1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons
* this franchise is now called Detroit Pistons
Fort Wayne Pistons 1955-1956 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Pistons in the NBA 1955-56 Regular Season and the 1956 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
37-35 (.514), 1st in Western Division
37-35 (.514), 1st in Western Division
Playoffs Record:
4-6 (.400), Lost NBA Finals
4-6 (.400), Lost NBA Finals
Fort Wayne Pistons 1955-1956 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
1 | Nov 5, 1955 | Pistons | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 113 - 114 | OT | lost 1 | 0 | - | 1 | |||
2 | Nov 6, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 95 - 96 | lost 2 | 0 | - | 2 | ||||
3 | Nov 12, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Rochester Royals | L | 79 - 84 | lost 3 | 0 | - | 3 | ||||
4 | Nov 13, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 93 - 79 | won 1 | 1 | - | 3 | ||||
5 | Nov 17, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 88 - 110 | lost 1 | 1 | - | 4 | ||||
6 | Nov 19, 1955 | Pistons | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 102 - 104 | lost 2 | 1 | - | 5 | ||||
7 | Nov 20, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 115 - 119 | OT | lost 3 | 1 | - | 6 | |||
8 | Nov 24, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 104 - 93 | won 1 | 2 | - | 6 | ||||
9 | Nov 26, 1955 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 82 - 87 | lost 1 | 2 | - | 7 | ||||
10 | Nov 27, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 114 - 106 | OT | won 1 | 3 | - | 7 | |||
11 | Nov 29, 1955 | Pistons | @ | New York Knicks | W | 104 - 99 | won 2 | 4 | - | 7 | ||||
12 | Nov 30, 1955 | Pistons | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 76 - 87 | lost 1 | 4 | - | 8 | ||||
13 | Dec 4, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 111 - 90 | won 1 | 5 | - | 8 | ||||
14 | Dec 6, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 90 - 88 | won 2 | 6 | - | 8 | ||||
15 | Dec 8, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 105 - 94 | won 3 | 7 | - | 8 | ||||
16 | Dec 10, 1955 | Pistons | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 116 - 117 | OT | lost 1 | 7 | - | 9 | |||
17 | Dec 11, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 96 - 91 | won 1 | 8 | - | 9 | ||||
18 | Dec 14, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 85 - 98 | lost 1 | 8 | - | 10 | ||||
19 | Dec 15, 1955 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 73 - 80 | lost 2 | 8 | - | 11 | ||||
20 | Dec 17, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 95 - 100 | lost 3 | 8 | - | 12 | ||||
21 | Dec 18, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 96 - 86 | won 1 | 9 | - | 12 | ||||
22 | Dec 25, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 92 - 87 | won 2 | 10 | - | 12 | ||||
23 | Dec 26, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 83 - 67 | won 3 | 11 | - | 12 | ||||
24 | Dec 29, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 83 - 75 | won 4 | 12 | - | 12 | ||||
25 | Dec 30, 1955 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 90 - 89 | won 5 | 13 | - | 12 | ||||
26 | Jan 1, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 85 - 68 | won 6 | 14 | - | 12 | ||||
27 | Jan 2, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 89 - 95 | lost 1 | 14 | - | 13 | ||||
28 | Jan 3, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 82 - 102 | lost 2 | 14 | - | 14 | ||||
29 | Jan 4, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Rochester Royals | W | 88 - 86 | won 1 | 15 | - | 14 | ||||
30 | Jan 5, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 92 - 81 | won 2 | 16 | - | 14 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
31 | Jan 7, 1956 | Pistons | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 108 - 97 | won 3 | 17 | - | 14 | ||||
32 | Jan 8, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 91 - 96 | lost 1 | 17 | - | 15 | ||||
33 | Jan 10, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 105 - 89 | won 1 | 18 | - | 15 | ||||
34 | Jan 14, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 94 - 117 | lost 1 | 18 | - | 16 | ||||
35 | Jan 15, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 104 - 99 | won 1 | 19 | - | 16 | ||||
36 | Jan 17, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 85 - 91 | lost 1 | 19 | - | 17 | ||||
37 | Jan 18, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | L | 90 - 95 | lost 2 | 19 | - | 18 | ||||
38 | Jan 19, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 90 - 83 | won 1 | 20 | - | 18 | ||||
39 | Jan 21, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 92 - 91 | won 2 | 21 | - | 18 | ||||
40 | Jan 22, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 111 - 93 | won 3 | 22 | - | 18 | ||||
41 | Jan 25, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 101 - 100 | won 4 | 23 | - | 18 | ||||
42 | Jan 27, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 106 - 97 | won 5 | 24 | - | 18 | ||||
43 | Jan 28, 1956 | Pistons | @ | New York Knicks | W | 92 - 91 | OT | won 6 | 25 | - | 18 | |||
44 | Jan 29, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 99 - 85 | won 7 | 26 | - | 18 | ||||
45 | Feb 2, 1956 | Pistons | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 90 - 98 | lost 1 | 26 | - | 19 | ||||
46 | Feb 4, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 94 - 98 | lost 2 | 26 | - | 20 | ||||
47 | Feb 5, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 85 - 90 | lost 3 | 26 | - | 21 | ||||
48 | Feb 6, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | W | 99 - 98 | won 1 | 27 | - | 21 | ||||
49 | Feb 8, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 82 - 106 | lost 1 | 27 | - | 22 | ||||
50 | Feb 11, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Rochester Royals | L | 93 - 97 | lost 2 | 27 | - | 23 | ||||
51 | Feb 12, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 82 - 78 | won 1 | 28 | - | 23 | ||||
52 | Feb 13, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 94 - 105 | lost 1 | 28 | - | 24 | ||||
53 | Feb 15, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 78 - 101 | lost 2 | 28 | - | 25 | ||||
54 | Feb 16, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 93 - 81 | won 1 | 29 | - | 25 | ||||
55 | Feb 18, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 84 - 85 | lost 1 | 29 | - | 26 | ||||
56 | Feb 19, 1956 | Pistons | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 89 - 83 | won 1 | 30 | - | 26 | ||||
57 | Feb 20, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 82 - 84 | lost 1 | 30 | - | 27 | ||||
58 | Feb 21, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Rochester Royals | L | 102 - 106 | lost 2 | 30 | - | 28 | ||||
59 | Feb 23, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Syracuse Nationals | L | 92 - 94 | lost 3 | 30 | - | 29 | ||||
60 | Feb 25, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Rochester Royals | W | 97 - 72 | won 1 | 31 | - | 29 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
61 | Feb 26, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 95 - 90 | won 2 | 32 | - | 29 | ||||
62 | Feb 27, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Syracuse Nationals | L | 95 - 98 | OT | lost 1 | 32 | - | 30 | |||
63 | Feb 28, 1956 | Pistons | @ | New York Knicks | W | 99 - 95 | won 1 | 33 | - | 30 | ||||
64 | Feb 29, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 99 - 106 | lost 1 | 33 | - | 31 | ||||
65 | Mar 2, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 104 - 97 | won 1 | 34 | - | 31 | ||||
66 | Mar 3, 1956 | Pistons | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 86 - 92 | lost 1 | 34 | - | 32 | ||||
67 | Mar 4, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Rochester Royals | W | 103 - 88 | won 1 | 35 | - | 32 | ||||
68 | Mar 7, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 95 - 98 | lost 1 | 35 | - | 33 | ||||
69 | Mar 8, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 100 - 82 | won 1 | 36 | - | 33 | ||||
70 | Mar 10, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 106 - 103 | won 2 | 37 | - | 33 | ||||
71 | Mar 11, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | New York Knicks | L | 96 - 122 | lost 1 | 37 | - | 34 | ||||
72 | Mar 14, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Minneapolis Lakers | L | 96 - 100 | lost 2 | 37 | - | 35 | ||||
NBA Playoffs
NBA Playoffs - Western Division Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar 22, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 85 - 86 | Hawks lead 0-1
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lost 1 | |||||
2 | Mar 24, 1956 | Pistons | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 74 - 84 | Hawks lead 0-2
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lost 2 | |||||
3 | Mar 25, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 107 - 84 | Hawks lead 1-2
|
won 1 | |||||
4 | Mar 27, 1956 | Pistons | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 93 - 84 | series tied 2-2
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won 2 | |||||
5 | Mar 29, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 102 - 97 | Pistons win 3-2
|
won 3 |
NBA Playoffs - Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar 31, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 94 - 98 | Warriors lead 0-1
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lost 1 | |||||
2 | Apr 1, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | W | 84 - 83 | series tied 1-1
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won 1 | |||||
3 | Apr 3, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 96 - 100 | Warriors lead 1-2
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lost 1 | |||||
4 | Apr 5, 1956 | Pistons | vs. | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 105 - 107 | Warriors lead 1-3
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lost 2 | |||||
5 | Apr 7, 1956 | Pistons | @ | Philadelphia Warriors | L | 88 - 99 | Warriors win 1-4
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lost 3 |