1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 36-33
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 4-4 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Rochester Royals 2-1
Division Finals - Lost to Minneapolis Lakers 3-2
Coach: Paul Birch (36-33)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 36 wins and 33 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.

The Pistons scored 5,591 points and gave up 5,599. Larry Foust scored a team-best 958 points for Fort Wayne and contributed 769 rebounds. Andy Phillip dished out 286 assists for the squad.

Paul Birch coached the team. The 1952-53 Fort Wayne Pistons lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 5591
Regular Season Points Against: 5599

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 1, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 82 at Rochester Royals 94 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
November 2, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
November 6, 1952 Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 64 L 0-2 0-1 0-3
November 9, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74 W 1-2 0-1 1-3
November 11, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 63 at Indianapolis Olympians 78 L 1-2 0-2 1-4
November 15, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 68 at Milwaukee Hawks 71 L 1-2 0-3 1-5
November 16, 1952 New York Knicks 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 112 W 2-2 0-3 2-5
November 20, 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 L 2-3 0-3 2-6
November 22, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Minneapolis Lakers 96 L 2-3 0-4 2-7
November 23, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 92 W 3-3 0-4 3-7
November 26, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 80 at Milwaukee Hawks 72 W 3-3 1-4 4-7
November 27, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 95 W 4-3 1-4 5-7 OT
November 29, 1952 Boston Celtics 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 L 4-4 1-4 5-8 at New York, NY
November 30, 1952 Baltimore Bullets 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 100 W 5-4 1-4 6-8 2OT
December 4, 1952 Syracuse Nationals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70 L 5-5 1-4 6-9
December 5, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Indianapolis Olympians 84 L 5-5 1-5 6-10
December 6, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 103 at Baltimore Bullets 91 W 5-5 2-5 7-10
December 7, 1952 New York Knicks 91 at Fort Wayne Pistons 102 W 6-5 2-5 8-10
December 11, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 W 7-5 2-5 9-10 OT
December 14, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 86 W 8-5 2-5 10-10
December 16, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 95 at Philadelphia Warriors 64 W 8-5 3-5 11-10 at New York, NY
December 18, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 86 at Philadelphia Warriors 79 W 8-5 4-5 12-10
December 20, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Rochester Royals 92 L 8-5 4-6 12-11
December 21, 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74 W 9-5 4-6 13-11
December 23, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 59 at Indianapolis Olympians 72 L 9-5 4-7 13-12
December 25, 1952 Milwaukee Hawks 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 W 10-5 4-7 14-12 2OT
December 27, 1952 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at New York Knicks 91 W 10-5 5-7 15-12 at Baltimore, MD
December 28, 1952 Boston Celtics 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 66 L 10-6 5-7 15-13
December 31, 1952 Indianapolis Olympians 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 W 11-6 5-7 16-13
January 1, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 78 at Syracuse Nationals 92 L 11-6 5-8 16-14
January 3, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 101 at Rochester Royals 106 L 11-6 5-9 16-15
January 4, 1953 Philadelphia Warriors 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79 W 12-6 5-9 17-15
January 6, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Milwaukee Hawks 73 L 12-6 5-10 17-16
January 10, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Minneapolis Lakers 84 L 12-6 5-11 17-17 at St Paul, MN
January 11, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 W 13-6 5-11 18-17
January 15, 1953 Boston Celtics 85 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91 W 14-6 5-11 19-17
January 16, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Indianapolis Olympians 68 W 14-6 6-11 20-17 at Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 1953 Rochester Royals 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 15-6 6-11 21-17
January 21, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 84 at Boston Celtics 94 L 15-6 6-12 21-18
January 22, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Syracuse Nationals 87 L 15-6 6-13 21-19
January 24, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at New York Knicks 82 L 15-6 6-14 21-20
January 25, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 62 at Fort Wayne Pistons 65 W 16-6 6-14 22-20
January 27, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 96 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 L 16-7 6-14 22-21 at Grand Forks, ND
January 29, 1953 Boston Celtics 98 at Fort Wayne Pistons 111 W 17-7 6-14 23-21
January 30, 1953 Rochester Royals 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68 L 17-8 6-14 23-22 OT at Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 80 at Minneapolis Lakers 87 L 17-8 6-15 23-23
February 1, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 92 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 L 17-9 6-15 23-24
February 5, 1953 Indianapolis Olympians 63 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68 W 18-9 6-15 24-24
February 8, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 89 W 19-9 6-15 25-24
February 11, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 96 W 20-9 6-15 26-24
February 14, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 102 at Baltimore Bullets 88 W 20-9 7-15 27-24
February 15, 1953 Rochester Royals 84 at Fort Wayne Pistons 72 L 20-10 7-15 27-25
February 17, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 88 at Rochester Royals 78 W 20-10 8-15 28-25
February 19, 1953 Baltimore Bullets 79 at Fort Wayne Pistons 83 W 21-10 8-15 29-25 OT
February 21, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 85 L 21-10 8-16 29-26
February 22, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 90 W 22-10 8-16 30-26
February 24, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 91 at Rochester Royals 80 W 22-10 9-16 31-26
February 26, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Syracuse Nationals 89 L 22-10 9-17 31-27
February 28, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at New York Knicks 85 L 22-10 9-18 31-28
March 1, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76 W 23-10 9-18 32-28
March 3, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 86 at Fort Wayne Pistons 68 L 23-11 9-18 32-29 at Milwaukee, WI
March 4, 1953 Syracuse Nationals 75 at Fort Wayne Pistons 73 L 23-12 9-18 32-30 2OT
March 6, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Indianapolis Olympians 64 W 23-12 10-18 33-30
March 7, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 83 at Baltimore Bullets 81 W 23-12 11-18 34-30
March 8, 1953 Rochester Royals 71 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69 L 23-13 11-18 34-31
March 9, 1953 Milwaukee Hawks 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 94 W 24-13 11-18 35-31
March 11, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 92 at Boston Celtics 98 L 24-13 11-19 35-32
March 15, 1953 New York Knicks 69 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81 W 25-13 11-19 36-32
March 17, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 61 at Milwaukee Hawks 87 L 25-13 11-20 36-33
March 20, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 84 at Rochester Royals 77 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
March 22, 1953 Rochester Royals 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 71 L 0-1 1-0 1-1
March 24, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 67 at Rochester Royals 65 W 0-1 2-0 2-1
March 26, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 83 L 0-1 2-1 2-2
March 28, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Minneapolis Lakers 82 L 0-1 2-2 2-3
March 30, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 95 at Fort Wayne Pistons 98 W 1-1 2-2 3-3
April 1, 1953 Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 85 W 2-1 2-2 4-3
April 2, 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at Minneapolis Lakers 74 L 2-1 2-3 4-4


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