1973–74 Detroit Pistons season

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

1973–74 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachRay Scott
OwnersFred Zollner
ArenaCobo Arena
Results
Record52–30 (.634)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)
Local media
TelevisionWKBD-TV
RadioWJR

Draft picks
Main article: 1973 NBA Draft

Roster
Detroit Pistons 1973–74 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
F 10 Adams, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Northwestern
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
G 30 Kelso, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Central Michigan
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
F/C 31 Trapp, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Long Beach State
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 5923.720–31–724–164–014–6
x-Chicago Bulls 5428.659532–921–191–013–7
x-Detroit Pistons 5230.634729–1223–170–19–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings 3349.4022620–2113–28–4–16
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks5923.720–
2 x-Chicago Bulls5428.6595
3 x-Detroit Pistons5230.6347
4 y-Los Angeles Lakers4735.57312
5 Golden State Warriors4438.53715
6 Seattle SuperSonics3646.43923
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings3349.40226
8 Phoenix Suns3052.36629
9 Portland Trail Blazers2755.32932

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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