1975–76 Detroit Pistons season

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1975–76 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach
General managerOscar Feldman
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaCobo Center
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Warriors 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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Following are the results of the 1975–76 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1975-76 NBA season was the Pistons' 28th season in the NBA and 19th season in the city of Detroit.[1]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1975 NBA Draft

Roster[]

Detroit Pistons roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 20 Brown, Roger 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1950-02-23 Kansas
SG 11 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-07-15 Minnesota
SG 22 Dickerson, Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1951-11-27 College of Charleston
SF 44 Eberhard, Al 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1952-05-10 Missouri
SG 42 Ford, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1949-01-11 Villanova
SF 45 Hairston, Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1951-12-08 Michigan State
C 16 Lanier, Bob (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1948-09-10 St. Bonaventure
SG 15 Mengelt, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1949-10-16 Auburn
PG 14 Money, Eric 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1955-02-06 Arizona
SF 54 Porter, Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948-08-31 Villanova
PG 10 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1950-04-17 Saint Francis
PF 18 Rowe, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1949-07-02 UCLA
PF 50 Thomas, Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1953-08-20 Detroit
PF 31 Trapp, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1948-07-11 California State University, Long Beach
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 24, 1976

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 – 22–19 16–25 13–8
x-Detroit Pistons 36 46 .439 2 24–17 12–29 12–9
Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 7 25–16 6–35 10–11
Chicago Bulls 24 58 .293 14 15–26 9–32 7–14
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Golden State Warriors 59 23 .720 –
2 x-Seattle SuperSonics 43 39 .524 16
3 x-Phoenix Suns 42 40 .512 17
4 y-Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 21
5 x-Detroit Pistons 36 46 .439 23
6 Los Angeles Lakers 40 42 .488 19
7 Portland Trail Blazers 37 45 .451 22
8 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 28
9 Chicago Bulls 24 58 .293 35


z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1975–76 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS
Atlanta — 2–3 2–3 2–2 2–5 1–3 2–2 2–5 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–2 2–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–5
Boston 3–2 — 4–3 2–2 3–2 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 4–1 5–2 4–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2
Buffalo 3–2 3–4 — 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–3 3–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–1 4–3 3–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–3
Chicago 2–2 2–2 1–3 — 0–4 3–4 1–4 1–3 1–6 3–2 3–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–3 1–4 2–3 0–4
Cleveland 5–2 2–3 2–3 4–0 — 2–2 1–3 2–4 1–3 2–2 4–0 4–3 3–2 3–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 4–2
Detroit 3–1 0–4 3–1 4–3 2–2 — 0–5 2–2 5–2 1–4 3–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–4 2–3 3–2 2–2
Golden State 2–2 2–2 3–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 — 2–2 4–1 5–2 5–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 4–2 4–2 4–3 3–1
Houston 5–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 4–2 2–2 2–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–2 3–2 0–4 3–1 2–2 3–4
Kansas City 2–2 2–2 0–4 6–1 3–1 2–5 1–4 2–2 — 2–3 2–5 1–3 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–5 2–3 1–3
Los Angeles 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–3 2–2 4–1 2–5 3–1 3–2 — 2–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–4 3–4 3–3 1–3
Milwaukee 2–2 2–2 1–3 4–3 0–4 4–3 0–5 2–2 5–2 3–2 — 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–3 2–2
New Orleans 4–2 1–4 1–4 2–2 3–4 3–1 2–2 4–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 2–3 1–4 1–3 3–1 1–3 4–3
New York 2–3 2–5 3–4 4–0 2–3 1–3 0–4 2–3 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–2 — 5–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 3–2
Philadelphia 3–2 3–4 4–3 4–0 2–3 3–1 1–3 2–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–1 2–5 — 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–3
Phoenix 4–0 0–4 1–3 3–2 1–3 4–1 2–4 4–0 2–3 4–2 2–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 — 5–2 4–3 0–4
Portland 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–1 0–4 3–2 2–4 1–3 5–0 4–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–5 — 3–3 2–2
Seattle 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 3–4 2–2 3–2 3–3 3–2 3–1 4–0 2–2 3–4 3–3 — 1–3
Washington 5–1 2–3 3–2 4–0 2–4 2–2 1–3 4–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–4 2–3 3–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 —

Playoffs[]

1976 playoff game log
First Round: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 13 @ Milwaukee L 107–110 Bob Lanier (25) Bob Lanier (15) Lanier, Clark (6) MECCA Arena
8,912 		0–1
2 April 16 Milwaukee W 126–123 Bob Lanier (35) Curtis Rowe (10) Money, Clark (5) Cobo Arena
8,330 		1–1
3 April 18 @ Milwaukee W 107–104 Bob Lanier (28) Bob Lanier (12) Eric Money (8) MECCA Arena
8,213 		2–1
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ Golden State L 103–127 Bob Lanier (18) Bob Lanier (16) Chris Ford (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,067 		0–1
2 April 22 @ Golden State W 123–111 Curtis Rowe (33) Curtis Rowe (10) Chris Ford (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,067 		1–1
3 April 24 Golden State L 96–113 Bob Lanier (23) Bob Lanier (16) Eric Money (8) Cobo Arena
10,022 		1–2
4 April 26 Golden State W 106–102 Bob Lanier (30) Bob Lanier (11) Eric Money (7) Cobo Arena
11,389 		2–2
5 April 28 @ Golden State L 109–128 Howard Porter (20) Bob Lanier (12) Archie Clark (5) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,067 		2–3
6 April 30 Golden State L 116–118 (OT) Bob Lanier (30) Bob Lanier (16) Eric Money (9) Cobo Arena
10,361 		2–4
1976 schedule

References[]

  1. ^ 1975–76 Detroit Pistons
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