The top four in each division made the playoffs, resulting in 12 teams qualifying. However, this wouldn’t last long. By 1955, the NBA had just eight teams. So the top three teams in each division made ...

Oscar Robertson − who led Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis to the 1955 state championship (the first with an all-Black roster), became the first NBA player to average a triple-double ...

George King puts Syracuse ahead of Fort Wayne with a free throw with 12 seconds left, then preserves the 92-91 win by stealing the ball from Andy Phillips with 4 seconds remaining, handing the ...

However, this wouldn’t last long. By 1955, the NBA had just eight teams. So the top three teams in each division made the playoffs, with each division utilizing a double “round robin” format.