Western Division
Champion: Fort Wayne Pistons
Division Semifinals
(1) Fort Wayne Pistons have division semifinals byes.
(2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Hawks win series 2-1
- Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 116, Minneapolis 115
- Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 133, St. Louis 75
- Game 3 @ Minneapolis: St. Louis 116, Minneapolis 115 (George Mikan’s final NBA game)
Division Finals
(1) Fort Wayne Pistons vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Pistons win series 3-2
- Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: St. Louis 86, Fort Wayne 85
- Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 84, Fort Wayne 74
- Game 3 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 107, St. Louis 84
- Game 4 @ St. Louis: Fort Wayne 93, St. Louis 84
- Game 5 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 102, St. Louis 97 (Pistons become first team to come back after from a 2–0 deficit in NBA Playoffs)
Read more about this topic: 1956 NBA Playoffs
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