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Originally Posted by T.Biddle
Yes sir, the Syracuse Nationals (Nats)! Dolph Schayes and the crew got in done in 1955 by beating the Boston Celtics in the semifinals and Fort Wayne Pistons in the finals. The Rochester Royals won the NBA champinship in 1951 over the NY Knicks.
Great tidbit of info regarding the 24 second shot clock!
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Yes, Biasone and Leo Ferris I believe first tested it out at the old Blodgett Vocational HS(now an elementary school) in the Near West Side.
To bring this back to Buffalo, I believe that the city had a couple of pro Basketball team before the creation of the NBA as well. In fact, Ferris helped to start the Buffalo Bison team in the American Basketball League in 1946 and that team is actually now the Atlanta Hawks.
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