NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

Minneapolis Lakers96–76Fort Wayne Pistons

Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne Pistons

Date: Tuesday 27 January 1953
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 36th meetingof 396 played

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Jim Pollard	10–16	3–5	—	3	23
George Mikan	8–11	2–3	18	5	18
Slater Martin	5–?	7–7	—	5	17
Pep Saul	2–?	7–10	—	1	11
Vern Mikkelsen	4–?	1–2	—	4	9
Bob Harrison	3–?	0–0	—	4	6
Jim Holstein	2–?	2–2	—	0	6
Lew Hitch	2–?	2–3	—	4	6
Howie Schultz	0–?	0–0	—	2	0
Team totals	36–27	24–32	18	28	96

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Andy Phillip	6–?	5–6	—	3	17
Fred Schaus	5–?	1–1	—	4	11
Monk Meineke	4–?	3–4	—	5	11
Chuck Share	2–?	6–8	—	2	10
Dike Eddleman	2–?	1–4	—	3	5
Jake Fendley	2–?	1–2	—	1	5
Larry Foust	1–17	3–4	18	4	5
Jack Kerris	0–?	2–2	—	1	2
Team totals	22–17	22–31	18	23	66

Incomplete box score: the players’ points add up to 66 of 76.

This season

Detroit Pistons 3, Los Angeles Lakers 12 in NBA 1952-53.

2 Nov 1952Minneapolis Lakers 81–69 Fort Wayne Pistons
20 Nov 1952Minneapolis Lakers 89–81 Fort Wayne Pistons
22 Nov 1952Fort Wayne Pistons 89–96 Minneapolis Lakers
10 Jan 1953Minneapolis Lakers 84–79 Fort Wayne Pistons
27 Jan 195396–76 this game
31 Jan 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 80–87 Minneapolis Lakers
1 Feb 1953Minneapolis Lakers 92–76 Fort Wayne Pistons
21 Feb 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 75–85 Minneapolis Lakers
22 Feb 1953Minneapolis Lakers 78–90 Fort Wayne Pistons
3 Mar 1953Minneapolis Lakers 86–68 Fort Wayne Pistons
26 Mar 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 73–83 Minneapolis Lakers
28 Mar 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 75–82 Minneapolis Lakers
30 Mar 1953Minneapolis Lakers 95–98 Fort Wayne Pistons
1 Apr 1953Minneapolis Lakers 82–85 Fort Wayne Pistons
2 Apr 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 58–74 Minneapolis Lakers

Records going in

Minneapolis Lakers: 30–12
Fort Wayne Pistons: 22–20

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 158, Los Angeles Lakers 238.

10 Jan 1953Minneapolis Lakers 84–79 Fort Wayne Pistons
31 Jan 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 80–87 Minneapolis Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.