1960–61 Detroit Pistons season

1960–61 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Dick McGuire
Arena	Detroit Olympia
Results
Record	34–45 (.430)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1960-61 NBA season was the Pistons' 13th season in the NBA and fourth season in the city of Detroit.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-St. Louis Hawks	51	28	.646	–	29–5	15–20	7–3	25–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers	36	43	.456	15	16–12	8–20	12–11	19–20
x-Detroit Pistons	34	45	.430	17	20–11	3–19	11–15	18–21
Cincinnati Royals	33	46	.418	18	18–13	8–19	7–14	16–23

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Lakers win series 3-2

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 120, Detroit 102
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 127, Detroit 118
Game 3 @ Detroit: Detroit 124, Los Angeles 113
Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 123, Los Angeles 114
Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 137, Detroit 120

Awards and records

Gene Shue, All-NBA Second Team

References

↑ 1960–61 Detroit Pistons

1960–61 NBA season by team

Eastern	Boston New York Philadelphia Syracuse

Western	Cincinnati Detroit Los Angeles St. Louis

Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons seasons

Franchise: Fort Wayne Pistons (1941–1957); Detroit Pistons (1957–present)

1940s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1988–89

1990s

1989–90

2000s

2003–04

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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