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1972-73 Detroit Pistons

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40-42, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 110.3 points per game, Allowed 110.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 42-40)
Coached by Earl Lloyd (2-5) and Ray Scott (38-37)

Arena: Cobo Arena / Attendance: 212,094 (14th of 17 available)

SRS: 0.53 (8th of 17)

1972-73 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19780 3666 7916 .463 1710 2294 .745 4105 1882 1812 9042 110.3
Opponent 82 19780 3803 8064 .472 1418 1862 .762 4019 2263 1891 9024 110.0

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 24 81 3150 810 1654 .490 307 397 .773 1205 260 278 1927
2 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 29 82 3361 692 1545 .448 456 560 .814 298 637 229 1840
3 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 23 81 3009 547 1053 .519 210 327 .642 760 172 191 1304
4 John Mengelt G 6-2 195 23 67 1435 294 583 .504 116 141 .823 159 128 124 704
5 Don Adams F 6-6 210 25 70 1798 257 640 .402 138 176 .784 419 112 220 652
6 Willie Norwood F 6-7 220 25 79 1282 249 504 .494 154 225 .684 324 56 182 652
7 Fred Foster F 6-5 210 26 63 1460 243 627 .388 61 87 .701 183 94 150 547
8 Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 26 51 1603 185 455 .407 120 150 .800 172 138 117 490
9 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 24 74 1537 208 434 .479 60 93 .645 266 194 133 476
10 Jim Davis C-F 6-9 225 31 73 771 131 257 .510 72 114 .632 261 56 126 334
11 Justus Thigpen G 6-1 160 25 18 99 23 57 .404 0 0 9 8 18 46
12 Bob Nash F 6-8 195 22 36 169 16 72 .222 11 17 .647 34 16 30 43
13 Erwin Mueller C-F 6-8 230 28 21 80 9 31 .290 5 7 .714 14 7 13 23
14 Harvey Marlatt G 6-3 185 24 7 26 2 4 .500 0 0 1 4 1 4

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 24 81 38.9 10.0 20.4 .490 3.8 4.9 .773 14.9 3.2 3.4 23.8
2 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 29 82 41.0 8.4 18.8 .448 5.6 6.8 .814 3.6 7.8 2.8 22.4
3 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 23 81 37.1 6.8 13.0 .519 2.6 4.0 .642 9.4 2.1 2.4 16.1
4 John Mengelt G 6-2 195 23 67 21.4 4.4 8.7 .504 1.7 2.1 .823 2.4 1.9 1.9 10.5
5 Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 26 51 31.4 3.6 8.9 .407 2.4 2.9 .800 3.4 2.7 2.3 9.6
6 Don Adams F 6-6 210 25 70 25.7 3.7 9.1 .402 2.0 2.5 .784 6.0 1.6 3.1 9.3
7 Fred Foster F 6-5 210 26 63 23.2 3.9 10.0 .388 1.0 1.4 .701 2.9 1.5 2.4 8.7
8 Willie Norwood F 6-7 220 25 79 16.2 3.2 6.4 .494 1.9 2.8 .684 4.1 0.7 2.3 8.3
9 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 24 74 20.8 2.8 5.9 .479 0.8 1.3 .645 3.6 2.6 1.8 6.4
10 Jim Davis C-F 6-9 225 31 73 10.6 1.8 3.5 .510 1.0 1.6 .632 3.6 0.8 1.7 4.6
11 Justus Thigpen G 6-1 160 25 18 5.5 1.3 3.2 .404 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.6
12 Bob Nash F 6-8 195 22 36 4.7 0.4 2.0 .222 0.3 0.5 .647 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.2
13 Erwin Mueller C-F 6-8 230 28 21 3.8 0.4 1.5 .290 0.2 0.3 .714 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.1
14 Harvey Marlatt G 6-3 185 24 7 3.7 0.3 0.6 .500 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 24 81 3150 9.3 18.9 .490 3.5 4.5 .773 13.8 3.0 3.2 22.0
2 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 29 82 3361 7.4 16.5 .448 4.9 6.0 .814 3.2 6.8 2.5 19.7
3 Willie Norwood F 6-7 220 25 79 1282 7.0 14.2 .494 4.3 6.3 .684 9.1 1.6 5.1 18.3
4 John Mengelt G 6-2 195 23 67 1435 7.4 14.6 .504 2.9 3.5 .823 4.0 3.2 3.1 17.7
5 Justus Thigpen G 6-1 160 25 18 99 8.4 20.7 .404 0.0 0.0 3.3 2.9 6.5 16.7
6 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 23 81 3009 6.5 12.6 .519 2.5 3.9 .642 9.1 2.1 2.3 15.6
7 Jim Davis C-F 6-9 225 31 73 771 6.1 12.0 .510 3.4 5.3 .632 12.2 2.6 5.9 15.6
8 Fred Foster F 6-5 210 26 63 1460 6.0 15.5 .388 1.5 2.1 .701 4.5 2.3 3.7 13.5
9 Don Adams F 6-6 210 25 70 1798 5.1 12.8 .402 2.8 3.5 .784 8.4 2.2 4.4 13.1
10 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 24 74 1537 4.9 10.2 .479 1.4 2.2 .645 6.2 4.5 3.1 11.1
11 Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 26 51 1603 4.2 10.2 .407 2.7 3.4 .800 3.9 3.1 2.6 11.0
12 Erwin Mueller C-F 6-8 230 28 21 80 4.1 14.0 .290 2.3 3.2 .714 6.3 3.2 5.9 10.4
13 Bob Nash F 6-8 195 22 36 169 3.4 15.3 .222 2.3 3.6 .647 7.2 3.4 6.4 9.2
14 Harvey Marlatt G 6-3 185 24 7 26 2.8 5.5 .500 0.0 0.0 1.4 5.5 1.4 5.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 29 82 3361 18.3 .514 .448 4.3 26.3
2 Justus Thigpen G 6-1 160 25 18 99 7.8 .404 .404 4.4 11.6
3 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 23 81 3009 15.6 .545 .519 12.3 7.7
4 Willie Norwood F 6-7 220 25 79 1282 15.8 .541 .494 12.3 6.0
5 Bob Nash F 6-8 195 22 36 169 2.6 .271 .222 9.8 11.4
6 Erwin Mueller C-F 6-8 230 28 21 80 5.2 .337 .290 8.5 10.7
7 John Mengelt G 6-2 195 23 67 1435 15.1 .546 .504 5.4 12.4
8 Harvey Marlatt G 6-3 185 24 7 26 7.9 .500 .500 1.9 18.1
9 Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 26 51 1603 9.3 .470 .407 5.2 10.6
10 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 24 81 3150 22.1 .527 .490 18.6 12.3
11 Fred Foster F 6-5 210 26 63 1460 8.1 .411 .388 6.1 8.5
12 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 24 74 1537 12.1 .501 .479 8.4 15.9
13 Jim Davis C-F 6-9 225 31 73 771 16.1 .544 .510 16.5 9.6
14 Don Adams F 6-6 210 25 70 1798 10.9 .454 .402 11.3 7.9

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Curtis Rowe $110,000
2 Stu Lantz *$75,000
3 Chris Ford $65,000
4 Fred Foster $30,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)