1961-62 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-43
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 5-5 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Cincinnati Royals 3-1
Division Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Coach: Dick McGuire (37-43)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 143,081, Avg. 4,769 in 30 home dates
1961-62 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1961-62 Detroit Pistons Roster

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 37 wins and 43 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-5.

The Pistons tossed in 9,234 points and gave up 9,369. Bailey Howell scored a team-best 1,576 points for Detroit, and Gene Shue contributed 18 or more per game as well. Bailey Howell accounted for 996 boards. Gene Shue dished out 465 assists for the squad.

Dick McGuire coached the team. The 1961-62 Detroit Pistons lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9234
Regular Season Points Against: 9369

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 21, 1961 Detroit Pistons 102 at Boston Celtics 137 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
October 25, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Detroit Pistons 116 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
October 27, 1961 Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 L 0-1 0-2 0-3
October 28, 1961 Detroit Pistons 126 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 L 0-1 0-3 0-4
November 1, 1961 New York Knicks 95 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 1-1 0-3 1-4
November 4, 1961 Detroit Pistons 132 at Philadelphia Warriors 135 L 1-1 0-4 1-5
November 8, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 132 at Detroit Pistons 128 L 1-2 0-4 1-6
November 9, 1961 Detroit Pistons 116 at Boston Celtics 110 W 1-2 1-4 2-6 at Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 1961 Detroit Pistons 124 at New York Knicks 118 W 1-2 2-4 3-6
November 11, 1961 Detroit Pistons 119 at St. Louis Hawks 132 L 1-2 2-5 3-7
November 15, 1961 St. Louis Hawks 122 at Detroit Pistons 127 W 2-2 2-5 4-7
November 18, 1961 Chicago Packers 112 at Detroit Pistons 119 W 3-2 2-5 5-7
November 19, 1961 Cincinnati Royals 128 at Detroit Pistons 112 L 3-3 2-5 5-8 at Chicago, IL
November 21, 1961 Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 W 3-3 3-5 6-8 at New York, NY
November 24, 1961 Detroit Pistons 142 at St. Louis Hawks 135 W 3-3 4-5 7-8 at Ft Wayne, IN
November 25, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Detroit Pistons 104 W 4-3 4-5 8-8
November 26, 1961 Boston Celtics 107 at Detroit Pistons 101 L 4-4 4-5 8-9
November 28, 1961 Boston Celtics 116 at Detroit Pistons 108 L 4-5 4-5 8-10 at New York, NY
December 1, 1961 Detroit Pistons 116 at St. Louis Hawks 119 L 4-5 4-6 8-11
December 2, 1961 St. Louis Hawks 109 at Detroit Pistons 118 W 5-5 4-6 9-11
December 6, 1961 New York Knicks 97 at Detroit Pistons 133 W 6-5 4-6 10-11
December 8, 1961 Detroit Pistons 133 at Chicago Packers 107 W 6-5 5-6 11-11 at Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Detroit Pistons 107 L 6-6 5-6 11-12
December 12, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 132 at Detroit Pistons 109 L 6-7 5-6 11-13 at New York, NY
December 14, 1961 Detroit Pistons 107 at Cincinnati Royals 103 W 6-7 6-6 12-13
December 16, 1961 Cincinnati Royals 121 at Detroit Pistons 110 L 6-8 6-6 12-14
December 17, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Detroit Pistons 116 L 6-9 6-6 12-15 at Minneapolis, MN
December 19, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 124 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 6-10 6-6 12-16 at New York, NY
December 20, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 117 at Detroit Pistons 102 L 6-11 6-6 12-17
December 23, 1961 Detroit Pistons 134 at Cincinnati Royals 125 W 6-11 7-6 13-17 at St Louis, MO
December 25, 1961 Chicago Packers 118 at Detroit Pistons 97 L 6-12 7-6 13-18 at New York, NY
December 26, 1961 Chicago Packers 108 at Detroit Pistons 101 L 6-13 7-6 13-19 at Ft Wayne, IN
December 27, 1961 Chicago Packers 93 at Detroit Pistons 121 W 7-13 7-6 14-19
December 29, 1961 Detroit Pistons 131 at Cincinnati Royals 116 W 7-13 8-6 15-19
December 30, 1961 Detroit Pistons 108 at Syracuse Nationals 109 L 7-13 8-7 15-20
January 1, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 145 at Detroit Pistons 139 L 7-14 8-7 15-21
January 2, 1962 Detroit Pistons 104 at New York Knicks 110 L 7-14 8-8 15-22
January 3, 1962 Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 112 W 8-14 8-8 16-22
January 5, 1962 Detroit Pistons 138 at Syracuse Nationals 135 W 8-14 9-8 17-22 OT at Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 1962 New York Knicks 115 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 8-15 9-8 17-23 at Syracuse, NY
January 9, 1962 Detroit Pistons 122 at St. Louis Hawks 113 W 8-15 10-8 18-23 at Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Detroit Pistons 110 L 8-16 10-8 18-24
January 12, 1962 Detroit Pistons 102 at Chicago Packers 99 W 8-16 11-8 19-24
January 13, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 119 at Detroit Pistons 112 L 8-17 11-8 19-25
January 14, 1962 Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 W 8-17 12-8 20-25 at Ft Wayne, IN
January 17, 1962 Boston Celtics 126 at Detroit Pistons 116 L 8-18 12-8 20-26
January 19, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 136 at Detroit Pistons 125 L 8-19 12-8 20-27 at Boston, MA
January 20, 1962 Detroit Pistons 107 at Philadelphia Warriors 123 L 8-19 12-9 20-28
January 21, 1962 Detroit Pistons 124 at Boston Celtics 120 W 8-19 13-9 21-28
January 22, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 115 at Detroit Pistons 106 L 8-20 13-9 21-29 at Dayton, OH
January 24, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 9-20 13-9 22-29
January 25, 1962 Detroit Pistons 101 at Syracuse Nationals 100 W 9-20 14-9 23-29 at Chicago, IL
January 27, 1962 New York Knicks 107 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 10-20 14-9 24-29
January 28, 1962 Detroit Pistons 97 at St. Louis Hawks 110 L 10-20 14-10 24-30
January 31, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 122 L 10-21 14-10 24-31 OT
February 2, 1962 Detroit Pistons 96 at Chicago Packers 112 L 10-21 14-11 24-32
February 3, 1962 Detroit Pistons 116 at Chicago Packers 109 W 10-21 15-11 25-32 at St Louis, MO
February 4, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 113 at Detroit Pistons 121 W 11-21 15-11 26-32
February 6, 1962 Detroit Pistons 119 at Cincinnati Royals 118 W 11-21 16-11 27-32
February 7, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 107 at Detroit Pistons 113 W 12-21 16-11 28-32
February 11, 1962 Detroit Pistons 116 at Syracuse Nationals 132 L 12-21 16-12 28-33
February 14, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 110 at Detroit Pistons 119 W 13-21 16-12 29-33
February 16, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Detroit Pistons 127 W 14-21 16-12 30-33
February 17, 1962 Detroit Pistons 123 at Cincinnati Royals 113 W 14-21 17-12 31-33
February 18, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 112 at Detroit Pistons 119 W 15-21 17-12 32-33
February 20, 1962 Detroit Pistons 103 at New York Knicks 110 L 15-21 17-13 32-34
February 21, 1962 Detroit Pistons 126 at St. Louis Hawks 123 W 15-21 18-13 33-34
February 23, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 134 at Detroit Pistons 120 L 15-22 18-13 33-35
February 25, 1962 Detroit Pistons 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 L 15-22 18-14 33-36
February 27, 1962 Detroit Pistons 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 L 15-22 18-15 33-37
February 28, 1962 New York Knicks 119 at Detroit Pistons 109 L 15-23 18-15 33-38 at Chicago, IL
March 2, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 120 at Detroit Pistons 112 L 15-24 18-15 33-39 at Ft Wayne, IN
March 3, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 128 at Detroit Pistons 114 L 15-25 18-15 33-40
March 4, 1962 Detroit Pistons 133 at Chicago Packers 116 W 15-25 19-15 34-40 at Moline, IL
March 7, 1962 Detroit Pistons 119 at New York Knicks 112 W 15-25 20-15 35-40 at Boston, MA
March 9, 1962 Boston Celtics 130 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 15-26 20-15 35-41
March 10, 1962 Detroit Pistons 111 at Syracuse Nationals 128 L 15-26 20-16 35-42
March 11, 1962 Detroit Pistons 123 at St. Louis Hawks 126 L 15-26 20-17 35-43
March 12, 1962 Detroit Pistons 121 at Chicago Packers 116 W 15-26 21-17 36-43 at Green Bay, WI
March 14, 1962 Syracuse Nationals 102 at Detroit Pistons 105 W 16-26 21-17 37-43
March 16, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 122 at Detroit Pistons 123 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 17, 1962 Detroit Pistons 107 at Cincinnati Royals 129 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
March 18, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 107 at Detroit Pistons 118 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
March 20, 1962 Detroit Pistons 112 at Cincinnati Royals 111 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
March 24, 1962 Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 L 2-0 1-2 3-2
March 25, 1962 Detroit Pistons 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 L 2-0 1-3 3-3
March 27, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Detroit Pistons 106 L 2-1 1-3 3-4
March 29, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Detroit Pistons 118 W 3-1 1-3 4-4
March 31, 1962 Detroit Pistons 132 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 3-1 2-3 5-4
April 3, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 117 L 3-2 2-3 5-5


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