1970–71 Detroit Pistons season

Following are the results of the 1970–71 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1970-71 NBA season was the Pistons' 23rd season in the NBA and 14th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

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

Draft picks
Main article: 1970 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Bob Lanier[2]C United StatesSt. Bonaventure
232Ken Warzynski United StatesDePaul
337Bob St. Pierre United StatesHanover
347Jim Hayes United StatesBoston University
571Bill Jankans United StatesCalifornia State-Long Beach
688Seviro Brown United StatesDePaul
7105Marv Copeland United StatesMichigan Lutheran
8122Dan IsselC/PF United StatesKentucky
9139Alex Wynn United StatesDartmouth
10156Bruce Chapman United StatesNevada-Reno
11172Rick Anhauser United StatesNorth Carolina State
12185Don Ogletree United StatesCincinnati
13195Ernest Hardy United StatesHarvard
14205Randy SmithG/SF United StatesBuffalo State
15215Dennis Clark United StatesSpringfield
16224Harvey Mariatt United StatesEastern Michigan

Roster
1970–71 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 21 Bing, Dave (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1943–11–24 Syracuse
SF 43 Dischinger, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1940–11–21 Purdue
PF 17 Driscoll, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–08–28 Boston College
PF 31 Hewitt, Bill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–08–08 Southern California
PG 30 Komives, Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941–05–09 Bowling Green
C 16 Lanier, Bob 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1948–09–10 St. Bonaventure
SG 26 Marlatt, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1948–08–26 Eastern Michigan
SF 23 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–12–30 Toledo
C 34 Moore, Otto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1946–08–27 Texas-Pan Am
PF 51 Mueller, Erwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1944–03–12 San Francisco
SF 15 Quick, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1946–03–05 Xavier
SG 24 Walker, Jimmy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944–04–08 Providence
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (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 6616.805–34–228–134–114–4
x-Chicago Bulls 5131.6221530–1117–194–17–11
Phoenix Suns 4834.5851827–1419–202–09–9
Detroit Pistons 4537.5492124–1720–191–16–12
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks6616.805
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers4834.585
3 x-Chicago Bulls5131.622
4 x-San Francisco Warriors4141.500
5 Phoenix Suns4834.585
6 Detroit Pistons4537.549
7 San Diego Rockets4042.488
8 Seattle SuperSonics3844.463
9 Portland Trail Blazers2953.354
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 —3–32–43–11–42–44–00–53–21–43–34–21–42–22–32–33–2
Baltimore 3–3—3–33–12–33–34–02–32–31–42–43–33–22–24–12–33–2
Boston 4–23–3—4–04–14–23–12–33–20–50–64–22–32–23–23–23–2
Buffalo 1–31–30–4—0–40–45–71–52–20–42–20–41–36–61–31–31–3
Chicago 4–13–21–44–0—4–04–03–32–41–53–23–23–33–16–04–23–2
Cincinnati 4–23–32–44–00–4—5–11–41–41–42–41–51–44–01–32–31–4
Cleveland 0–40–41–37–50–41–5—2–20–40–40–41–30–42–100–41–30–4
Detroit 5–03–23–25–13–34–12–2—2–31–52–32–32–43–14–21–43–1
Los Angeles 2–33–22–32–24–24–14–03–2—1–43–23–22–44–03–34–24–2
Milwaukee 4–14–15–04–05–14–14–05–14–1—1–44–14–23–14–16–05–1
New York 3–34–26–02–22–34–24–03–22–34–1—2–44–13–14–13–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–32–44–02–35–13–13–22–31–44–2—3–24–03–23–23–2
Phoenix 4–12–33–23–13–34–14–04–24–22–41–42–3—4–02–43–23–2
Portland 2–22–22–26–61–30–410–21–30–41–31–30–40–4—0–41–32–4
San Diego 3–21–42–33–10–63–14–02–43–31–41–42–34–24–0—2–45–1
San Francisco 3–23–22–33–12–43–23–14–12–40–62–32–32–33–14–2—3–3
Seattle 2–32–32–33–12–34–14–01–32–41–53–22–32–34–21–53–3—

Awards and records

References
  1. 1970–71 Detroit Pistons
  2. Detroit Pistons Pick Big Bob Lanier No. 1 In Draft
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