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Detroit PistonsVERSUSMinneapolis Lakers

1956-57 · NBA Finals Game 1 · Mar 17, 1957

Detroit Pistons and Minneapolis Lakers met in Game 1, with the series stakes and the story leading into tipoff preserved below.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Minneapolis Lakers
StarterBLBob Leonard
StarterCMChuck Mencel
StarterCLClyde Lovellette
StarterDGDick Garmaker

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Detroit Pistons and Minneapolis Lakers met in NBA Finals. The result remains hidden here while the verified situation entering the game is preserved below.

  • The series was beginning with both teams four wins from advancing.

Game recap hidden

The matchup stays visible. Outcome details stay tucked away.

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Starter
DSDick Schnittker
Away starting five
Detroit Pistons
StarterBKBill Kenville
StarterBTBill Thieben
StarterBHBob Houbregs
StarterCNChuck Noble
StarterGSGene Shue

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.