The 1955–56 Philadelphia Warriors season George Senesky took over for Eddie Gottlieb as coach, the Warriors had a strong start by winning 12 of their first 16 games. Paul Arizin and Neil Johnston were among the league's scoring leaders as the Warriors won the Eastern Division with a 45–27 record. The addition of rookie Tom Gola made the difference. In his first season Gola averaged 9.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. In the Eastern Division Finals the Warriors beat the Syracuse Nationals in 5 games. In the NBA Finals, the Warriors won their 2nd Championship by beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1. Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Roster Philadelphia Warriors 1955–56 NBA champions Arizin Beck Davis Dempsey George Gola Graboski Hennessy Johnston Moore Schafer Coach Senesky Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 23 | Syracuse | W 109–87 | Paul Arizin (29) | Neil Johnston (24) | Gola, Beck (5) | Philadelphia Civic Center | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | March 25 | @ Syracuse | L 112–118 | Neil Johnston (43) | Neil Johnston (16) | Neil Johnston (7) | Onondaga War Memorial | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | March 27 | Syracuse | W 119–96 | Joe Graboski (20) | Neil Johnston (18) | Tom Gola (10) | Philadelphia Civic Center | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | March 28 | @ Syracuse | L 104–108 | Neil Johnston (35) | Neil Johnston (12) | Neil Johnston (7) | Onondaga War Memorial | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | March 29 | Syracuse | W 109–104 | Paul Arizin (35) | Neil Johnston (18) | Neil Johnston (8) | Philadelphia Civic Center | 3–2 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 31 | Fort Wayne | W 98–94 | Paul Arizin (28) | Neil Johnston (14) | Tom Gola (10) | Philadelphia Civic Center4,128 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 1 | @ Fort Wayne | L 83–84 | Paul Arizin (27) | Arizin, Johnston (9) | Ernie Beck (6) | War Memorial Coliseum6,976 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 3 | Fort Wayne | W 100–96 | Paul Arizin (27) | Neil Johnston (14) | Tom Gola (8) | Philadelphia Civic Center11,698 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 5 |