1970–71 Detroit Pistons season

1970–71 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachButch van Breda Kolff
General managerEd Coil
Owner(s)Fred Zollner
ArenaCobo Arena
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWJBK
RadioWXYZ

The 1970–71 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 23rd season in the NBA and 14th season in the city of Detroit.[1] 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.[1][2]

Draft picks

Main article: 1970 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Bob Lanier Center  United States St. Bonaventure
16 224 Harvey Marlatt Guard  United States Eastern Michigan

Roster

1970–71 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
PG 21 Dave Bing 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1943–11–24 Syracuse
SF 43 Terry Dischinger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1940–11–21 Purdue
PF 17 Terry Driscoll 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–08–28 Boston College
PF 31 Bill Hewitt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–08–08 USC
PG 30 Howard Komives 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–05–09 Bowling Green
C 16 Bob Lanier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1948–09–10 St. Bonaventure
SG 26 Harvey Marlatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1948–08–26 Eastern Michigan
SF 23 Steve Mix 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–12–30 Toledo
C 34 Otto Moore 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1946–08–27 Texas–Pan American
PF 51 Erwin Mueller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1944–03–12 San Francisco
SF 15 Bob Quick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1946–03–05 Xavier
SG 24 Jimmy Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944–04–08 Providence
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 66 16 .805 – 34–2 28–13 4–1 14–4
x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622 15 30–11 17–19 4–1 7–11
Phoenix Suns 48 34 .585 18 27–14 19–20 2–0 9–9
45 37 .549 21 24–17 20–19 1–1 6–12
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks 66 16 .805
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585
3 x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622
4 x-San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500
5 Phoenix Suns 48 34 .585
6 45 37 .549
7 San Diego Rockets 40 42 .488
8 Seattle SuperSonics 38 44 .463
9 Portland Trail Blazers 29 53 .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 — 3–3 2–4 3–1 1–4 2–4 4–0 0–5 3–2 1–4 3–3 4–2 1–4 2–2 2–3 2–3 3–2
Baltimore 3–3 — 3–3 3–1 2–3 3–3 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–4 2–4 3–3 3–2 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–2
Boston 4–2 3–3 — 4–0 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–3 3–2 0–5 0–6 4–2 2–3 2–2 3–2 3–2 3–2
Buffalo 1–3 1–3 0–4 — 0–4 0–4 5–7 1–5 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–3 6–6 1–3 1–3 1–3
Chicago 4–1 3–2 1–4 4–0 — 4–0 4–0 3–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 3–2 3–3 3–1 6–0 4–2 3–2
Cincinnati 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–0 0–4 — 5–1 1–4 1–4 1–4 2–4 1–5 1–4 4–0 1–3 2–3 1–4
Cleveland 0–4 0–4 1–3 7–5 0–4 1–5 — 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 2–10 0–4 1–3 0–4
Detroit 5–0 3–2 3–2 5–1 3–3 4–1 2–2 — 2–3 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 3–1 4–2 1–4 3–1
Los Angeles 2–3 3–2 2–3 2–2 4–2 4–1 4–0 3–2 — 1–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 4–0 3–3 4–2 4–2
Milwaukee 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–0 5–1 4–1 4–0 5–1 4–1 — 1–4 4–1 4–2 3–1 4–1 6–0 5–1
New York 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–2 2–3 4–2 4–0 3–2 2–3 4–1 — 2–4 4–1 3–1 4–1 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 2–4 4–0 2–3 5–1 3–1 3–2 2–3 1–4 4–2 — 3–2 4–0 3–2 3–2 3–2
Phoenix 4–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 3–3 4–1 4–0 4–2 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 — 4–0 2–4 3–2 3–2
Portland 2–2 2–2 2–2 6–6 1–3 0–4 10–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 — 0–4 1–3 2–4
San Diego 3–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 0–6 3–1 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–4 1–4 2–3 4–2 4–0 — 2–4 5–1
San Francisco 3–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 2–4 3–2 3–1 4–1 2–4 0–6 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 4–2 — 3–3
Seattle 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 2–3 4–1 4–0 1–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 2–3 2–3 4–2 1–5 3–3 —

Game log

1970–71 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 14 @ Seattle 123–117 Dave Bing (25) 1–0
2 October 16 @ San Francisco 120–106 Dave Bing (27) 2–0
3 October 17 @ Phoenix 110–107 Dave Bing (23) 3–0
4 October 20 Milwaukee 114–115 Dave Bing (37) 4–0
5 October 21 @ Boston 121–118 Dave Bing (35) 5–0
6 October 22 Atlanta 101–120 Jimmy Walker (29) 6–0
7 October 24 @ Buffalo 114–95 Bing, Walker (20) 7–0
8 October 26 Seattle 111–142 Dave Bing (35) 8–0
9 October 28 @ Baltimore 109–103 Jimmy Walker (20) 9–0
10 October 31 @ New York 89–107 Dave Bing (21) 9–1
11 November 3 Cincinnati 112–115 Dave Bing (31) 10–1
12 November 4 @ Atlanta 117–105 Dave Bing (25) 11–1
13 November 5 Buffalo 109–121 Dave Bing (28) 12–1
14 November 7 @ Chicago 99–125 Dave Bing (23) 12–2
15 November 11 Los Angeles 117–115 Dave Bing (35) 12–3
16 November 13 @ Los Angeles 109–122 Dave Bing (20) 12–4
17 November 14 @ San Diego 101–112 Dave Bing (23) 12–5
18 November 15 @ Phoenix 104–108 Dave Bing (26) 12–6
19 November 17 Philadelphia 113–91 Dave Bing (23) 12–7
20 November 19 Phoenix 110–112 Jimmy Walker (23) 13–7
21 November 20 @ Philadelphia 120–112 Bob Lanier (24) 14–7
22 November 21 @ Cincinnati 102–114 Dave Bing (21) 14–8
23 November 24 San Diego 104–111 Dave Bing (35) 15–8
24 November 25 @ Milwaukee 87–113 Otto Moore (17) 15–9
25 November 28 Boston 121–98 Dave Bing (32) 15–10
26 November 29 @ Cleveland 120–99 Dave Bing (27) 16–10
27 December 2 New York 82–101 Dave Bing (29) 17–10
28 December 4 Chicago 103–107 Jimmy Walker (34) 18–10
29 December 9 San Francisco 110–99 Bing, Walker (25) 18–11
30 December 11 @ Boston 121–118 (OT) Dave Bing (33) 19–11
31 December 12 Buffalo 93–92 Dave Bing (21) 19–12
32 December 13 @ Los Angeles 103–100 Terry Dischinger (20) 20–12
33 December 15 @ Portland 111–103 Dave Bing (31) 21–12
34 December 17 @ Phoenix 114–117 (OT) Jimmy Walker (38) 21–13
35 December 18 @ San Diego 129–116 Dave Bing (30) 22–13
36 December 20 N Cincinnati 136–135 (2OT) Dave Bing (37) 23–13
37 December 25 @ Philadelphia 100–105 Dave Bing (28) 23–14
38 December 26 @ Chicago 117–114 Bing, Lanier (26) 24–14
39 December 29 Atlanta 97–99 Jimmy Walker (21) 25–14
40 December 30 @ Cincinnati 119–115 Dave Bing (28) 26–14
41 January 2 Baltimore 108–99 Dave Bing (33) 26–15
42 January 5 @ Atlanta 98–90 Otto Moore (22) 27–15
43 January 6 San Diego 99–100 Dave Bing (30) 28–15
44 January 8 Cincinnati 109–115 Dave Bing (31) 29–15
45 January 9 @ Milwaukee 100–118 Dave Bing (25) 29–16
46 January 10 Los Angeles 109–118 Jimmy Walker (29) 30–16
47 January 14 Cleveland 106–108 Dave Bing (34) 31–16
48 January 15 @ Buffalo 99–97 (OT) Jimmy Walker (19) 32–16
49 January 16 Boston 118–121 Dave Bing (31) 33–16
50 January 19 Seattle 102–106 Dave Bing (27) 34–16
51 January 22 Portland 123–112 Dave Bing (36) 34–17
52 January 24 New York 117–105 Dave Bing (26) 34–18
53 January 27 San Francisco 129–112 Dave Bing (35) 34–19
54 January 29 San Diego 104–131 Dave Bing (34) 35–19
55 January 31 N Milwaukee 131–104 Dave Bing (26) 35–20
56 February 2 Baltimore 113–116 Dave Bing (29) 36–20
57 February 5 New York 99–108 Dave Bing (31) 37–20
58 February 7 @ Baltimore 105–108 Dave Bing (26) 37–21
59 February 9 Milwaukee 107–106 Bing, Walker (28) 37–22
60 February 12 Philadelphia 109–118 Dave Bing (27) 38–22
61 February 14 Boston 110–108 Dave Bing (27) 38–23
62 February 16 Baltimore 95–110 Dave Bing (36) 39–23
63 February 19 @ Chicago 114–115 (OT) Bing, Walker (27) 39–24
64 February 20 @ New York 94–108 Howard Komives (20) 39–25
65 February 21 Chicago 125–112 Dave Bing (54) 39–26
66 February 24 San Francisco 117–115 Dave Bing (32) 39–27
67 February 26 @ Buffalo 127–122 (OT) Dave Bing (40) 40–27
68 February 27 Phoenix 124–117 Dave Bing (30) 40–28
69 February 28 @ Atlanta 106–105 Bob Lanier (28) 41–28
70 March 2 Portland 122–128 Bob Lanier (38) 42–28
71 March 5 Milwaukee 108–95 Dave Bing (39) 42–29
72 March 6 @ Philadelphia 115–121 Bob Lanier (31) 42–30
73 March 7 Cleveland 104–100 Dave Bing (30) 42–31
74 March 9 Phoenix 114–108 Dave Bing (49) 42–32
75 March 11 @ Seattle 97–130 Dave Bing (22) 42–33
76 March 12 @ Portland 133–129 Dave Bing (25) 43–33
77 March 13 @ San Francisco 107–116 Howard Komives (26) 43–34
78 March 14 @ Los Angeles 100–110 Dave Bing (26) 43–35
79 March 17 @ San Diego 99–106 Jimmy Walker (20) 43–36
80 March 19 Buffalo 105–111 Bob Lanier (40) 44–36
81 March 20 @ Cleveland 103–114 Erwin Mueller (23) 44–37
82 March 21 Chicago 111–116 Bing, Mueller, Quick (18) 45–37

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ a b "1970-71 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 57: The 1971-72 Detroit Pistons". September 22, 2011.
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