1959–60 Detroit Pistons season

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1959–60 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachRed Rocha
Dick McGuire
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Results
Record30–45 (.400)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(eliminated 0–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJBK
RadioWXYZ
< 1958–59 1960–61 >

The 1959–60 NBA season was the Pistons' 12th season in the NBA and third season in the city of Detroit.[1]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 Wins Losses PCT GB  Home   Road  Neutral Division
x-St. Louis Hawks 46 29 .613 – 28–5 12–20 6–4 27–12
x-Detroit Pistons 30 45 .400 16 17–14 6–21 7–10 20–19
x-Minneapolis Lakers 25 50 .333 21 9–15 9–21 7–14 17–22
Cincinnati Royals 19 56 .253 27 9–22 2–20 8–14 14–25
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1959-60 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 9–0 8–1 12–1 8–5 6–3 8–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 5–8 5–8 2–7 0–9 4–9 2–7
Detroit 0–9 8–5 — 7–6 4–5 2–7 5–8 4–5
Minneapolis 1–8 8–5 6–7 — 4–5 2–7 3–10 1–8
New York 1–12 7–2 5–4 5–4 — 4–9 3–6 2–11
Philadelphia 5–8 9–0 7–2 7–2 9–4 — 4–5 8–5
St. Louis 3–6 9–4 8–5 10–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–4
Syracuse 5–8 7–2 5–4 8–1 11–2 5–8 4–5 —

Playoffs[]

1960 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location Series
1 March 12 Minneapolis L 112–113 Bailey Howell (29) Minneapolis Auditorium 0–1
2 March 13 @ Minneapolis L 99–114 Gene Shue (27) Minneapolis Armory 0–2
1960 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1959–60 Detroit Pistons
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