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1 Regular season  



1.1  Season standings  





1.2  Record vs. opponents  





1.3  Game log  







2 Playoffs  





3 References  














195354 Fort Wayne Pistons season






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1953–54 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Head coachPaul Birch
ArenaWar Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record40–32 (.556)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(eliminated 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWOWO
< 1952–53 1954–55 >

The 1953–54 NBA season was the Pistons' sixth season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.[1]

The Pistons finished 40-32 (.556), 3rd in the Western Division. The team advanced to the playoffs, losing in a Western Division round-robin 4-0 to the Minneapolis Lakers and the Rochester Royals. The team was led on the season by center Larry Foust (15.1 ppg, 13.4 rpg, NBA All-Star), guard Andy Phillip (10.6 ppg, 6.3 apg, NBA All-Star), and first round draft choice Jack Molinas (11.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, NBA All-Star).[2][3]

Molinas was named to the All-Star team, having played in 32 games before the league banned him for wagering on Pistons games.[4] Molinas was then suspended at the time of the All-Star game and was replaced by teammate Andy Phillip. He later sued the NBA for $3 million, claiming the league's ban was an unreasonable restraint of trade. Judge Irving Kaufman ruled against him in the case.[5]

The Pistons had drafted future Hall of Famer George Yardley in 1950, but they didn’t sign him until 1953. Even then, it was a struggle, as Yardley reportedly hated training camp, rejected the initial Fort Wayne offer of $6,000, electing to playing beach volleyball in California. Yardley then became the first rookie to hold out, until accepting an offer of $9,500, and then averaging 9.0 ppg in his NBA rookie season.[6]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • e
  • W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
    x-Minneapolis Lakers 46 26 .639 20–4 13–15 13–7 19–13
    x-Rochester Royals 44 28 .611 2 18–10 12–15 14–3 22–10
    x-Fort Wayne Pistons 40 32 .556 6 19–8 11–17 10–7 17–15
    Milwaukee Hawks 21 51 .292 25 11–14 5–17 6–20 6–26
    x – clinched playoff spot

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1953–54 NBA records
    Team BAL BOS FWP MIL MIN NYK PHI ROC SYR
    Baltimore 1–9 0–8 2–6 2–6 3–7 4–6 1–7 3–7
    Boston 9–1 4–4 6–2 3–5 5–5 6–4 4–4 5–5
    Fort Wayne 8–0 4–4 9–2 5–5 3–5 6–2 3–8 2–6
    Milwaukee 6–2 2–6 2–9 3–8 3–5 3–5 1–9 1–7
    Minneapolis 6–2 5–3 5–5 8–3 5–3 6–2 6–5 5–3
    New York 7–3 5–5 5–3 5–3 3–5 7–3 7–1 5–5
    Philadelphia 6–4 4–6 2–6 5–3 2–6 3–7 1–7 6–4
    Rochester 7–1 4–4 8–3 9–1 5–6 1–7 7–1 3–5
    Syracuse 7–3 5–5 6–2 7–1 3–5 5–5 4–6 5–3

    Game log[edit]

    1953–54 Game log
    # Date Opponent Score High points Record
    1 November 1 Milwaukee 67–77 Larry Foust (24) 1–0
    2 November 5 Boston 79–83 Fred Scolari (18) 2–0
    3 November 7 @ Rochester 76–91 Larry Foust (20) 2–1
    4 November 8 New York 75–70 Larry Foust (14) 2–2
    5 November 10 NMinneapolis 62–78 Don Meineke (19) 3–2
    6 November 12 Syracuse 74–78 Fred Scolari (22) 4–2
    7 November 14 @ Philadelphia 58–63 Mel Hutchins (14) 4–3
    8 November 15 Rochester 65–68 Andy Phillip (14) 5–3
    9 November 17 N Minneapolis 83–66 Larry Foust (16) 5–4
    10 November 19 @ Syracuse 76–79 Jack Molinas (24) 5–5
    11 November 21 @ Boston 68–90 Fred Scolari (14) 5–6
    12 November 22 Rochester 82–83 Larry Foust (17) 6–6
    13 November 25 @ Milwaukee 58–64 Jack Molinas (22) 6–7
    14 November 26 Milwaukee 64–78 Fred Scolari (15) 7–7
    15 November 28 @ Baltimore 92–81 Larry Foust (24) 8–7
    16 November 29 Philadelphia 69–83 Larry Foust (22) 9–7
    17 December 1 @ Rochester 69–92 Brian, Foust (13) 9–8
    18 December 3 Boston 70–76 Larry Foust (26) 10–8
    19 December 5 @ New York 92–73 Mel Hutchins (17) 11–8
    20 December 6 Syracuse 77–78 Larry Foust (31) 12–8
    21 December 9 N Milwaukee 59–83 Andy Phillip (21) 13–8
    22 December 13 New York 69–68 Larry Foust (21) 13–9
    23 December 15 N Boston 75–82 Jack Molinas (20) 13–10
    24 December 16 @ Boston 74–91 Jack Molinas (16) 13–11
    25 December 19 @ Milwaukee 69–63 Andy Phillip (24) 14–11
    26 December 25 Boston 79–108 Fred Scolari (19) 15–11
    27 December 26 @ Minneapolis 71–77 Max Zaslofsky (16) 15–12
    28 December 27 Minneapolis 79–75 Mel Hutchins (14) 15–13
    29 December 30 @ Minneapolis 97–80 Jack Molinas (17) 16–13
    30 December 31 N Philadelphia 56–83 Larry Foust (13) 17–13
    31 January 2 @ Rochester 76–77 (OT) Larry Foust (17) 17–14
    32 January 3 New York 74–72 Andy Phillip (29) 17–15
    33 January 5 Syracuse 72–60 Larry Foust (16) 17–16
    34 January 6 @ Baltimore 90–78 Andy Phillip (14) 18–16
    35 January 7 @ Syracuse 67–79 Larry Foust (18) 18–17
    36 January 10 Milwaukee 73–81 Andy Phillip (25) 19–17
    37 January 12 N Baltimore 97–66 Larry Foust (22) 20–17
    38 January 14 N Baltimore 81–74 Larry Foust (15) 21–17
    39 January 16 @ New York 82–88 (OT) Larry Foust (24) 21–18
    40 January 17 Minneapolis 83–86 Larry Foust (22) 22–18
    41 January 19 N Rochester 73–67 Larry Foust (22) 22–19
    42 January 23 @ Minneapolis 72–75 Max Zaslofsky (18) 22–20
    43 January 24 Baltimore 70–79 Max Zaslofsky (17) 23–20
    44 January 27 N Milwaukee 68–77 Larry Foust (18) 24–20
    45 January 28 Boston 68–80 Larry Foust (26) 25–20
    46 January 30 @ Rochester 70–95 Max Zaslofsky (15) 25–21
    47 January 31 Rochester 69–83 Larry Foust (21) 26–21
    48 February 1 @ Milwaukee 72–71 Larry Foust (16) 27–21
    49 February 5 N Rochester 89–70 Phillip, Yardley (16) 27–22
    50 February 6 @ Syracuse 87–93 (OT) George Yardley (17) 27–23
    51 February 7 Minneapolis 83–90 Mel Hutchins (28) 28–23
    52 February 10 N New York 73–69 Foust, Yardley, Zaslofsky (15) 28–24
    53 February 13 @ New York 79–73 George Yardley (25) 29–24
    54 February 14 Philadelphia 76–94 Frank Brian (19) 30–24
    55 February 16 @ Milwaukee 69–65 George Yardley (20) 31–24
    56 February 18 @ Syracuse 77–91 Mel Hutchins (18) 31–25
    57 February 20 @ Baltimore 87–85 Mel Hutchins (21) 32–25
    58 February 21 Milwaukee 64–62 Frank Brian (16) 32–26
    59 February 22 N Milwaukee 82–95 Don Meineke (19) 33–26
    60 February 25 N New York 62–82 Larry Foust (19) 34–26
    61 February 27 @ Philadelphia 79–72 Larry Foust (18) 35–26
    62 February 28 Minneapolis 77–94 Larry Foust (20) 36–26
    63 March 2 N Rochester 71–64 Larry Foust (19) 36–27
    64 March 4 Syracuse 86–63 Larry Foust (25) 36–28
    65 March 5 N Philadelphia 70–76 Larry Foust (19) 37–28
    66 March 6 @ Baltimore 76–71 Max Zaslofsky (19) 38–28
    67 March 7 @ Boston 80–86 Andy Phillip (28) 38–29
    68 March 8 N Philadelphia 75–73 Larry Foust (19) 38–30
    69 March 10 N Philadelphia 70–88 George Yardley (21) 39–30
    70 March 11 Rochester 95–80 Max Zaslofsky (18) 39–31
    71 March 13 @ Minneapolis 66–93 Larry Foust (14) 39–32
    72 March 14 Baltimore 86–91 Andy Phillip (15) 40–32

    Playoffs[edit]

    1954 playoff game log

    Division Round Robin Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)

    Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
    1 March 16 @ Rochester L 75–82 George Yardley (20) Edgerton Park Arena 0–1
    2 March 18 Minneapolis L 85–90 Frankie Brian (20) War Memorial Coliseum 0–2
    3 March 20 @ Minneapolis L 73–78 Max Zaslofsky (15) Minneapolis Auditorium 0–3
    4 March 21 Rochester L 71–89 George Yardley (16) War Memorial Coliseum 0–4
    1954 schedule

    References[edit]

  • ^ "1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster and Stats".
  • ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 28: The 1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons". November 4, 2011.
  • ^ "Molinas Presses $3,000,000 Case; Ex-Court Ace Sues N.B.A. for Banning Him After He Bet on Own Team". New York Times. January 3, 1961.
  • ^ "Molinas Loses Antitrust Suit". New York Times. January 12, 1961.
  • ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 28: The 1953-54 Fort Wayne Pistons". November 4, 2011.

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