1972–73 Detroit Pistons season

Following are the results of the 1972–73 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1972–73 NBA season was the Pistons' 25th season in the NBA and 16th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

1972–73 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachEarl Lloyd
Ray Scott
Owner(s)Fred Zollner
ArenaCobo Center
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1972 NBA Draft

Roster
Roster listing
Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 21 Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
F/C 20 Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
G/F 42 Ford, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
G 22 Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
G 15 Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
F 33 Nash, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 8 Norwood, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alcorn State
F 18 Rowe, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 6022.732–33–525–152–215–5
x-Chicago Bulls 5131.622929–1220–192–010–10
Detroit Pistons 4042.4882026–1513–251–29–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings 3646.4392424–1712–29–6–14
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks6022.732
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732
3 x-Chicago Bulls5131.622
4 x-Golden State Warriors4735.573
5 Detroit Pistons4042.488
6 Phoenix Suns3844.463
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings3646.439
8 Seattle SuperSonics2656.317
9 Portland Trail Blazers2161.256
z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1972–73 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —3–41–55–12–23–42–21–34–42–23–11–33–36–03–14–03–1
Baltimore 4–3—1–55–10–48–02–23–15–23–11–32–23–35–12–24–04–0
Boston 5–15–1—7–03–15–13–13–15–13–14–02–24–47–04–04–04–0
Buffalo 1–51–50–7—2–21–51–30–41–51–30–40–41–67–11–32–22–2
Chicago 2–24–01–32–2—3–13–43–34–05–21–52–43–14–04–25–15–1
Cleveland 4–30–81–55–11–3—1–31–34–32–21–31–30–66–01–31–33–1
Detroit 2–22–21–33–14–33–1—2–41–33–31–52–51–33–14–26–02–4
Golden State 3–11–31–34–03–33–14–2—3–14–23–41–52–24–02–45–14–3
Houston 4–42–51–55–10–43–43–11–3—0–41–31–31–55–12–22–22–2
Kansas City-Omaha 2–21–31–33–12–52–23–32–44–0—1–51–60–43–13–34–24–2
Los Angeles 1–33–10–44–05–13–15–14–33–15–1—3–32–24–06–16–06–0
Milwaukee 3–12–22–24–04–23–15–25–13–16–13–3—2–23–15–15–15–1
New York 3–33–34–46–11–36–03–12–25–14–02–22–2—6–13–13–14–0
Philadelphia 0–61–50–71–70–40–61–30–41–51–30–41–31–6—0–41–31–3
Phoenix 1–32–20–43–12–43–12–44–22–23–31–61–51–34–0—5–24–2
Portland 0–40–40–42–21–53–10–61–52–22–40–61–51–33–12–5—3–4
Seattle 1–30–40–42–21–51–34–23–42–22–40–61–50–43–12–44–3—

References
  1. 1972–73 Detroit Pistons
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