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2006–07 Detroit Pistons season
Division champions
Head coachFlip Saunders
General managerJoe Dumars
PresidentJoe Dumars
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(lost to Cavaliers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWDFN
< 2005–06 2007–08 >

The 2006–07 Detroit Pistons season was the 66th season of the franchise, the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 50th in the Detroit area. The Pistons began the season hoping to improve upon their 64–18 output from the previous season. However, they came eleven wins shy of tying it, finishing 53–29. Whatsoever, these were enough wins to lead the conference at 1st in a lackluster east.[1] After signing Nazr Mohammed and hometown native Chris Webber to offset the loss of Ben Wallace during the off-season, the Pistons were able to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the fifth consecutive season, becoming the first team since the 1992–93 Chicago Bulls to do so. In the Eastern Conference finals, they were defeated by the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in six games. The Pistons had the sixth best team defensive rating in the NBA.[2] Following the season, Webber was released.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2006 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 60 Will Blalock PG  United States Iowa State

Roster

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2006–07 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 1 Billups, Chauncey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1976-09-25 Colorado
PG 8 Blalock, Will (DL) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1983-09-08 Iowa State
C 34 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969-03-25 Clemson
SG 20 Delfino, Carlos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1982-08-29 Argentina
SF 12 Dupree, Ronald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1981-01-26 LSU
SG 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1978-02-14 Connecticut
PG 10 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970-12-03 Jackson State
PF 25 Johnson, Amir (DL) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-05-01 Westchester HS (CA)
C 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983-02-18 Cincinnati
PF 24 McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974-09-07 Alabama
C 13 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977-09-05 Kentucky
SG 6 Murray, Flip 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1979-07-29 Shaw
SF 22 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-02-28 Kentucky
C 30 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1974-09-17 North Carolina
PF 84 Webber, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973-03-01 Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 30, 2007

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 53 29 .646 - 26–15 27–14 9–7
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 3 30–11 20–21 10–6
x-Chicago Bulls 49 33 .598 4 31–10 18–23 12–4
Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 18 22–19 13–28 8–8
Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 25 18–23 10–31 1–15
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 53 29 .646 –
2 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 50 32 .610 3
3 y-Toronto Raptors 47 35 .573 6
4 y-Miami Heat 44 38 .537 9
5 x-Chicago Bulls 49 33 .598 4
6 x-New Jersey Nets 41 41 .500 12
7 x-Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 12
8 x-Orlando Magic 40 42 .488 13
9 Philadelphia 76ers 35 47 .427 18
10 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 18
11 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 20
12 Charlotte Bobcats 33 49 .402 20
13 Atlanta Hawks 30 52 .366 23
14 Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 25
15 Boston Celtics 24 58 .293 29

Record vs. opponents

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2006-07 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–3
Boston 1–3 — 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–3
Charlotte 3–1 2–2 — 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–2
Chicago 4–0 3–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 — 0–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1
Detroit 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–2
Golden State 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–3 2–0 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–0
Indiana 3–1 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 — 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1
Memphis 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–3 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1
Miami 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 — 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–1
New Jersey 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 4–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1
New York 2–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 — 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
Orlando 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 — 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–3
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–1
Portland 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 — 2–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 — 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–4 — 1–1 2–2 0–2
Toronto 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 3–1
Utah 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 — 1–1
Washington 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 —

Game log

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Playoffs

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2007 playoff game log
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 21 Orlando W 100–92 Hamilton, Billups (22) Antonio McDyess (9) Chauncey Billups (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–0
2 April 23 Orlando W 98–90 Richard Hamilton (22) Rasheed Wallace (11) Chauncey Billups (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–0
3 April 26 @ Orlando W 93–77 Tayshaun Prince (23) Antonio McDyess (11) Tayshaun Prince (5) Amway Arena
17,451 		3–0
4 April 28 @ Orlando W 97–93 Chauncey Billups (25) Chris Webber (10) Chauncey Billups (6) Amway Arena
17,451 		4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 5 Chicago W 95–69 Hamilton, Billups (20) Antonio McDyess (10) Lindsey Hunter (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–0
2 May 7 Chicago W 108–87 Tayshaun Prince (25) Richard Hamilton (9) Chauncey Billups (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–0
3 May 10 @ Chicago W 81–74 Tayshaun Prince (23) Prince, R. Wallace (11) Chauncey Billups (7) United Center
23,462 		3–0
4 May 13 @ Chicago L 87–102 Chauncey Billups (23) Antonio McDyess (8) Chauncey Billups (8) United Center
23,099 		3–1
5 May 15 Chicago L 92–108 Chauncey Billups (17) Chris Webber (8) Chauncey Billups (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–2
6 May 17 @ Chicago W 95–85 Richard Hamilton (23) Rasheed Wallace (13) Chauncey Billups (7) United Center
23,030 		4–2
Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 21 Cleveland W 79–76 Richard Hamilton (24) Rasheed Wallace (12) Tayshaun Prince (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–0
2 May 24 Cleveland W 79–76 Rasheed Wallace (16) Rasheed Wallace (11) Chauncey Billups (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–0
3 May 27 @ Cleveland L 82–88 Rasheed Wallace (16) Antonio McDyess (9) three players tied (3) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–1
4 May 29 @ Cleveland L 87–91 Chauncey Billups (23) Chauncey Billups (9) Tayshaun Prince (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–2
5 May 31 Cleveland L 107–109 (2OT) Richard Hamilton (26) Tayshaun Prince (9) Richard Hamilton (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–3
6 June 2 @ Cleveland L 82–98 Richard Hamilton (29) three players tied (6) Tayshaun Prince (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–4
2007 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chauncey Billups 70 70 36.2 .427 .345 .883 3.4 7.2 1.2 .2 17.0
Will Blalock 14 0 11.9 .300 .200 1.000 1.1 1.2 .4 .0 1.8
Dale Davis 46 6 10.1 .446 . .654 3.0 .3 .2 .7 1.8
Carlos Delfino 82 1 16.7 .415 .333 .787 3.2 1.1 .6 .1 5.2
Ronald Dupree 19 0 4.9 .355 . .333 .9 .3 .3 .1 1.3
Richard Hamilton 75 75 36.8 .468 .341 .861 3.8 3.8 .8 .2 19.8
Lindsey Hunter 52 0 14.3 .385 .319 .909 .9 1.8 .7 .1 4.9
Amir Johnson 8 0 15.5 .545 .000 .786 4.6 .4 .6 1.6 5.9
Jason Maxiell 67 8 14.1 .500 . .526 2.8 .2 .4 .9 5.0
Antonio McDyess 82 3 21.1 .526 . .691 6.0 .9 .7 .8 8.1
Nazr Mohammed 51 33 15.2 .532 . .610 4.5 .2 .5 .8 5.6
Ronald Murray 69 18 21.4 .404 .289 .725 1.6 2.7 .7 .2 6.7
Tayshaun Prince 82 82 36.6 .460 .386 .768 5.2 2.8 .6 .7 14.3
Rasheed Wallace 75 72 32.3 .423 .351 .788 7.2 1.7 1.0 1.6 12.3
Chris Webber 43 42 29.7 .489 .333 .636 6.7 3.0 1.0 .6 11.3

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chauncey Billups 16 16 40.6 .435 .389 .832 3.3 5.7 1.2 .1 18.6
Dale Davis 8 0 6.4 .375 . .500 1.5 .1 .3 .3 1.0
Carlos Delfino 16 0 8.4 .405 .188 .667 1.3 .5 .3 .1 2.3
Richard Hamilton 16 16 39.9 .429 .400 .865 4.3 3.8 .9 .1 18.8
Lindsey Hunter 13 0 10.2 .226 .222 1.000 .8 1.2 .5 .1 1.8
Jason Maxiell 14 0 10.4 .667 .000 .522 2.4 .1 .3 .6 4.0
Antonio McDyess 16 0 22.1 .349 .000 .731 7.1 1.1 .7 .9 5.8
Nazr Mohammed 2 0 3.0 .500 . 1.000 1.5 .0 .0 .0 2.5
Ronald Murray 12 0 11.3 .355 .000 .727 .8 1.2 .3 .1 2.5
Tayshaun Prince 16 16 41.6 .415 .409 .759 6.4 3.8 .9 .3 14.1
Rasheed Wallace 16 16 35.8 .437 .347 .842 7.7 1.8 1.2 1.8 14.3
Chris Webber 16 16 25.3 .524 .000 .531 6.3 1.5 .9 .6 9.9

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ 2006-07 Detroit Pistons
  2. ^ "Teams Defense". NBA.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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