1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors season

The 1954–55 NBA season was the Warriors' 9th season in the NBA.[1]

1954–55 Philadelphia Warriors season
Head coachEdward Gottlieb
ArenaPhiladelphia Civic Center
Results
Record33–39 (.458)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFIL-TV
RadioWCAU
< 1953–54 1955–56 >

Offseason

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Roster

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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 11 Arizin, Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 5 Costello, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Niagara
F/C 12 Davis, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Texas A&M
G 19 Dempsey, George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) King's (NY)
G 7 Finn, Danny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) St. John's
G 17 George, Jack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
F/C 9 Graboski, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tuley HS (IL)
G 14 Hoffman, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Purdue
C 6 Johnston, Neil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
G 7 Kearns, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Princeton
F 14 Moore, Jackie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) La Salle
G 4 Murray, Ken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. Bonaventure
F 15 Zawoluk, Zeke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's
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Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Syracuse Nationals 43 29 .597 25–7 10–17 8–5 21–15
x-New York Knicks 38 34 .528 5 17–9 8–17 13–8 15–21
x-Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 7 21–5 4–22 11–9 19–17
Philadelphia Warriors 33 39 .458 10 14–5 6–20 13–14 17–19
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1954-55 NBA Records
Team BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
Boston 4–5 6–3 3–6 6–6 7–5 4–5 6–6
Fort Wayne 5–4 11–1 9–3 2–7 6–3 8–4 2–7
Milwaukee 3–6 1–11 5–7 3–6 4–5 6–6 4–5
Minneapolis 6–3 3–9 7–5 4–5 6–3 8–4 6–3
New York 6–6 7–2 6–3 5–4 5–7 5–4 4–8
Philadelphia 5–7 3–6 5–4 3–6 7–5 5–4 5–7
Rochester 5–4 4–8 6–6 4–8 4–5 4–5 2–7
Syracuse 6–6 7–2 5–4 3–6 8–4 7–5 7–2

Game log

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1954–55 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 November 13 New York 86–87 Arizin, Graboski, Johnston (22) 1–0
2 November 16 N Syracuse 86–85 Joe Graboski (26) 1–1
3 November 18 N New York 94–96 Paul Arizin (29) 1–2
4 November 20 Fort Wayne 82–99 Paul Arizin (23) 2–2
5 November 24 N Fort Wayne 91–87 Paul Arizin (28) 3–2
6 November 25 Boston 98–103 Arizin, Johnston (28) 4–2
7 November 30 @ New York 91–95 (OT) Neil Johnston (32) 4–3
8 December 1 Minneapolis 91–88 Paul Arizin (28) 4–4
9 December 3 N Milwaukee 110–91 Neil Johnston (25) 5–4
10 December 4 Syracuse 73–79 Neil Johnston (27) 6–4
11 December 5 @ Syracuse 72–89 Neil Johnston (21) 6–5
12 December 7 N Syracuse 88–81 Paul Arizin (20) 6–6
13 December 8 N New York 86–77 Jack George (21) 7–6
14 December 9 New York 98–96 Neil Johnston (23) 7–7
15 December 12 @ Syracuse 96–87 Neil Johnston (25) 8–7
16 December 15 N Fort Wayne 99–90 Neil Johnston (26) 9–7
17 December 18 @ Boston 103–107 Arizin, Johnston (22) 9–8
18 December 19 N Rochester 92–79 Paul Arizin (22) 9–9
19 December 23 N Fort Wayne 92–82 Paul Arizin (17) 9–10
20 December 25 @ Minneapolis 91–99 Paul Arizin (32) 9–11
21 December 26 @ Fort Wayne 96–109 Paul Arizin (20) 9–12
22 December 28 @ New York 84–78 Neil Johnston (25) 10–12
23 December 29 Syracuse 70–72 Paul Arizin (23) 11–12
24 December 31 N Boston 113–119 Paul Arizin (38) 11–13
25 January 1 @ Rochester 92–96 Neil Johnston (25) 11–14
26 January 2 @ Fort Wayne 66–89 Neil Johnston (17) 11–15
27 January 3 N Minneapolis 74–76 Neil Johnston (21) 11–16
28 January 5 Minneapolis 85–106 Neil Johnston (24) 12–16
29 January 6 N Milwaukee 92–79 Neil Johnston (27) 13–16
30 January 8 @ Boston 105–117 Neil Johnston (27) 13–17
31 January 9 @ New York 84–86 Neil Johnston (21) 13–18
32 January 13 Minneapolis 96–102 (OT) Joe Graboski (31) 14–18
33 January 14 @ Milwaukee 84–86 Paul Arizin (28) 14–19
34 January 15 @ Milwaukee 93–88 George Dempsey (21) 15–19
35 January 16 @ Minneapolis 98–106 Neil Johnston (34) 15–20
36 January 19 N Syracuse 98–97 (OT) Neil Johnston (22) 15–21
37 January 21 N Boston 89–90 Paul Arizin (22) 15–22
38 January 22 @ New York 102–99 Neil Johnston (31) 16–22
39 January 23 @ Boston 91–94 (OT) Paul Arizin (29) 16–23
40 January 26 N Syracuse 107–99 Joe Graboski (33) 16–24
41 January 27 New York 83–92 Paul Arizin (25) 17–24
42 January 29 @ Rochester 85–87 Neil Johnston (26) 17–25
43 January 30 @ Syracuse 93–83 Paul Arizin (21) 18–25
44 February 2 N Boston 122–107 Paul Arizin (28) 19–25
45 February 4 Rochester 101–109 Neil Johnston (45) 20–25
46 February 5 Fort Wayne 96–88 Neil Johnston (30) 20–26
47 February 6 @ Boston 113–109 Neil Johnston (28) 21–26
48 February 8 N Milwaukee 95–102 Joe Graboski (25) 21–27
49 February 10 @ Fort Wayne 97–105 Arizin, Graboski (18) 21–28
50 February 11 Boston 101–105 Paul Arizin (34) 22–28
51 February 13 @ Minneapolis 93–103 Neil Johnston (34) 22–29
52 February 14 N Rochester 72–79 Neil Johnston (21) 23–29
53 February 15 N Rochester 113–114 Paul Arizin (36) 24–29
54 February 16 N Rochester 96–98 Neil Johnston (26) 25–29
55 February 17 N Rochester 73–78 Paul Arizin (22) 26–29
56 February 18 Syracuse 86–110 Neil Johnston (35) 27–29
57 February 20 @ Boston 99–114 Neil Johnston (27) 27–30
58 February 22 @ New York 102–103 Neil Johnston (22) 27–31
59 February 23 N New York 98–96 Neil Johnston (34) 28–31
60 February 25 New York 111–113 (3OT) Paul Arizin (26) 29–31
61 February 26 @ Rochester 80–88 Neil Johnston (25) 29–32
62 February 27 @ Syracuse 77–105 Neil Johnston (23) 29–33
63 February 28 N Milwaukee 101–84 Paul Arizin (23) 30–33
64 March 1 Milwaukee 91–88 Neil Johnston (26) 30–34
65 March 2 N Milwaukee 78–75 Paul Arizin (22) 31–34
66 March 5 Boston 89–95 Paul Arizin (30) 32–34
67 March 6 @ Syracuse 101–107 Neil Johnston (24) 32–35
68 March 8 N Boston 103–112 Neil Johnston (24) 32–36
69 March 9 Minneapolis 89–102 Neil Johnston (29) 33–36
70 March 10 N Fort Wayne 91–93 (OT) Walt Davis (19) 33–37
71 March 12 N Minneapolis 78–86 Neil Johnston (20) 33–38
72 March 14 N Milwaukee 84–99 Paul Arizin (37) 33–39

Awards and records

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References

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