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1965-66 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-58, Finished 5th in NBA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dave DeBusschere (22-58)

PTS/G: 110.3 (9th of 9) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 117.2 (6th of 9)
SRS: -6.07 (9th of 9)
Expected W-L: 24-56 (9th of 9)

Arena: Cobo Arena ▪ Attendance: 120,013 (9th of 9)

Regular Season

G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Sat, Oct 16, 1965 Box Score @ New York Knicks L 103 111 0 1 L 1
2 Wed, Oct 20, 1965 Box Score New York Knicks W 116 103 1 1 W 1
3 Sat, Oct 23, 1965 Box Score @ Philadelphia 76ers L 103 120 1 2 L 1
4 Tue, Oct 26, 1965 Box Score Baltimore Bullets L 98 117 1 3 L 2
5 Wed, Oct 27, 1965 Box Score @ Baltimore Bullets W 108 107 2 3 W 1
6 Fri, Oct 29, 1965 Box Score Boston Celtics W 108 106 3 3 W 2
7 Sat, Oct 30, 1965 Box Score @ St. Louis Hawks L 95 122 3 4 L 1
8 Sun, Oct 31, 1965 Box Score @ Cincinnati Royals L 107 113 3 5 L 2
9 Wed, Nov 3, 1965 Box Score Philadelphia 76ers W 110 100 4 5 W 1
10 Fri, Nov 5, 1965 Box Score Cincinnati Royals L 114 120 4 6 L 1
11 Sat, Nov 6, 1965 Box Score @ San Francisco Warriors L 100 110 4 7 L 2
12 Tue, Nov 9, 1965 Box Score @ San Francisco Warriors L 102 107 4 8 L 3
13 Wed, Nov 10, 1965 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 125 133 4 9 L 4
14 Fri, Nov 12, 1965 Box Score San Francisco Warriors L 102 103 4 10 L 5
15 Sat, Nov 13, 1965 Box Score @ Boston Celtics L 93 122 4 11 L 6
16 Tue, Nov 16, 1965 Box Score @ New York Knicks L 95 120 4 12 L 7
17 Fri, Nov 19, 1965 Box Score New York Knicks L 109 116 4 13 L 8
18 Sat, Nov 20, 1965 Box Score @ St. Louis Hawks L 101 110 4 14 L 9
19 Tue, Nov 23, 1965 Box Score N Cincinnati Royals W 118 115 5 14 W 1 at New York, NY
20 Wed, Nov 24, 1965 Box Score Baltimore Bullets W 130 124 6 14 W 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Fri, Nov 26, 1965 Box Score N Boston Celtics L 114 134 6 15 L 1 at Providence, RI
22 Sun, Nov 28, 1965 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers L 110 128 6 16 L 2
23 Wed, Dec 1, 1965 Box Score St. Louis Hawks L 101 110 6 17 L 3
24 Sat, Dec 4, 1965 Box Score Baltimore Bullets W 130 119 7 17 W 1
25 Wed, Dec 8, 1965 Box Score San Francisco Warriors W 115 113 8 17 W 2
26 Fri, Dec 10, 1965 Box Score @ Philadelphia 76ers W 116 114 9 17 W 3
27 Tue, Dec 14, 1965 Box Score N Baltimore Bullets L 129 142 9 18 L 1 at New York, NY
28 Fri, Dec 17, 1965 Box Score Boston Celtics L 112 114 9 19 L 2
29 Sat, Dec 18, 1965 Box Score @ Baltimore Bullets L 114 143 9 20 L 3
30 Wed, Dec 22, 1965 Box Score N San Francisco Warriors L 104 114 9 21 L 4 at Sacramento, CA
31 Thu, Dec 23, 1965 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 112 122 9 22 L 5
32 Sat, Dec 25, 1965 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 106 115 9 23 L 6
33 Tue, Dec 28, 1965 Box Score N San Francisco Warriors L 107 120 9 24 L 7 at Toledo, OH
34 Wed, Dec 29, 1965 Box Score Philadelphia 76ers L 112 113 9 25 L 8
35 Thu, Dec 30, 1965 Box Score N Los Angeles Lakers W 117 114 10 25 W 1 at Fort Wayne, IN
36 Sat, Jan 1, 1966 Box Score @ Baltimore Bullets L 112 116 10 26 L 1
37 Sun, Jan 2, 1966 Box Score N San Francisco Warriors L 113 136 10 27 L 2 at Miami, FL
38 Wed, Jan 5, 1966 Box Score N Cincinnati Royals L 103 117 10 28 L 3 at Dayton, OH
39 Thu, Jan 6, 1966 Box Score N Cincinnati Royals L 97 109 10 29 L 4 at Toledo, OH
40 Fri, Jan 7, 1966 Box Score St. Louis Hawks W 137 97 11 29 W 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Sun, Jan 9, 1966 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers L 98 111 11 30 L 1
42 Wed, Jan 12, 1966 Box Score Philadelphia 76ers W 129 111 12 30 W 1
43 Sat, Jan 15, 1966 Box Score Baltimore Bullets W 122 117 13 30 W 2
44 Sun, Jan 16, 1966 Box Score @ Cincinnati Royals L 106 108 13 31 L 1
45 Tue, Jan 18, 1966 Box Score N Boston Celtics W 116 115 14 31 W 1 at Philadelphia, PA
46 Wed, Jan 19, 1966 Box Score N Philadelphia 76ers L 93 110 14 32 L 1 at Boston, MA
47 Thu, Jan 20, 1966 Box Score N St. Louis Hawks L 92 103 14 33 L 2 at Dallas, TX
48 Fri, Jan 21, 1966 Box Score St. Louis Hawks W 117 108 15 33 W 1
49 Tue, Jan 25, 1966 Box Score @ New York Knicks L 100 115 15 34 L 1
50 Wed, Jan 26, 1966 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers L 110 126 15 35 L 2
51 Thu, Jan 27, 1966 Box Score N Boston Celtics L 112 131 15 36 L 3 at Fort Wayne, IN
52 Fri, Jan 28, 1966 Box Score @ Boston Celtics W 108 105 16 36 W 1
53 Sun, Jan 30, 1966 Box Score @ Philadelphia 76ers L 98 117 16 37 L 1
54 Tue, Feb 1, 1966 Box Score N Boston Celtics L 81 100 16 38 L 2 at New York, NY
55 Wed, Feb 2, 1966 Box Score Boston Celtics W 99 93 17 38 W 1
56 Fri, Feb 4, 1966 Box Score New York Knicks L 113 115 17 39 L 1
57 Mon, Feb 7, 1966 Box Score N Cincinnati Royals W 124 118 18 39 W 1 at Indianapolis, IN
58 Tue, Feb 8, 1966 Box Score N San Francisco Warriors L 103 113 18 40 L 1 at New York, NY
59 Wed, Feb 9, 1966 Box Score Philadelphia 76ers L 91 108 18 41 L 2
60 Fri, Feb 11, 1966 Box Score N New York Knicks L 107 122 18 42 L 3 at Boston, MA
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Sat, Feb 12, 1966 Box Score @ Cincinnati Royals L 116 143 18 43 L 4
62 Mon, Feb 14, 1966 Box Score N Philadelphia 76ers L 123 149 18 44 L 5 at Charleston, WV
63 Tue, Feb 15, 1966 Box Score @ Baltimore Bullets L 105 114 18 45 L 6
64 Fri, Feb 18, 1966 Box Score New York Knicks W 120 118 19 45 W 1
65 Sun, Feb 20, 1966 Box Score Cincinnati Royals L 129 133 19 46 L 1
66 Tue, Feb 22, 1966 Box Score N Philadelphia 76ers L 112 117 19 47 L 2 at New York, NY
67 Wed, Feb 23, 1966 Box Score N New York Knicks L 98 100 19 48 L 3 at Baltimore, MD
68 Sat, Feb 26, 1966 Box Score Los Angeles Lakers L 118 131 19 49 L 4
69 Sun, Feb 27, 1966 Box Score @ St. Louis Hawks L 114 125 19 50 L 5
70 Mon, Feb 28, 1966 Box Score N St. Louis Hawks L 103 108 19 51 L 6 at Memphis, TN
71 Tue, Mar 1, 1966 Box Score N Baltimore Bullets W 122 110 20 51 W 1 at New York, NY
72 Wed, Mar 2, 1966 Box Score San Francisco Warriors W 131 118 21 51 W 2
73 Fri, Mar 4, 1966 Box Score N New York Knicks L 119 121 21 52 L 1 at Fort Wayne, IN
74 Sun, Mar 6, 1966 Box Score Cincinnati Royals L 125 137 21 53 L 2
75 Fri, Mar 11, 1966 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers W 116 114 22 53 W 1
76 Sun, Mar 13, 1966 Box Score N San Francisco Warriors L 119 121 22 54 L 1 at Oakland, CA
77 Tue, Mar 15, 1966 Box Score @ Los Angeles Lakers L 108 135 22 55 L 2
78 Thu, Mar 17, 1966 Box Score Boston Celtics L 103 128 22 56 L 3
79 Sat, Mar 19, 1966 Box Score @ St. Louis Hawks L 112 115 22 57 L 4
80 Sun, Mar 20, 1966 Box Score St. Louis Hawks L 117 121 22 58 L 5