Semi-Finals
Division
Finals
2 NYK 1
3 BOS 2
2 MIN 2
3 ROC 1
1 SYR 3
3 BOS 1
1 FW 3
2 MIN 1
1 FW 3
1 SYR 4
Champ
SYR
1954-55 NBA Champion Syracuse Nationals
After experimenting with a round robin playoff format in 1954, the NBA moved to a system in which the top team in each conference earned a first-round bye, giving them the right to start out in the division finals. It remained in place until 1967, when it changed to an eight-team format in which all teams played the first round.

Division Finals

Best of 5-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
3/20vs Minneapolis (2)W  96-79 1-0
3/22vs Minneapolis (2)W  98-97
OT		 2-0
3/23at Minneapolis (2)L  91-99
OT		 2-1
3/27at Minneapolis (2)W  105-96 3-1

NBA Finals

Best of 7-game series
Date    OpponentResultScoreSeries
3/31at Syracuse (1)L  82-86 0-1
4/2at Syracuse (1)L  84-87 0-2
4/3vs Syracuse (1)W  96-89 1-2
4/5vs Syracuse (1)W  109-102 2-2
4/7vs Syracuse (1)W  74-71 3-2
4/9at Syracuse (1)L  104-109 3-3
4/10at Syracuse (1)L  91-92 3-4

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