1973–74 Detroit Pistons season

1973–74 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach Ray Scott
Owner(s) Fred Zollner
Arena Cobo Arena
Results
Record 52–30 (.634)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish Western Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3-4)

Following are the results of the 1973–74 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The 1973-74 NBA season was the Pistons' 26th season in the NBA and 17th season in the city of Detroit.

Draft picks

Main article: 1973 NBA Draft

Roster

Detroit Pistons 1973-74 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
F 10 United States Adams, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Northwestern
G 21 United States Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
F/C 20 United States Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
G/F 42 United States Ford, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Villanova
G 30 United States Kelso, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Central Michigan
C 16 United States Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. Bonaventure
G 22 United States Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
G 15 United States Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
F 33 United States Nash, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 8 United States Norwood, Willie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alcorn State
F 18 United States Rowe, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
F/C 31 United States Trapp, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Cal State Long Beach
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Milwaukee Bucks 59 23 .720 -
Chicago Bulls 54 28 .659 5
Detroit Pistons 52 30 .634 7
Kansas City Kings 33 49 .402 26

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

Player stats

Season

Player Games Played Minutes Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
Bob Lanier 81 3047 1822 1074343110247
Dave Bing813124152028155510917
Curtis Rowe8224998785151364936
George Trapp821489765313814733
Don Adams74229875944814111012
John Mengelt771555680206148687
Willie Norwood74117858922958609
Chris Ford82205958530427914814

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Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ "1973-74 Detroit Pistons". basketball-reference.com.
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