# Temporada 1954-55 de los Fort Wayne Pistons

La temporada 1954-55 fue la séptima de los Fort Wayne Pistons en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 43 victorias y 29 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que alcanzaron las finales en las que cayeron ante Syracuse Nationals.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 4 | Dick Rosenthal | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 13 | Arnold Short | Base | Estados Unidos | Oklahoma City |
| 8 | 67 | Don Bielke | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Valparaiso |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Fort Wayne Pistons | 43 | 29 | .597 | – | 21–6 | 9–14 | 13–9 | 28–8 |
| x-Minneapolis Lakers | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3 | 18–6 | 10–14 | 12–12 | 18–18 |
| x-Rochester Royals | 29 | 43 | .403 | 14 | 17–11 | 4–19 | 8–13 | 14–22 |
| Milwaukee Hawks | 26 | 46 | .361 | 17 | 6–11 | 9–16 | 11–19 | 14–22 |

## Playoffs
### Finales de División

Fort Wayne Pistons - Minneapolis Lakers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de marzo | Fort Wayne Pistons 96, Minneapolis Lakers 79 | Elkhart |
| 22 de marzo | Fort Wayne Pistons 98, Minneapolis Lakers 97 (OT) | Indianápolis |
| 23 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 99, Fort Wayne Pistons 91 (OT) | Minneapolis |
| 27 de marzo | Minneapolis Lakers 96, Fort Wayne Pistons 105 | Minneapolis |
| | Fort Wayne gana las series 3-1 | |

### Finales de la NBA

Syracuse Nationals - Fort Wayne Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 31 de marzo | Syracuse Nationals 86, Fort Wayne Pistons 82 | Syracuse |
| 2 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 87, Fort Wayne Pistons 84 | Syracuse |
| 3 de abril | Fort Wayne Pistons 96, Syracuse Nationals 89 | Indianápolis |
| 5 de abril | Fort Wayne Pistons 109, Syracuse Nationals 102 | Indianápolis |
| 7 de abril | Fort Wayne Pistons 74, Syracuse Nationals 71 | Indianápolis |
| 9 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 109, Fort Wayne Pistons 104 | Syracuse |
| 10 de abril | Syracuse Nationals 92, Fort Wayne Pistons 91 | Syracuse |
| | Syracuse gana las finales 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | George Yardley | 26 | 60 | 35.8 | 6.1 | 14.5 | .418 | 5.2 | 6.9 | .745 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 17.3 |
| 2 | Larry Foust | 26 | 70 | 32.3 | 5.7 | 11.7 | .487 | 5.6 | 7.3 | .766 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Mel Hutchins | 26 | 72 | 39.7 | 4.7 | 12.5 | .378 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .708 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 12.0 |
| 4 | Max Zaslofsky | 29 | 70 | 26.6 | 3.8 | 11.7 | .328 | 3.5 | 5.0 | .702 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| 5 | Frankie Brian | 31 | 71 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 8.8 | .380 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .851 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Andy Phillip | 32 | 64 | 36.4 | 3.2 | 8.5 | .371 | 3.3 | 4.8 | .692 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Dick Rosenthal | 25 | 67 | 21.0 | 2.9 | 7.8 | .377 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .718 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Monk Meineke | 24 | 68 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .372 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .700 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| 9 | Jim Fritsche | 23 | 16 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .813 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Paul Walther | 27 | 68 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | .348 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .614 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 11 | Bob Houbregs | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Al Roges | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Larry Foust | Mejor quinteto de la NBA |