1970-71 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-37
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 283,913, Avg. 6,925 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1970-71 Detroit Pistons Roster

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

Detroit poured in 9,029 points and allowed 9,090. Dave Bing tossed in a team-best 2,213 points for the Pistons, while Otto Moore contributed 700 boards. Dave Bing dished out 408 assists for the squad.

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Regular Season Points For: 9029
Regular Season Points Against: 9090

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 14, 1970 Detroit Pistons 123 at Seattle Supersonics 117 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 16, 1970 Detroit Pistons 120 at San Francisco Warriors 106 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
October 17, 1970 Detroit Pistons 110 at Phoenix Suns 107 W 0-0 3-0 3-0
October 20, 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 1-0 3-0 4-0
October 21, 1970 Detroit Pistons 121 at Boston Celtics 118 W 1-0 4-0 5-0
October 22, 1970 Atlanta Hawks 101 at Detroit Pistons 120 W 2-0 4-0 6-0
October 24, 1970 Detroit Pistons 114 at Buffalo Braves 95 W 2-0 5-0 7-0
October 26, 1970 Seattle Supersonics 111 at Detroit Pistons 142 W 3-0 5-0 8-0
October 28, 1970 Detroit Pistons 109 at Baltimore Bullets 103 W 3-0 6-0 9-0
October 31, 1970 Detroit Pistons 89 at New York Knicks 107 L 3-0 6-1 9-1
November 3, 1970 Cincinnati Royals 112 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 4-0 6-1 10-1
November 4, 1970 Detroit Pistons 117 at Atlanta Hawks 105 W 4-0 7-1 11-1
November 5, 1970 Buffalo Braves 109 at Detroit Pistons 121 W 5-0 7-1 12-1
November 7, 1970 Detroit Pistons 99 at Chicago Bulls 125 L 5-0 7-2 12-2
November 11, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Detroit Pistons 115 L 5-1 7-2 12-3
November 13, 1970 Detroit Pistons 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 L 5-1 7-3 12-4
November 14, 1970 Detroit Pistons 101 at San Diego Rockets 112 L 5-1 7-4 12-5
November 15, 1970 Detroit Pistons 104 at Phoenix Suns 108 L 5-1 7-5 12-6
November 17, 1970 Philadelphia 76ers 113 at Detroit Pistons 91 L 5-2 7-5 12-7
November 19, 1970 Phoenix Suns 110 at Detroit Pistons 112 W 6-2 7-5 13-7
November 20, 1970 Detroit Pistons 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 W 6-2 8-5 14-7
November 21, 1970 Detroit Pistons 102 at Cincinnati Royals 114 L 6-2 8-6 14-8
November 24, 1970 San Diego Rockets 104 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 7-2 8-6 15-8
November 25, 1970 Detroit Pistons 87 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 L 7-2 8-7 15-9
November 28, 1970 Boston Celtics 121 at Detroit Pistons 98 L 7-3 8-7 15-10
November 29, 1970 Detroit Pistons 120 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99 W 7-3 9-7 16-10
December 2, 1970 New York Knicks 82 at Detroit Pistons 101 W 8-3 9-7 17-10
December 4, 1970 Chicago Bulls 103 at Detroit Pistons 107 W 9-3 9-7 18-10
December 9, 1970 San Francisco Warriors 110 at Detroit Pistons 99 L 9-4 9-7 18-11
December 11, 1970 Detroit Pistons 121 at Boston Celtics 118 W 9-4 10-7 19-11 OT
December 12, 1970 Buffalo Braves 93 at Detroit Pistons 92 L 9-5 10-7 19-12
December 13, 1970 Detroit Pistons 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 W 9-5 11-7 20-12
December 15, 1970 Detroit Pistons 111 at Portland Trail Blazers 103 W 9-5 12-7 21-12
December 17, 1970 Detroit Pistons 114 at Phoenix Suns 117 L 9-5 12-8 21-13 OT
December 18, 1970 Detroit Pistons 129 at San Diego Rockets 116 W 9-5 13-8 22-13
December 20, 1970 Detroit Pistons 136 at Cincinnati Royals 135 W 9-5 14-8 23-13 2OT at Omaha, NE
December 25, 1970 Detroit Pistons 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 105 L 9-5 14-9 23-14
December 26, 1970 Detroit Pistons 117 at Chicago Bulls 114 W 9-5 15-9 24-14
December 29, 1970 Atlanta Hawks 97 at Detroit Pistons 99 W 10-5 15-9 25-14
December 30, 1970 Detroit Pistons 119 at Cincinnati Royals 115 W 10-5 16-9 26-14
January 2, 1971 Baltimore Bullets 108 at Detroit Pistons 99 L 10-6 16-9 26-15
January 5, 1971 Detroit Pistons 98 at Atlanta Hawks 90 W 10-6 17-9 27-15
January 6, 1971 San Diego Rockets 99 at Detroit Pistons 100 W 11-6 17-9 28-15
January 8, 1971 Cincinnati Royals 109 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 12-6 17-9 29-15
January 9, 1971 Detroit Pistons 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 118 L 12-6 17-10 29-16
January 10, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Detroit Pistons 118 W 13-6 17-10 30-16
January 14, 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at Detroit Pistons 108 W 14-6 17-10 31-16
January 15, 1971 Detroit Pistons 99 at Buffalo Braves 97 W 14-6 18-10 32-16 OT
January 16, 1971 Boston Celtics 118 at Detroit Pistons 121 W 15-6 18-10 33-16
January 19, 1971 Seattle Supersonics 102 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 16-6 18-10 34-16
January 22, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 123 at Detroit Pistons 112 L 16-7 18-10 34-17
January 24, 1971 New York Knicks 117 at Detroit Pistons 105 L 16-8 18-10 34-18
January 27, 1971 San Francisco Warriors 129 at Detroit Pistons 112 L 16-9 18-10 34-19
January 29, 1971 San Diego Rockets 104 at Detroit Pistons 131 W 17-9 18-10 35-19
January 31, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 131 at Detroit Pistons 104 L 17-10 18-10 35-20 at Madison, WI
February 2, 1971 Baltimore Bullets 113 at Detroit Pistons 116 W 18-10 18-10 36-20
February 5, 1971 New York Knicks 99 at Detroit Pistons 108 W 19-10 18-10 37-20
February 7, 1971 Detroit Pistons 105 at Baltimore Bullets 108 L 19-10 18-11 37-21
February 9, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 107 at Detroit Pistons 106 L 19-11 18-11 37-22
February 12, 1971 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Detroit Pistons 118 W 20-11 18-11 38-22
February 14, 1971 Boston Celtics 110 at Detroit Pistons 108 L 20-12 18-11 38-23
February 16, 1971 Baltimore Bullets 95 at Detroit Pistons 110 W 21-12 18-11 39-23
February 19, 1971 Detroit Pistons 114 at Chicago Bulls 115 L 21-12 18-12 39-24 OT
February 20, 1971 Detroit Pistons 94 at New York Knicks 108 L 21-12 18-13 39-25
February 21, 1971 Chicago Bulls 125 at Detroit Pistons 112 L 21-13 18-13 39-26
February 24, 1971 San Francisco Warriors 117 at Detroit Pistons 115 L 21-14 18-13 39-27
February 26, 1971 Detroit Pistons 127 at Buffalo Braves 122 W 21-14 19-13 40-27 OT
February 27, 1971 Phoenix Suns 124 at Detroit Pistons 117 L 21-15 19-13 40-28
February 28, 1971 Detroit Pistons 106 at Atlanta Hawks 105 W 21-15 20-13 41-28
March 2, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 122 at Detroit Pistons 128 W 22-15 20-13 42-28
March 5, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 108 at Detroit Pistons 95 L 22-16 20-13 42-29
March 6, 1971 Detroit Pistons 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 121 L 22-16 20-14 42-30
March 7, 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Detroit Pistons 100 L 22-17 20-14 42-31
March 9, 1971 Phoenix Suns 114 at Detroit Pistons 108 L 22-18 20-14 42-32
March 11, 1971 Detroit Pistons 97 at Seattle Supersonics 130 L 22-18 20-15 42-33 at Univ of Wash, Seattle, WA
March 12, 1971 Detroit Pistons 133 at Portland Trail Blazers 129 W 22-18 21-15 43-33
March 13, 1971 Detroit Pistons 107 at San Francisco Warriors 116 L 22-18 21-16 43-34
March 14, 1971 Detroit Pistons 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 L 22-18 21-17 43-35
March 17, 1971 Detroit Pistons 99 at San Diego Rockets 106 L 22-18 21-18 43-36
March 19, 1971 Buffalo Braves 105 at Detroit Pistons 111 W 23-18 21-18 44-36
March 20, 1971 Detroit Pistons 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 L 23-18 21-19 44-37
March 21, 1971 Chicago Bulls 111 at Detroit Pistons 116 W 24-18 21-19 45-37


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