1960–61 Detroit Pistons season

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

1960–61 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachDick McGuire
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Results
Record34–45 (.430)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(eliminated 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks5128.646–29–515–207–325–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers3643.4561516–128–2012–1119–20
x-Detroit Pistons3445.4301720–113–1911–1518–21
Cincinnati Royals3346.4181818–138–197–1416–23
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1960-61 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —7–38–28–210–38–56–410–3
Cincinnati 3–7—2–118–58–22–86–74–6
Detroit 2–811–2—4–95–55–53–104–6
Los Angeles 2–85–89–4—7–32–85–86–4
New York 3–102–85–53–7—2–111–95–8
Philadelphia 5–88–25–58–211–2—3–76–7
St. Louis 4–67–610–38–59–17–3—6–4
Syracuse 3–106–46–44–68–57–64–6—

Playoffs
1961 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 14 @ Los Angeles L 102–120 Gene Shue (20) Walter Dukes (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 0–1
2 March 15 @ Los Angeles L 118–127 McMillon, Shue (24) Walter Dukes (12) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
4,253		 0–2
3 March 17 Los Angeles W 124–113 Bob Ferry (30) — Detroit Olympia
3,422		 1–2
4 March 18 Los Angeles W 123–114 Gene Shue (29) — Detroit Olympia 2–2
5 March 19 @ Los Angeles L 120–137 Bob Ferry (25) Bob Ferry (16) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
3,705		 2–3
1961 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1960–61 Detroit Pistons
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