2007–08 Detroit Pistons season

The 2007–08 Detroit Pistons season was the 67th season of the franchise, the 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 51st in the Detroit area. The Central Division Pistons finished the regular season with a 59-23 record, 14 games ahead of the second place Cavaliers. Their 59 wins were the third most in franchise history. In the NBA Playoffs, Detroit advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth consecutive time since 2003, making them the first team since the 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers to appear that many consecutive times in their respective Conference Finals. The Pistons lost to the eventual NBA champions Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals two games to four. Their game 4 win over Boston on May 26, 2008 remains their most recent playoff victory.

2007–08 Detroit Pistons season
Division champions
Head coachFlip Saunders
General managerJoe Dumars
OwnersWilliam Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(Lost to Celtics 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN Detroit, WMYD
RadioWDFN

Following the season, Flip Saunders was fired as head coach.[1]

Detroit played its home games at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, which was sold out for each of the 41 regular season home games and all nine playoff games. The Pistons wore the #50 on the upper left side of their jerseys in honor of the 50th anniversary of them playing in Detroit. This season is the last time until the 2015–16 NBA season that the Pistons had a winning record and as of 2021 the last time they won a playoff series.

Offseason

In the offseason, the Pistons re-signed guard Chauncey Billups and forward Amir Johnson. They also signed forward Antonio McDyess to a 2-year contract extension and center Cheikh Samb.

Draft picks

Detroit's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Rodney Stuckey Point/Shooting Guard  United States Eastern Washington
1 27 Arron Afflalo Shooting Guard  United States UCLA
2 57 Sammy Mejia Point Guard  United States DePaul

Roster
Detroit Pistons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
SG 28 Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UCLA
PG 1 Billups, Chauncey (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Colorado
SG 8 Dixon, Juan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Maryland
SG 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Connecticut
G/F 9 Hayes, Jarvis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Georgia
F 5 Herrmann, Wálter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Argentina
G 10 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jackson State
F 25 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Westchester HS (CA)
PF 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati
PF 24 McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Alabama
SF 22 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kentucky
C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Wyoming
C 35 Samb, Cheikh 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Senegal
G 3 Stuckey, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Eastern Washington
F/C 36 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5923.732–34–725–1611–5
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4537.5491427–1418–237–9
Indiana Pacers 3646.4392321–2015–265–11
Chicago Bulls 3349.4022620–2113–2811–5
Milwaukee Bucks 2656.3173319–227–346–10
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 w-Boston Celtics6616.805–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5923.7327
3 y-Orlando Magic5230.63414
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4537.54921
5 x-Washington Wizards4339.52423
6 x-Toronto Raptors4141.50025
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4042.48826
8 x-Atlanta Hawks3745.45129
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
11 Chicago Bulls3349.40233
12 Charlotte Bobcats3250.39034
13 Milwaukee Bucks2656.31740
14 New York Knicks2359.28043
15 Miami Heat1567.18351

Game log
2007–08 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 34–7; Road: 25–16)
November: 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
December: 15–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–1)
January: 9–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–4)
February: 9–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–2)
March: 10–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 2–4)
April: 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
2007–08 season schedule

Playoffs
2008 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2008 playoff schedule

Awards and records

Awards

Chauncey Billups was awarded the John Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for taking much part in NBA Cares and other charity foundations.

Records

On May 13, 2008, Richard Hamilton surpassed Isiah Thomas as the all-time Piston leading scorer in the playoffs. Hamilton broke Thomas' record of 2,261 points and did it in 110 games — one fewer than Thomas needed to set the mark.[2]

Milestones

Chauncey Billups recorded his 10,000th career point November 14, 2007 against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Player stats
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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 75912.9.411.208.7821.80.70.410.113.7
Chauncey Billups 787832.3.448.401.9182.76.81.290.2217.0
Primož Brezec * 1705.8.769–.5001.10.20.120.121.6
Juan Dixon * 17014.4.480.394.4291.61.90.000.006.5
Ronald Dupree * 103.0–––0.00.00.000.000.0
Richard Hamilton 727233.7.484.440.8333.34.21.010.1417.3
Jarvis Hayes 82115.7.431.376.7502.20.80.570.076.7
Wálter Herrmann * 2807.1.392.289.8001.30.50.110.043.0
Lindsey Hunter 2409.0.344.269.7780.51.40.540.082.4
Amir Johnson 62012.3.558–.6733.80.50.391.323.6
Jason Maxiell 82721.6.538.000.6335.30.60.261.157.9
Antonio McDyess 787829.3.488.000.6228.51.10.780.688.8
Nazr Mohammed * 2107.1.475.000.4333.50.30.330.383.3
Ronald Murray * 19218.2.410.222.5951.93.40.680.057.5
Tayshaun Prince 828232.9.448.363.7684.93.30.510.4013.2
Theo Ratliff * 16313.9.450–.6673.10.40.251.133.0
Cheikh Samb 407.8.750–.5001.80.00.250.501.8
Rodney Stuckey 57219.0.401.188.8142.32.80.860.117.6
Rasheed Wallace 777630.5.432.356.7676.61.81.181.6812.7

* Statistics include only games with Pistons

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 1207.3.389.000–0.40.50.330.001.2
Chauncey Billups 151531.9.401.375.8322.95.50.800.0716.1
Juan Dixon 203.5.000––0.00.00.000.000.0
Richard Hamilton 171738.5.470.308.9114.23.91.350.5321.6
Jarvis Hayes 1105.5.300.357–1.50.40.090.182.1
Wálter Herrmann 406.8.2501.000.5000.30.00.000.001.3
Lindsey Hunter 11010.5.381.455–0.91.30.730.001.9
Amir Johnson 805.4.750.000.5001.60.10.000.382.6
Jason Maxiell 17621.8.625–.4694.00.90.881.295.6
Antonio McDyess 171127.5.538–.8217.40.90.590.478.9
Tayshaun Prince 171739.5.481.320.7945.53.20.820.4713.8
Theo Ratliff 12010.9.500–.5002.30.10.080.921.3
Rodney Stuckey 17222.3.371.286.8791.93.41.060.128.2
Rasheed Wallace 171734.4.424.320.7446.41.61.121.9413.2

Transactions

The Pistons have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades
June 15, 2007 To Detroit Pistons
2nd round picks in the 2009 NBA draft and 2011 NBA draft		 To Toronto Raptors
Carlos Delfino
December 14, 2007 To Detroit Pistons
Primož Brezec and Wálter Herrmann		 To Charlotte Bobcats
Nazr Mohammed
February 21, 2008 To Detroit Pistons
Juan Dixon		 To Toronto Raptors
Primož Brezec

Free agents
PlayerFormer team
Jarvis HayesWashington Wizards
PlayerNew team

See also

References
  1. "Pistons fire Saunders, news release says". Detroit Free-Press. June 3, 2008.
  2. Pistons pull away late to advance to 6th straight conference finals
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