1949–50 Fort Wayne Pistons season

The 1949–50 NBA season was the second season for the Fort Wayne Pistons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and ninth as a franchise. 

NBA Draft

 Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team 1  3  Bob Harris  F/C     2  –  John Oldham  G     3  –  Fred Schaus  F     4  –  Jerry Nagel  G    

Roster
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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents
1949–50 NBA recordsTeamANDBALBOSCHIDENFWPINDMINNYKPHIROCSHESTLSYRTCBWASWAT Anderson  —  1–1  0–2  1–1  4–3  1–1  2–5  1–1  1–1  1–1  0–2  5–2  2–0  3–4  7–2  1–1  7–0 Baltimore  1–1  —  2–4  1–5  1–1  3–3  1–1  1–5  1–5  3–3  3–3  2–0  3–3  0–2  0–2  2–4  1–1 Boston  2–0  4–2  —  0–6  1–1  2–4  1–1  1–5  1–5  3–3  0–6  1–1  2–4  0–2  0–2  3–3  1–1 Chicago  1–1  5–1  6–0  —  2–0  2–4  1–1  2–4  2–4  4–2  2–4  2–0  5–1  0–2  1–1  3–3  2–0 Denver  3–4  1–1  1–1  0–2  —  0–2  0–7  0–2  0–2  0–2  0–2  3–4  0–2  1–6  0–7  0–2  2–5 Fort Wayne  1–1  3–3  4–2  4–2  2–0  —  1–1  2–4  4–2  4–2  3–3  2–0  5–1  0–2  2–0  2–4  1–1 Indianapolis  5–2  1–1  1–1  1–1  7–0  1–1  —  1–1  1–1  2–0  1–1  5–2  1–1  2–7  4–3  1–1  5–2 Minneapolis  1–1  5–1  5–1  4–2  2–0  4–2  1–1  —  5–1  4–2  3–3  1–1  5–1  1–1  2–0  6–0  2–0 New York  1–1  5–1  5–1  4–2  2–0  2–4  1–1  1–5  —  1–5  1–5  1–1  4–2  0–2  1–1  5–1  2–0 Philadelphia  1–1  3–3  3–3  2–4  2–0  2–4  0–2  2–4  1–5  —  1–5  2–0  2–4  0–2  1–1  2–4  2–0 Rochester  2–0  3–3  6–0  4–2  2–0  3–3  1–1  3–3  5–1  5–1  —  1–1  5–1  1–1  2–0  6–0  2–0 Sheboygan  2–5  0–2  1–1  0–2  4–3  0–2  2–5  1–1  1–1  0–2  1–1  —  0–2  1–6  3–4  2–0  4–3 St. Louis  0–2  3–3  4–2  1–5  2–0  1–5  1–1  1–5  2–4  4–2  1–5  2–0  —  1–1  2–0  0–6  1–1 Syracuse  4–3  2–0  2–0  2–0  6–1  2–0  7–2  1–1  2–0  2–0  1–1  6–1  1–1  —  6–1  1–1  6–1 Tri-Cities  2–7  2–0  2–0  1–1  7–0  0–2  3–4  0–2  1–1  1–1  0–2  4–3  0–2  1–6  —  1–1  4–3 Washington  1–1  4–2  3–3  3–3  2–0  4–2  1–1  0–6  1–5  4–2  0–6  0–2  6–0  1–1  1–1  —  1–1 Waterloo  0–7  1–1  1–1  0–2  5–2  1–1  2–5  0–2  0–2  0–2  0–2  3–4  1–1  1–6  3–4  1–1  —

Game log
 1949–50 Game log #  Date  Opponent  Score  High points  Record  1  November 3  New York  87–72  John Oldham (15)  1–0 2  November 6  Chicago  87–70  Fred Schaus (21)  2–0 3  November 10  Waterloo  89–59  Armstrong, Schaus (14)  3–0 4  November 12  at Baltimore  75–82  Bob Carpenter (19)  3–1 5  November 13  Denver  90–71  Fred Schaus (19)  4–1 6  November 16  at Chicago  72–85  Charles Black (12)  4–2 7  November 19  at Tri-Cities  88–85  Charles Black (16)  5–2 8  November 20  Boston  99–89  John Oldham (20)  6–2 9  November 24  at Boston  99–85  Fred Schaus (28)  7–2 10  November 26  at Washington  76–93  Fred Schaus (15)  7–3 11  November 27  New York  72–77  Leo Klier (23)  7–4 12  November 30  at Waterloo  71–95  Charles Black (14)  7–5 13  December 1  Philadelphia  74–70  Fred Schaus (16)  8–5 14  December 4  Washington  72–68  Fred Schaus (22)  9–5 15  December 8  Minneapolis  87–66  Fred Schaus (26)  10–5 16  December 10  at Washington  69–75  Fred Schaus (19)  10–6 17  December 11  Indianapolis  90–74  Charles Black (24)  11–6 18  December 12  at Anderson  97–105  Fred Schaus (23)  11–7 19  December 14  at Syracuse  83–96  Jack Kerris (17)  11–8 20  December 15  Rochester  69–66  Bob Carpenter (16)  12–8 21  December 18  Baltimore  106–95  Bob Carpenter (22)  13–8 22  December 22  St. Louis  87–75  Fred Schaus (20)  14–8 23  December 25  at Minneapolis  58–72  Charles Black (13)  14–9 24  December 26  Chicago  76–74  Fred Schaus (24)  15–9 25  December 28  Tri-Cities  81–75 (OT)  Leo Klier (14)  16–9 26  December 29  at Rochester  79–97  Bob Carpenter (14)  16–10 27  December 30  at Boston  73–92  Fred Schaus (16)  16–11 28  December 31  at Philadelphia  65–62  Fred Schaus (14)  17–11 29  January 1  Boston  80–72  Curly Armstrong (17)  18–11 30  January 4  at Minneapolis  75–91  Fred Schaus (16)  18–12 31  January 5  St. Louis  87–83  Bob Carpenter (18)  19–12 32  January 7  at New York  88–80  Curly Armstrong (16)  20–12 33  January 8  Sheboygan  83–69  Charles Black (15)  21–12 34  January 12  Syracuse  62–64  Charles Black (12)  21–13 35  January 15  Philadelphia  81–67  Bob Harris (17)  22–13 36  January 18  at Sheboygan  73–72  Fred Schaus (15)  23–13 37  January 19  at St. Louis  64–74  Bob Carpenter (17)  23–14 38  January 21  at Indianapolis  94–112  Fred Schaus (19)  23–15 39  January 22  Washington  82–70  Bob Carpenter (14)  24–15 40  January 24  at Philadelphia  74–87  Fred Schaus (15)  24–16 41  January 25  at New York  66–96  Fred Schaus (17)  24–17 42  January 26  at Boston  68–89  Fred Schaus (14)  24–18 43  January 28  at Baltimore  64–77  Bob Carpenter (12)  24–19 44  January 29  New York  92–70  Fred Schaus (29)  25–19 45  January 31  at Chicago  93–89  Howie Schultz (18)  26–19 46  February 2  Minneapolis  78–79  Bob Harris (16)  26–20 47  February 5  Anderson  95–85  Fred Schaus (22)  27–20 48  February 7  at Denver  83–67  Fred Schaus (20)  28–20 49  February 9  Philadelphia  61–64  Fred Schaus (13)  28–21 50  February 11  at Rochester  92–84  Bob Carpenter (16)  29–21 51  February 12  Rochester  76–74  Johnson, Kerris (16)  30–21 52  February 15  Boston  84–78  Duane Klueh (16)  31–21 53  February 16  at Baltimore  77–83  Fred Schaus (15)  31–22 54  February 17  at Philadelphia  68–67  Fred Schaus (16)  32–22 55  February 18  at New York  84–80  Jack Kerris (13)  33–22 56  February 19  Baltimore  79–71  Jack Kerris (21)  34–22 57  February 23  at St. Louis  74–72  Fred Schaus (17)  35–22 58  February 26  Washington  78–81  Red Rocha (15)  35–23 59  February 28  at Minneapolis  65–71  Fred Schaus (14)  35–24 60  March 1  at St. Louis  75–70  Bob Carpenter (18)  36–24 61  March 2  St. Louis  91–61  Duane Klueh (21)  37–24 62  March 4  at Rochester  70–73  Curly Armstrong (16)  37–25 63  March 5  Rochester  60–65  Fred Schaus (13)  37–26 64  March 9  Chicago  84–71  Duane Klueh (18)  38–26 65  March 11  at Chicago  88–90  Fred Schaus (23)  38–27 66  March 12  Baltimore  86–75  Bob Carpenter (25)  39–27 67  March 18  at Washington  76–82  Fred Schaus (16)  39–28 68  March 19  Minneapolis  69–67  Bob Carpenter (12)  40–28

Playoffs

Central Division Tiebreaker
Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Chicago Stags: Pistons win series 1-0
Game 1 @ Fort Wayne:  Fort Wayne 86, Chicago 69

Central Division Semifinals
(2) Rochester Royals vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Pistons win series 2-0
Game 1 @ Rochester:  Fort Wayne 90, Rochester 84
Game 2 @ Fort Wayne:  Fort Wayne 79, Rochester 78 (OT)

Central Division Finals
Central Division: (1) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: Lakers win series 2-0
Game 1 @ Minneapolis:  Minneapolis 93, Fort Wayne 79
Game 2 @ Fort Wayne:  Minneapolis 89, Fort Wayne 82

Player statistics

Awards and records
Fred Schaus, All-NBA Second Team

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