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