1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-29
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-5 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Minneapolis Lakers 3-1
Finals - Lost to Syracuse Nationals 4-3
Coach: Charley Eckman (43-29)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 96,641, Avg. 3,717 in 26 home dates
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 43 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.

Fort Wayne scored 6,652 points and allowed 6,480. Larry Foust scored a team-best 1,189 points for the Pistons, and George Yardley contributed 15 or more per game also. Larry Foust accounted for 700 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 491 assists for the squad.

Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1954-55 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 6652
Regular Season Points Against: 6480

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 30, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Milwaukee Hawks 72 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 31, 1954 Boston Celtics 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
November 6, 1954 New York Knicks 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
November 7, 1954 Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 109 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
November 11, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 L 3-1 1-0 4-1
November 13, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 103 at Rochester Royals 98 W 3-1 2-0 5-1
November 14, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93 W 4-1 2-0 6-1
November 18, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Syracuse Nationals 91 L 4-1 2-1 6-2
November 20, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Philadelphia Warriors 99 L 4-1 2-2 6-3
November 21, 1954 Rochester Royals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 W 5-1 2-2 7-3
November 24, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Philadelphia Warriors 91 L 5-1 2-3 7-4 at Hershey, PA
November 27, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 97 W 6-1 2-3 8-4
November 28, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 W 7-1 2-3 9-4
November 30, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 90 W 7-1 3-3 10-4 at New York, NY
December 1, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 101 at Rochester Royals 96 W 7-1 4-3 11-4 OT
December 2, 1954 Boston Celtics 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 116 W 8-1 4-3 12-4
December 4, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at New York Knicks 88 W 8-1 5-3 13-4
December 5, 1954 Rochester Royals 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 L 8-2 5-3 13-5
December 7, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 101 at Milwaukee Hawks 85 W 8-2 6-3 14-5 at Cleveland, OH
December 8, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Milwaukee Hawks 68 W 8-2 7-3 15-5 at Toledo, OH
December 12, 1954 Boston Celtics 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 W 9-2 7-3 16-5
December 15, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 L 9-3 7-3 16-6 at Buffalo, NY
December 18, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Rochester Royals 86 W 9-3 8-3 17-6
December 19, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 W 10-3 8-3 18-6
December 23, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Philadelphia Warriors 82 W 10-3 9-3 19-6
December 25, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Rochester Royals 80 L 10-3 9-4 19-7
December 26, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 109 W 11-3 9-4 20-7
December 30, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Minneapolis Lakers 76 W 11-3 10-4 21-7 at Minot, ND
December 31, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 103 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 L 11-4 10-4 21-8
January 2, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 66 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 W 12-4 10-4 22-8
January 4, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93 W 13-4 10-4 23-8 at Elkhart, IN
January 5, 1955 Milwaukee Hawks 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 92 L 13-5 10-4 23-9 at Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Rochester Royals 83 W 13-5 11-4 24-9 at New York, NY
January 9, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 W 14-5 11-4 25-9
January 11, 1955 Boston Celtics 119 at Fort Wayne Pistons 110 L 14-6 11-4 25-10
January 13, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Syracuse Nationals 100 L 14-6 11-5 25-11
January 14, 1955 New York Knicks 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 L 14-7 11-5 25-12 at Boston, MA
January 15, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at New York Knicks 106 L 14-7 11-6 25-13
January 16, 1955 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 W 15-7 11-6 26-13
January 19, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 105 at Boston Celtics 84 W 15-7 12-6 27-13 at Amherst, NY
January 22, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 85 at Milwaukee Hawks 83 W 15-7 13-6 28-13
January 23, 1955 Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 W 16-7 13-6 29-13
January 25, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Syracuse Nationals 66 W 16-7 14-6 30-13 at Buffalo, NY
January 26, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Boston Celtics 99 L 16-7 14-7 30-14
January 27, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Syracuse Nationals 94 L 16-7 14-8 30-15
January 29, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 100 L 16-7 14-9 30-16
January 30, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 99 W 17-7 14-9 31-16
January 31, 1955 New York Knicks 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 L 17-8 14-9 31-17 at Milwaukee, WI
February 2, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Rochester Royals 84 L 17-8 14-10 31-18
February 3, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 W 18-8 14-10 32-18
February 5, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 96 at Philadelphia Warriors 88 W 18-8 15-10 33-18
February 6, 1955 Rochester Royals 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 92 W 19-8 15-10 34-18
February 10, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 105 W 20-8 15-10 35-18
February 11, 1955 Rochester Royals 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 L 20-9 15-10 35-19 at Richmond, VA
February 12, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at New York Knicks 88 L 20-9 15-11 35-20
February 13, 1955 Milwaukee Hawks 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 21-9 15-11 36-20
February 14, 1955 New York Knicks 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 88 L 21-10 15-11 36-21 at Miami Beach, FL
February 17, 1955 New York Knicks 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 L 21-11 15-11 36-22 at Miami Beach, FL
February 19, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 98 L 21-11 15-12 36-23
February 20, 1955 Milwaukee Hawks 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 W 22-11 15-12 37-23
February 23, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 120 at Minneapolis Lakers 97 W 22-11 16-12 38-23 at St Louis, MO
February 24, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Milwaukee Hawks 85 W 22-11 17-12 39-23 at Minneapolis, MN
February 26, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Minneapolis Lakers 89 W 22-11 18-12 40-23
February 27, 1955 New York Knicks 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 L 22-12 18-12 40-24
February 28, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Minneapolis Lakers 88 W 22-12 19-12 41-24 at St Paul, MN
March 1, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 118 at Boston Celtics 98 W 22-12 20-12 42-24 at New York, NY
March 2, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 103 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 L 22-13 20-12 42-25 at Elkhart, IN
March 3, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 L 22-14 20-12 42-26
March 6, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at Boston Celtics 108 L 22-14 20-13 42-27
March 7, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Boston Celtics 110 L 22-14 20-14 42-28
March 10, 1955 Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 93 W 23-14 20-14 43-28 OT at Columbus, IN
March 12, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Syracuse Nationals 112 L 23-14 20-15 43-29
March 20, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 W 1-0 0-0 1-0 at Elkhart, IN
March 22, 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 98 W 2-0 0-0 2-0 OT at Indianapolis, IN
March 23, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 L 2-0 0-1 2-1 OT
March 27, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 105 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
March 31, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Syracuse Nationals 86 L 2-0 1-2 3-2
April 2, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 84 at Syracuse Nationals 87 L 2-0 1-3 3-3
April 3, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 W 3-0 1-3 4-3 at Indianapolis, IN
April 5, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 109 W 4-0 1-3 5-3 at Indianapolis, IN
April 7, 1955 Syracuse Nationals 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74 W 5-0 1-3 6-3 at Indianapolis, IN
April 9, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at Syracuse Nationals 109 L 5-0 1-4 6-4
April 10, 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Syracuse Nationals 92 L 5-0 1-5 6-5


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