1970–71 Detroit Pistons season

NBA team season March 2026 August 2023 Detroit Pistons 1971 45 37 Midwest 4 6 Butch van Breda Kolff Ed Coil Fred Zollner Cobo Arena Did not qualify DET WJBK WXYZ The 1970–71 Detroit Pistons season was the Detroit Pistons' 23rd season in the NBA and 14th season in the city of Detroit.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/1971.html 1970-71 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference.com 19 February 2022 The team played at Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit. The Pistons finished with a 45-37 (.549) record, 4th place in the deep Midwest Division, as the NBA re-organized from 2 to 4 divisions. It was the first winning season for Detroit since the franchise relocated from Ft. Wayne in 1957. The team was led by guards Dave Bing (27.0 ppg, 5.0 apg, NBA All-Star) and Jimmy Walker (17.6 ppg) and rookie center Bob Lanier (15.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg, All-Rookie Team), who was the top pick in the 1970 NBA Draft.https://pistonpowered.com/2011/09/22/from-chevette-to-corvette-no-57-the-1971-72-detroit-pistons/ Chevette to Corvette No. 57: The 1971-72 Detroit Pistons 22 September 2011 Draft picks 1970 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 1 Bob Lanier Center St. Bonaventure 16 224 Harvey Marlatt Guard Eastern Michigan Roster Detroit Pistons 1970–71 #002FA7 #FFFFFF #eb003c #FFFFFF 21 Dave Bing PG 6 3 180 1943–11–24 Syracuse 43 Terry Dischinger SF 6 7 189 1940–11–21 Purdue 17 Terry Driscoll PF 6 7 215 1947–08–28 Boston College 31 Bill Hewitt basketball PF 6 5 210 1944–08–08 USC 30 Howard Komives PG 6 1 185 1941–05–09 Bowling Green 16 Bob Lanier C 6 11 250 1948–09–10 St. Bonaventure 26 Harvey Marlatt SG 6 3 185 1948–08–26 Eastern Michigan 23 Steve Mix SF 6 7 215 1947–12–30 Toledo 34 Otto Moore C 6 11 205 1946–08–27 Texas-Pan American 51 Erwin Mueller PF 6 8 230 1944–03–12 San Francisco 15 Bob Quick basketball SF 6 5 215 1946–03–05 Xavier 24 Jimmy Walker basketball, born 1944 SG 6 3 195 1944–04–08 Providence Butch van Breda Kolff https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/1971.html Regular season Season standings DET DET z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot Game log Detroit Pistons 1971 #0000FF #FF0000 Total: 45–37 (home: 24–17; road: 20–19) Detroit Pistons October yes #FF0000 #0000FF 0 0 0 0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 14 || @ Seattle | 123–117 | Dave Bing (25) | | | | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 16 || @ San Francisco | 120–106 | Dave Bing (27) | | | | 2–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 || October 17, 1970 || @ Phoenix | W 110–107 |Dave Bing (23) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 3-0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 || October 20, 1970 || Milwaukee | W 115–114 |Dave Bing (37) |Steve Mix (11) |Dave Bing, Jimmy Walker (5) | Cobo Center | 4-0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 || October 21 || @ Boston || 121–118 || Dave Bing (35) || 5–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || October 22 || Atlanta || 101–120 || Jimmy Walker (29) || 6–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || October 24 || @ Buffalo || 114–95 || Bing, Walker (20) || 7–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || October 26 || Seattle || 111–142 || Dave Bing (35) || 8–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || October 28 || @ Baltimore || 109–103 || Jimmy Walker (20) || 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 10 || October 31 || @ New York || 89–107 || Dave Bing (21) || 9–1 Detroit Pistons November #FF0000 #0000FF 0 0 0 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || November 3 || Cincinnati || 112–115 || Dave Bing (31) || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || November 4 || @ Atlanta || 117–105 || Dave Bing (25) || 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || November 5 || Buffalo || 109–121 || Dave Bing (28) || 12–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 14 || November 7 || @ Chicago || 99–125 || Dave Bing (23) || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || November 11 || Los Angeles || 117–115 || Dave Bing (35) || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 16 || November 13 || @ Los Angeles || 109–122 || Dave Bing (20) || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 17 || November 14 || @ San Diego || 101–112 || Dave Bing (23) || 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 || November 15 || @ Phoenix || 104–108 || Dave Bing (26) || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 || November 17 || Philadelphia || 113–91 || Dave Bing (23) || 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || November 19 || Phoenix || 110–112 || Jimmy Walker (23) || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || November 20 || @ Philadelphia || 120–112 || Bob Lanier (24) || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 22 || November 21 || @ Cincinnati || 102–114 || Dave Bing (21) || 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || November 24 || San Diego || 104–111 || Dave Bing (35) || 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 24 || November 25 || @ Milwaukee || 87–113 || Otto Moore (17) || 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 25 || November 28 || Boston || 121–98 || Dave Bing (32) || 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || November 29 || @ Cleveland || 120–99 || Dave Bing (27) || 16–10 Detroit Pistons December #FF0000 #0000FF 0 0 0 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || December 2 || New York || 82–101 || Dave Bing (29) || 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || December 4 || Chicago || 103–107 || Jimmy Walker (34) || 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 29 || December 9 || San Francisco || 110–99 || Bing, Walker (25) || 18–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || December 11 || @ Boston || 121–118 (OT) || Dave Bing (33) || 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 31 || December 12 || Buffalo || 93–92 || Dave Bing (21) || 19–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || December 13 || @ Los Angeles || 103–100 || Terry Dischinger (20) || 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || December 15 || @ Portland || 111–103 || Dave Bing (31) || 21–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 34 || December 17 || @ Phoenix || 114–117 (OT) || Jimmy Walker (38) || 21–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || December 18 || @ San Diego || 129–116 || Dave Bing (30) || 22–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || December 20 || N Cincinnati || 136–135 (2OT) || Dave Bing (37) || 23–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 37 || December 25 || @ Philadelphia || 100–105 || Dave Bing (28) || 23–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || December 26 || @ Chicago || 117–114 || Bing, Lanier (26) || 24–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || December 29 || Atlanta || 97–99 || Jimmy Walker (21) || 25–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || December 30 || @ Cincinnati || 119–115 || Dave Bing (28) || 26–14 Detroit Pistons January #FF0000 #0000FF 0 0 0 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 41 || January 2 || Baltimore || 108–99 || Dave Bing (33) || 26–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || January 5 || @ Atlanta || 98–90 || Otto Moore (22) || 27–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || January 6 || San Diego || 99–100 || Dave Bing (30) || 28–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || January 8 || Cincinnati || 109–115 || Dave Bing (31) || 29–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 45 || January 9 || @ Milwaukee || 100–118 || Dave Bing (25) || 29–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || January 10 || Los Angeles || 109–118 || Jimmy Walker (29) || 30–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || January 14 || Cleveland || 106–108 || Dave Bing (34) || 31–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || January 15 || @ Buffalo || 99–97 (OT) || Jimmy Walker (19) || 32–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || January 16 || Boston || 118–121 || Dave Bing (31) || 33–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || January 19 || Seattle || 102–106 || Dave Bing (27) || 34–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 51 || January 22 || Portland || 123–112 || Dave Bing (36) || 34–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 52 || January 24 || New York || 117–105 || Dave Bing (26) || 34–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 53 || January 27 || San Francisco || 129–112 || Dave Bing (35) || 34–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || January 29 || San Diego || 104–131 || Dave Bing (34) || 35–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 55 || January 31 || N Milwaukee || 131–104 || Dave Bing (26) || 35–20 Detroit Pistons February #FF0000 #0000FF 0 0 0 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || February 2 || Baltimore || 113–116 || Dave Bing (29) || 36–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || February 5 || New York || 99–108 || Dave Bing (31) || 37–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 58 || February 7 || @ Baltimore || 105–108 || Dave Bing (26) || 37–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 || February 9 || Milwaukee || 107–106 || Bing, Walker (28) || 37–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || February 12 || Philadelphia || 109–118 || Dave Bing (27) || 38–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 || February 14 || Boston || 110–108 || Dave Bing (27) || 38–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || February 16 || Baltimore || 95–110 || Dave Bing (36) || 39–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 63 || February 19 || @ Chicago || 114–115 (OT) || Bing, Walker (27) || 39–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 64 || February 20 || @ New York || 94–108 || Howard Komives (20) || 39–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 65 || February 21 || Chicago || 125–112 || Dave Bing (54) || 39–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || February 24 || San Francisco || 117–115 || Dave Bing (32) || 39–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || February 26 || @ Buffalo || 127–122 (OT) || Dave Bing (40) || 40–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 68 || February 27 || Phoenix || 124–117 || Dave Bing (30) || 40–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || February 28 || @ Atlanta || 106–105 || Bob Lanier (28) || 41–28 Detroit Pistons March #FF0000 #0000FF 0 0 0 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || March 2 || Portland || 122–128 || Bob Lanier (38) || 42–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 71 || March 5 || Milwaukee || 108–95 || Dave Bing (39) || 42–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 72 || March 6 || @ Philadelphia || 115–121 || Bob Lanier (31) || 42–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 73 || March 7 || Cleveland || 104–100 || Dave Bing (30) || 42–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 || March 9 || Phoenix || 114–108 || Dave Bing (49) || 42–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 75 || March 11 || @ Seattle || 97–130 || Dave Bing (22) || 42–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || March 12 || @ Portland || 133–129 || Dave Bing (25) || 43–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 77 || March 13 || @ San Francisco || 107–116 || Howard Komives (26) || 43–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 78 || March 14 || @ Los Angeles || 100–110 || Dave Bing (26) || 43–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 || March 17 || @ San Diego || 99–106 || Jimmy Walker (20) || 43–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || March 19 || Buffalo || 105–111 || Bob Lanier (40) || 44–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 81 || March 20 || @ Cleveland || 103–114 || Erwin Mueller (23) || 44–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || March 21 || Chicago || 111–116 || Bing, Mueller, Quick (18) || 45–37 DET 1971 Awards and records Dave Bing, All-NBA First Team Bob Lanier, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Transactions Free agents SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamPaul LongExpansion Draft May 11, 1970Buffalo BravesMcCoy McLemoreExpansion Draft May 11, 1970Cleveland Cavaliers References Detroit Category:Detroit Pistons seasons Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Category:1970 in Detroit 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