NBA 1956-57Regular season

Final

Minneapolis Lakers100–89Fort Wayne Pistons

Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne Pistons

Date: Tuesday 25 December 1956
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1956-57Regular season
Meeting: 89th meetingof 396 played

Minneapolis Lakers

Minneapolis Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Clyde Lovellette	10–?	3–6	11	3	23
Vern Mikkelsen	5–?	3–4	—	6	13
Chuck Mencel	6–?	0–0	—	0	12
Ed Kalafat	4–?	3–5	—	4	11
Slick Leonard	5–?	1–3	—	1	11
Dick Garmaker	4–?	2–3	—	3	10
Walter Dukes	3–?	4–4	—	4	10
Dick Schnittker	3–?	2–3	—	3	8
Jim Paxson	1–?	0–2	—	2	2
Team totals	41–?	18–30	11	26	100

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	PF	PTS
Bob Houbregs	7–?	5–6	—	1	19
George Yardley	6–?	6–8	—	2	18
Bill Thieben	5–?	2–2	—	4	12
Gene Shue	4–?	3–5	—	1	11
Chuck Noble	3–?	2–2	—	3	8
Mel Hutchins	3–?	2–3	—	2	8
Billy Kenville	2–?	3–3	—	4	7
Corky Devlin	0–15	3–4	—	4	3
Red Rocha	1–?	1–1	—	1	3
Team totals	31–15	27–34	—	22	89

This season

Detroit Pistons 7, Los Angeles Lakers 7 in NBA 1956-57.

28 Oct 1956Minneapolis Lakers 88–94 Fort Wayne Pistons
18 Nov 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 111–107 Minneapolis Lakers
25 Dec 1956100–89 this game
27 Dec 1956Minneapolis Lakers 93–120 Fort Wayne Pistons
3 Jan 1957Minneapolis Lakers 102–104 Fort Wayne Pistons
8 Jan 1957Minneapolis Lakers 86–87 Fort Wayne Pistons
12 Jan 1957Minneapolis Lakers 105–87 Fort Wayne Pistons
31 Jan 1957Fort Wayne Pistons 111–107 Minneapolis Lakers
9 Feb 1957Fort Wayne Pistons 92–99 Minneapolis Lakers
10 Feb 1957Minneapolis Lakers 100–113 Fort Wayne Pistons
24 Feb 1957Fort Wayne Pistons 115–123 Minneapolis Lakers
8 Mar 1957Minneapolis Lakers 101–97 Fort Wayne Pistons
17 Mar 1957Fort Wayne Pistons 127–131 Minneapolis Lakers
19 Mar 1957Minneapolis Lakers 110–108 Fort Wayne Pistons

Records going in

Minneapolis Lakers: 13–15
Fort Wayne Pistons: 12–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

18 Nov 1956Fort Wayne Pistons 111–107 Minneapolis Lakers
27 Dec 1956Minneapolis Lakers 93–120 Fort Wayne Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.