NBA 1956-57Regular season

Final

Fort Wayne Pistons92–118Boston Celtics

Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday 6 January 1957
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1956-57Regular season
Meeting: 61st meetingof 446 played

Fort Wayne Pistons

Fort Wayne Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dick Rosenthal	23:00	3–9	1–2	—	2	3	7
George Yardley	—	5–16	7–7	16	5	3	17
Chuck Noble	—	7–14	0–0	—	7	1	14
Bob Houbregs	—	5–9	2–3	—	1	5	12
Mel Hutchins	—	5–15	2–3	—	2	1	12
Corky Devlin	—	3–12	3–3	—	1	2	9
Bill Thieben	—	2–11	2–2	—	2	3	6
Gene Shue	—	3–7	0–2	—	1	0	6
Billy Kenville	—	2–10	1–2	—	2	1	5
Red Rocha	—	1–7	2–3	—	2	2	4
Team totals	23:00	36–110	20–27	16	25	21	92

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Cousy	—	10–24	0–0	9	6	1	20
Jim Loscutoff	—	8–19	3–3	15	2	3	19
Bill Russell	—	7–16	4–8	31	2	2	18
Tom Heinsohn	—	7–19	3–4	12	1	5	17
Andy Phillip	—	3–8	5–6	—	5	0	11
Bill Sharman	—	4–19	1–1	—	7	1	9
Arnie Risen	—	2–3	4–4	—	1	3	8
Frank Ramsey	—	3–9	2–2	—	2	3	8
Lou Tsioropoulos	—	2–7	2–3	—	1	0	6
Jack Nichols	—	1–5	0–0	—	2	1	2
Team totals	—	47–129	24–31	67	29	19	118

This season

Boston Celtics 6, Detroit Pistons 3 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 1956Boston Celtics 87–95 Fort Wayne Pistons
6 Jan 195792–118 this game
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

Fort Wayne Pistons: 17–15
Boston Celtics: 21–11

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

23 Dec 1956Boston Celtics 87–95 Fort Wayne Pistons
10 Jan 1957Boston Celtics 98–81 Fort Wayne Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.