1971–72 Detroit Pistons season
1971–72 Detroit Pistons season | |
---|---|
Head coach |
Bill Van Breda Kolff Terry Dischinger Earl Lloyd |
Arena | Cobo Center |
Results | |
Record | 26–56 (.317) |
Place |
Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western) |
Playoff finish | DNQ |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Following are the results of the 1971–72 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The 1971-72 NBA season was the Pistons' 24th season in the NBA and 15th season in the city of Detroit.[1]
Draft picks
Main article: 1971 NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 11 | Curtis Rowe | PF | United States | UCLA |
2 | 29 | Isaiah Wilson | G | United States | Baltimore |
3 | 45 | Marv Roberts | PF/C | United States | Utah State |
4 | 62 | Jarrett Durham | United States | Duquesne | |
5 | 79 | Vincent White | United States | Savannah State | |
6 | 96 | Jim Larranaga | United States | Providence | |
7 | 113 | Steve Kelly | United States | Brigham Young | |
8 | 130 | Wayne Jones | United States | Niagara | |
9 | 146 | Paul Botts | United States | Central Michigan | |
10 | 162 | Steve Butcher | United States | Pikeville | |
11 | 177 | Larry Saunders | United States | Duke | |
12 | 190 | Bob Horn | United States | Drake | |
13 | 202 | Willie Roberson | United States | Wyoming | |
14 | 212 | Art Davis | United States | Johnson C. Smith | |
15 | 221 | James Fleming | United States | Alcorn State | |
16 | 228 | Fred Smiley | United States | Detroit Mercy | |
17 | 232 | Leroy Jenkins | United States | Detroit Mercy | |
18 | 235 | Ike Bundy | United States | Lawrence Tech | |
19 | 237 | Ed Jenkins | United States | Shaw |
Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 | – | 31–5 | 27–12 | 5–2 | 13–5 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 29–12 | 26–12 | 2–1 | 12–6 |
Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 30–11 | 19–20 | 0–2 | 7–11 |
Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 | 37 | 16–25 | 9–30 | 1–1 | 4–14 |
# | Western Conference | |||
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 |
4 | x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 |
5 | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 |
6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 |
7 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 |
8 | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 |
- z, y - division champions
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1971-72 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
References
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