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1961–62 Detroit Pistons season

NBA team season

(eliminated 2–4)

The 1961–62 Detroit Pistons season was the Detroit Pistons' 14th season in the NBA and fifth season in the city of Detroit. The team moved to newly built Cobo Arena in the 1961–62 season.

The Pistons were led by guard Gene Shue (19.0 ppg, 5.8 apg, NBA All-Star) and forward Bailey Howell (19.9 ppg, 12.6 rpg). The Pistons also featured rookie Ray Scott (13.3 ppg, 11.5 rpg), who would go on to a long career with the Pistons as a player and eventually coaching the team. For the thirteenth straight season, the Pistons made the playoffs, with this being the seventh time they finished third place in the Western Division. Detroit faced the Cincinnati Royals and star Oscar Robertson in the Western Division semifinals; the Pistons won in four games to advance to the Division Finals for the first time in four years, facing the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers beat the Pistons in six games. While the Pistons would make the postseason the following year, this was the last postseason series victory for the Pistons until 1976.

Regular season

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1961–62 Game log
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Playoffs

|- | 1 | March 16 | Cincinnati | W 123–122 | Ray Scott (34) | Cobo Arena

1–0
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March 17
@ Cincinnati
L 107–129
Ohl, Shue (18)
Cincinnati Gardens
1–1
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March 18
Cincinnati
W 118–107
Bailey Howell (27)
Cobo Arena
2–1
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March 20
@ Cincinnati
W 112–111
Don Ohl (33)
Cincinnati Gardens
3–1
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March 24
@ Los Angeles
L 108–132
Bailey Howell (27)
Walter Dukes (12)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
0–1
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March 25
@ Los Angeles
L 112–127
Don Ohl (33)
Bailey Howell (13)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
0–2
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March 27
Los Angeles
L 106–111
Gene Shue (26)
Walter Dukes (25)
Cobo Arena
0–3
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March 29
Los Angeles
W 118–117
Bailey Howell (24)
Ray Scott (23)
Cobo Arena
1–3
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March 31
@ Los Angeles
W 132–125
Willie Jones (27)
Ray Scott (13)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
2–3
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April 3
Los Angeles
L 117–123
Ray Scott (22)
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Cobo Arena
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References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/1962.html 1961–62 Detroit Pistons]
(3 November 2011). "Chevette to Corvette No. 29: The 1961-62 Detroit Pistons".

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