1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Western Division Champions
Head coach	Charles Eckman
Arena	War Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	37–35 (.514)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1955–56 NBA season was the Pistons' eighth season in the NBA and 15th season as a franchise.^[1]

Roster

• Number Name
• 15–18 Jesse Arnelle
• 18 Don Bielke
• 7 Frankie Brian
• 6 Chuck Cooper
• 7–8 Corky Devlin
• 16 Larry Foust
• 10 Jim Holstein
• 15 Johnny Horan
• 17 Bob Houbregs
• 9 Mel Hutchins
• 5 Chuck Noble
• 14 Andy Phillip
• 8–15 Odie Spears
• 12 George Yardley
• 10 Max Zaslofsky
• Coach Charles Eckman

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Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Fort Wayne Pistons	37	35	.514	-	19-7	10-17	8-11	19-17
x-Minneapolis Lakers	33	39	.458	4	14-12	6-21	13-6	19-17
x-St. Louis Hawks	33	39	.458	4	15-11	11-17	7-11	18-18
Rochester Royals	31	41	.431	6	15-14	6-21	10-6	16-20

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Pistons had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Fort Wayne Pistons vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Pistons win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Fort Wayne: St. Louis 86, Fort Wayne 85
• Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 84, Fort Wayne 74
• Game 3 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 107, St. Louis 84
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: Fort Wayne 93, St. Louis 84
• Game 5 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 102, St. Louis 97

NBA Finals

(E1) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (W1) Fort Wayne Pistons: Warriors win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 98, Fort Wayne 94
• Game 2 @ Fort Wayne: Fort Wayne 84, Philadelphia 83
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 100, Fort Wayne 96
• Game 4 @ Fort Wayne: Philadelphia 107, Fort Wayne 105
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 99, Fort Wayne 88

References

1. 1955–56 Fort Wayne Pistons
2. 1955–56 Fort Wayne Psitons Roster and Stats, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.