NBA » Detroit Pistons » 1955-56
| 37-35 | Lost Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season (72 Games, 37-35) | ||||
| Sat, 11/5/55 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 113 - 114 | OT | |
| Sun, 11/6/55 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 95 - 96 | ||
| Sat, 11/12/55 | vs Rochester Royals | Loss 79 - 84 | ||
| Sun, 11/13/55 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 93 - 79 | ||
| Thu, 11/17/55 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 88 - 110 | ||
| Sat, 11/19/55 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 102 - 104 | ||
| Sun, 11/20/55 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 115 - 119 | OT | |
| Thu, 11/24/55 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 104 - 93 | ||
| Sat, 11/26/55 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 82 - 87 | ||
| Sun, 11/27/55 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 114 - 106 | OT | |
| Tue, 11/29/55 | @ New York Knicks | Win 104 - 99 | ||
| Wed, 11/30/55 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 76 - 87 | ||
| Sun, 12/4/55 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 111 - 90 | ||
| Tue, 12/6/55 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 90 - 88 | ||
| Thu, 12/8/55 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 105 - 94 | ||
| Sat, 12/10/55 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 116 - 117 | OT | |
| Sun, 12/11/55 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 96 - 91 | ||
| Wed, 12/14/55 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 85 - 98 | ||
| Thu, 12/15/55 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 73 - 80 | ||
| Sat, 12/17/55 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 95 - 100 | ||
| Sun, 12/18/55 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 96 - 86 | ||
| Sun, 12/25/55 | vs New York Knicks | Win 92 - 87 | ||
| Mon, 12/26/55 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 83 - 67 | ||
| Thu, 12/29/55 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 83 - 75 | ||
| Fri, 12/30/55 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 90 - 89 | ||
| Sun, 1/1/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 85 - 68 | ||
| Mon, 1/2/56 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 89 - 95 | ||
| Tue, 1/3/56 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 82 - 102 | ||
| Wed, 1/4/56 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 88 - 86 | ||
| Thu, 1/5/56 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 92 - 81 | ||
| Sat, 1/7/56 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 108 - 97 | ||
| Sun, 1/8/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 91 - 96 | ||
| Tue, 1/10/56 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 105 - 89 | ||
| Sat, 1/14/56 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 94 - 117 | ||
| Sun, 1/15/56 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 104 - 99 | ||
| Tue, 1/17/56 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 85 - 91 | ||
| Wed, 1/18/56 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 90 - 95 | ||
| Thu, 1/19/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 90 - 83 | ||
| Sat, 1/21/56 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 92 - 91 | ||
| Sun, 1/22/56 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 111 - 93 | ||
| Wed, 1/25/56 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 101 - 100 | ||
| Fri, 1/27/56 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 106 - 97 | ||
| Sat, 1/28/56 | @ New York Knicks | Win 92 - 91 | OT | |
| Sun, 1/29/56 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 99 - 85 | ||
| Thu, 2/2/56 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 90 - 98 | ||
| Sat, 2/4/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 94 - 98 | ||
| Sun, 2/5/56 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 85 - 90 | ||
| Mon, 2/6/56 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 99 - 98 | ||
| Wed, 2/8/56 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 82 - 106 | ||
| Sat, 2/11/56 | @ Rochester Royals | Loss 93 - 97 | ||
| Sun, 2/12/56 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 82 - 78 | ||
| Mon, 2/13/56 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 94 - 105 | ||
| Wed, 2/15/56 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 78 - 101 | ||
| Thu, 2/16/56 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 93 - 81 | ||
| Sat, 2/18/56 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 84 - 85 | ||
| Sun, 2/19/56 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 89 - 83 | ||
| Mon, 2/20/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 82 - 84 | ||
| Tue, 2/21/56 | vs Rochester Royals | Loss 102 - 106 | ||
| Thu, 2/23/56 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 92 - 94 | ||
| Sat, 2/25/56 | @ Rochester Royals | Win 97 - 72 | ||
| Sun, 2/26/56 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Win 95 - 90 | ||
| Mon, 2/27/56 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 95 - 98 | OT | |
| Tue, 2/28/56 | @ New York Knicks | Win 99 - 95 | ||
| Wed, 2/29/56 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 99 - 106 | ||
| Fri, 3/2/56 | vs New York Knicks | Win 104 - 97 | ||
| Sat, 3/3/56 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 86 - 92 | ||
| Sun, 3/4/56 | vs Rochester Royals | Win 103 - 88 | ||
| Wed, 3/7/56 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 95 - 98 | ||
| Thu, 3/8/56 | vs Minneapolis Lakers | Win 100 - 82 | ||
| Sat, 3/10/56 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 106 - 103 | ||
| Sun, 3/11/56 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 96 - 122 | ||
| Wed, 3/14/56 | @ Minneapolis Lakers | Loss 96 - 100 | ||
| Playoffs (10 Games, 4-6) | ||||
| Western Division Finals (Won 3 - 2) | ||||
| Thu, 3/22/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 85 - 86 | ||
| Sat, 3/24/56 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 74 - 84 | ||
| Sun, 3/25/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 107 - 84 | ||
| Tue, 3/27/56 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 93 - 84 | ||
| Thu, 3/29/56 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 102 - 97 | ||
| Finals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
| Sat, 3/31/56 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 94 - 98 | ||
| Sun, 4/1/56 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 84 - 83 | ||
| Tue, 4/3/56 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 96 - 100 | ||
| Thu, 4/5/56 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 105 - 107 | ||
| Sat, 4/7/56 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 88 - 99 | ||
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.
The 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1955-56.
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 |
No. While the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons did play in the NBA Finals, they lost to the Philadelphia Warriors.
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.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons went 9-10.
During the regular season, the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons went 2-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1955-56 Fort Wayne Pistons was a 7 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Fort Wayne Pistons had during the 1955-56 regular season was 3 games, which occured 5 separate times.
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