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Game #1 3/31/56
@Philadelphia
Bob Houbregs suffered a broken nose in the 4th period of the game. Tom Gola sat a Finals’ rookie record with 10 assists in the game.
| FT.
WAYNE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Yardley |
9
9-9 2
27 |
| Hutchins |
2
1-1 2
5 |
| Foust |
5
8-9 1
18 |
| Noble |
4
0-0 4
8 |
| Brian |
1
0-0 1
2 |
| Houbregs |
6
5-5 1
17 |
| Devlin |
5
3-3 1
13 |
| Spears |
1
1-1 4
3 |
| Phillip |
0
1-2 1
1 |
| Cooper |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
33 28-30
18 94 |
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| PHILA. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Arizin |
13
2-4 1
28 |
| Gola |
4
3-3 5
11 |
| Johnston |
3
4-6 5
10 |
| George |
5
2-5 2
12 |
| Dempsey |
1
3-3 2
5 |
| Graboski |
1
3-4 0
5 |
| Beck |
10
3-4 4
23 |
| Davis |
2
0-0 1
4 |
| TOTALS |
39 20-29
20 98 |
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| Ft.
Wayne |
25 24 15 30
94 |
| Philadelphia
20 20 33 25 98 |
| A-
4,128 |
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Game #2 4/1/56
@Ft. Wayne
| PHILA. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Arizin |
9
9-10 3
27 |
| Beck |
3
3-3 2
9 |
| Johnston |
6
3-5 4
15 |
| Gola |
2
3-6 5
7 |
| George |
6
1-1 2
13 |
| Graboski |
4
0-0 4
8 |
| Davis |
1
0-0 4
2 |
| Dempsey |
1
0-0 1
2 |
| Moore |
0
0-0 1
0 |
| TOTALS |
32 19-25
26 83 |
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| FT.
WAYNE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Yardley |
11
8-10 2
30 |
| Devlin |
3
1-3 3
7 |
| Foust |
8
7-10 2
23 |
| Hutchins |
2
2-2 6
6 |
| Brian |
2
3-4 0
7 |
| Phillip |
1
1-3 0
3 |
| Houbregs |
2
1-3 0
5 |
| Spears |
1
0-0 1
2 |
| Noble |
0
1-1 4
1 |
| Cooper |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| TOTALS |
30 24-36
18 84 |
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| Philadelphia
20 26 19 18 83 |
| Ft.
Wayne |
20 22 23 19
84 |
| Fouled
Out- Hutchins. |
| A-
6,976 |
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Game #3 4/3/56
@Philadephia
| FT.
WAYNE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Hutchins |
2
2-4 2
6 |
| Yardley |
4
8-10 4
16 |
| Houbregs |
4
5-9 3
13 |
| Noble |
5
1-1 6
11 |
| Devlin |
8
1-1 1
17 |
| Brian |
4
2-2 3
10 |
| Phillip |
0
2-2 3
2 |
| Foust |
5
9-13 5
19 |
| Spears |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| Cooper |
0
2-3 0
2 |
| TOTALS |
32 32-45
29 96 |
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| PHILA. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Arizin |
12
3-4 6
27 |
| Graboski |
1
6-6 3
8 |
| Johnston |
7
6-10 5
20 |
| George |
3 11-16
4 17 |
| Gola |
7
2-2 4
16 |
| Dempsey |
2
0-0 0
4 |
| Davis |
0
0-0 3
0 |
| Beck |
2
2-4 3
6 |
| Moore |
1
0-0 1
2 |
| TOTALS |
35 30-42 29
100 |
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| Ft.
Wayne |
26 25 14 31
96 |
| Philadelphia
25 23 25 27 100 |
| Fouled
Out- Noble, Arizin. |
| A-
11,698 |
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Game #4 4/5/56
@Ft. Wayne
| PHILA. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Arizin |
11
8-8 5
30 |
| Beck |
3
4-5 3
10 |
| Johnston |
5
8-10 4
18 |
| Gola |
7
5-5 3
19 |
| George |
4 12-12
6 20 |
| Graboski |
2
1-2 1
5 |
| Davis |
2
0-1 2
4 |
| Dempsey |
0
1-2 0
1 |
| TOTALS |
34 39-45
24 107 |
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| FT.
WAYNE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Hutchins |
4
5-6 4
13 |
| Yardley |
6
9-9 3
21 |
| Foust |
5
9-9 5
19 |
| Brian |
8
3-5 5
19 |
| Devlin |
6
2-2 2
14 |
| Spears |
2
0-0 2
4 |
| Houbregs |
5
0-0 2
10 |
| Noble |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| Phillip |
2
1-2 2
5 |
| TOTALS |
38 29-33
27 105 |
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| Philadelphia
24 26 30 27 107 |
| Ft.
Wayne |
24 32 26 23
105 |
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Game #5 4/7/56
@Philadelphia
On the game, Ft. Wayne made 30-92 from the field while Philadelphia went 42-112. The Warriors broke the game open late in the 3rd with an 8-3 run which was fueled by Tom Gola’s 4 points. The Pistons would get no close than 7 points during the final period. Graboski & Arizin combined for 12 of Philly’s last 17 points of the game. Gola set a rookie record with 30 assist in the series. Ft. Wayne shot only 36.5% from the floor; lowest ever in a 5-game series.
| FT.
WAYNE |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Yardley |
11
8-12 2
30 |
| Hutchins |
5
3-5 2
13 |
| Foust |
4 10-10
6 18 |
| Noble |
1
3-3 1
5 |
| Devlin |
4
0-3 2
8 |
| Spears |
2
0-1 3
4 |
| Phillip |
0
1-2 1
1 |
| Brian |
1
2-2 0
4 |
| Cooper |
0
0-0 0
0 |
| Houbregs |
2
1-3 3
5 |
| TOTALS |
30 28-41
20 88 |
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| PHILA. |
FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Arizin |
10
6-6 1
26 |
| Graboski |
14
1-4 5
29 |
| Johnston |
2
1-3 5
5 |
| George |
3
0-3 6
6 |
| Gola |
5
6-9 5
16 |
| Beck |
6
0-0 2
12 |
| Moore |
0
0-0 2
0 |
| Davis |
1
0-1 2
2 |
| Dempsey |
1
1-1 0
3 |
| TOTALS |
42 15-27
28 99 |
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| Ft.
Wayne |
24 19 20 25
88 |
| Philadelphia
22 22 28 27 99 |
| Fouled
Out- Foust |
| A-
11,194 |
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COMPOSITE BOX SCORE
| PHILA. |
G FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Arizin |
5 55 28-32
16 138 |
| Gola |
5 25 19-25
22 69 |
| George |
5 21 26-37
20 68 |
| Johnston |
5 23 22-34
23 68 |
| Beck |
5 24 12-16
14 60 |
| Graboski |
5 22 11-16
13 55 |
| Dempsey |
5
5 5-6
3 15 |
| Davis |
5
6 0-2
12 12 |
| Moore |
3
1 0-0
4 2 |
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| FT.
WAYNE |
G FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Yardley |
5 41 42-50
13 124 |
| Foust |
5 27 43-51
19 97 |
| Devlin |
5 26
7-12 9
59 |
| Houbregs |
5 19 12-20
9 50 |
| Hutchins |
5 15 13-18
16 43 |
| Brian |
5 16 10-13
9 42 |
| Noble |
5 10
5-5 17
25 |
| Spears |
5
6 1-2
12 13 |
| Phillip |
5
3 6-11
7 12 |
| Cooper |
4
0 2-3
1 2 |
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NBA Finals