In the 1956 NBA, the title went to the Philadelphia Warriors, who had no major problems in the final, ending up with a 4-1 record, to beat the Fort Wayne Pistons. Arizin was the man of the final, beating a great individual duel with Yardley, the best of the Pistons

Philadelphia Warriors
*George – 13.6p, 6.2r, 5.0a
*Beck – 12.0p, 5.6r, 1.8a
*Arizin – 27.6p, 8.0r, 2.8a
*Gola – 13.8p, 10.0r, 6.0a
*Johnston – 13.6p, 11.0r, 3.8a
Graboski – 11.0p, 9.8r, 3.2a
Dempsey – 3.0p, 2.2r, 1.8a
Davis – 2.4p, 2.4r
Moore – 0.6p, 1.6r. (3)

Fort Wayne Pistons
*Devlin – 11.8p, 2.8r, 2.6a
*Houbregs – 10.0p, 6.0r, 1.2a
*Yardley – 24.8p, 15.2r, 2.2a
*Foust – 19.4p, 13.0r, 1.8a
*Hutchins – 8.6p, 9.6r, 2.6a
Brian – 8.4p, 1.6a, 1.4r
Noble – 5.0p, 3.6a, 2.8r
Spears – 2.6p, 2.4r, 1.6a
Phillip – 2.4p, 4.2a, 3.8r
Cooper – 0.5p, 2.0r. (4)

To get to the final they beat…
Philadelphia Warriors – Syracuse Nationals (3-2)
Fort Wayne Pistons – St. Louis Hawks (3-2)