1949-50 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-28
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division
Postseason: 3-2 Lost division finals
Division Tiebreaker - Defeated Chicago Stags 1-0
Division Semifinals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-0
Division Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Murray Mendenhall (40-28)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1949-50 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1949-50 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1949-50 season with a record of 40 wins and 28 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-2.

Fort Wayne scored 5,390 points and conceded 5,297. Fred Schaus scored a team-best 972 points for the Pistons, and Fred Schaus dished out 176 assists for the squad.

Murray Mendenhall coached the team. The 1949-50 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5390
Regular Season Points Against: 5297

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 3, 1949 New York Knicks 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 6, 1949 Chicago Stags 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 10, 1949 Waterloo Hawks 59 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
November 12, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Baltimore Bullets 82 L 3-0 0-1 3-1
November 13, 1949 Denver Nuggets 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 4-0 0-1 4-1
November 16, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 72 at Chicago Stags 85 L 4-0 0-2 4-2
November 19, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Tri-Cities Blackhawks 85 W 4-0 1-2 5-2
November 20, 1949 Boston Celtics 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99 W 5-0 1-2 6-2
November 24, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at Boston Celtics 85 W 5-0 2-2 7-2
November 26, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Washington Capitols 93 L 5-0 2-3 7-3
November 27, 1949 New York Knicks 77 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 L 5-1 2-3 7-4
November 30, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Waterloo Hawks 95 L 5-1 2-4 7-5
December 1, 1949 Philadelphia Warriors 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74 W 6-1 2-4 8-5
December 4, 1949 Washington Capitols 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 W 7-1 2-4 9-5
December 8, 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 66 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 W 8-1 2-4 10-5
December 10, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Washington Capitols 75 L 8-1 2-5 10-6
December 11, 1949 Indianapolis Olympians 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 9-1 2-5 11-6
December 12, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Anderson Packers 105 L 9-1 2-6 11-7
December 14, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Syracuse Nationals 96 L 9-1 2-7 11-8
December 15, 1949 Rochester Royals 66 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 W 10-1 2-7 12-8
December 18, 1949 Baltimore Bullets 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 106 W 11-1 2-7 13-8
December 22, 1949 St. Louis Bombers 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 W 12-1 2-7 14-8
December 25, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at Minneapolis Lakers 72 L 12-1 2-8 14-9
December 26, 1949 Chicago Stags 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 W 13-1 2-8 15-9
December 28, 1949 Tri-Cities Blackhawks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 W 14-1 2-8 16-9
December 29, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Rochester Royals 97 L 14-1 2-9 16-10
December 30, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Boston Celtics 92 L 14-1 2-10 16-11
December 31, 1949 Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at Philadelphia Warriors 62 W 14-1 3-10 17-11
January 1, 1950 Boston Celtics 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 W 15-1 3-10 18-11
January 4, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 91 L 15-1 3-11 18-12
January 5, 1950 St. Louis Bombers 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 W 16-1 3-11 19-12
January 7, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at New York Knicks 80 W 16-1 4-11 20-12
January 8, 1950 Sheboygan Red Skins 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 W 17-1 4-11 21-12
January 12, 1950 Syracuse Nationals 64 at Fort Wayne Pistons 62 L 17-2 4-11 21-13
January 15, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 67 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 W 18-2 4-11 22-13
January 18, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Sheboygan Red Skins 72 W 18-2 5-11 23-13
January 19, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at St. Louis Bombers 74 L 18-2 5-12 23-14
January 21, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 94 at Indianapolis Olympians 112 L 18-2 5-13 23-15
January 22, 1950 Washington Capitols 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 W 19-2 5-13 24-15
January 24, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Philadelphia Warriors 87 L 19-2 5-14 24-16
January 25, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 66 at New York Knicks 96 L 19-2 5-15 24-17
January 26, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Boston Celtics 89 L 19-2 5-16 24-18
January 28, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Baltimore Bullets 77 L 19-2 5-17 24-19
January 29, 1950 New York Knicks 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 92 W 20-2 5-17 25-19
January 31, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Chicago Stags 89 W 20-2 6-17 26-19
February 2, 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 20-3 6-17 26-20
February 5, 1950 Anderson Packers 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 W 21-3 6-17 27-20
February 7, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Denver Nuggets 67 W 21-3 7-17 28-20
February 9, 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 64 at Fort Wayne Pistons 61 L 21-4 7-17 28-21
February 11, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Rochester Royals 84 W 21-4 8-17 29-21
February 12, 1950 Rochester Royals 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 W 22-4 8-17 30-21
February 15, 1950 Boston Celtics 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 W 23-4 8-17 31-21
February 16, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Baltimore Bullets 83 L 23-4 8-18 31-22
February 17, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Philadelphia Warriors 67 W 23-4 9-18 32-22
February 18, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 84 at New York Knicks 80 W 23-4 10-18 33-22
February 19, 1950 Baltimore Bullets 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 W 24-4 10-18 34-22
February 23, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at St. Louis Bombers 72 W 24-4 11-18 35-22
February 26, 1950 Washington Capitols 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 24-5 11-18 35-23
February 28, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 71 L 24-5 11-19 35-24
March 1, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at St. Louis Bombers 70 W 24-5 12-19 36-24
March 2, 1950 St. Louis Bombers 61 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 W 25-5 12-19 37-24
March 4, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at Rochester Royals 73 L 25-5 12-20 37-25
March 5, 1950 Rochester Royals 65 at Fort Wayne Pistons 60 L 25-6 12-20 37-26
March 9, 1950 Chicago Stags 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 W 26-6 12-20 38-26
March 11, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Chicago Stags 90 L 26-6 12-21 38-27
March 12, 1950 Baltimore Bullets 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 W 27-6 12-21 39-27
March 18, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Washington Capitols 82 L 27-6 12-22 39-28
March 19, 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 67 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 W 28-6 12-22 40-28
March 20, 1950 Chicago Stags 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 23, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Rochester Royals 84 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
March 24, 1950 Rochester Royals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 W 2-0 1-0 3-0 OT
March 27, 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
March 28, 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 L 2-1 1-1 3-2


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