1969–70 Detroit Pistons season

1969–70 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Bill Van Breda Kolff
Arena	Cobo Center
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Following are the results of the 1969–70 season of the Detroit Pistons, the franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Detroit, Michigan. The 1969-70 NBA season was the Pistons' 22nd season in the NBA and 13th season in the city of Detroit.

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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 G 30 Komives, Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Bowling Green G 26 Long, Paul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wake Forest SF 18 McLemore, McCoy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Drake F 23 Mix, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Toledo F/C 20 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

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
x-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	–
x-Milwaukee Bucks	56	26	.683	4
x-Baltimore Bullets	50	32	.610	10
x-Philadelphia 76ers	42	40	.512	18
Cincinnati Royals	36	46	.439	24
Boston Celtics	34	48	.415	26
Detroit Pistons	31	51	.378	29

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1969–70 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	CHI	CIN	DET	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	SDR	SFW	SEA
Atlanta	—	2–4	6–0	5–2	3–3	3–3	4–3	3–3	4–2	3–3	2–4	4–2	5–2	4–2
Baltimore	4–2	—	5–2	5–1	4–3	5–2	4–2	3–3	1–5	3–4	3–3	6–0	2–4	5–1
Boston	0–6	2–5	—	3–3	3–3	4–3	2–4	1–6	4–3	2–4	2–4	4–2	5–1	2–4
Chicago	2–5	1–5	3–3	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	4–2	0–6	3–3	5–2	3–4	4–2	4–3
Cincinnati	3–3	3–4	3–3	3–3	—	4–2	2–4	2–5	2–5	4–3	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–5
Detroit	3–3	2–5	3–4	3–3	2–4	—	3–3	1–6	1–6	1–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–3
Los Angeles	3–4	2–4	4–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–4	5–2	5–2	6–0
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	6–1	2–4	5–2	6–1	3–3	—	2–4	5–2	6–0	6–0	4–2	5–1
New York	2–4	5–1	3–4	6–0	5–2	6–1	4–2	4–2	—	5–2	6–0	5–1	5–1	4–2
Philadelphia	3–3	4–3	4–2	3–3	3–4	5–1	2–4	2–5	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	6–0	0–6
Phoenix	4–2	3–3	4–2	2–5	3–3	3–3	4–3	0–6	0–6	2–4	—	7–0	3–3	4–3
San Diego	2–4	0–6	2–4	4–3	2–4	3–3	2–5	0–6	1–5	2–4	0–7	—	5–2	4–2
San Francisco	2–5	4–2	1–5	2–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	2–4	1–5	0–6	3–3	2–5	—	3–4
Seattle	2–4	1–5	4–2	3–4	5–1	3–3	0–6	1–5	2–4	6–0	3–4	2–4	4–3	—