NBA 1952-53Regular season

Final

Minneapolis Lakers78–90Fort Wayne Pistons

Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne Pistons

Date: Sunday 22 February 1953
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1952-53Regular season
Meeting: 40th meetingof 396 played

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
George Mikan	7–17	12–14	3	6	26
Vern Mikkelsen	3–5	7–7	3	3	13
Slater Martin	2–8	5–5	2	5	9
Bob Harrison	3–7	2–2	2	6	8
Lew Hitch	4–13	0–3	2	2	8
Pep Saul	3–10	0–1	1	6	6
Jim Pollard	2–11	1–2	1	2	5
Whitey Skoog	1–3	1–1	0	5	3
Jim Holstein	0–4	0–3	4	4	0
Team totals	25–78	28–38	18	39	78

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	AST	PF	PTS
Andy Phillip	7–12	6–9	7	2	20
Larry Foust	8–16	3–4	1	2	19
Don Boven	5–13	8–10	5	3	18
Frankie Brian	1–6	10–13	2	1	12
Monk Meineke	3–6	2–2	2	5	8
Fred Schaus	1–2	4–4	2	5	6
Fred Scolari	2–9	2–3	1	4	6
Chuck Share	0–0	1–3	3	6	1
Dike Eddleman	0–0	0–2	1	2	0
Jake Fendley	0–1	0–0	0	0	0
Team totals	27–65	36–50	24	30	90

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 1953Minneapolis Lakers 96–76 Fort Wayne Pistons
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 195378–90 this game
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: 40–16
Fort Wayne Pistons: 29–26

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

21 Feb 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 75–85 Minneapolis Lakers
3 Mar 1953Minneapolis Lakers 86–68 Fort Wayne Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.