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(Top) 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 4 Playoffs 5 References

1974–75 Detroit Pistons season

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Head coach

Ray Scott

General manager

Edwin Coil

Owner(s)

Bill Davidson

Arena

Cobo Arena

Results

Record

40–42 (.488)

Place

Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)

Playoff finish

First round
(lost to SuperSonics 1–2)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

< 1973–74

1975–76 >

The 1974–75 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 27th season in the NBA and 18th 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 (19.0 ppg, 7.7 apg, NBA All-Star), who held out over a contract dispute in the pre-season^[2] and center Bob Lanier (24.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, NBA All-Star).^[3] The steady improvement of the previous three seasons (26 to 40 to 52 wins) came to a halt, as injuries played a significant role in derailing the promising season. In Sports Illustrated, the team was discussing Lanier playing through injury,『He’s our savior,』says Rowe. Our healer, says Adams. Our leader, says Bing. Listen to those guys, says Lanier. They think I’m Moses."^[4]

Detroit advanced to the 1975 NBA Playoffs, losing a first round series of the Western Conference playoffs 2–1 to the Seattle SuperSonics, dropping the deciding 3rd game 100–94 in Seattle, with each team winning at home in the series.^[5] Lanier was limited in the series, averaging 20.3 ppg vs. his season average of 24.0 ppg, Howard Porter, picked up in a December trade with the Chicago Bulls, had an excellent series with 17.3 ppg, but the team could not overcome the stellar shooting of Downtown Freddie Brown, who averaged 23.7 ppg and Tom Burleson with a double-double of 22.3 ppg and 10.7 rpg.^[6]

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Al Eberhard	Forward	United States	Missouri
2	33	Eric Money	Guard	United States	Arizona
10	175	Bill Ligon	Guard	United States	Vanderbilt

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	10	Adams, Don	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1947-11-27	Northwestern
PG	21	Bing, Dave	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1943-11-24	Syracuse
C	20	Davis, Jim	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1941-12-18	Colorado
SF	44	Eberhard, Al	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1952-05-10	Missouri
SG	42	Ford, Chris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1949-01-11	Villanova
C	16	Lanier, Bob	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1948-09-10	St. Bonaventure
SG	26	Ligon, Bill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1952-05-29	Vanderbilt
SG	15	Mengelt, John	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1949-10-16	Auburn
SG	14	Money, Eric	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1955-02-06	Arizona
C	43	Moore, Otto	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1946-08-27	Texas–Pan American
SF	8	Norwood, Willie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1947-08-08	Alcorn State
SF	54	Porter, Howard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1948-08-31	Villanova
PF	18	Rowe, Curtis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1949-07-02	UCLA
PF	31	Trapp, George	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1948-07-11	Long Beach State

Head coach

Ray Scott

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Davis

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 18, 1975

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	–	29–12	18–23	11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	3	29–12	15–26	17–9
x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	7	26–15	14–27	10–16
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	9	25–16	13–28	14–12

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	1
3	x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	4
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
5	x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	8

6	Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
6	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
8	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
9	Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1974–75 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–4	1–3	0–4	3–4	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–5
Boston	4–0	—	5–4	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	4–0	7–2	5–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2
Buffalo	3–1	4–5	—	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	4–0	5–3	6–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	1–3	3–1	—	2–2	4–5	3–1	2–2	4–5	3–1	3–5	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3
Cleveland	4–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	—	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	6–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5
Detroit	2–2	1–3	2–2	5–4	2–2	—	1–3	2–2	2–6	3–1	3–6	4–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3
Golden State	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	5–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–3	5–3	4–3	1–3
Houston	5–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	—	4–0	2–2	3–1	5–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–5
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–4	2–2	6–2	2–2	0–4	—	3–1	6–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3
Los Angeles	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	1–3	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–4	2–5	2–6	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	0–4	3–1	5–3	3–1	6–3	1–3	1–3	3–6	0–4	—	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4
New Orleans	5–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–6	0–4	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–7
New York	4–0	2–7	3–5	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	—	4–5	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	3–5	3–6	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	5–4	—	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3
Phoenix	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	1–6	4–3	1–3
Portland	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–5	2–2	1–3	5–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	6–1	—	2–6	1–3
Seattle	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	3–4	3–1	3–1	6–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–4	6–2	—	1–3
Washington	5–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–3	3–1	3–1	5–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	7–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	—

Playoffs[edit]

1975 playoff game log

First Round: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 8	@ Seattle	L 77–90	Howard Porter (21)	Bob Lanier (14)	Bob Lanier (9)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082	0–1
2	April 10	Seattle	W 122–106	Bing, Trapp (24)	George Trapp (14)	Dave Bing (11)	Cobo Arena 10,490	1–1
3	April 12	@ Seattle	L 93–100	Bob Lanier (29)	Curtis Rowe (13)	Dave Bing (10)	Seattle Center Coliseum 14,082	1–2