1970–71 Detroit Pistons season

1970–71 Detroit Pistons season
1970–71 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Bill Van Breda Kolff
Arena	Cobo Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest); Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WJBK
Radio	WXYZ
< 1969–70	1971–72 >

Following are the results of the 1970–71 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The 1970-71 NBA season was the Pistons' 23rd season in the NBA and 14th season in the city of Detroit.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Bob Lanier^[2]	C	United States	St. Bonaventure
2	32	Ken Warzynski		United States	DePaul
3	37	Bob St. Pierre		United States	Hanover
3	47	Jim Hayes		United States	Boston University
5	71	Bill Jankans		United States	California State-Long Beach
6	88	Seviro Brown		United States	DePaul
7	105	Marv Copeland		United States	Michigan Lutheran
8	122	Dan Issel	C/PF	United States	Kentucky
9	139	Alex Wynn		United States	Dartmouth
10	156	Bruce Chapman		United States	Nevada-Reno
11	172	Rick Anhauser		United States	North Carolina State
12	185	Don Ogletree		United States	Cincinnati
13	195	Ernest Hardy		United States	Harvard
14	205	Randy Smith	G/SF	United States	Buffalo State
15	215	Dennis Clark		United States	Springfield
16	224	Harvey Mariatt		United States	Eastern Michigan

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
G	21	Bing, Dave	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Syracuse
SF	43	Dischinger, Terry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Purdue
F	17	Driscoll, Terry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Boston College
F	31	Hewitt, Bill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	USC
G	30	Komives, Howard	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Bowling Green
C	16	Lanier, Bob	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	St. Bonaventure
F	23	Mix, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Toledo
F/C	34	Moore, Otto	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Texas-Pan Am
F/C	51	Mueller, Erwin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	San Francisco
F	24	Walker, Jimmy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Providence

Head coach

Bill Van Breda Kolff

Legend

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

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	66	16	.805	–	34–2	28–13	4–1	14–4
x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622	15	30–11	17–19	4–1	7–11
Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	18	27–14	19–20	2–0	9–9
Detroit Pistons	45	37	.549	21	24–17	20–19	1–1	6–12

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	66	16	.805
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	48	34	.585
3	x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622
4	x-San Francisco Warriors	41	41	.500

5	Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585
6	Detroit Pistons	45	37	.549
7	San Diego Rockets	40	42	.488
8	Seattle SuperSonics	38	44	.463
9	Portland Trail Blazers	29	53	.354

z, y – division champions

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1970–71 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CIN	CLE	DET	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SDR	SFW	SEA
Atlanta	—	3–3	2–4	3–1	1–4	2–4	4–0	0–5	3–2	1–4	3–3	4–2	1–4	2–2	2–3	2–3	3–2
Baltimore	3–3	—	3–3	3–1	2–3	3–3	4–0	2–3	2–3	1–4	2–4	3–3	3–2	2–2	4–1	2–3	3–2
Boston	4–2	3–3	—	4–0	4–1	4–2	3–1	2–3	3–2	0–5	0–6	4–2	2–3	2–2	3–2	3–2	3–2
Buffalo	1–3	1–3	0–4	—	0–4	0–4	5–7	1–5	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–3	6–6	1–3	1–3	1–3
Chicago	4–1	3–2	1–4	4–0	—	4–0	4–0	3–3	2–4	1–5	3–2	3–2	3–3	3–1	6–0	4–2	3–2
Cincinnati	4–2	3–3	2–4	4–0	0–4	—	5–1	1–4	1–4	1–4	2–4	1–5	1–4	4–0	1–3	2–3	1–4
Cleveland	0–4	0–4	1–3	7–5	0–4	1–5	—	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	2–10	0–4	1–3	0–4
Detroit	5–0	3–2	3–2	5–1	3–3	4–1	2–2	—	2–3	1–5	2–3	2–3	2–4	3–1	4–2	1–4	3–1
Los Angeles	2–3	3–2	2–3	2–2	4–2	4–1	4–0	3–2	—	1–4	3–2	3–2	2–4	4–0	3–3	4–2	4–2
Milwaukee	4–1	4–1	5–0	4–0	5–1	4–1	4–0	5–1	4–1	—	1–4	4–1	4–2	3–1	4–1	6–0	5–1
New York	3–3	4–2	6–0	2–2	2–3	4–2	4–0	3–2	2–3	4–1	—	2–4	4–1	3–1	4–1	3–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–4	3–3	2–4	4–0	2–3	5–1	3–1	3–2	2–3	1–4	4–2	—	3–2	4–0	3–2	3–2	3–2
Phoenix	4–1	2–3	3–2	3–1	3–3	4–1	4–0	4–2	4–2	2–4	1–4	2–3	—	4–0	2–4	3–2	3–2
Portland	2–2	2–2	2–2	6–6	1–3	0–4	10–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	—	0–4	1–3	2–4
San Diego	3–2	1–4	2–3	3–1	0–6	3–1	4–0	2–4	3–3	1–4	1–4	2–3	4–2	4–0	—	2–4	5–1
San Francisco	3–2	3–2	2–3	3–1	2–4	3–2	3–1	4–1	2–4	0–6	2–3	2–3	2–3	3–1	4–2	—	3–3
Seattle	2–3	2–3	2–3	3–1	2–3	4–1	4–0	1–3	2–4	1–5	3–2	2–3	2–3	4–2	1–5	3–3	—

Awards and records

Dave Bing, All-NBA First Team
Bob Lanier, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

[1] 1970–71 Detroit Pistons

[2] Detroit Pistons Pick Big Bob Lanier No. 1 In Draft

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