NBA 1956-57Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics87–95Fort Wayne Pistons

Boston Celtics at Fort Wayne Pistons

Date: Sunday 23 December 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1956-57Regular season
Meeting: 60th meetingof 446 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bill Sharman	8–20	10–10	—	3	4	26
Jim Loscutoff	9–18	2–4	14	1	4	20
Bob Cousy	5–18	3–4	—	5	2	13
Andy Phillip	2–3	4–4	—	0	1	8
Tom Heinsohn	3–13	0–0	—	0	3	6
Arnie Risen	1–7	3–4	—	2	5	5
Bill Russell	2–8	1–5	8	0	5	5
Dick Hemric	0–6	4–4	—	1	1	4
Jack Nichols	0–2	0–0	—	0	2	0
Team totals	30–95	27–35	22	12	27	87

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
George Yardley	8–20	6–8	14	4	1	22
Bill Thieben	6–14	5–11	18	2	2	17
Chuck Noble	6–14	3–4	—	2	6	15
Mel Hutchins	5–14	3–3	12	3	2	13
Gene Shue	3–5	6–6	—	1	1	12
Bob Houbregs	3–10	3–8	—	1	5	9
Larry Foust	0–3	3–4	—	0	2	3
Corky Devlin	1–3	0–1	—	0	4	2
Red Rocha	1–2	0–1	—	0	2	2
Billy Kenville	0–4	0–0	—	0	1	0
Team totals	33–89	29–46	44	13	26	95

This season

Detroit Pistons 3, Boston Celtics 6 in NBA 1956-57.

15 Nov 1956Boston Celtics 95–98 Fort Wayne Pistons
30 Nov 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 102–104 Boston Celtics
1 Dec 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 93–108 Boston Celtics
11 Dec 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 97–113 Boston Celtics
23 Dec 195687–95 this game
6 Jan 1957Fort Wayne Pistons 92–118 Boston Celtics
10 Jan 1957Boston Celtics 98–81 Fort Wayne Pistons
6 Feb 1957Fort Wayne Pistons 93–108 Boston Celtics
14 Feb 1957Boston Celtics 106–112 Fort Wayne Pistons

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 17–8
Fort Wayne Pistons: 11–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

11 Dec 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 97–113 Boston Celtics
6 Jan 1957Fort Wayne Pistons 92–118 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.