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1973-74 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats

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

PTS/G: 104.4 (11th of 17) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 100.3 (4th of 17)
SRS: 4.02 (2nd of 17) ▪ Pace: 106.5 (10th of 17)
Off Rtg: 97.6 (9th of 17) ▪ Def Rtg: 93.8 (3rd of 17)
Expected W-L: 52-30 (2nd of 17)

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

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

Roster

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

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 19755 3453 7515 .459 1654 2164 .764 1200 2681 3881 1956 793 419 1763 1930 8560 104.4
Lg Rank 6 13 13 9 8 6 13 9 11 9 12 4 6 11 8 11 11
Opponent 82 19755 3376 7499 .450 1475 1932 .763 1173 2632 3805 1980 772 410 1822 1996 8227 100.3
Lg Rank 6 4 5 5 3 3 7 7 4 4 8 12 12 4 12 4 4

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 52 30 4.06 -0.04 4.02 97.6 93.8 106.5 .459 17.2 31.3 .220 .450 17.9 69.6 .197 Cobo Arena 300,565
Lg Rank 2 2 2 8 2 9 3 10 9 12 5 6 5 2 8 7 11

Totals

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

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

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

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
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 .227
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 .113
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 .117
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 .100
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 .076
6 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 .144
7 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 .113
8 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 .108
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 .118
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 .092
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 .013
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 .000

Playoffs Totals

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 7 303 77 152 .507 30 38 .789 26 81 107 21 4 14 28 184
2 Dave Bing 30 7 312 55 131 .420 22 30 .733 6 20 26 42 3 1 20 132
3 Stu Lantz 27 7 227 28 59 .475 28 32 .875 10 19 29 14 2 0 19 84
4 Don Adams 26 7 256 28 73 .384 8 14 .571 17 34 51 20 6 1 26 64
5 George Trapp 25 7 119 30 51 .588 2 2 1.000 4 18 22 2 0 5 23 62
6 Curtis Rowe 24 7 229 25 52 .481 8 13 .615 16 36 52 11 3 6 23 58
7 Jim Davis 32 7 69 11 19 .579 4 6 .667 4 12 16 5 2 1 11 26
8 Chris Ford 25 5 94 8 17 .471 4 6 .667 4 11 15 7 2 2 10 20
9 Willie Norwood 26 5 31 7 11 .636 4 4 1.000 1 2 3 1 1 1 7 18
10 John Mengelt 24 4 39 5 14 .357 7 8 .875 2 5 7 6 2 0 6 17
11 Ben Kelso 24 1 1 0 2 .000 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Per Game

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 7 43.3 11.0 21.7 .507 4.3 5.4 .789 3.7 11.6 15.3 3.0 0.6 2.0 4.0 26.3
2 Dave Bing 30 7 44.6 7.9 18.7 .420 3.1 4.3 .733 0.9 2.9 3.7 6.0 0.4 0.1 2.9 18.9
3 Stu Lantz 27 7 32.4 4.0 8.4 .475 4.0 4.6 .875 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 12.0
4 Don Adams 26 7 36.6 4.0 10.4 .384 1.1 2.0 .571 2.4 4.9 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.1 3.7 9.1
5 George Trapp 25 7 17.0 4.3 7.3 .588 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.6 2.6 3.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 3.3 8.9
6 Curtis Rowe 24 7 32.7 3.6 7.4 .481 1.1 1.9 .615 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.6 0.4 0.9 3.3 8.3
7 John Mengelt 24 4 9.8 1.3 3.5 .357 1.8 2.0 .875 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.5 4.3
8 Chris Ford 25 5 18.8 1.6 3.4 .471 0.8 1.2 .667 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 4.0
9 Jim Davis 32 7 9.9 1.6 2.7 .579 0.6 0.9 .667 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 1.6 3.7
10 Willie Norwood 26 5 6.2 1.4 2.2 .636 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.6
11 Ben Kelso 24 1 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

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 7 303 9.1 18.1 .507 3.6 4.5 .789 3.1 9.6 12.7 2.5 0.5 1.7 3.3 21.9
2 Willie Norwood 26 5 31 8.1 12.8 .636 4.6 4.6 1.000 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 8.1 20.9
3 George Trapp 25 7 119 9.1 15.4 .588 0.6 0.6 1.000 1.2 5.4 6.7 0.6 0.0 1.5 7.0 18.8
4 John Mengelt 24 4 39 4.6 12.9 .357 6.5 7.4 .875 1.8 4.6 6.5 5.5 1.8 0.0 5.5 15.7
5 Dave Bing 30 7 312 6.3 15.1 .420 2.5 3.5 .733 0.7 2.3 3.0 4.8 0.3 0.1 2.3 15.2
6 Jim Davis 32 7 69 5.7 9.9 .579 2.1 3.1 .667 2.1 6.3 8.3 2.6 1.0 0.5 5.7 13.6
7 Stu Lantz 27 7 227 4.4 9.4 .475 4.4 5.1 .875 1.6 3.0 4.6 2.2 0.3 0.0 3.0 13.3
8 Curtis Rowe 24 7 229 3.9 8.2 .481 1.3 2.0 .615 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.7 0.5 0.9 3.6 9.1
9 Don Adams 26 7 256 3.9 10.3 .384 1.1 2.0 .571 2.4 4.8 7.2 2.8 0.8 0.1 3.7 9.0
10 Chris Ford 25 5 94 3.1 6.5 .471 1.5 2.3 .667 1.5 4.2 5.7 2.7 0.8 0.8 3.8 7.7
11 Ben Kelso 24 1 1 0.0 72.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
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 .233
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 .130
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 .158
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 .089
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 .053
6 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 .081
7 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 .168
8 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 .233
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 .095
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 .026
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 -1.317