1971-1972 Detroit Pistons: 26-56 .317
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 16-25 (4578 points scored, 4764 allowed) Road record: 9-30 (4158 points scored, 4541 allowed) Other sites: 1-1 (209 points scored, 201 allowed) Head Coaches: Butch Van Breda Kolff (6-4), Terry Dischinger (0-2), Earl Lloyd (20-50) 8945 points scored (10th of 17 teams), 9506 points allowed (16th) NBA Averages: 110.2 points/game (9036.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Dave Bing 6'3 180 28 Syracuse Jim Davis 6'9 225 30 Colorado Terry Dischinger 6'7 189 31 Purdue Bill Hewitt 6'7 210 27 Southern California Howard Komives 6'1 185 30 Bowling Green Bob Lanier 6'11 250 23 St. Bonaventure Harvey Marlatt 6'3 185 23 Eastern Michigan Steve Mix 6'7 215 24 Toledo Erwin Mueller 6'8 230 27 San Francisco Willie Norwood 6'7 220 24 Alcorn State Bob Quick 6'5 215 25 Xavier Curtis Rowe 6'7 225 22 UCLA Jimmy Walker 6'3 195 27 Providence Isaiah Wilson 6'2 175 23 Baltimore Team Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG C Bob Lanier 80 3092 834 1690 0 0 388 505 0 0 1132 248 0 0 0 297 2056 25.7 G Jimmy Walker 78 3083 634 1386 0 0 397 480 0 0 231 315 0 0 0 198 1665 21.3 G Dave Bing 45 1936 369 891 0 0 278 354 0 0 186 317 0 0 0 138 1016 22.6 F Curtis Rowe 82 2661 369 802 0 0 192 287 0 0 699 99 0 0 0 171 930 11.3 F Terry Dischinger 79 2062 295 574 0 0 156 200 0 0 338 92 0 0 0 289 746 9.4 G Howard Komives 79 2071 262 702 0 0 164 203 0 0 172 291 0 0 0 196 688 8.7 F Willie Norwood 78 1272 222 440 0 0 140 215 0 0 316 43 0 0 0 229 584 7.5 C Jim Davis 52 684 121 251 0 0 64 98 0 0 196 38 0 0 0 106 306 5.9 F Bill Hewitt 68 1203 131 277 0 0 41 82 0 0 370 71 0 0 0 134 303 4.5 F Erwin Mueller 42 605 68 197 0 0 43 74 0 0 147 57 0 0 0 64 179 4.3 G Isaiah Wilson 48 322 63 177 0 0 41 56 0 0 47 41 0 0 0 32 167 3.5 G Harvey Marlatt 31 506 60 149 0 0 36 42 0 0 62 60 0 0 0 64 156 5.0 F Bob Quick 18 204 39 82 0 0 34 45 0 0 51 11 0 0 0 29 112 6.2 F Steve Mix 8 104 15 47 0 0 7 12 0 0 23 4 0 0 0 7 37 4.6
1971 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 11 Curtis Rowe 590 UCLA
2 29 Isaiah Wilson 48 30 Baltimore
3 45 Marv Roberts 28 374 Utah State
4 62 Jarrett Durham 1 Duquesne
5 79 Vincent White Savannah State
6 96 Jim Larranga Providence
7 113 Steve Kelly Brigham Young
8 130 Wayne Jones Niagara
9 146 Paul Botts Central Michigan
10 162 Steve Butcher Pikeville
11 177 Larry Saunders Duke
12 190 Bob Horn Drake
13 202 Willie Roberson Wyoming
14 212 Art Davis Johnson C. Smith
15 221 James Fleming Alcorn A&M
16 228 Fred Smiley Detroit
17 232 Leroy Jenkins Detroit
18 235 Ike Bundy Detroit Tech
19 237 Ed Jenkins Shaw
Traded draft picks:
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record 10/12/1971 at New York Knicks W 91-84 1-0 10/15/1971 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 103-132 1-1 10/17/1971 at Houston Rockets W 112-99 2-1 10/19/1971 at Portland Trail Blazers W 101-99 3-1 10/22/1971 at Phoenix Suns W 116-109 4-1 10/23/1971 at Golden State Warriors L 109-115 4-2 10/26/1971 vs Houston Rockets L 103-104 4-3 10/27/1971 at Baltimore Bullets L 98-128 4-4 10/29/1971 vs Baltimore Bullets W 119-105 5-4 10/30/1971 at Atlanta Hawks W 104-99 6-4 11/05/1971 at Boston Celtics L 102-103 6-5 11/06/1971 at Milwaukee Bucks L 78-106 6-6 11/10/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 139-122 7-6 11/12/1971 at Philadelphia 76ers L 101-115 7-7 11/13/1971 at New York Knicks L 105-127 7-8 11/16/1971 vs Golden State Warriors L 101-122 7-9 11/18/1971 vs Phoenix Suns W 128-126 8-9 11/20/1971 at Buffalo Braves W 105-96 9-9 11/23/1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 104-112 9-10 11/25/1971 at Phoenix Suns L 103-122 9-11 11/26/1971 at Los Angeles Lakers L 113-132 9-12 11/27/1971 at Seattle Supersonics L 102-124 9-13 12/01/1971 vs Atlanta Hawks L 103-117 9-14 12/03/1971 vs Houston Rockets W 113-112 10-14 12/07/1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 130-131 10-15 12/09/1971 vs Chicago Bulls W 110-107 11-15 12/10/1971 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 111-112 11-16 12/11/1971 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 111-118 11-17 12/14/1971 vs Seattle Supersonics L 86-103 11-18 12/16/1971 vs Cincinnati Royals W 107-101 12-18 12/17/1971 at Phoenix Suns L 102-123 12-19 12/18/1971 at Golden State Warriors L 102-129 12-20 12/19/1971 at Portland Trail Blazers L 113-114 12-21 12/21/1971 at Chicago Bulls L 92-127 12-22 12/22/1971 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 104-94 13-22 12/25/1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 120-118 14-22 12/28/1971 vs New York Knicks L 100-119 14-23 12/30/1971 vs Golden State Warriors L 122-128 14-24 01/02/1972 at Houston Rockets W 109-107 15-24 01/04/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 127-131 15-25 01/05/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 89-111 15-26 01/07/1972 vs Cincinnati Royals W 151-132 16-26 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/08/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks L 119-136 16-27 01/09/1972 vs Buffalo Braves W 101-96 17-27 01/11/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 103-123 17-28 01/14/1972 at Boston Celtics L 94-108 17-29 01/15/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 121-131 17-30 01/21/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets W 107-102 18-30 01/23/1972 vs Houston Rockets L 107-109 18-31 01/26/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 94-120 18-32 01/28/1972 at Atlanta Hawks L 106-124 18-33 01/29/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 112-124 18-34 01/30/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 99-109 18-35 02/01/1972 at New York Knicks L 106-115 18-36 02/02/1972 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 133-108 19-36 02/04/1972 at Philadelphia 76ers W 118-113 20-36 02/05/1972 at Cincinnati Royals L 132-133 20-37 02/09/1972 vs New York Knicks L 102-126 20-38 02/11/1972 at Buffalo Braves L 88-95 20-39 02/12/1972 vs Buffalo Braves W 113-87 21-39 02/13/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 136-121 22-39 02/15/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks L 105-113 22-40 02/18/1972 vs Chicago Bulls L 97-122 22-41 02/20/1972 vs Phoenix Suns L 107-121 22-42 02/22/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers W 135-134 23-42 02/23/1972 at Seattle Supersonics L 96-97 23-43 02/24/1972 at Golden State Warriors L 106-116 23-44 02/26/1972 at Houston Rockets L 106-122 23-45 02/29/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks L 113-131 23-46 03/01/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics L 102-116 23-47 03/03/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 96-125 23-48 03/07/1972 vs Phoenix Suns L 121-129 23-49 03/12/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 97-102 23-50 03/14/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 116-129 23-51 03/17/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks W 121-112 24-51 03/18/1972 at Buffalo Braves L 103-116 24-52 03/19/1972 vs Chicago Bulls L 107-115 24-53 03/21/1972 vs Cincinnati Royals W 120-117 25-53 03/22/1972 at Cincinnati Royals L 130-135 25-54 03/24/1972 vs Buffalo Braves W 112-105 26-54 03/25/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 105-121 26-55 03/26/1972 at Boston Celtics L 120-133 26-56 |