▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁death s ▁Category : L ie utenant ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : N orth ▁Dak ota ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : N orth ▁Dak ota ▁Republic ans ▁Category : N or weg ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Tra ill ▁County , ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁McC one ▁County , ▁Mont ana <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 4 5 ▁Fort ▁Wayne ▁Z oll ner ▁P ist ons ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Basketball ▁League . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁star ▁back court ▁of ▁ 2 ▁time ▁league ▁M VP ▁Bobby ▁Mc D erm ott ▁and ▁Bud dy ▁Je ann ette . ▁The ▁season ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁P ist ons ▁winning ▁a ▁league ▁best ▁ 2 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁games ▁and ▁Mc D erm ott ▁being ▁awarded ▁his ▁third ▁M VP ▁award . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁this ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁best ▁record ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history . ▁The ▁play offs ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 - 0 ▁swe ep ▁over ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁All men ▁Trans fers ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁team ' s ▁fourth ▁straight ▁N BL ▁Championship ▁series . ▁There ▁they ▁were ▁met ▁by ▁the ▁She bo yg an