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1974–75 Detroit Pistons season

NBA team season

The 1974–75 Detroit Pistons season was the Detroit Pistons' 27th season in the NBA and 18th season in the city of Detroit. 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 and center Bob Lanier (24.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, NBA All-Star). 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."

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. 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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

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

Roster

Ray Scott
Jim Davis

Regular season

Season standings

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

Season schedule

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || October 18 || @ Seattle || 100–95 || Bob Lanier (30) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (7) || Seattle Center Coliseum 9,537 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 19 || @ Portland || 122–99 || Dave Bing (24) || Bob Lanier (9) || Dave Bing (10) || Memorial Coliseum 11,831 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || October 23 || @ Phoenix || 90–100 || Bob Lanier (24) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (8) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,924 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 25 || @ Los Angeles || 110–107 || Dave Bing (25) || Curtis Rowe (16) || Dave Bing (6) || The Forum 12,044 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 || October 26 || @ Golden State || 104–105 || Dave Bing (26) || Bob Lanier (12) || Dave Bing (6) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 5,436 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || October 30 || Atlanta || 104–96 || Dave Bing (25) || Bob Lanier (16) || John Mengelt (11) || Cobo Arena 6,716 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 7 || October 31 || @ Cleveland || 101–118 || Bob Lanier (41) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (10) || Richfield Coliseum 5,584 || 3–4 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || November 1 || New Orleans || 93–103 || Eric Money (21) || Bob Lanier (21) || Bob Lanier (8) || Cobo Arena 4,237 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || November 2 || @ Philadelphia || 100–94 || Bob Lanier (26) || Curtis Rowe (14) || Dave Bing (11) || The Spectrum 6,890 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || November 6 || Kansas City–Omaha || 104–118 || Dave Bing (30) || Bob Lanier (17) || Chris Ford (9) || Cobo Arena 7,202 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || November 8 || @ Boston || 105–104 || Dave Bing (32) || Bob Lanier (20) || Dave Bing (7) || Boston Garden 9,542 || 7–4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || November 9 || @ Buffalo || 100–109 || Bob Lanier (20) || Bob Lanier (16) || Bing, Money, Rowe, Trapp (3) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,113 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 13 || November 10 || Buffalo || 124–117 || Bob Lanier (45) || Bob Lanier (15) || Dave Bing (15) || Cobo Arena 4,301 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || November 13 || Milwaukee || 91–98 || Bob Lanier (40) || Bob Lanier (24) || Dave Bing (8) || Cobo Arena 4,994 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || November 15 || Seattle || 103–117 || John Mengelt (20) || Bob Lanier (10) || Bing, Lanier (6) || Cobo Arena 6,789 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 16 || November 16 || @ Houston || 98–118 || Dave Bing (16) || Bob Lanier (10) || — || Hofheinz Pavilion 2,457 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || November 17 || @ New Orleans || 99–85 || Bob Lanier (26) || Bob Lanier (17) || Dave Bing (4) || Municipal Auditorium 3,441 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 || November 19 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 87–97 || Bob Lanier (25) || Don Adams (16) || Dave Bing (6) || Kemper Arena 4,847 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 || November 20 || Phoenix || 114–106 || Dave Bing (27) || Bob Lanier (16) || Bob Lanier (9) || Cobo Arena 3,807 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 20 || November 23 || Golden State || 110–98 || Bob Lanier (25) || Bob Lanier (18) || Dave Bing (9) || Cobo Arena 6,902 || 10–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || November 26 || @ New York || 99–88 || Bob Lanier (36) || Bob Lanier (10) || Bob Lanier (6) || Madison Square Garden 18,254 || 11–10 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || December 4 || Houston || 69–86 || Bob Lanier (24) || Bob Lanier (10) || Bob Lanier (4) || Cobo Arena 3,445 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || December 6 || Cleveland || 91–117 || Dave Bing (24) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (8) || Cobo Arena 4,763 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 24 || December 7 || @ Washington || 89–94 || Dave Bing (30) || Don Adams (10) || Dave Bing (6) || Capital Centre 9,094 || 13–11 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 25 || December 8 || Kansas City–Omaha || 96–92 || Bob Lanier (32) || Bob Lanier (10) || Dave Bing (13) || Cobo Arena 5,134 || 13–12 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 || December 10 || @ Milwaukee || 82–90 || Dave Bing (21) || Bob Lanier (13) || Bing, Ford, Lanier (4) || MECCA Arena 9,625 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || December 11 || Washington || 89–103 || Bob Lanier (37) || Bob Lanier (20) || Dave Bing (11) || Cobo Arena 5,376 || 14–13 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 28 || December 13 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 84–88 || Curtis Rowe (20) || Bob Lanier (17) || Dave Bing (3) || Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,702 || 14–14 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || December 14 || Philadelphia || 93–100 || John Mengelt (33) || Jim Davis (9) || Bob Lanier (8) || Cobo Arena 4,812 || 15–14 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 30 || December 18 || Seattle || 100–97 || Lanier, Rowe (21) || Bob Lanier (17) || Bob Lanier (7) || Cobo Arena 4,365 || 15–15 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || December 20 || @ Los Angeles || 103–102 || Bob Lanier (34) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (11) || The Forum 9,667 || 16–15 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 32 || December 21 || @ Portland || 97–108 || Dave Bing (19) || Jim Davis (15) || Dave Bing (6) || Memorial Coliseum 11,005 || 16–16 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 33 || December 22 || @ Seattle || 90–108 || Curtis Rowe (22) || Jim Davis (9) || Dave Bing (8) || Seattle Center Coliseum 13,346 || 16–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || December 26 || New York || 83–84 || Bob Lanier (27) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (11) || Cobo Arena 11,265 || 17–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || December 28 || Chicago || 70–79 || Dave Bing (21) || Bob Lanier (10) || Bob Lanier (6) || Cobo Arena 11,015 || 18–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || December 30 || @ Chicago || 86–81 || Bob Lanier (26) || Bob Lanier (19) || Dave Bing (6) || Chicago Stadium 10,846 || 19–17 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || January 2 || New Orleans || 95–99 || Bob Lanier (36) || Bob Lanier (11) || Dave Bing (15) || Cobo Arena 5,176 || 20–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || January 3 || @ Buffalo || 111–92 || Bob Lanier (23) || Davis, Lanier (7) || Dave Bing (11) || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 13,464 || 21–17 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || January 4 || Philadelphia || 82–89 || Dave Bing (28) || Bob Lanier (17) || Bob Lanier (7) || Cobo Arena 6,168 || 22–17 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 40 || January 8 || Milwaukee || 102–92 || Dave Bing (28) || Bob Lanier (13) || Dave Bing (6) || Cobo Arena 11,388 || 22–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || January 10 || @ Milwaukee || 89–81 || Bob Lanier (29) || Lanier, Rowe (9) || Chris Ford (7) || MECCA Arena 10,938 || 23–18 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || January 11 || @ Atlanta || 118–113 || Bob Lanier (43) || Bob Lanier (14) || — || Omni Coliseum 8,288 || 24–18 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 43 || January 17 || @ Boston || 90–96 || Bob Lanier (30) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (10) || Boston Garden 15,320 || 24–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || January 18 || Phoenix || 77–86 || Dave Bing (21) || Lanier, Trapp (10) || Dave Bing (14) || Cobo Arena 6,053 || 25–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || January 19 || Cleveland || 98–100 || John Mengelt (23) || Bob Lanier (13) || Dave Bing (7) || Cobo Arena 5,390 || 26–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || January 22 || Portland || 94–96 || Lanier, Rowe (25) || Curtis Rowe (13) || Dave Bing (7) || Cobo Arena 9,180 || 27–19 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || January 24 || Atlanta || 103–113 || George Trapp (24) || Bob Lanier (9) || Dave Bing (10) || Cobo Arena 5,638 || 28–19 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 48 || January 25 || @ Chicago || 96–116 || Dave Bing (21) || Jim Davis (10) || Chris Ford (3) || Chicago Stadium 18,720 || 28–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || January 26 || Chicago || 93–102 (OT) || Bob Lanier (31) || Curtis Rowe (15) || Dave Bing (11) || Cobo Arena 10,210 || 29–20 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || January 29 || Golden State || 90–93 || Bob Lanier (30) || Bob Lanier (15) || Dave Bing (12) || Cobo Arena 9,538 || 30–20 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 51 || January 30 || @ Houston || 88–103 || Bob Lanier (22) || Jim Davis (8) || Dave Bing (7) || Hofheinz Pavilion 2,317 || 30–21 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || February 1 || Buffalo || 113–119 || Bob Lanier (39) || Bob Lanier (20) || Dave Bing (11) || Cobo Arena 11,245 || 31–21 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 53 || February 2 || @ Cleveland || 96–116 || Bob Lanier (29) || Bob Lanier (8) || Adams, Bing (4) || Richfield Coliseum 5,144 || 31–22 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 54 || February 3 || Boston || 114–100 || Bob Lanier (27) || Bob Lanier (11) || Dave Bing (9) || Cobo Arena 10,962 || 31–23 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 55 || February 6 || @ Atlanta || 98–111 || Bob Lanier (32) || Bob Lanier (9) || Dave Bing (8) || Omni Coliseum 2,992 || 31–24 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 56 || February 7 || @ Chicago || 83–95 || Bob Lanier (17) || Bob Lanier (15) || Ford, Lanier (4) || Chicago Stadium 18,836 || 31–25 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || February 9 || Los Angeles || 96–97 || Bob Lanier (31) || Curtis Rowe (11) || Dave Bing (9) || Cobo Arena 7,227 || 32–25 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 58 || February 10 || @ Milwaukee || 109–130 || Howard Porter (22) || Curtis Rowe (12) || Eric Money (8) || MECCA Arena 10,309 || 32–26 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 59 || February 12 || Chicago || 103–93 || Howard Porter (20) || Bob Lanier (8) || Bob Lanier (6) || Cobo Arena 10,706 || 32–27 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 60 || February 14 || @ Philadelphia || 101–103 || Bob Lanier (27) || Bob Lanier (11) || Dave Bing (15) || The Spectrum 5,595 || 32–28 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 61 || February 15 || Kansas City–Omaha || 93–81 || Howard Porter (19) || Bob Lanier (15) || Dave Bing (12) || Cobo Arena 7,174 || 32–29 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 62 || February 16 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 99–102 || Bob Lanier (27) || Lanier, Rowe (12) || Ford, Lanier (6) || Kemper Arena 13,981 || 32–30 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 63 || February 19 || New York || 109–94 || Bob Lanier (20) || Howard Porter (7) || Bob Lanier (8) || Cobo Arena 8,056 || 32–31 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 64 || February 21 || Washington || 121–96 || Bob Lanier (22) || Bob Lanier (14) || Bing, Lanier (5) || Cobo Arena 9,571 || 32–32 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || February 26 || Milwaukee || 84–104 || Bob Lanier (26) || Howard Porter (10) || Dave Bing (9) || Cobo Arena 10,190 || 33–32 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 66 || February 28 || @ Washington || 95–106 || Bob Lanier (20) || Bob Lanier (14) || Dave Bing (9) || Capital Centre 11,121 || 33–33 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || March 1 || Chicago || 94–95 || Dave Bing (27) || Howard Porter (13) || Bob Lanier (9) || Cobo Arena 10,666 || 34–33 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 68 || March 2 || @ Kansas City–Omaha || 112–122 || Bing, Lanier (25) || Curtis Rowe (9) || Dave Bing (8) || Kemper Arena 14,843 || 34–34 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 69 || March 4 || @ Milwaukee || 83–101 || Howard Porter (18) || Lanier, Porter (7) || Dave Bing (8) || MECCA Arena 10,575 || 34–35 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 70 || March 8 || @ New York || 100–118 || Dave Bing (26) || Jim Davis (7) || Dave Bing (6) || Madison Square Garden 19,694 || 34–36 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || March 9 || Kansas City–Omaha || 99–106 || John Mengelt (30) || Curtis Rowe (16) || Dave Bing (13) || Cobo Arena 7,979 || 35–36 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 72 || March 11 || Los Angeles || 95–94 || Bob Lanier (29) || Bob Lanier (12) || Dave Bing (9) || Cobo Arena 6,263 || 35–37 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 73 || March 14 || @ Chicago || 94–97 || Bing, Mengelt (21) || Bob Lanier (11) || Dave Bing (11) || Chicago Stadium 14,377 || 35–38 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 74 || March 18 || Boston || 116–90 || George Trapp (23) || Howard Porter (10) || John Mengelt (6) || Cobo Arena 9,379 || 35–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || March 21 || Houston || 110–121 || John Mengelt (28) || Bob Lanier (11) || Dave Bing (13) || Cobo Arena 9,048 || 36–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || March 23 || @ New Orleans || 125–114 || Dave Bing (29) || Lanier, Rowe (13) || Dave Bing (6) || Municipal Auditorium 4,182 || 37–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || March 26 || Portland || 107–110 || Dave Bing (28) || Bob Lanier (11) || Dave Bing (7) || Cobo Arena 6,457 || 38–39 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || March 27 || @ Phoenix || 91–79 || Bob Lanier (26) || Bob Lanier (11) || Bob Lanier (9) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5,629 || 39–39 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 79 || March 29 || @ Golden State || 112–115 || John Mengelt (27) || Bob Lanier (12) || Dave Bing (8) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787 || 39–40 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 80 || April 1 || @ Milwaukee || 91–98 || Bob Lanier (19) || George Trapp (11) || Dave Bing (13) || MECCA Arena 10,021 || 39–41 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || April 2 || Chicago || 89–97 || Bob Lanier (26) || Howard Porter (12) || Chris Ford (6) || Cobo Arena 9,336 || 40–41 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 82 || April 5 || Milwaukee || 119–106 || Howard Porter (20) || Jim Davis (18) || Davis, Ford (6) || Cobo Arena 9,107 || 40–42 |-

Playoffs

1–2

References

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