1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 22-38
Finishing 5th in the BAA's Western Division
Coach: Carl Bennett (0-6)
Coach: Curly Armstrong (22-32)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 22 wins and 38 losses, finishing fifth in the BAA's Western Division.

Fort Wayne racked up 4,457 points, worst in the circuit and allowed 4,651. Bob Tough scored a team-best 466 points for the Pistons, and Jack Smiley dished out 138 assists for the squad.

Carl Bennett and Curly Armstrong coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 4457
Regular Season Points Against: 4651

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 3, 1948 New York Knicks 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
November 6, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 55 at St. Louis Bombers 65 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
November 7, 1948 Baltimore Bullets 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 77 L 0-2 0-1 0-3
November 11, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Providence Steamrollers 90 L 0-2 0-2 0-4
November 12, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Boston Celtics 84 L 0-2 0-3 0-5
November 13, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Washington Capitols 80 L 0-2 0-4 0-6
November 14, 1948 Indianapolis Jets 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 W 1-2 0-4 1-6
November 17, 1948 Philadelphia Warriors 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 W 2-2 0-4 2-6
November 21, 1948 Chicago Stags 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 L 2-3 0-4 2-7
November 23, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Philadelphia Warriors 80 W 2-3 1-4 3-7
November 25, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Baltimore Bullets 69 L 2-3 1-5 3-8
November 27, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at New York Knicks 80 L 2-3 1-6 3-9
November 28, 1948 Boston Celtics 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 W 3-3 1-6 4-9
November 30, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Indianapolis Jets 62 W 3-3 2-6 5-9
December 1, 1948 Minneapolis Lakers 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 W 4-3 2-6 6-9
December 4, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at St. Louis Bombers 76 L 4-3 2-7 6-10
December 5, 1948 Chicago Stags 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 L 4-4 2-7 6-11
December 8, 1948 St. Louis Bombers 60 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70 W 5-4 2-7 7-11
December 10, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at Chicago Stags 78 L 5-4 2-8 7-12
December 12, 1948 New York Knicks 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 5-5 2-8 7-13
December 16, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Providence Steamrollers 61 W 5-5 3-8 8-13
December 18, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Rochester Royals 84 L 5-5 3-9 8-14
December 19, 1948 Rochester Royals 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 5-6 3-9 8-15 OT
December 23, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 60 at Indianapolis Jets 71 L 5-6 3-10 8-16
December 25, 1948 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Washington Capitols 88 L 5-6 3-11 8-17
December 26, 1948 Washington Capitols 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 W 6-6 3-11 9-17
January 1, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 72 at Minneapolis Lakers 92 L 6-6 3-12 9-18
January 2, 1949 Boston Celtics 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 L 6-7 3-12 9-19
January 8, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Philadelphia Warriors 67 W 6-7 4-12 10-19
January 9, 1949 Indianapolis Jets 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 W 7-7 4-12 11-19
January 15, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at Rochester Royals 73 L 7-7 4-13 11-20
January 16, 1949 Providence Steamrollers 56 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 W 8-7 4-13 12-20
January 19, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at Chicago Stags 96 W 8-7 5-13 13-20 2OT
January 20, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 83 L 8-7 5-14 13-21
January 23, 1949 Rochester Royals 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 L 8-8 5-14 13-22 OT
January 26, 1949 Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 88 W 9-8 5-14 14-22
January 28, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 63 at Indianapolis Jets 77 L 9-8 5-15 14-23
January 29, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at St. Louis Bombers 86 L 9-8 5-16 14-24
January 30, 1949 Baltimore Bullets 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 9-9 5-16 14-25
February 2, 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 L 9-10 5-16 14-26 OT
February 5, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 61 at Rochester Royals 80 L 9-10 5-17 14-27
February 6, 1949 Washington Capitols 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 W 10-10 5-17 15-27
February 8, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 W 10-10 6-17 16-27 at Chicago, IL
February 9, 1949 Indianapolis Jets 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 67 L 10-11 6-17 16-28
February 12, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at New York Knicks 85 L 10-11 6-18 16-29
February 13, 1949 New York Knicks 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 W 11-11 6-18 17-29
February 15, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Chicago Stags 83 L 11-11 6-19 17-30
February 16, 1949 Baltimore Bullets 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 W 12-11 6-19 18-30
February 20, 1949 St. Louis Bombers 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 64 L 12-12 6-19 18-31
February 24, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 77 L 12-12 6-20 18-32
February 27, 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 50 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74 W 13-12 6-20 19-32
March 4, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at Boston Celtics 76 L 13-12 6-21 19-33
March 6, 1949 Rochester Royals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 66 L 13-13 6-21 19-34
March 8, 1949 Boston Celtics 63 at Fort Wayne Pistons 60 L 13-14 6-21 19-35 at Chicago, IL
March 9, 1949 Providence Steamrollers 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 W 14-14 6-21 20-35
March 12, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 60 at Washington Capitols 87 L 14-14 6-22 20-36
March 13, 1949 Chicago Stags 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 W 15-14 6-22 21-36
March 17, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Providence Steamrollers 72 W 15-14 7-22 22-36 at Chicago, IL
March 19, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Baltimore Bullets 99 L 15-14 7-23 22-37
March 20, 1949 St. Louis Bombers 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 L 15-15 7-23 22-38