Western Division
Champion: St. Louis Hawks
Division Semifinals
(1) St. Louis Hawks have division semifinals byes.
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals: Pistons win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Detroit: Detroit 100, Cincinnati 83
- Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Detroit 124, Cincinnati 104
Last Playoffs meeting: 1953 Western Division Semifinals (Pistons won 2-1, while still in Fort Wayne; Royals were in Rochester at the time).
Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Detroit Pistons: Hawks win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 114, Detroit 111
- Game 2 @ Detroit: St. Louis 99, Detroit 96
- Game 3 @ St. Louis: Detroit 109, St. Louis 89
- Game 4 @ Detroit: St. Louis 145, Detroit 101
- Game 5 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 120, Detroit 96
Last Playoffs meeting: 1956 Western Division Finals (Pistons won 3-2, while still in Fort Wayne)
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