1972-1973 Detroit Pistons: 40-42 .488
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-15 (4577 points scored, 4366 allowed) Road record: 13-25 (4143 points scored, 4326 allowed) Other sites: 1-2 (322 points scored, 332 allowed) Head Coaches: Earl Lloyd (2-5), Ray Scott (38-37) 9042 points scored (6th of 17 teams), 9024 points allowed (10th) NBA Averages: 107.6 points/game (8823.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Don Adams 6'6 210 25 Northwestern Dave Bing 6'3 180 29 Syracuse Jim Davis 6'9 225 31 Colorado Chris Ford 6'5 190 23 Villanova Fred Foster 6'5 210 26 Miami Bob Lanier 6'11 250 24 St. Bonaventure Stu Lantz 6'3 175 26 Nebraska Harvey Marlatt 6'3 185 24 Eastern Michigan John Mengelt 6'2 195 23 Auburn Erwin Mueller 6'8 230 28 San Francisco Bob Nash 6'8 195 22 Hawaii Willie Norwood 6'7 220 25 Alcorn State Curtis Rowe 6'7 225 23 UCLA Justus Thigpen 6'1 160 25 Weber State 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 81 3150 810 1654 0 0 307 397 0 0 1205 260 0 0 0 278 1927 23.8 G Dave Bing 82 3361 692 1545 0 0 456 560 0 0 298 637 0 0 0 229 1840 22.4 F Curtis Rowe 81 3009 547 1053 0 0 210 327 0 0 760 172 0 0 0 191 1304 16.1 G John Mengelt 67 1435 294 583 0 0 116 141 0 0 159 128 0 0 0 124 704 10.5 F Don Adams 70 1798 257 640 0 0 138 176 0 0 419 112 0 0 0 220 652 9.3 F Willie Norwood 79 1282 249 504 0 0 154 225 0 0 324 56 0 0 0 182 652 8.3 F Fred Foster 63 1460 243 627 0 0 61 87 0 0 183 94 0 0 0 150 547 8.7 G Stu Lantz 51 1603 185 455 0 0 120 150 0 0 172 138 0 0 0 117 490 9.6 G Chris Ford 74 1537 208 434 0 0 60 93 0 0 266 194 0 0 0 133 476 6.4 C Jim Davis 73 771 131 257 0 0 72 114 0 0 261 56 0 0 0 126 334 4.6 G Justus Thigpen 18 99 23 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 0 0 18 46 2.6 F Bob Nash 36 169 16 72 0 0 11 17 0 0 34 16 0 0 0 30 43 1.2 F Erwin Mueller 21 80 9 31 0 0 5 7 0 0 14 7 0 0 0 13 23 1.1 G Harvey Marlatt 7 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 0.6
1972 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 9 Bob Nash 219 17 Hawaii [pick acquired from PHO]
2 17 Chris Ford 794 Villanova
4 51 Ernie Fleming Jacksonville
5 67 Ernest Pettis Western Michigan
6 84 Terry Benton Wichita State
7 101 Bruce Anderson Arizona
8 117 Ben Kelso 46 Central Michigan
9 133 Kessie Mangam Ferris State
10 146 Kent Hollenbeck Kentucky
Traded draft picks:
#1 to PHO via HOU (Corky Calhoun)
#3 to PHO (Don Buse)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1972 vs Boston Celtics L 108-121 0-1 10/13/1972 vs Chicago Bulls W 100-91 1-1 10/14/1972 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 101-113 1-2 10/20/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks L 86-109 1-3 10/21/1972 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 103-96 2-3 10/25/1972 vs Baltimore Bullets L 105-115 2-4 10/27/1972 at Houston Rockets L 118-130 2-5 10/29/1972 at Portland Trail Blazers W 119-111 3-5 10/31/1972 at Golden State Warriors L 104-112 3-6 11/01/1972 at Seattle Supersonics W 116-106 4-6 11/03/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 107-116 4-7 11/04/1972 at Houston Rockets L 108-118 4-8 11/10/1972 vs Golden State Warriors W 121-96 5-8 11/11/1972 at Boston Celtics L 118-121 5-9 11/15/1972 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 99-110 5-10 11/17/1972 vs Chicago Bulls W 109-96 6-10 11/21/1972 vs Atlanta Hawks W 113-110 7-10 11/23/1972 at Phoenix Suns L 122-128 7-11 11/24/1972 at Los Angeles Lakers L 123-140 7-12 11/26/1972 at Seattle Supersonics L 96-103 7-13 11/28/1972 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 120-116 8-13 11/30/1972 vs Buffalo Braves W 127-116 9-13 12/01/1972 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 114-113 10-13 12/05/1972 at Chicago Bulls L 108-130 10-14 12/06/1972 vs Phoenix Suns W 114-105 11-14 12/08/1972 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 113-100 12-14 12/09/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks W 107-103 13-14 12/13/1972 vs Golden State Warriors L 107-110 13-15 12/15/1972 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 132-140 13-16 12/16/1972 vs Houston Rockets L 112-123 13-17 12/20/1972 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 141-113 14-17 12/22/1972 vs Seattle Supersonics W 109-97 15-17 12/23/1972 at Baltimore Bullets L 97-104 15-18 12/25/1972 at New York Knicks L 110-113 15-19 12/26/1972 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 112-105 16-19 12/28/1972 at Milwaukee Bucks L 91-115 16-20 12/29/1972 vs New York Knicks L 94-99 16-21 01/03/1973 vs Phoenix Suns W 119-105 17-21 01/05/1973 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings L 100-103 17-22 01/06/1973 vs Atlanta Hawks L 111-116 17-23 01/07/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers W 101-96 18-23 01/09/1973 at Golden State Warriors L 98-105 18-24 | Date Opponent Result Record 01/10/1973 at Phoenix Suns L 121-123 18-25 01/12/1973 at Seattle Supersonics L 104-113 18-26 01/15/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 112-101 19-26 01/16/1973 at Atlanta Hawks L 129-130 19-27 01/17/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics L 104-106 19-28 01/19/1973 at Buffalo Braves L 98-108 19-29 01/20/1973 vs Chicago Bulls W 112-92 20-29 01/26/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 105-117 20-30 01/28/1973 at Chicago Bulls L 105-110 20-31 01/30/1973 at Atlanta Hawks W 126-123 21-31 01/31/1973 vs New York Knicks W 94-91 22-31 02/02/1973 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 114-104 23-31 02/06/1973 at Buffalo Braves W 107-105 24-31 02/07/1973 vs Phoenix Suns W 113-107 25-31 02/09/1973 at Boston Celtics W 104-95 26-31 02/10/1973 at New York Knicks L 93-107 26-32 02/13/1973 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 96-110 26-33 02/16/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers L 106-119 26-34 02/17/1973 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 104-106 26-35 02/18/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 144-100 27-35 02/21/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 106-98 28-35 02/23/1973 vs Baltimore Bullets W 107-105 29-35 02/25/1973 vs Houston Rockets W 129-112 30-35 02/27/1973 vs Golden State Warriors W 114-100 31-35 03/02/1973 vs Boston Celtics L 101-115 31-36 03/03/1973 vs Seattle Supersonics L 113-115 31-37 03/04/1973 at Portland Trail Blazers W 113-109 32-37 03/06/1973 at Golden State Warriors L 93-108 32-38 03/10/1973 at Phoenix Suns W 117-110 33-38 03/11/1973 at Los Angeles Lakers L 117-141 33-39 03/14/1973 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 112-121 33-40 03/16/1973 vs Buffalo Braves W 121-100 34-40 03/17/1973 at Chicago Bulls W 99-97 35-40 03/18/1973 vs Chicago Bulls L 107-119 35-41 03/19/1973 at Milwaukee Bucks L 99-118 35-42 03/21/1973 vs Portland Trail Blazers W 122-109 36-42 03/24/1973 vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings W 110-98 37-42 03/25/1973 at Philadelphia 76ers W 115-96 38-42 03/27/1973 at Baltimore Bullets W 112-98 39-42 03/28/1973 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 131-119 40-42 |