1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-32
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-4 Lost division round-robin
Coach: Paul Birch (40-32)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 113,889, Avg. 4,218 in 27 home dates
1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1953-54 season with a record of 40 wins and 32 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-4.

The Pistons scored 5,593 points and yielded 5,476. Larry Foust scored a team-best 1,090 points for Fort Wayne and contributed 967 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 449 assists for the squad.

Paul Birch coached the team. The 1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division round-robin.

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Regular Season Points For: 5593
Regular Season Points Against: 5476

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 1, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 67 at Fort Wayne Pistons 77 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
November 5, 1953 Boston Celtics 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
November 7, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 91 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
November 8, 1953 New York Knicks 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70 L 2-1 0-1 2-2
November 10, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Minneapolis Lakers 62 W 2-1 1-1 3-2 at Milwaukee, WI
November 12, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 W 3-1 1-1 4-2
November 14, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at Philadelphia Warriors 63 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
November 15, 1953 Rochester Royals 65 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68 W 4-1 1-2 5-3
November 17, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 66 L 4-2 1-2 5-4 at Buffalo, NY
November 19, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 4-2 1-3 5-5
November 21, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Boston Celtics 90 L 4-2 1-4 5-6
November 22, 1953 Rochester Royals 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 W 5-2 1-4 6-6
November 25, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at Milwaukee Hawks 64 L 5-2 1-5 6-7
November 26, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 W 6-2 1-5 7-7
November 28, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Baltimore Bullets 81 W 6-2 2-5 8-7
November 29, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 W 7-2 2-5 9-7
December 1, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Rochester Royals 92 L 7-2 2-6 9-8
December 3, 1953 Boston Celtics 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 W 8-2 2-6 10-8
December 5, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at New York Knicks 73 W 8-2 3-6 11-8
December 6, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 77 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78 W 9-2 3-6 12-8
December 9, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Milwaukee Hawks 59 W 9-2 4-6 13-8 at Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 1953 New York Knicks 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68 L 9-3 4-6 13-9
December 15, 1953 Boston Celtics 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 75 L 9-4 4-6 13-10 at New York, NY
December 16, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Boston Celtics 91 L 9-4 4-7 13-11
December 19, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Milwaukee Hawks 63 W 9-4 5-7 14-11
December 25, 1953 Boston Celtics 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 108 W 10-4 5-7 15-11
December 26, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Minneapolis Lakers 77 L 10-4 5-8 15-12
December 27, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 75 L 10-5 5-8 15-13
December 30, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Minneapolis Lakers 80 W 10-5 6-8 16-13
December 31, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 56 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 W 11-5 6-8 17-13 at Indianapolis, IN
January 2, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Rochester Royals 77 L 11-5 6-9 17-14 OT
January 3, 1954 New York Knicks 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 L 11-6 6-9 17-15
January 5, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 60 L 11-7 6-9 17-16
January 6, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Baltimore Bullets 78 W 11-7 7-9 18-16
January 7, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 67 at Syracuse Nationals 79 L 11-7 7-10 18-17
January 10, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 W 12-7 7-10 19-17
January 12, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 97 at Baltimore Bullets 66 W 12-7 8-10 20-17 at Miami, FL
January 14, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 81 at Baltimore Bullets 74 W 12-7 9-10 21-17 at Miami, FL
January 16, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at New York Knicks 88 L 12-7 9-11 21-18 OT
January 17, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 W 13-7 9-11 22-18
January 19, 1954 Rochester Royals 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 67 L 13-8 9-11 22-19 at Milwaukee, WI
January 23, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 72 at Minneapolis Lakers 75 L 13-8 9-12 22-20
January 24, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 W 14-8 9-12 23-20
January 27, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Milwaukee Hawks 68 W 14-8 10-12 24-20 at Minneapolis, MN
January 28, 1954 Boston Celtics 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 W 15-8 10-12 25-20
January 30, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at Rochester Royals 95 L 15-8 10-13 25-21
January 31, 1954 Rochester Royals 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 W 16-8 10-13 26-21
February 5, 1954 Rochester Royals 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70 L 16-9 10-13 26-22 at Milwaukee, WI
February 6, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Syracuse Nationals 93 L 16-9 10-14 26-23 OT
February 7, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 17-9 10-14 27-23
February 10, 1954 New York Knicks 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 L 17-10 10-14 27-24 at Boston, MA
February 13, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at New York Knicks 73 W 17-10 11-14 28-24
February 14, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 76 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 W 18-10 11-14 29-24
February 16, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Milwaukee Hawks 65 W 18-10 12-14 30-24
February 18, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Syracuse Nationals 91 L 18-10 12-15 30-25
February 20, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Baltimore Bullets 85 W 18-10 13-15 31-25
February 21, 1954 Milwaukee Hawks 64 at Fort Wayne Pistons 62 L 18-11 13-15 31-26
February 22, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Milwaukee Hawks 82 W 18-11 14-15 32-26 at Troy, OH
February 25, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at New York Knicks 62 W 18-11 15-15 33-26 at Miami Beach, FL
February 27, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Philadelphia Warriors 72 W 18-11 16-15 34-26
February 28, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 77 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 W 19-11 16-15 35-26
March 1, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 72 at Milwaukee Hawks 71 W 19-11 17-15 36-26
March 2, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Rochester Royals 71 L 19-11 17-16 36-27 at New York, NY
March 4, 1954 Syracuse Nationals 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 63 L 19-12 17-16 36-28
March 5, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Philadelphia Warriors 70 W 19-12 18-16 37-28 at Birmingham, AL
March 6, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Baltimore Bullets 71 W 19-12 19-16 38-28
March 7, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 80 at Boston Celtics 86 L 19-12 19-17 38-29
March 9, 1954 Philadelphia Warriors 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 73 L 19-13 19-17 38-30 at Miami Beach, FL
March 10, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Philadelphia Warriors 70 W 19-13 20-17 39-30 at Miami Beach, FL
March 11, 1954 Rochester Royals 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80 L 19-14 20-17 39-31
March 13, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 66 at Minneapolis Lakers 93 L 19-14 20-18 39-32
March 14, 1954 Baltimore Bullets 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 W 20-14 20-18 40-32
March 16, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Rochester Royals 82 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
March 18, 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
March 20, 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 78 L 0-1 0-2 0-3
March 21, 1954 Rochester Royals 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 L 0-2 0-2 0-4


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