1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Western Division Champions
Head coach	Charles Eckman
Arena	War Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	43–29 (.597)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1954-55 NBA season was the Pistons' seventh season in the NBA and 14th season as a franchise.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	43	29	.597	–	21–6	9–14	13–9	28–8
x-Minneapolis Lakers	40	32	.556	3	18–6	10–14	12–12	18–18
x-Rochester Royals	29	43	.403	14	17–11	4–19	8–13	14–22
Milwaukee Hawks	26	46	.361	17	6–11	9–16	11–19	14–22

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Pistons had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Fort Wayne Pistons vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers: Pistons win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 96, Minneapolis 79
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 98, Minneapolis 97 (OT)
• Game 3 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 99, Fort Wayne 91 (OT)
• Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Fort Wayne 105, Minneapolis 96

NBA Finals

(E1) Syracuse Nationals vs. (W1) Fort Wayne Pistons: Nationals win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 86, Fort Wayne 82
• Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 87, Fort Wayne 84
• Game 3 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 96, Syracuse 89
• Game 4 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 109, Syracuse 102
• Game 5 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 74, Syracuse 71
• Game 6 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 109, Fort Wayne 104
• Game 7 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 92, Fort Wayne 91

Awards and records

• Larry Foust, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1954–55 Fort Wayne Pistons