1991–92 Detroit Pistons season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Pistons' 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th season in the city of Detroit.[1] During the offseason, the Pistons acquired Orlando Woolridge from the Denver Nuggets. The Pistons got off to a slow start with a 9–13 record, but managed to win 10 of their next 13 games. They won seven consecutive games in March, then won six in a row in April, finishing third in the Central Division with a 48–34 record. Three members of the team, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman were all selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game. Despite leading the league with an incredible 18.7 rebounds per game, Rodman fell short of his quest for a third straight Defensive Player of The Year award. Throughout the season, speculation that it was Chuck Daly's last season as coach of the Pistons lingered in the media, intensifying as the season went out and well into the playoffs.[2]

1991–92 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachChuck Daly
General managerJack McCloskey
OwnersWilliam Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast First Round
(Lost to Knicks 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
PASS Sports
RadioWJR

As the “Bad Boys” era was fading, they were eliminated in five games in the first round of the playoffs by the New York Knicks.[3] The Pistons would not return to the playoffs until 1996. Following the season, Chuck Daly left to coach the New Jersey Nets, and John Salley was traded to the Miami Heat. Meanwhile, the Bulls-Pistons rivalry took another ugly turn as Thomas was left off the Dream Team coached by Daly, reportedly at the request of Michael Jordan.[4]

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
240Doug OvertonPG United StatesLa Salle

Roster
Roster listing
Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 23 Aguirre, Mark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) DePaul
C 00 Bedford, William 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Memphis
SG 32 Blanks, Lance 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Texas
SG 4 Dumars, Joe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) McNeese State
PG 12 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Virginia Commonwealth
C 40 Laimbeer, Bill 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
SF 30 McCann, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Morehead State
PF 10 Rodman, Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southeastern Oklahoma State
PF 22 Salley, John 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech
C 3 Sellers, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
SG 14 Thomas, Charles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Eastern Michigan
PG 11 Thomas, Isiah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Indiana
PG 5 Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
SF 6 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Notre Dame
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls6715.817—36–531–1022–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6951035–622–1921–7
x-Detroit Pistons4834.5851925–1623–1815–13
x-Indiana Pacers4042.4882726–1514–2713–15
Atlanta Hawks3844.4632923–1815–267–21
Charlotte Hornets3151.3783622–199–3210–18
Milwaukee Bucks3151.3783625–166–3510–18
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls6715.817–
2 y-Boston Celtics5131.62216
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.69510
4 x-New York Knicks5131.62216
5 x-Detroit Pistons4834.58519
6 x-New Jersey Nets4042.48827
7 x-Indiana Pacers4042.48827
8 x-Miami Heat3844.46329
9 Atlanta Hawks3844.46329
10 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42732
11t Milwaukee Bucks3151.37836
11t Charlotte Hornets3151.37836
13 Washington Bullets2557.30542
14 Orlando Magic2161.25646
z - clinched conference title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1991-92 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Knicks win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 24): New York 109, Detroit 75
  • Game 2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 26): Detroit 89, New York 88
  • Game 3 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (April 28): New York 90, Detroit 87 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 1): Detroit 86, New York 82
  • Game 5 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 3): New York 94, Detroit 87

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Detroit won 4–1)

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Aguirre 751221.1.431.211.6873.11.70.680.1511.3
William Bedford 32811.3.413.000.6362.00.40.190.563.6
Lance Blanks 4304.4.455.375.7270.50.40.330.021.5
Joe Dumars 828238.9.448.408.8672.34.60.870.1519.9
Gerald Henderson 807.8.381.6001.0000.80.60.380.003.0
Bill Laimbeer 814627.6.470.376.8935.62.00.630.679.7
Bob McCann 2605.0.394.000.3081.20.20.230.151.2
Dennis Rodman 828040.3.539.317.60018.72.30.830.859.8
John Salley 723824.6.512.000.7154.11.60.681.539.5
Brad Sellers 4315.3.466.000.7691.00.30.020.232.4
Charles Thomas 3604.3.353.118.6670.60.60.110.031.3
Isiah Thomas 787837.4.446.291.7723.27.21.510.1918.5
Darrell Walker 74420.8.423.000.6193.22.80.850.245.2
Orlando Woolridge 826125.8.498.111.6833.21.10.500.4014.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mark Aguirre
William Bedford
Lance Blanks
Joe Dumars
Bill Laimbeer
Bob McCann
Dennis Rodman
John Salley
Brad Sellers
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Walker
Orlando Woolridge

Awards and records

Transactions

See also
  • 1991-92 NBA season

References
  1. 1991-92 Detroit Pistons
  2. May 3, 1992 broadcast of The NBA on NBC
  3. "Knicks Unite To Undo Pistons". The New York Times. May 4, 1992.
  4. "Stars in Alignment for Jordan, Thomas". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 2003. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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