NBA 1955-56Regular season

Final

Fort Wayne Pistons90–95Boston Celtics

Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston Celtics

Date: Wednesday 18 January 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1955-56Regular season
Meeting: 51st meetingof 446 played

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
George Yardley	10–28	10–12	4	30
Mel Hutchins	8–?	1–1	0	17
Frankie Brian	5–?	4–4	3	14
Larry Foust	5–?	1–2	1	11
Bob Houbregs	2–?	3–5	2	7
Chuck Noble	3–?	1–1	6	7
Odie Spears	1–?	1–1	3	3
Andy Phillip	0–?	1–3	3	1
Team totals	34–28	22–29	22	90

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	6–?	11–12	2	23
Bill Sharman	8–?	6–8	4	22
Ed Macauley	6–?	5–5	2	17
Jim Loscutoff	6–?	0–1	4	12
Dick Hemric	4–?	0–1	2	8
Togo Palazzi	0–?	5–5	0	5
Red Morrison	2–?	0–1	3	4
Arnie Risen	1–?	0–0	3	2
Ernie Barrett	1–?	0–0	1	2
Team totals	34–?	27–33	21	95

This season

Boston Celtics 4, Detroit Pistons 5 in NBA 1955-56.

19 Nov 1955Fort Wayne Pistons 102–104 Boston Celtics
4 Dec 1955Boston Celtics 90–111 Fort Wayne Pistons
10 Jan 1956Boston Celtics 89–105 Fort Wayne Pistons
17 Jan 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 85–91 Boston Celtics
18 Jan 195690–95 this game
25 Jan 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 101–100 Boston Celtics
27 Jan 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 106–97 Boston Celtics
29 Feb 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 99–106 Boston Celtics
10 Mar 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 106–103 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Fort Wayne Pistons: 19–17
Boston Celtics: 21–15

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

17 Jan 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 85–91 Boston Celtics
25 Jan 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 101–100 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.