1955-56 NBA East standings

The Philadelphia Warriors won the 1955-56 NBA East division race at 45-27, 6 games ahead of the Boston Celtics.

NBA.com files the Syracuse Nationals in the West this season. They played in the East, which is where the same feed puts them in every other season they played, so this chart shows the East race as it was.

How the 1955-56 playoffs went

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East standings, 1955-56

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Philadelphia Warriors (PHW)	45	27	.625	-	4-6	L1
Boston Celtics (BOS)	39	33	.542	6	5-5	W1
New York Knicks (NYK)	35	37	.486	10	6-4	W1
Syracuse Nationals (SYR)	35	37	.486	10	4-6	L1

Final standings.

Turning points

The lead changed hands twice.
The Philadelphia Warriors trailed by as many as 1 game on November 5, 1955.
The Philadelphia Warriors took first place for good on January 2, 1956.
The Philadelphia Warriors won 8 games in a row from November 9, 1955 to November 26, 1955, the longest run of the race.
The New York Knicks led by 1 game as late as November 14, 1955.
The Philadelphia Warriors went 8-1 from January 1, 1956 to January 12, 1956, turning a level race into a lead of 5 games.
Four teams held first place.
The Philadelphia Warriors spent 117 of the season's 131 charted days in first place.