1973–74 Detroit Pistons season

1973–74 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Ray Scott
Owner(s) Fred Zollner
Arena Cobo Arena
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish Western Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)
Local media
Television WKBD-TV
Radio WJR

Following are the results of the 1973–74 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The 1973-74 NBA season was the Pistons' 26th season in the NBA and 17th season in the city of Detroit.

Draft picks

Roster

Detroit Pistons 1973–74 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
F 10 United States Adams, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Northwestern
G 21 United States Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
F/C 20 United States Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
G/F 42 United States Ford, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 30 United States Kelso, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Central Michigan
C 16 United States Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
G 22 United States Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
G 15 United States Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
F 33 United States Nash, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 8 United States Norwood, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alcorn State
F 18 United States Rowe, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
F/C 31 United States Trapp, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Cal State Long Beach
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
TeamWLPCT.GB
Milwaukee Bucks5923.720–
Chicago Bulls5428.6595
Detroit Pistons5230.6347
Kansas City Kings3349.40226

Record vs. opponents

1973–74 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

  • (2) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Bulls win series 4-3
  • Game 1 @ Chicago: Detroit 97, Chicago 88
  • Game 2 @ Detroit: Chicago 108, Detroit 103
  • Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 84, Detroit 83
  • Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 102, Chicago 87
  • Game 5 @ Chicago: Chicago 98, Detroit 94
  • Game 6 @ Detroit: Detroit 92, Chicago 88
  • Game 7 @ Chicago: Chicago 96, Detroit 94

Player stats

Season

Player Games Played Minutes Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Bob Lanier81304718221074343110247
Dave Bing813124152028155510917
Curtis Rowe8224998785151364936
George Trapp821489765313814733
Don Adams74229875944814111012
John Mengelt771555680206148687
Willie Norwood74117858922958609
Chris Ford82205958530427914814

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Awards and records

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1973–74 Detroit Pistons". basketball-reference.com.
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