1975–76 Detroit Pistons season

Following are the results of the 1975–76 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1975-76 NBA season was the Pistons' 28th season in the NBA and 19th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

1975–76 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachRay Scott
Herb Brown
ArenaCobo Center
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1975 NBA Draft

Roster
Roster listing
Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 20 Brown, Roger 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Kansas
G 11 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Minnesota
SG 22 Dickerson, Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) College of Charleston
SF 44 Eberhard, Al 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Missouri
G/F 42 Ford, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
SF 45 Hairston, Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Michigan State
PG 2 Jones, Wali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Villanova
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
G 15 Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
G 14 Money, Eric 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona
SF 54 Porter, Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Villanova
PG 10 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Saint Francis
F 18 Rowe, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
PF 50 Thomas, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Detroit
F/C 31 Trapp, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) California State University, Long Beach
C 55 Williams, Earl 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Winston-Salem State University
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 Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 3844.463–22–1916–2513–8
x-Detroit Pistons 3646.439224–1712–2912–9
Kansas City Kings 3151.378725–166–3510–11
Chicago Bulls 2458.2931415–269–327–14
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors5923.720–
2 x-Seattle SuperSonics4339.52416
3 x-Phoenix Suns4240.51217
4 y-Milwaukee Bucks3844.46321
5 x-Detroit Pistons3646.43923
6 Los Angeles Lakers4042.48819
7 Portland Trail Blazers3745.45122
8 Kansas City Kings3151.37828
9 Chicago Bulls2458.29335
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1975–76 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–32–32–22–51–32–22–52–21–32–22–43–22–30–42–21–31–5
Boston 3–2—4–32–23–24–02–24–12–24–02–24–15–24–34–02–22–23–2
Buffalo 3–23–4—3–13–21–31–33–24–02–23–14–14–33–43–12–22–22–3
Chicago 2–22–21–3—0–43–41–41–31–63–23–42–20–40–42–31–42–30–4
Cleveland 5–22–32–34–0—2–21–32–41–32–24–04–33–23–23–14–03–14–2
Detroit 3–10–43–14–32–2—0–52–25–21–43–41–33–11–31–42–33–22–2
Golden State 2–22–23–14–13–15–0—2–24–15–25–02–24–03–14–24–24–33–1
Houston 5–21–42–33–14–22–22–2—2–21–32–22–43–23–20–43–12–23–4
Kansas City 2–22–20–46–13–12–51–42–2—2–32–51–31–31–33–20–52–31–3
Los Angeles 3–10–42–22–32–24–12–53–13–2—2–33–13–12–22–43–43–31–3
Milwaukee 2–22–21–34–30–44–30–52–25–23–2—2–22–22–23–22–32–32–2
New Orleans 4–21–41–42–23–43–12–24–23–11–32–2—2–31–41–33–11–34–3
New York 2–32–53–44–02–31–30–42–33–11–32–23–2—5–22–23–10–43–2
Philadelphia 3–23–44–34–02–33–11–32–33–12–22–24–12–5—3–14–02–22–3
Phoenix 4–00–41–33–21–34–12–44–02–34–22–33–12–21–3—5–24–30–4
Portland 2–22–22–24–10–43–22–41–35–04–33–21–31–30–42–5—3–32–2
Seattle 3–12–22–23–21–32–33–42–23–23–33–23–14–02–23–43–3—1–3
Washington 5–12–33–24–02–42–21–34–33–13–12–23–42–33–24–02–23–1—

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 2-1

  • Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 110, Detroit 107
  • Game 2 @ Detroit: Detroit 126, Milwaukee 123
  • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Detroit 107, Milwaukee 104

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Warriors win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Golden State: Golden State 127, Detroit 103
  • Game 2 @ Golden State: Detroit 123, Golden State 111
  • Game 3 @ Detroit: Golden State 113, Detroit 96
  • Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 106, Golden State 102
  • Game 5 @ Golden State: Golden State 128, Detroit 109
  • Game 6 @ Detroit: Golden State 118, Detroit 116 (OT)

References
  1. 1975–76 Detroit Pistons
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