NBA 1953-54Regular season

Final

Fort Wayne Pistons80–86Boston Celtics

Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday 7 March 1954
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1953-54Regular season
Meeting: 37th meetingof 446 played

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Andy Phillip	48:00	11–24	6–6	—	7	4	28
Mel Hutchins	48:00	5–14	0–0	—	3	1	10
Larry Foust	34:00	2–15	1–1	—	2	2	5
Max Zaslofsky	26:00	5–12	1–2	—	3	3	11
Frankie Brian	25:00	3–12	3–3	—	2	2	9
George Yardley	18:00	2–6	0–0	—	2	2	4
Fred Scolari	17:00	4–8	1–2	—	3	2	9
Monk Meineke	14:00	1–1	2–3	—	0	6	4
Leo Barnhorst	10:00	0–0	0–0	—	1	2	0
Team totals	240:00	33–92	14–17	—	23	24	80

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	41:00	4–13	0–2	—	6	1	8
Bob Cousy	39:00	8–17	8–11	10	9	2	24
Bob Donham	39:00	5–11	5–6	—	4	4	15
Ed Macauley	36:00	8–18	3–3	—	3	1	19
Jack Nichols	29:00	3–6	2–2	—	1	0	8
Don Barksdale	21:00	2–4	4–5	—	1	2	8
Bob Brannum	21:00	1–5	0–0	14	1	1	2
Ernie Barrett	10:00	1–2	0–0	—	0	1	2
Chuck Cooper	4:00	0–3	0–0	—	0	1	0
Team totals	240:00	32–79	22–29	24	25	13	86

This season

Boston Celtics 4, Detroit Pistons 4 in NBA 1953-54.

5 Nov 1953Boston Celtics 79–83 Fort Wayne Pistons
21 Nov 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 68–90 Boston Celtics
3 Dec 1953Boston Celtics 70–76 Fort Wayne Pistons
15 Dec 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 75–82 Boston Celtics
16 Dec 1953Fort Wayne Pistons 74–91 Boston Celtics
25 Dec 1953Boston Celtics 79–108 Fort Wayne Pistons
28 Jan 1954Boston Celtics 68–80 Fort Wayne Pistons
7 Mar 195480–86 this game

Records going in

Fort Wayne Pistons: 38–28
Boston Celtics: 38–29

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 281, Detroit Pistons 165.

28 Jan 1954Boston Celtics 68–80 Fort Wayne Pistons
31 Oct 1954Boston Celtics 86–90 Fort Wayne Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.