1970–71 Detroit Pistons season

Following are the results of the 1970–71 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1970-71 NBA season was the Pistons' 23rd season in the NBA and 14th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

1970–71 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachBill Van Breda Kolff
ArenaCobo Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJBK
RadioWXYZ

Draft picks
Main article: 1970 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Bob Lanier[2]C United StatesSt. Bonaventure
232Ken Warzynski United StatesDePaul
337Bob St. Pierre United StatesHanover
347Jim Hayes United StatesBoston University
571Bill Jankans United StatesCalifornia State-Long Beach
688Seviro Brown United StatesDePaul
7105Marv Copeland United StatesMichigan Lutheran
8122Dan IsselC/PF United StatesKentucky
9139Alex Wynn United StatesDartmouth
10156Bruce Chapman United StatesNevada-Reno
11172Rick Anhauser United StatesNorth Carolina State
12185Don Ogletree United StatesCincinnati
13195Ernest Hardy United StatesHarvard
14205Randy SmithG/SF United StatesBuffalo State
15215Dennis Clark United StatesSpringfield
16224Harvey Mariatt United StatesEastern Michigan

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
SF 43 Dischinger, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Purdue
F 17 Driscoll, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Boston College
F 31 Hewitt, Bill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern California
G 30 Komives, Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Bowling Green
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
F 23 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Toledo
F/C 34 Moore, Otto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Texas-Pan Am
F/C 51 Mueller, Erwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) San Francisco
F 24 Walker, Jimmy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Providence
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 6616.805–34–228–134–114–4
x-Chicago Bulls 5131.6221530–1117–194–17–11
Phoenix Suns 4834.5851827–1419–202–09–9
Detroit Pistons 4537.5492124–1720–191–16–12
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks6616.805
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers4834.585
3 x-Chicago Bulls5131.622
4 x-San Francisco Warriors4141.500
5 Phoenix Suns4834.585
6 Detroit Pistons4537.549
7 San Diego Rockets4042.488
8 Seattle SuperSonics3844.463
9 Portland Trail Blazers2953.354
z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1970–71 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —3–32–43–11–42–44–00–53–21–43–34–21–42–22–32–33–2
Baltimore 3–3—3–33–12–33–34–02–32–31–42–43–33–22–24–12–33–2
Boston 4–23–3—4–04–14–23–12–33–20–50–64–22–32–23–23–23–2
Buffalo 1–31–30–4—0–40–45–71–52–20–42–20–41–36–61–31–31–3
Chicago 4–13–21–44–0—4–04–03–32–41–53–23–23–33–16–04–23–2
Cincinnati 4–23–32–44–00–4—5–11–41–41–42–41–51–44–01–32–31–4
Cleveland 0–40–41–37–50–41–5—2–20–40–40–41–30–42–100–41–30–4
Detroit 5–03–23–25–13–34–12–2—2–31–52–32–32–43–14–21–43–1
Los Angeles 2–33–22–32–24–24–14–03–2—1–43–23–22–44–03–34–24–2
Milwaukee 4–14–15–04–05–14–14–05–14–1—1–44–14–23–14–16–05–1
New York 3–34–26–02–22–34–24–03–22–34–1—2–44–13–14–13–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–32–44–02–35–13–13–22–31–44–2—3–24–03–23–23–2
Phoenix 4–12–33–23–13–34–14–04–24–22–41–42–3—4–02–43–23–2
Portland 2–22–22–26–61–30–410–21–30–41–31–30–40–4—0–41–32–4
San Diego 3–21–42–33–10–63–14–02–43–31–41–42–34–24–0—2–45–1
San Francisco 3–23–22–33–12–43–23–14–12–40–62–32–32–33–14–2—3–3
Seattle 2–32–32–33–12–34–14–01–32–41–53–22–32–34–21–53–3—

Awards and records

References
  1. 1970–71 Detroit Pistons
  2. Detroit Pistons Pick Big Bob Lanier No. 1 In Draft
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