The 1955–56 NBA season was the Nationals' 7th season in the NBA.[1]
x – clinched playoff spot
1955-56 NBA Records | |||||||||
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width=100 | Team | BOS | FWP | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | STL | SYR |
— | 4–5 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8–4 | ||
5–4 | — | 5–7 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–5 | ||
2–7 | 7–5 | — | 5–4 | 3–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–5 | ||
7–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 4–8 | ||
7–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–6 | — | 6–3 | 6–3 | 9–3 | ||
4–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–6 | 3–6 | — | 6–6 | 5–4 | ||
4–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 6–6 | — | 3–6 | ||
Syracuse | 4–8 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–5 | 6–3 | — |
1955–56 Game log | ||||||
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Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | ||
1 | November 5 | 113–114 (OT) | Paul Seymour (19) | 1–0 | ||
2 | November 6 | 80–83 | Dolph Schayes (15) | 1–1 | ||
3 | November 12 | 91–81 | Johnny Kerr (25) | 2–1 | ||
4 | November 13 | @ Fort Wayne | 79–93 | Johnny Kerr (16) | 2–2 | |
5 | November 17 | 91–105 | Dolph Schayes (25) | 3–2 | ||
6 | November 19 | 94–102 | Dolph Schayes (25) | 3–3 | ||
7 | November 20 | St. Louis | 80–84 | Paul Seymour (17) | 4–3 | |
8 | November 23 | N Philadelphia | 101–104 | Dolph Schayes (31) | 4–4 | |
9 | November 24 | 103–111 | George King (29) | 5–4 | ||
10 | November 26 | 99–100 | Red Rocha (29) | 5–5 | ||
11 | November 27 | New York | 74–85 | Dolph Schayes (19) | 6–5 | |
12 | November 29 | N Boston | 97–105 | George King (31) | 6–6 | |
13 | December 3 | Minneapolis | 103–114 | Red Rocha (23) | 7–6 | |
14 | December 4 | @ Minneapolis | 102–96 | George King (25) | 8–6 | |
15 | December 6 | N Fort Wayne | 88–90 | Dolph Schayes (21) | 8–7 | |
16 | December 8 | @ Fort Wayne | 94–105 | Dolph Schayes (20) | 8–8 | |
17 | December 9 | @ Philadelphia | 92–101 | Johnny Kerr (20) | 8–9 | |
18 | December 11 | Boston | 89–101 | Dolph Schayes (26) | 9–9 | |
19 | December 15 | Minneapolis | 135–133 (3OT) | Dolph Schayes (34) | 9–10 | |
20 | December 17 | @ Boston | 110–104 | Dolph Schayes (28) | 10–10 | |
21 | December 18 | Philadelphia | 79–99 | Johnny Kerr (18) | 11–10 | |
22 | December 20 | @ New York | 98–91 | Johnny Kerr (29) | 12–10 | |
23 | December 25 | Rochester | 96–111 | Johnny Kerr (20) | 13–10 | |
24 | December 26 | @ Rochester | 91–93 | Dolph Schayes (27) | 13–11 | |
25 | December 27 | N Rochester | 80–91 | Dolph Schayes (14) | 13–12 | |
26 | December 29 | @ Philadelphia | 83–112 | Dolph Schayes (16) | 13–13 | |
27 | December 30 | N Boston | 103–110 | Johnny Kerr (21) | 13–14 | |
28 | December 31 | New York | 92–101 | Dolph Schayes (19) | 14–14 | |
29 | January 1 | @ Minneapolis | 85–80 | Dolph Schayes (19) | 15–14 | |
30 | January 2 | @ St. Louis | 84–82 | Ed Conlin (17) | 16–14 | |
31 | January 4 | Philadelphia | 88–87 | Dolph Schayes (21) | 16–15 | |
32 | January 7 | Boston | 105–99 (OT) | George King (19) | 16–16 | |
33 | January 8 | @ Minneapolis | 91–99 | Dolph Schayes (24) | 16–17 | |
34 | January 10 | N Minneapolis | 79–90 | Dolph Schayes (14) | 16–18 | |
35 | January 12 | St. Louis | 78–93 | Bill Kenville (19) | 17–18 | |
36 | January 13 | @ Boston | 104–119 | Dolph Schayes (27) | 17–19 | |
37 | January 14 | @ Rochester | 93–102 | Dolph Schayes (26) | 17–20 | |
38 | January 15 | Rochester | 88–99 | Lloyd, Schayes (18) | 18–20 | |
39 | January 19 | Minneapolis | 100–122 | Johnny Kerr (27) | 19–20 | |
40 | January 21 | N Boston | 96–100 | Conlin, Kerr (19) | 19–21 | |
41 | January 22 | St. Louis | 109–105 | Dolph Schayes (24) | 19–22 | |
42 | January 25 | @ Philadelphia | 100–112 | Dolph Schayes (23) | 19–23 | |
43 | January 26 | Philadelphia | 89–100 | Kenville, Schayes (26) | 20–23 | |
44 | January 28 | @ St. Louis | 85–93 | Dolph Schayes (25) | 20–24 | |
45 | January 29 | New York | 99–95 (OT) | Earl Lloyd (17) | 20–25 | |
46 | February 1 | @ Rochester | 77–83 | Lloyd, Schayes (18) | 20–26 | |
47 | February 2 | Rochester | 89–97 | Paul Seymour (19) | 21–26 | |
48 | February 4 | @ New York | 103–94 | Dolph Schayes (28) | 22–26 | |
49 | February 5 | Fort Wayne | 85–90 | Dolph Schayes (25) | 23–26 | |
50 | February 6 | @ Fort Wayne | 98–99 | Dolph Schayes (25) | 23–27 | |
51 | February 7 | N Philadelphia | 95–128 | Dolph Schayes (24) | 23–28 | |
52 | February 9 | Boston | 98–97 | Johnny Kerr (27) | 23–29 | |
53 | February 10 | N New York | 94–88 | Ed Conlin (18) | 24–29 | |
54 | February 12 | Rochester | 74–101 | Dolph Schayes (20) | 25–29 | |
55 | February 17 | N New York | 91–86 | Dolph Schayes (29) | 26–29 | |
56 | February 18 | Fort Wayne | 84–85 | Johnny Kerr (16) | 27–29 | |
57 | February 19 | New York | 98–118 | Dolph Schayes (31) | 28–29 | |
58 | February 21 | @ New York | 108–107 (2OT) | Dolph Schayes (19) | 29–29 | |
59 | February 23 | Fort Wayne | 92–94 | Paul Seymour (23) | 30–29 | |
60 | February 24 | N St. Louis | 103–116 | George King (27) | 30–30 | |
61 | February 26 | Philadelphia | 87–85 | Dolph Schayes (38) | 30–31 | |
62 | February 27 | @ Fort Wayne | 98–95 (OT) | Dolph Schayes (19) | 31–31 | |
63 | February 29 | N Minneapolis | 94–98 | Dolph Schayes (32) | 31–32 | |
64 | March 1 | Boston | 100–111 | Dolph Schayes (23) | 32–32 | |
65 | March 3 | @ Philadelphia | 96–102 | Dolph Schayes (27) | 32–33 | |
66 | March 4 | New York | 118–111 (2OT) | Dolph Schayes (29) | 32–34 | |
67 | March 7 | @ Boston | 98–111 | Paul Seymour (21) | 32–35 | |
68 | March 8 | St. Louis | 88–92 | Dolph Schayes (19) | 33–35 | |
69 | March 10 | @ New York | 84–104 | Dolph Schayes (26) | 33–36 | |
70 | March 11 | Philadelphia | 88–99 | Dolph Schayes (29) | 34–36 | |
71 | March 12 | N St. Louis | 97–92 | Dolph Schayes (27) | 35–36 | |
72 | March 14 | @ Boston | 103–122 | Dolph Schayes (25) | 35–37 |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1| March 17| New York| W 82–77| Dolph Schayes (14)| Dolph Schayes (14)| Seymour, King (6)| Onondaga War Memorial| 1–0|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1| March 17| @ Boston| L 93–110| Ed Conlin (21)| —| Dolph Schayes (6)| Boston Garden| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2| March 19| Boston| W 101–98| Red Kerr (23)| Red Kerr (14)| Seymour, Schayes (5)| Onondaga War Memorial| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3| March 21| @ Boston| W 102–97| Dolph Schayes (27)| Dolph Schayes (17)| Dolph Schayes (5)| Boston Garden| 2–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1| March 23| @ Philadelphia| L 87–109| Dolph Schayes (19)| Kerr, Schayes (14)| George King (8)| Philadelphia Civic Center| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2| March 25| Philadelphia| W 118–112| Dolph Schayes (33)| Dolph Schayes (16)| George King (10)| Onondaga War Memorial| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3| March 27| @ Philadelphia| L 96–119| Ed Conlin (19)| Dolph Schayes (21)| George King (6)| Philadelphia Civic Center| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4| March 28| Philadelphia| W 108–104| George King (25)| Red Kerr (9)| George King (15)| Onondaga War Memorial| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5| March 29| @ Philadelphia| L 104–109| Dolph Schayes (28)| Dolph Schayes (16)| George King (13)| Philadelphia Civic Center| 2–3|-