Fort Wayne Pistons
1954-55 Season Recap

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The Pistons capture the Western Division with sharp shooter Larry Foust leading the NBA in shooting percentage. After a first round bye the Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers in 4 games to reach their first NBA Finals. However, in a hard fought 7-game series the Pistons would be beaten by the Syracuse Nationals as they lost Game 7 on the road in the final seconds 92-91.

The Pistons capture the Western Division with sharp shooter Larry Foust leading the NBA in shooting percentage. After a first round bye the Pistons beat the Minneapolis Lakers in 4 games to reach their first NBA Finals. However, in a hard fought 7-game series the Pistons would be beaten by the Syracuse Nationals as they lost Game 7 on the road in the final seconds 92-91.

1955 Fort Wayne Pistons season

1954-55 Fort Wayne PistonsPistons

Lost NBA Finals

43-29 (.597)

1st place in NBA Western Division

Head Coach

General Manager

Team Owner

Arena

War Memorial Coliseum

Attendance

96,641 total
3,717 per game

1955 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

2 0 Don Belcher

2 0 Tom Harrold

2 0 Happy Mahfouz

2 0 Tom Mixon

2 0 Tom Mock

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Nationals defeat Pistons for the Title In 1955 video clip

Nationals defeat Pistons for the Title In 1955

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George King's free-throw and steal seals the Syracuse Nationals' first NBA title....