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1973-74 Detroit Pistons Roster and Statistics

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52-30, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Ray Scott (52-30)

Points Per Game: 104.4 (11th of 17) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 100.3 (4th of 17)
Pythagorean W-L: 52-30 (2nd of 17)

Arena: Cobo Arena ▪ Attendance: 300,565 (11th of 17)

SRS: 4.02 (2nd of 17) ▪ Pace Factor: 106.5 (10th of 17)
Offensive Rating: 97.6 (9th of 17) ▪ Defensive Rating: 93.8 (3rd of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Chicago Bulls

1973-74 Detroit Pistons:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
10 Don Adams F 6-6 210 November 27, 1947 3 Northwestern University
21 Dave Bing G 6-3 180 November 24, 1943 7 Syracuse University
20 Jim Davis C-F 6-9 225 December 18, 1941 6 University of Colorado
42 Chris Ford G-F 6-5 190 January 11, 1949 1 Villanova University
30-5 Ben Kelso G 6-3 195 April 11, 1949 R Central Michigan University
16 Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 September 10, 1948 3 St. Bonaventure University
22 Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 July 13, 1946 5 University of Nebraska
15 John Mengelt G 6-2 195 October 16, 1949 2 Auburn University
33 Bob Nash F 6-8 195 August 24, 1950 1 University of Hawaii
8 Willie Norwood F 6-7 220 August 8, 1947 2 Alcorn State University
18 Curtis Rowe F 6-7 225 July 2, 1949 2 University of California, Los Angeles
31 George Trapp F-C 6-8 205 July 11, 1948 2 California State University, Long Beach

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 19755 3453 7515 .459 1654 2164 .764 1200 2681 3881 1956 793 419 1763 1930 8560 104.4
Opponent 82 19755 3376 7499 .450 1475 1932 .763 1173 2632 3805 1980 772 410 1822 1996 8227 100.3

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player 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 25 81 3047 748 1483 .504 326 409 .797 269 805 1074 343 110 247 273 1822
2 Dave Bing 30 81 3124 582 1336 .436 356 438 .813 108 173 281 555 109 17 216 1520
3 Curtis Rowe 24 82 2499 380 769 .494 118 169 .698 167 348 515 136 49 36 177 878
4 George Trapp 25 82 1489 333 693 .481 99 134 .739 97 216 313 81 47 33 226 765
5 Don Adams 26 74 2298 303 742 .408 153 201 .761 133 315 448 141 110 12 242 759
6 John Mengelt 24 77 1555 249 558 .446 182 229 .795 40 166 206 148 68 7 164 680
7 Willie Norwood 26 74 1178 247 484 .510 95 143 .664 95 134 229 58 60 9 156 589
8 Chris Ford 25 82 2059 264 595 .444 57 77 .740 109 195 304 279 148 14 159 585
9 Stu Lantz 27 50 980 154 361 .427 139 164 .848 34 79 113 97 38 3 79 447
10 Jim Davis 32 78 947 117 283 .413 90 139 .647 102 191 293 86 39 30 158 324
11 Bob Nash 23 35 281 41 115 .357 24 39 .615 31 43 74 14 3 10 35 106
12 Ben Kelso 24 46 298 35 96 .365 15 22 .682 15 16 31 18 12 1 45 85

Per Game

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Rk Player 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 25 81 37.6 9.2 18.3 .504 4.0 5.0 .797 3.3 9.9 13.3 4.2 1.4 3.0 3.4 22.5
2 Dave Bing 30 81 38.6 7.2 16.5 .436 4.4 5.4 .813 1.3 2.1 3.5 6.9 1.3 0.2 2.7 18.8
3 Curtis Rowe 24 82 30.5 4.6 9.4 .494 1.4 2.1 .698 2.0 4.2 6.3 1.7 0.6 0.4 2.2 10.7
4 Don Adams 26 74 31.1 4.1 10.0 .408 2.1 2.7 .761 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 3.3 10.3
5 George Trapp 25 82 18.2 4.1 8.5 .481 1.2 1.6 .739 1.2 2.6 3.8 1.0 0.6 0.4 2.8 9.3
6 Stu Lantz 27 50 19.6 3.1 7.2 .427 2.8 3.3 .848 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.6 8.9
7 John Mengelt 24 77 20.2 3.2 7.2 .446 2.4 3.0 .795 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.1 2.1 8.8
8 Willie Norwood 26 74 15.9 3.3 6.5 .510 1.3 1.9 .664 1.3 1.8 3.1 0.8 0.8 0.1 2.1 8.0
9 Chris Ford 25 82 25.1 3.2 7.3 .444 0.7 0.9 .740 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.4 1.8 0.2 1.9 7.1
10 Jim Davis 32 78 12.1 1.5 3.6 .413 1.2 1.8 .647 1.3 2.4 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 2.0 4.2
11 Bob Nash 23 35 8.0 1.2 3.3 .357 0.7 1.1 .615 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.0
12 Ben Kelso 24 46 6.5 0.8 2.1 .365 0.3 0.5 .682 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player 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 25 81 3047 8.8 17.5 .504 3.9 4.8 .797 3.2 9.5 12.7 4.1 1.3 2.9 3.2 21.5
2 George Trapp 25 82 1489 8.1 16.8 .481 2.4 3.2 .739 2.3 5.2 7.6 2.0 1.1 0.8 5.5 18.5
3 Willie Norwood 26 74 1178 7.5 14.8 .510 2.9 4.4 .664 2.9 4.1 7.0 1.8 1.8 0.3 4.8 18.0
4 Dave Bing 30 81 3124 6.7 15.4 .436 4.1 5.0 .813 1.2 2.0 3.2 6.4 1.3 0.2 2.5 17.5
5 Stu Lantz 27 50 980 5.7 13.3 .427 5.1 6.0 .848 1.2 2.9 4.2 3.6 1.4 0.1 2.9 16.4
6 John Mengelt 24 77 1555 5.8 12.9 .446 4.2 5.3 .795 0.9 3.8 4.8 3.4 1.6 0.2 3.8 15.7
7 Bob Nash 23 35 281 5.3 14.7 .357 3.1 5.0 .615 4.0 5.5 9.5 1.8 0.4 1.3 4.5 13.6
8 Curtis Rowe 24 82 2499 5.5 11.1 .494 1.7 2.4 .698 2.4 5.0 7.4 2.0 0.7 0.5 2.5 12.6
9 Jim Davis 32 78 947 4.4 10.8 .413 3.4 5.3 .647 3.9 7.3 11.1 3.3 1.5 1.1 6.0 12.3
10 Don Adams 26 74 2298 4.7 11.6 .408 2.4 3.1 .761 2.1 4.9 7.0 2.2 1.7 0.2 3.8 11.9
11 Ben Kelso 24 46 298 4.2 11.6 .365 1.8 2.7 .682 1.8 1.9 3.7 2.2 1.4 0.1 5.4 10.3
12 Chris Ford 25 82 2059 4.6 10.4 .444 1.0 1.3 .740 1.9 3.4 5.3 4.9 2.6 0.2 2.8 10.2

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Bob Lanier 25 81 3047 23.9 .548 .504 9.1 27.1 18.1 17.9 1.6 4.3 88 7.3 7.1 14.4
2 Dave Bing 30 81 3124 16.4 .497 .436 3.6 5.7 4.6 25.8 1.6 0.3 98 4.1 3.2 7.3
3 Curtis Rowe 24 82 2499 12.2 .521 .494 6.9 14.3 10.6 7.5 0.9 0.8 96 3.0 3.1 6.1
4 Chris Ford 25 82 2059 12.9 .465 .444 5.5 9.7 7.6 18.2 3.2 0.4 93 0.9 3.4 4.3
5 Don Adams 26 74 2298 10.9 .457 .408 6.0 14.1 10.0 8.3 2.2 0.3 94 0.1 3.5 3.6
6 George Trapp 25 82 1489 14.8 .509 .481 6.7 14.9 10.8 8.4 1.4 1.2 94 1.3 2.2 3.5
7 John Mengelt 24 77 1555 13.8 .516 .446 2.7 10.9 6.8 13.3 2.0 0.2 95 1.4 2.1 3.5
8 Willie Norwood 26 74 1178 15.8 .538 .510 8.3 11.7 10.0 7.4 2.3 0.4 94 1.8 1.8 3.5
9 Stu Lantz 27 50 980 14.4 .516 .427 3.6 8.3 5.9 13.8 1.7 0.2 97 1.3 1.2 2.4
10 Jim Davis 32 78 947 13.7 .471 .413 11.1 20.7 15.9 12.1 1.9 1.7 91 0.0 1.8 1.8
11 Bob Nash 23 35 281 10.5 .401 .357 11.4 15.7 13.5 6.8 0.5 1.9 96 -0.3 0.4 0.1
12 Ben Kelso 24 46 298 6.8 .402 .365 5.2 5.5 5.3 8.0 1.8 0.2 97 -0.3 0.3 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Bob Lanier 25 7 303 77 152 30 38 26 107 21 4 14 28 184 .507 .789 43.3 26.3 15.3 3.0
2 Dave Bing 30 7 312 55 131 22 30 6 26 42 3 1 20 132 .420 .733 44.6 18.9 3.7 6.0
3 Stu Lantz 27 7 227 28 59 28 32 10 29 14 2 0 19 84 .475 .875 32.4 12.0 4.1 2.0
4 Don Adams 26 7 256 28 73 8 14 17 51 20 6 1 26 64 .384 .571 36.6 9.1 7.3 2.9
5 George Trapp 25 7 119 30 51 2 2 4 22 2 0 5 23 62 .588 1.000 17.0 8.9 3.1 0.3
6 Curtis Rowe 24 7 229 25 52 8 13 16 52 11 3 6 23 58 .481 .615 32.7 8.3 7.4 1.6
7 Jim Davis 32 7 69 11 19 4 6 4 16 5 2 1 11 26 .579 .667 9.9 3.7 2.3 0.7
8 Chris Ford 25 5 94 8 17 4 6 4 15 7 2 2 10 20 .471 .667 18.8 4.0 3.0 1.4
9 Willie Norwood 26 5 31 7 11 4 4 1 3 1 1 1 7 18 .636 1.000 6.2 3.6 0.6 0.2
10 John Mengelt 24 4 39 5 14 7 8 2 7 6 2 0 6 17 .357 .875 9.8 4.3 1.8 1.5
11 Ben Kelso 24 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Bob Lanier 25 7 303 25.2 .545 .507 9.6 26.0 18.4 12.3 0.7 2.5 92 0.9 0.5 1.5
2 Stu Lantz 27 7 227 14.0 .575 .475 4.9 8.1 6.6 8.9 0.4 0.0 101 0.5 0.1 0.6
3 George Trapp 25 7 119 17.1 .598 .588 3.8 14.7 9.6 3.0 0.0 2.3 97 0.3 0.1 0.4
4 Curtis Rowe 24 7 229 11.7 .502 .481 7.8 15.3 11.8 6.8 0.7 1.4 97 0.2 0.3 0.4
5 Dave Bing 30 7 312 14.2 .458 .420 2.2 6.2 4.3 21.1 0.5 0.2 102 0.2 0.1 0.3
6 Willie Norwood 26 5 31 21.2 .705 .636 3.6 6.3 5.0 5.5 1.6 1.7 98 0.1 0.0 0.2
7 Chris Ford 25 5 94 10.4 .509 .471 4.8 11.4 8.3 10.2 1.1 1.1 98 0.1 0.1 0.2
8 Jim Davis 32 7 69 16.6 .601 .579 6.5 16.9 12.1 11.0 1.5 0.8 95 0.1 0.1 0.2
9 John Mengelt 24 4 39 18.2 .485 .357 5.7 12.4 9.3 22.4 2.6 0.0 95 0.0 0.1 0.1
10 Don Adams 26 7 256 10.0 .404 .384 7.4 12.9 10.4 11.1 1.2 0.2 97 -0.1 0.3 0.1
11 Ben Kelso 24 1 1 -18.5 .000 .000 0.0 97.1 52.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 67 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Curtis Rowe $110,000
2 Stu Lantz $100,000
3 Don Adams $90,000
4 Chris Ford $80,000
5 Willie Norwood $65,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)