1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-38
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 1-0
Division Semifinals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 2-0
Coach: Charley Eckman (34-38)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 108,054, Avg. 3,486 in 31 home dates
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 34 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

The Pistons netted 6,938 points and surrendered 7,104. George Yardley scored a team-best 1,547 points for Fort Wayne and accounted for 755 rebounds. Gene Shue dished out 238 assists for the squad.

Charley Eckman coached the team. The 1956-57 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 6938
Regular Season Points Against: 7104

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 27, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 85 at Rochester Royals 88 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
October 28, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 W 1-0 0-1 1-1
November 3, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Philadelphia Warriors 116 L 1-0 0-2 1-2
November 4, 1956 New York Knicks 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 L 1-1 0-2 1-3
November 10, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at St. Louis Hawks 86 L 1-1 0-3 1-4
November 11, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 W 2-1 0-3 2-4
November 15, 1956 Boston Celtics 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 98 W 3-1 0-3 3-4
November 17, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at St. Louis Hawks 92 L 3-1 0-4 3-5
November 18, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 111 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 W 3-1 1-4 4-5
November 21, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 103 W 3-1 2-4 5-5 OT at Boston, MA
November 22, 1956 Rochester Royals 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 W 4-1 2-4 6-5 OT
November 24, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 98 L 4-1 2-5 6-6
November 25, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 W 5-1 2-5 7-6
November 27, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 98 at New York Knicks 105 L 5-1 2-6 7-7
November 29, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Syracuse Nationals 87 W 5-1 3-6 8-7
November 30, 1956 Boston Celtics 104 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 L 5-2 3-6 8-8 at Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Boston Celtics 108 L 5-2 3-7 8-9
December 4, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 97 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 L 5-3 3-7 8-10 OT at Troy, NY
December 6, 1956 Syracuse Nationals 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 W 6-3 3-7 9-10
December 7, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 105 at Syracuse Nationals 97 W 6-3 4-7 10-10 at St Louis, MO
December 9, 1956 Rochester Royals 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 L 6-4 4-7 10-11 OT
December 11, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Boston Celtics 113 L 6-4 4-8 10-12 at New York, NY
December 16, 1956 New York Knicks 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 W 7-4 4-8 11-12
December 18, 1956 St. Louis Hawks 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84 L 7-5 4-8 11-13 at New York, NY
December 23, 1956 Boston Celtics 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 W 8-5 4-8 12-13
December 25, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 L 8-6 4-8 12-14 at Rochester, NY
December 26, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 99 at Rochester Royals 93 W 8-6 5-8 13-14 at Boston, MA
December 27, 1956 Minneapolis Lakers 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 120 W 9-6 5-8 14-14
December 29, 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 95 L 9-6 5-9 14-15
December 30, 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 99 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 W 10-6 5-9 15-15
January 3, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 W 11-6 5-9 16-15
January 5, 1957 New York Knicks 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 109 W 12-6 5-9 17-15
January 6, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Boston Celtics 118 L 12-6 5-10 17-16
January 8, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Minneapolis Lakers 86 W 12-6 6-10 18-16 at Winnipeg, Ont
January 10, 1957 Boston Celtics 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 L 12-7 6-10 18-17
January 12, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers 105 at Fort Wayne Pistons 87 L 12-8 6-10 18-18 at St Louis, MO
January 13, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 W 13-8 6-10 19-18
January 17, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 106 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82 L 13-9 6-10 19-19 at Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 100 at New York Knicks 102 L 13-9 6-11 19-20
January 20, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 98 at Syracuse Nationals 101 L 13-9 6-12 19-21
January 22, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 97 W 14-9 6-12 20-21
January 23, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 L 14-10 6-12 20-22 at Charlotte, NC
January 26, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 101 W 15-10 6-12 21-22
January 27, 1957 New York Knicks 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 103 W 16-10 6-12 22-22 OT
January 29, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at St. Louis Hawks 85 W 16-10 7-12 23-22
January 31, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 111 at Minneapolis Lakers 107 W 16-10 8-12 24-22
February 1, 1957 Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 L 16-11 8-12 24-23 at Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Rochester Royals 93 L 16-11 8-13 24-24
February 3, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Syracuse Nationals 104 L 16-11 8-14 24-25
February 4, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 103 W 17-11 8-14 25-25
February 6, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 93 at Boston Celtics 108 L 17-11 8-15 25-26
February 9, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Minneapolis Lakers 99 L 17-11 8-16 25-27
February 10, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers 100 at Fort Wayne Pistons 113 W 18-11 8-16 26-27
February 13, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 99 L 18-11 8-17 26-28
February 14, 1957 Boston Celtics 106 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 W 19-11 8-17 27-28
February 16, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Rochester Royals 84 W 19-11 9-17 28-28
February 17, 1957 Rochester Royals 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 104 W 20-11 9-17 29-28
February 19, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at St. Louis Hawks 96 L 20-11 9-18 29-29
February 21, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 120 at New York Knicks 114 W 20-11 10-18 30-29 at Boston, MA
February 22, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 110 at Rochester Royals 105 W 20-11 11-18 31-29 at Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 94 at New York Knicks 102 L 20-11 11-19 31-30
February 24, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 115 at Minneapolis Lakers 123 L 20-11 11-20 31-31
February 25, 1957 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Fort Wayne Pistons 108 W 21-11 11-20 32-31
February 27, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 90 L 21-11 11-21 32-32
February 28, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 112 at Syracuse Nationals 123 L 21-11 11-22 32-33
March 3, 1957 St. Louis Hawks 112 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 L 21-12 11-22 32-34
March 5, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors 114 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 L 21-13 11-22 32-35 at New York, NY
March 7, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 100 at Philadelphia Warriors 114 L 21-13 11-23 32-36
March 8, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers 101 at Fort Wayne Pistons 97 L 21-14 11-23 32-37
March 9, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 96 at St. Louis Hawks 97 L 21-14 11-24 32-38
March 10, 1957 Rochester Royals 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 W 22-14 11-24 33-38
March 13, 1957 Syracuse Nationals 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 114 W 23-14 11-24 34-38
March 14, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 103 at St. Louis Hawks 115 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
March 17, 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 127 at Minneapolis Lakers 131 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
March 19, 1957 Minneapolis Lakers 110 at Fort Wayne Pistons 108 L 0-1 0-2 0-3


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