NBA team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1971–72 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons ' 24th season in the NBA and 15th season in the city of Detroit .[ 1] The team played at Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit.
The Pistons finished with a 26-56 (.317) record, 4th place in the Midwest Division. The team was led guards Dave Bing (22.6 ppg) and Jimmy Walker (21.3 ppg, NBA All-Star) and center Bob Lanier (25.7 ppg, 14.2 rpg, NBA All-Star).[ 2] The season began with Butch van Breda Kolff as coach. He resigned 10 games into the season, replaced briefly by player Terry Dischinger before Earl Lloyd was named as a permanent replacement, as the team dropped from 45 wins the previous season to 26 in the 1971–72 season.[ 3]
Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 21 Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1943-11-24 Syracuse C 20 Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1941-12-18 Colorado SF 43 Dischinger, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1940-11-21 Purdue PF 31 Hewitt, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-08-08 USC PG 30 Komives, Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941-05-09 Bowling Green C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1948-09-10 St. Bonaventure SG 26 Marlatt, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1948-08-26 Eastern Michigan SF 23 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947-12-30 Toledo PF 51 Mueller, Erwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1944-03-12 San Francisco SF 8 Norwood, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1947-08-08 Alcorn State SF 14 Quick, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1946-03-05 Xavier PF 18 Rowe, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1949-07-02 UCLA SG 24 Walker, Jimmy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-08 Providence SG 10 Wilson, Isaiah 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948-05-31 Baltimore
Head coach Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: December 10, 1971
z , y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1971–72 NBA Records Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA Atlanta — 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–5 3–3 4–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–3 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 1–4 Baltimore 4–2 — 2–2 3–3 1–4 4–2 1–5 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–4 4–0 4–1 3–1 2–3 Boston 4–0 2–2 — 6–0 3–2 4–2 5–1 5–0 2–3 5–0 1–4 2–3 3–3 6–0 2–3 4–0 2–3 Buffalo 2–4 3–3 0–6 — 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–5 3–3 0–4 2–4 0–4 Chicago 5–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 — 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–3 5–1 1–3 2–4 3–2 4–1 5–1 6–0 2–3 Cincinnati 3–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 1–3 — 6–2 2–3 2–3 0–4 1–4 0–5 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–5 Cleveland 2–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–4 2–6 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–5 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–4 Detroit 2–3 2–3 0–5 4–2 1–5 3–2 3–1 — 0–5 3–3 1–4 1–5 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–2 0–4 Golden State 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 5–0 — 5–1 1–5 2–2 2–3 4–1 2–3 4–2 4–2 Houston 4–1 2–3 0–5 4–0 1–5 4–0 2–2 3–3 1–5 — 1–5 0–5 0–5 4–1 1–3 4–2 3–3 Los Angeles 5–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–1 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 6–0 5–1 Milwaukee 3–2 5–0 3–2 4–0 4–2 5–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 5–0 1–4 — 2–3 4–1 4–2 6–0 6–0 New York 1–3 4–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 2–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 5–0 1–4 3–2 — 3–3 1–4 3–1 3–2 Philadelphia 3–3 0–4 0–6 3–3 1–4 2–2 4–2 4–1 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–4 3–3 — 1–4 2–2 4–1 Phoenix 2–3 1–4 3–2 4–0 1–5 3–2 4–0 4–2 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–4 4–1 4–1 — 6–0 3–2 Portland 0–4 1–3 0–4 4–2 0–6 2–2 2–4 2–2 2–4 2–4 0–6 0–6 1–3 2–2 0–6 — 0–6 Seattle 4–1 3–2 3–2 4–0 3–2 5–0 4–0 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–3 1–4 2–3 6–0 —
1971–72 Game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 12 @ New York 91–84 Bob Lanier (29) 1–0 2 October 15 Los Angeles 132–103 Bob Lanier (25) 1–1 3 October 17 N Houston 99–112 Jimmy Walker (38) 2–1 4 October 19 @ Portland 101–99 Bob Lanier (44) 3–1 5 October 22 @ Phoenix 116–109 Jimmy Walker (37) 4–1 6 October 23 @ Golden State 109–115 (OT) Jimmy Walker (28) 4–2 7 October 26 Houston 104–103 Bob Lanier (38) 4–3 8 October 27 @ Baltimore 98–128 Jimmy Walker (19) 4–4 9 October 29 Baltimore 105–119 Jimmy Walker (26) 5–4 10 October 30 @ Atlanta 104–99 Jimmy Walker (33) 6–4 11 November 5 @ Boston 102–103 Jimmy Walker (34) 6–5 12 November 6 @ Milwaukee 78–106 Bob Lanier (22) 6–6 13 November 10 Portland 122–139 Jimmy Walker (31) 7–6 14 November 12 @ Philadelphia 101–115 Bob Lanier (26) 7–7 15 November 13 @ New York 105–127 Jimmy Walker (24) 7–8 16 November 16 Golden State 122–101 Jimmy Walker (30) 7–9 17 November 18 Phoenix 126–128 Bob Lanier (37) 8–9 18 November 20 @ Buffalo 105–96 Jimmy Walker (35) 9–9 19 November 23 Milwaukee 112–104 Bob Lanier (28) 9–10 20 November 25 @ Phoenix 103–122 Howard Komives (17) 9–11 21 November 26 @ Los Angeles 113–132 Bob Lanier (29) 9–12 22 November 27 @ Seattle 102–124 Bob Lanier (26) 9–13 23 December 1 Atlanta 117–103 Jimmy Walker (27) 9–14 24 December 3 Houston 112–113 Jimmy Walker (32) 10–14 25 December 7 Portland 131–130 (OT) Jimmy Walker (44) 10–15 26 December 9 Chicago 107–110 Bob Lanier (35) 11–15 27 December 10 @ Cleveland 111–112 Bob Lanier (35) 11–16 28 December 11 Philadelphia 118–111 Bob Lanier (26) 11–17 29 December 14 Seattle 103–86 Bob Lanier (35) 11–18 30 December 16 Cincinnati 101–107 Jimmy Walker (34) 12–18 31 December 17 @ Phoenix 102–123 Bob Lanier (20) 12–19 32 December 18 @ Golden State 102–129 Jimmy Walker (26) 12–20 33 December 19 @ Portland 113–114 Jimmy Walker (35) 12–21 34 December 21 @ Chicago 92–127 Jimmy Walker (22) 12–22 35 December 22 Cleveland 94–104 Bob Lanier (34) 13–22 36 December 25 Milwaukee 118–120 (OT) Bob Lanier (35) 14–22 37 December 28 New York 119–100 Dave Bing (21) 14–23 38 December 30 Golden State 128–122 Dave Bing (30) 14–24 39 January 2 @ Houston 109–107 Jimmy Walker (26) 15–24 40 January 4 Philadelphia 131–127 Jimmy Walker (31) 15–25 41 January 5 @ Baltimore 89–111 Komives, Lanier (15) 15–26 42 January 7 Cincinnati 132–151 Bob Lanier (29) 16–26 43 January 8 @ Milwaukee 119–136 Bob Lanier (28) 16–27 44 January 9 Buffalo 96–101 Jimmy Walker (35) 17–27 45 January 11 Los Angeles 123–103 Bob Lanier (42) 17–28 46 January 14 @ Boston 94–108 Jimmy Walker (25) 17–29 47 January 15 Philadelphia 131–121 Bob Lanier (30) 17–30 48 January 21 Baltimore 102–107 Jimmy Walker (37) 18–30 49 January 23 Houston 109–107 Dave Bing (32) 18–31 50 January 26 Milwaukee 120–94 Dischinger , Lanier (15) 18–32 51 January 28 @ Atlanta 106–124 Dave Bing (20) 18–33 52 January 29 Boston 124–112 Jimmy Walker (30) 18–34 53 January 30 @ Chicago 99–109 Bob Lanier (24) 18–35 54 February 1 @ New York 106–115 Bob Lanier (42) 18–36 55 February 2 Cleveland 108–133 Dave Bing (33) 19–36 56 February 4 @ Philadelphia 118–113 Jim Davis (31) 20–36 57 February 5 @ Cincinnati 132–133 (OT) Bob Lanier (38) 20–37 58 February 9 New York 126–102 Jimmy Walker (24) 20–38 59 February 11 @ Buffalo 88–95 Bob Lanier (31) 20–39 60 February 12 Buffalo 87–113 Willie Norwood (24) 21–39 61 February 13 @ Cleveland 136–121 Dave Bing (38) 22–39 62 February 15 Atlanta 113–105 Bob Lanier (28) 22–40 63 February 18 Chicago 122–97 Bob Lanier (26) 22–41 64 February 20 Phoenix 121–107 Dave Bing (25) 22–42 65 February 22 @ Los Angeles 135–134 (OT) Dave Bing (33) 23–42 66 February 23 @ Seattle 96–97 Bob Lanier (31) 23–43 67 February 24 @ Golden State 106–116 Bob Lanier (26) 23–44 68 February 26 @ Houston 106–122 Bob Lanier (28) 23–45 69 February 29 @ Milwaukee 113–131 Bob Lanier (35) 23–46 70 March 1 Seattle 116–102 Bob Lanier (32) 23–47 71 March 3 Boston 125–96 Bob Lanier (32) 23–48 72 March 7 Phoenix 129–121 Bob Lanier (42) 23–49 73 March 12 N Baltimore 97–102 Curtis Rowe (28) 23–50 74 March 14 Los Angeles 129–116 Bob Lanier (35) 23–51 75 March 17 Atlanta 112–121 Bob Lanier (32) 24–51 76 March 18 @ Buffalo 103–116 Bob Lanier (37) 24–52 77 March 19 Chicago 115–107 Bing, Lanier (25) 24–53 78 March 21 Cincinnati 117–120 Bob Lanier (33) 25–53 79 March 22 @ Cincinnati 130–135 Bob Lanier (31) 25–54 80 March 24 Buffalo 105–112 Dave Bing (27) 26–54 81 March 25 @ Chicago 105–121 Jimmy Walker (23) 26–55 82 March 26 @ Boston 120–133 Dave Bing (24) 26–56
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