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The 1972–73 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons ' 25th season in the NBA and 16th season in the city of Detroit .[1] The team played at Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit.
The Pistons finished with a 40-42 (.488) record, 3rd place in the Midwest Division. The team was led guard Dave Bing (22.4 ppg, 7.8 apg, NBA All-Star), center Bob Lanier (23.8 ppg, 14.9 rpg, NBA All-Star) and forward Curtis Rowe (16.1 ppg).[1] Coach Earl Lloyd was fired after 7 games, replaced by former Pistons player Ray Scott , who led the team to a 38–37 record under his direction. Lanier credited Scott with an improved culture, stating, “He took over and we started playing collectively as a unit. We had a good feeling, and we related well with one another.”[2]
Draft picks [ edit ]
e
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Legend
(DP ) Unsigned draft pick
(FA ) Free agent
(S ) Suspended
Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 5, 1973
Regular season [ edit ]
Season standings [ edit ]
z , y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1972–73 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
Atlanta
—
3–4
1–5
5–1
2–2
3–4
2–2
1–3
4–4
2–2
3–1
1–3
3–3
6–0
3–1
4–0
3–1
Baltimore
4–3
—
1–5
5–1
0–4
8–0
2–2
3–1
5–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–3
5–1
2–2
4–0
4–0
Boston
5–1
5–1
—
7–0
3–1
5–1
3–1
3–1
5–1
3–1
4–0
2–2
4–4
7–0
4–0
4–0
4–0
Buffalo
1–5
1–5
0–7
—
2–2
1–5
1–3
0–4
1–5
1–3
0–4
0–4
1–6
7–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
Chicago
2–2
4–0
1–3
2–2
—
3–1
3–4
3–3
4–0
5–2
1–5
2–4
3–1
4–0
4–2
5–1
5–1
Cleveland
4–3
0–8
1–5
5–1
1–3
—
1–3
1–3
4–3
2–2
1–3
1–3
0–6
6–0
1–3
1–3
3–1
Detroit
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
4–3
3–1
—
2–4
1–3
3–3
1–5
2–5
1–3
3–1
4–2
6–0
2–4
Golden State
3–1
1–3
1–3
4–0
3–3
3–1
4–2
—
3–1
4–2
3–4
1–5
2–2
4–0
2–4
5–1
4–3
Houston
4–4
2–5
1–5
5–1
0–4
3–4
3–1
1–3
—
0–4
1–3
1–3
1–5
5–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
Kansas City-Omaha
2–2
1–3
1–3
3–1
2–5
2–2
3–3
2–4
4–0
—
1–5
1–6
0–4
3–1
3–3
4–2
4–2
Los Angeles
1–3
3–1
0–4
4–0
5–1
3–1
5–1
4–3
3–1
5–1
—
3–3
2–2
4–0
6–1
6–0
6–0
Milwaukee
3–1
2–2
2–2
4–0
4–2
3–1
5–2
5–1
3–1
6–1
3–3
—
2–2
3–1
5–1
5–1
5–1
New York
3–3
3–3
4–4
6–1
1–3
6–0
3–1
2–2
5–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
—
6–1
3–1
3–1
4–0
Philadelphia
0–6
1–5
0–7
1–7
0–4
0–6
1–3
0–4
1–5
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–6
—
0–4
1–3
1–3
Phoenix
1–3
2–2
0–4
3–1
2–4
3–1
2–4
4–2
2–2
3–3
1–6
1–5
1–3
4–0
—
5–2
4–2
Portland
0–4
0–4
0–4
2–2
1–5
3–1
0–6
1–5
2–2
2–4
0–6
1–5
1–3
3–1
2–5
—
3–4
Seattle
1–3
0–4
0–4
2–2
1–5
1–3
4–2
3–4
2–2
2–4
0–6
1–5
0–4
3–1
2–4
4–3
—
Game log [ edit ]
1972–73 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 11
Boston
121–108
Bing , Lanier (28 )
0–1
2
October 13
Chicago
91–100
Bob Lanier (21 )
1–1
3
October 14
@ Kansas City–Omaha
101–113
Bob Lanier (31 )
1–2
4
October 20
@ Milwaukee
86–109
Curtis Rowe (21 )
1–3
5
October 21
Cleveland
96–103
Dave Bing (28 )
2–3
6
October 25
Baltimore
115–105
Curtis Rowe (26 )
2–4
7
October 27
@ Houston
118–130
Bob Lanier (36 )
2–5
8
October 29
@ Portland
119–111
Bob Lanier (33 )
3–5
9
October 31
@ Golden State
104–112
Dave Bing (25 )
3–6
10
November 1
@ Seattle
116–106
Dave Bing (36 )
4–6
11
November 3
@ Los Angeles
107–116
Bob Lanier (37 )
4–7
12
November 4
N Houston
118–108
Bob Lanier (42 )
4–8
13
November 10
Golden State
96–121
Curtis Rowe (31 )
5–8
14
November 11
@ Boston
118–121
Bob Lanier (37 )
5–9
15
November 15
Los Angeles
110–99
Bing, Foster , Lanier (20 )
5–10
16
November 17
Chicago
96–109
Dave Bing (25 )
6–10
17
November 21
Atlanta
110–113 (OT )
Bob Lanier (34 )
7–10
18
November 23
@ Phoenix
122–128
Curtis Rowe (26 )
7–11
19
November 24
@ Los Angeles
123–140
Dave Bing (29 )
7–12
20
November 26
@ Seattle
96–103
Fred Foster (23 )
7–13
21
November 28
Portland
116–120
Bob Lanier (48 )
8–13
22
November 30
Buffalo
116–127
Adams , Rowe (19 )
9–13
23
December 1
@ Cleveland
114–113
Dave Bing (37 )
10–13
24
December 5
@ Chicago
108–130
Bob Lanier (19 )
10–14
25
December 6
Phoenix
105–114
Bob Lanier (34 )
11–14
26
December 8
Kansas City–Omaha
100–113
Bob Lanier (37 )
12–14
27
December 9
@ Milwaukee
107–103
Bob Lanier (22 )
13–14
28
December 13
Golden State
110–107
Curtis Rowe (26 )
13–15
29
December 15
@ Kansas City–Omaha
132–140 (OT )
Bob Lanier (25 )
13–16
30
December 16
Houston
123–112
Bob Lanier (36 )
13–17
31
December 20
Philadelphia
113–141
Curtis Rowe (35 )
14–17
32
December 22
Seattle
97–109
Bob Lanier (23 )
15–17
33
December 23
@ Baltimore
97–104
Dave Bing (27 )
15–18
34
December 25
@ New York
110–113
Dave Bing (35 )
15–19
35
December 26
Milwaukee
105–112
Stu Lantz (37 )
16–19
36
December 28
@ Milwaukee
91–115
Dave Bing (28 )
16–20
37
December 29
New York
99–94
Bob Lanier (38 )
16–21
38
January 3
Phoenix
105–119
Bob Lanier (38 )
17–21
39
January 5
@ Kansas City–Omaha
100–103
Willie Norwood (19 )
17–22
40
January 6
Atlanta
116–111
Dave Bing (26 )
17–23
41
January 7
@ Portland
101–96
Bob Lanier (32 )
18–23
42
January 9
@ Golden State
98–105
Curtis Rowe (27 )
18–24
43
January 10
@ Phoenix
121–123
Dave Bing (29 )
18–25
44
January 12
@ Seattle
104–113
Bob Lanier (25 )
18–26
45
January 15
Portland
101–112
Dave Bing (31 )
19–26
46
January 16
@ Atlanta
129–130 (OT )
Dave Bing (32 )
19–27
47
January 17
Seattle
106–104
Dave Bing (26 )
19–28
48
January 19
@ Buffalo
98–108
Curtis Rowe (22 )
19–29
49
January 20
Chicago
92–112
Bing, Norwood (21 )
20–29
50
January 26
Milwaukee
117–105
Curtis Rowe (30 )
20–30
51
January 28
@ Chicago
105–110
Dave Bing (32 )
20–31
52
January 30
@ Atlanta
126–123
Bob Lanier (40 )
21–31
53
January 31
New York
91–94
Bob Lanier (30 )
22–31
54
February 2
Philadelphia
104–114
Bob Lanier (26 )
23–31
55
February 6
@ Buffalo
107–105
Dave Bing (25 )
24–31
56
February 7
Phoenix
107–113
Bob Lanier (26 )
25–31
57
February 9
@ Boston
104–95
Bob Lanier (27 )
26–31
58
February 10
@ New York
93–107
Bob Lanier (25 )
26–32
59
February 13
Milwaukee
110–96
Bob Lanier (29 )
26–33
60
February 16
@ Philadelphia
106–119
Dave Bing (42 )
26–34
61
February 17
Cleveland
106–104
Bob Lanier (38 )
26–35
62
February 18
Kansas City–Omaha
100–144
Bob Lanier (25 )
27–35
63
February 21
Los Angeles
98–106
Bob Lanier (25 )
28–35
64
February 23
Baltimore
105–107
Bob Lanier (30 )
29–35
65
February 25
Houston
112–129
Bob Lanier (42 )
30–35
66
February 27
Golden State
100–114
Curtis Rowe (25 )
31–35
67
March 2
Boston
115–101
Bob Lanier (40 )
31–36
68
March 3
Seattle
115–113
Dave Bing (26 )
31–37
69
March 4
@ Portland
113–109
Bob Lanier (31 )
32–37
70
March 6
@ Golden State
93–108
John Mengelt (23 )
32–38
71
March 10
@ Phoenix
117–110
Bob Lanier (27 )
33–38
72
March 11
@ Los Angeles
117–141
Don Adams (20 )
33–39
73
March 14
Los Angeles
121–112
Dave Bing (23 )
33–40
74
March 16
Buffalo
100–121
Don Adams (36 )
34–40
75
March 17
@ Chicago
99–97
John Mengelt (29 )
35–40
76
March 18
Chicago
119–107
Dave Bing (24 )
35–41
77
March 19
N Milwaukee
118–99
Bob Lanier (24 )
35–42
78
March 21
Portland
109–122
Bob Lanier (33 )
36–42
79
March 24
Kansas City–Omaha
98–110
Ford , Rowe (20 )
37–42
80
March 25
N Philadelphia
96–115
Bob Lanier (27 )
38–42
81
March 27
@ Baltimore
112–98
Dave Bing (30 )
39–42
82
March 28
@ Cleveland
131–119 (OT )
Dave Bing (34 )
40–42
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