1954–55 NBA season

The 1954–55 NBA Season was the 9th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Syracuse Nationals winning the NBA Championship , beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

[edit] Notable Occurrences

In response to the relatively slow pace of games, the NBA introduced a 24 second shot clock. The shot clock revitalized the game as scoring skyrocketed league-wide. The shot clock is also credited for saving the NBA.
The Baltimore Bullets ceased operations after playing 14 games. It would be the last time an NBA franchise folded.
The NBA All-Star Game was played in New York City, with the East beating the West 100-91. Bill Sharman of the Boston Celtics won the game's MVP award.
NBC began televising NBA games. This continued until the 1962-63 season, when ABC took over. NBC would begin televising NBA games again in 1990.

C - NBA Champions

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	22.7
Rebounds per game	Neil Johnston	Philadelphia Warriors	15.1
Assists per game	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7.8
FG%	Larry Foust	Fort Wayne Pistons	48.7
FT%	Bill Sharman	Boston Celtics	89.7

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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