 |
George King (29) |
5–4
|
10 |
November 26 |
@ New York |
99–100 |
Red Rocha (29) |
5–5
|
11 |
November 27 |
New York |
74–85 |
Dolph Schayes (19) |
6–5
|
12 |
November 29 |
N Boston |
97–105 |
George King (31) |
6–6
|
13 |
December 3 |
Minneapolis |
103–114 |
Red Rocha (23) |
7–6
|
14 |
December 4 |
@ Minneapolis |
102–96 |
George King (25) |
8–6
|
15 |
December 6 |
N Fort Wayne |
88–90 |
Dolph Schayes (21) |
8–7
|
16 |
December 8 |
@ Fort Wayne |
94–105 |
Dolph Schayes (20) |
8–8
|
17 |
December 9 |
@ Philadelphia |
92–101 |
Johnny Kerr (20) |
8–9
|
18 |
December 11 |
Boston |
89–101 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
9–9
|
19 |
December 15 |
Minneapolis |
135–133 (3OT) |
Dolph Schayes (34) |
9–10
|
20 |
December 17 |
@ Boston |
110–104 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
10–10
|
21 |
December 18 |
Philadelphia |
79–99 |
Johnny Kerr (18) |
11–10
|
22 |
December 20 |
@ New York |
98–91 |
Johnny Kerr (29) |
12–10
|
23 |
December 25 |
Rochester |
96–111 |
Johnny Kerr (20) |
13–10
|
24 |
December 26 |
@ Rochester |
91–93 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
13–11
|
25 |
December 27 |
N Rochester |
80–91 |
Dolph Schayes (14) |
13–12
|
26 |
December 29 |
@ Philadelphia |
83–112 |
Dolph Schayes (16) |
13–13
|
27 |
December 30 |
N Boston |
103–110 |
Johnny Kerr (21) |
13–14
|
28 |
December 31 |
New York |
92–101 |
Dolph Schayes (19) |
14–14
|
29 |
January 1 |
@ Minneapolis |
85–80 |
Dolph Schayes (19) |
15–14
|
30 |
January 2 |
@ St. Louis |
84–82 |
Ed Conlin (17) |
16–14
|
31 |
January 4 |
Philadelphia |
88–87 |
Dolph Schayes (21) |
16–15
|
32 |
January 7 |
Boston |
105–99 (OT) |
George King (19) |
16–16
|
33 |
January 8 |
@ Minneapolis |
91–99 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
16–17
|
34 |
January 10 |
N Minneapolis |
79–90 |
Dolph Schayes (14) |
16–18
|
35 |
January 12 |
St. Louis |
78–93 |
Bill Kenville (19) |
17–18
|
36 |
January 13 |
@ Boston |
104–119 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
17–19
|
37 |
January 14 |
@ Rochester |
93–102 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
17–20
|
38 |
January 15 |
Rochester |
88–99 |
Lloyd, Schayes (18) |
18–20
|
39 |
January 19 |
Minneapolis |
100–122 |
Johnny Kerr (27) |
19–20
|
40 |
January 21 |
N Boston |
96–100 |
Conlin, Kerr (19) |
19–21
|
41 |
January 22 |
St. Louis |
109–105 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
19–22
|
42 |
January 25 |
@ Philadelphia |
100–112 |
Dolph Schayes (23) |
19–23
|
43 |
January 26 |
Philadelphia |
89–100 |
Kenville, Schayes (26) |
20–23
|
44 |
January 28 |
@ St. Louis |
85–93 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
20–24
|
45 |
January 29 |
New York |
99–95 (OT) |
Earl Lloyd (17) |
20–25
|
46 |
February 1 |
@ Rochester |
77–83 |
Lloyd, Schayes (18) |
20–26
|
47 |
February 2 |
Rochester |
89–97 |
Paul Seymour (19) |
21–26
|
48 |
February 4 |
@ New York |
103–94 |
Dolph Schayes (28) |
22–26
|
49 |
February 5 |
Fort Wayne |
85–90 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
23–26
|
50 |
February 6 |
@ Fort Wayne |
98–99 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
23–27
|
51 |
February 7 |
N Philadelphia |
95–128 |
Dolph Schayes (24) |
23–28
|
52 |
February 9 |
Boston |
98–97 |
Johnny Kerr (27) |
23–29
|
53 |
February 10 |
N New York |
94–88 |
Ed Conlin (18) |
24–29
|
54 |
February 12 |
Rochester |
74–101 |
Dolph Schayes (20) |
25–29
|
55 |
February 17 |
N New York |
91–86 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
26–29
|
56 |
February 18 |
Fort Wayne |
84–85 |
Johnny Kerr (16) |
27–29
|
57 |
February 19 |
New York |
98–118 |
Dolph Schayes (31) |
28–29
|
58 |
February 21 |
@ New York |
108–107 (2OT) |
Dolph Schayes (19) |
29–29
|
59 |
February 23 |
Fort Wayne |
92–94 |
Paul Seymour (23) |
30–29
|
60 |
February 24 |
N St. Louis |
103–116 |
George King (27) |
30–30
|
61 |
February 26 |
Philadelphia |
87–85 |
Dolph Schayes (38) |
30–31
|
62 |
February 27 |
@ Fort Wayne |
98–95 (OT) |
Dolph Schayes (19) |
31–31
|
63 |
February 29 |
N Minneapolis |
94–98 |
Dolph Schayes (32) |
31–32
|
64 |
March 1 |
Boston |
100–111 |
Dolph Schayes (23) |
32–32
|
65 |
March 3 |
@ Philadelphia |
96–102 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
32–33
|
66 |
March 4 |
New York |
118–111 (2OT) |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
32–34
|
67 |
March 7 |
@ Boston |
98–111 |
Paul Seymour (21) |
32–35
|
68 |
March 8 |
St. Louis |
88–92 |
Dolph Schayes (19) |
33–35
|
69 |
March 10 |
@ New York |
84–104 |
Dolph Schayes (26) |
33–36
|
70 |
March 11 |
Philadelphia |
88–99 |
Dolph Schayes (29) |
34–36
|
71 |
March 12 |
N St. Louis |
97–92 |
Dolph Schayes (27) |
35–36
|
72 |
March 14 |
@ Boston |
103–122 |
Dolph Schayes (25) |
35–37
|
Playoffs[edit]
1956 playoff game log
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Division Tiebreaker (Finished as East's #3 seed)
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Division Semifinals: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
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Division Finals: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)
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1956 schedule
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Awards and records[edit]
References[edit]
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