1970–71 Detroit Pistons season

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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
< 1969–70 1971–72 >

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]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1970 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Bob Lanier[2] C  United States St. Bonaventure
2 32 Ken Warzynski  United States DePaul
3 37  United States Hanover
3 47 Jim Hayes  United States Boston University
5 71  United States California State-Long Beach
6 88  United States DePaul
7 105  United States Michigan Lutheran
8 122 Dan Issel C/PF  United States Kentucky
9 139  United States Dartmouth
10 156  United States Nevada-Reno
11 172  United States North Carolina State
12 185  United States Cincinnati
13 195  United States Harvard
14 205 Randy Smith G/SF  United States Buffalo State
15 215  United States Springfield
16 224  United States Eastern Michigan

Roster[]

1970–71 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 66 16 .805 – 34–2 28–13 4–1 14–4
x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622 15 30–11 17–19 4–1 7–11
Phoenix Suns 48 34 .585 18 27–14 19–20 2–0 9–9
Detroit Pistons 45 37 .549 21 24–17 20–19 1–1 6–12
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks 66 16 .805
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585
3 x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622
4 x-San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500
5 Phoenix Suns 48 34 .585
6 Detroit Pistons 45 37 .549
7 San Diego Rockets 40 42 .488
8 Seattle SuperSonics 38 44 .463
9 Portland Trail Blazers 29 53 .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 — 3–3 2–4 3–1 1–4 2–4 4–0 0–5 3–2 1–4 3–3 4–2 1–4 2–2 2–3 2–3 3–2
Baltimore 3–3 — 3–3 3–1 2–3 3–3 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–4 2–4 3–3 3–2 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–2
Boston 4–2 3–3 — 4–0 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–3 3–2 0–5 0–6 4–2 2–3 2–2 3–2 3–2 3–2
Buffalo 1–3 1–3 0–4 — 0–4 0–4 5–7 1–5 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–3 6–6 1–3 1–3 1–3
Chicago 4–1 3–2 1–4 4–0 — 4–0 4–0 3–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 3–2 3–3 3–1 6–0 4–2 3–2
Cincinnati 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–0 0–4 — 5–1 1–4 1–4 1–4 2–4 1–5 1–4 4–0 1–3 2–3 1–4
Cleveland 0–4 0–4 1–3 7–5 0–4 1–5 — 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 2–10 0–4 1–3 0–4
Detroit 5–0 3–2 3–2 5–1 3–3 4–1 2–2 — 2–3 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 3–1 4–2 1–4 3–1
Los Angeles 2–3 3–2 2–3 2–2 4–2 4–1 4–0 3–2 — 1–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 4–0 3–3 4–2 4–2
Milwaukee 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–0 5–1 4–1 4–0 5–1 4–1 — 1–4 4–1 4–2 3–1 4–1 6–0 5–1
New York 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–2 2–3 4–2 4–0 3–2 2–3 4–1 — 2–4 4–1 3–1 4–1 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 2–4 4–0 2–3 5–1 3–1 3–2 2–3 1–4 4–2 — 3–2 4–0 3–2 3–2 3–2
Phoenix 4–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 3–3 4–1 4–0 4–2 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 — 4–0 2–4 3–2 3–2
Portland 2–2 2–2 2–2 6–6 1–3 0–4 10–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 — 0–4 1–3 2–4
San Diego 3–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 0–6 3–1 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–4 1–4 2–3 4–2 4–0 — 2–4 5–1
San Francisco 3–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 2–4 3–2 3–1 4–1 2–4 0–6 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 4–2 — 3–3
Seattle 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 2–3 4–1 4–0 1–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 2–3 2–3 4–2 1–5 3–3 —

Awards and records[]

References[]

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