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1956 basketball championship series

1956 NBA finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Philadelphia Warriors	George Senesky	4
Fort Wayne Pistons	Charles Eckman	1

Dates

March 31 – April 7

Pistons:
Chuck Cooper (2019)
George Yardley (1996)
Warriors:
Paul Arizin (1978)
Tom Gola (1976)
Neil Johnston (1990)
Officials:
Mendy Rudolph (2007)

Pistons defeated Hawks, 3–2

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The 1956 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series played at the conclusion of the 1955–56 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Fort Wayne Pistons four games to one. The series is notable for being one of only two Finals in which the two teams alternated home games, the other being in 1971.

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	March 31	Philadelphia Warriors	99–94 (1–0)	Fort Wayne Pistons
Game 2	April 1	Fort Wayne Pistons	84–83 (1–1)	Philadelphia Warriors
Game 3	April 3	Philadelphia Warriors	100–96 (2–1)	Fort Wayne Pistons
Game 4	April 5	Fort Wayne Pistons	105–107 (1–3)	Philadelphia Warriors
Game 5	April 7	Philadelphia Warriors	99–88 (4–1)	Fort Wayne Pistons

v t e Philadelphia Warriors 1955–56 NBA champions
4 Hennessy 5 Dempsey 6 Johnston 7 Beck 9 Graboski 11 Arizin 12 Davis 14 Moore 15 Gola 17 George
Head coach: Senesky
Regular season Playoffs

v t e Golden State Warriors
Founded in 1946 Played in Philadelphia (1946–1962) and Oakland (1971–2019) Based in San Francisco, California
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia Convention Hall Cow Palace San Francisco Civic Auditorium USF War Memorial Gymnasium San Diego Sports Arena San Jose Arena Oracle Arena Chase Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Joe Lacob (majority) Peter Guber President Brandon Schneider General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. Head coach Steve Kerr
G League affiliate	Santa Cruz Warriors
Retired numbers	6 (Bill Russell) 13 (Wilt Chamberlain) 14 (Tom Meschery) 16 (Al Attles) 17 (Chris Mullin) 24 (Rick Barry) 42 (Nate Thurmond)
NBA championships	1947 1956 1975 2015 2017 2018 2022
Rivalries	Cleveland Cavaliers Los Angeles Lakers Sacramento Kings
Culture and lore	73–9 Dance Cam Mom Death Lineup "Good Feeling" Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Inside Moves Nate the Great Nellie Ball Run TMC Splash Brothers The Sleepy Floyd game Warrior Girls Wilt the Stilt 100-point game

v t e Detroit Pistons
Founded in 1937 Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1937–1948) and the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1957) Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	North Side High School Gym Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Detroit Olympia Memorial Building Cobo Arena Pontiac Silverdome The Palace of Auburn Hills Little Caesars Arena
Personnel	Owner(s) Tom Gores President Ed Stefanski General manager Vacant Head coach Monty Williams
G League affiliate	Motor City Cruise
Retired numbers	1 2 3 4 10 11 15 16 21 32 40
NBA championships	1989 1990 2004
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Hooper Jordan Rules 1990 Detroit riot John Mason Malice at the Palace

v t e 1955–56 NBA season
Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions
Eastern	Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse
Western	Fort Wayne Minneapolis Rochester St. Louis

Series summary