1955-1956 Fort Wayne Pistons

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37-35 Lost Finals
Record Outcome

1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons

What was the record of the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons?

The Fort Wayne Pistons finished the regular season with a 37-35 record. They went 25-15 at home and 12-20 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Fort Wayne Pistons went 41-41. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Philadelphia Warriors.

What division did the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons play in?

The 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1955-56.

What was the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons record by month?

The 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons had their best month in December, when they went 9-4 and had a 69.2% win percentage. Their worst month was November, when they went 4-8 and had a 33.3% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
November '55 4-8 33.3% -13
December '55 9-4 69.2% +53
January '56 13-6 68.4% +48
February '56 7-13 35% -41
March '56 4-4 50% +4

Did the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons Win The NBA Title?

No. While the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons did play in the NBA Finals, they lost to the Philadelphia Warriors.

What was the point differential for the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons?

The Fort Wayne Pistons finished the regular season with a point differential of +51. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Pistons could have been expected to have about 37.9 wins, or a 38-34 record in the regular season.

How did the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons went 9-10.

How did the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons went 2-4 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons was a 7 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons?

The longest losing streak that the Fort Wayne Pistons had during the 1955-56 regular season was 3 games, which occured 5 separate times.

1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons Schedule

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Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 5, 1955 @ Syracuse Nationals Loss 113 - 114 OT
Sun, Nov 6, 1955 vs Minneapolis Lakers Loss 95 - 96
Sat, Nov 12, 1955 vs Rochester Royals Loss 79 - 84
Sun, Nov 13, 1955 vs Syracuse Nationals Win 93 - 79
Thu, Nov 17, 1955 vs New York Knicks Loss 88 - 110
Sat, Nov 19, 1955 @ Boston Celtics Loss 102 - 104
Sun, Nov 20, 1955 vs New York Knicks Loss 115 - 119 OT
Thu, Nov 24, 1955 vs Rochester Royals Win 104 - 93
Sat, Nov 26, 1955 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 82 - 87
Sun, Nov 27, 1955 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 114 - 106 OT
Tue, Nov 29, 1955 @ New York Knicks Win 104 - 99
Wed, Nov 30, 1955 @ Rochester Royals Loss 76 - 87
Sun, Dec 4, 1955 vs Boston Celtics Win 111 - 90
Tue, Dec 6, 1955 vs Syracuse Nationals Win 90 - 88
Thu, Dec 8, 1955 vs Syracuse Nationals Win 105 - 94
Sat, Dec 10, 1955 @ Rochester Royals Loss 116 - 117 OT
Sun, Dec 11, 1955 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 96 - 91
Wed, Dec 14, 1955 vs Minneapolis Lakers Loss 85 - 98
Thu, Dec 15, 1955 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 73 - 80
Sat, Dec 17, 1955 vs New York Knicks Loss 95 - 100
Sun, Dec 18, 1955 vs Minneapolis Lakers Win 96 - 86
Sun, Dec 25, 1955 vs New York Knicks Win 92 - 87
Mon, Dec 26, 1955 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 83 - 67
Thu, Dec 29, 1955 vs Rochester Royals Win 83 - 75
Fri, Dec 30, 1955 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 90 - 89
Sun, Jan 1, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 85 - 68
Mon, Jan 2, 1956 vs Minneapolis Lakers Loss 89 - 95
Tue, Jan 3, 1956 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 82 - 102
Wed, Jan 4, 1956 @ Rochester Royals Win 88 - 86
Thu, Jan 5, 1956 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 92 - 81
Sat, Jan 7, 1956 @ St. Louis Hawks Win 108 - 97
Sun, Jan 8, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Loss 91 - 96
Tue, Jan 10, 1956 vs Boston Celtics Win 105 - 89
Sat, Jan 14, 1956 @ Minneapolis Lakers Loss 94 - 117
Sun, Jan 15, 1956 vs Minneapolis Lakers Win 104 - 99
Tue, Jan 17, 1956 @ Boston Celtics Loss 85 - 91
Wed, Jan 18, 1956 @ Boston Celtics Loss 90 - 95
Thu, Jan 19, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 90 - 83
Sat, Jan 21, 1956 @ Philadelphia Warriors Win 92 - 91
Sun, Jan 22, 1956 vs Rochester Royals Win 111 - 93
Wed, Jan 25, 1956 @ Boston Celtics Win 101 - 100
Fri, Jan 27, 1956 @ Boston Celtics Win 106 - 97
Sat, Jan 28, 1956 @ New York Knicks Win 92 - 91 OT
Sun, Jan 29, 1956 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 99 - 85
Thu, Feb 2, 1956 @ St. Louis Hawks Loss 90 - 98
Sat, Feb 4, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Loss 94 - 98
Sun, Feb 5, 1956 @ Syracuse Nationals Loss 85 - 90
Mon, Feb 6, 1956 vs Syracuse Nationals Win 99 - 98
Wed, Feb 8, 1956 @ Minneapolis Lakers Loss 82 - 106
Sat, Feb 11, 1956 @ Rochester Royals Loss 93 - 97
Sun, Feb 12, 1956 vs Minneapolis Lakers Win 82 - 78
Mon, Feb 13, 1956 vs Philadelphia Warriors Loss 94 - 105
Wed, Feb 15, 1956 vs Philadelphia Warriors Loss 78 - 101
Thu, Feb 16, 1956 vs Rochester Royals Win 93 - 81
Sat, Feb 18, 1956 @ Syracuse Nationals Loss 84 - 85
Sun, Feb 19, 1956 @ St. Louis Hawks Win 89 - 83
Mon, Feb 20, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Loss 82 - 84
Tue, Feb 21, 1956 vs Rochester Royals Loss 102 - 106
Thu, Feb 23, 1956 @ Syracuse Nationals Loss 92 - 94
Sat, Feb 25, 1956 @ Rochester Royals Win 97 - 72
Sun, Feb 26, 1956 @ Minneapolis Lakers Win 95 - 90
Mon, Feb 27, 1956 vs Syracuse Nationals Loss 95 - 98 OT
Tue, Feb 28, 1956 @ New York Knicks Win 99 - 95
Wed, Feb 29, 1956 @ Boston Celtics Loss 99 - 106
Fri, Mar 2, 1956 vs New York Knicks Win 104 - 97
Sat, Mar 3, 1956 @ St. Louis Hawks Loss 86 - 92
Sun, Mar 4, 1956 vs Rochester Royals Win 103 - 88
Wed, Mar 7, 1956 @ Minneapolis Lakers Loss 95 - 98
Thu, Mar 8, 1956 vs Minneapolis Lakers Win 100 - 82
Sat, Mar 10, 1956 @ Boston Celtics Win 106 - 103
Sun, Mar 11, 1956 vs New York Knicks Loss 96 - 122
Wed, Mar 14, 1956 @ Minneapolis Lakers Loss 96 - 100
Playoffs
Western Division Finals (Won 3 - 2)
Thu, Mar 22, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Loss 85 - 86
Sat, Mar 24, 1956 @ St. Louis Hawks Loss 74 - 84
Sun, Mar 25, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 107 - 84
Tue, Mar 27, 1956 @ St. Louis Hawks Win 93 - 84
Thu, Mar 29, 1956 vs St. Louis Hawks Win 102 - 97
Finals (Lost 1 - 4)
Sat, Mar 31, 1956 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 94 - 98
Sun, Apr 1, 1956 vs Philadelphia Warriors Win 84 - 83
Tue, Apr 3, 1956 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 96 - 100
Thu, Apr 5, 1956 vs Philadelphia Warriors Loss 105 - 107
Sat, Apr 7, 1956 @ Philadelphia Warriors Loss 88 - 99

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