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1983-84 Detroit Pistons

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49-33, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 117.1 points per game, Allowed 113.5 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 50-32)
Coached by Chuck Daly (49-33)

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome / Attendance: 652,865 (1st of 23 available)

SRS: 3.52 (4th of 23) / Pace Factor: 103.8 (5th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 111.5 (1st of 23) / Defensive Rating: 108.1 (15th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus New York Knickerbockers

1983-84 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 19905 3798 7910 .480 32 141 .227 1974 2547 .775 1427 2434 3861 2256 697 417 1310 2177 9602 117.1
Opponent 82 19905 3657 7369 .496 53 202 .262 1941 2577 .753 1163 2457 3620 2193 621 527 1480 2187 9308 113.5

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 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 22 82 82 3007 669 1448 .462 22 65 .338 388 529 .733 103 224 327 914 204 33 307 324 1748
2 Kelly Tripucka F-G 6-6 220 24 76 75 2493 595 1296 .459 2 17 .118 426 523 .815 119 187 306 228 65 17 190 190 1618
3 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 26 82 82 2864 553 1044 .530 0 11 .000 316 365 .866 329 674 1003 149 49 84 151 273 1422
4 John Long G-F 6-5 195 27 82 82 2514 545 1155 .472 1 5 .200 243 275 .884 139 150 289 205 93 18 143 199 1334
5 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 27 82 0 1909 426 901 .473 4 19 .211 207 275 .753 130 107 237 271 44 19 135 196 1063
6 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 27 82 7 1602 313 691 .453 2 13 .154 94 132 .712 104 181 285 76 63 59 78 151 722
7 Cliff Levingston F 6-8 210 23 80 24 1746 229 436 .525 0 3 .000 125 186 .672 234 311 545 109 44 78 77 281 583
8 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 29 82 58 1734 248 451 .550 0 1 .000 83 101 .822 117 292 409 130 71 53 79 230 579
9 Earl Cureton F-C 6-9 210 26 73 0 907 81 177 .458 0 1 .000 31 59 .525 86 201 287 36 24 31 55 143 193
10 Ray Tolbert F 6-9 225 25 49 0 475 64 121 .529 0 1 .000 23 45 .511 45 53 98 26 12 20 26 88 151
11 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 23 46 0 291 31 72 .431 0 1 .000 15 31 .484 9 22 31 27 10 3 19 44 77
12 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 30 32 0 216 24 63 .381 0 2 .000 11 13 .846 4 18 22 62 13 1 24 26 59
13 Walker Russell G 6-5 195 23 16 0 119 14 42 .333 1 2 .500 12 13 .923 6 13 19 22 4 0 9 25 41
14 Ken Austin F 6-9 205 22 7 0 28 6 13 .462 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 7 12

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 Kelly Tripucka F-G 6-6 220 24 76 75 32.8 7.8 17.1 .459 0.0 0.2 .118 5.6 6.9 .815 1.6 2.5 4.0 3.0 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.5 21.3
2 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 22 82 82 36.7 8.2 17.7 .462 0.3 0.8 .338 4.7 6.5 .733 1.3 2.7 4.0 11.1 2.5 0.4 3.7 4.0 21.3
3 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 26 82 82 34.9 6.7 12.7 .530 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.5 .866 4.0 8.2 12.2 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.3 17.3
4 John Long G-F 6-5 195 27 82 82 30.7 6.6 14.1 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.0 3.4 .884 1.7 1.8 3.5 2.5 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.4 16.3
5 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 27 82 0 23.3 5.2 11.0 .473 0.0 0.2 .211 2.5 3.4 .753 1.6 1.3 2.9 3.3 0.5 0.2 1.6 2.4 13.0
6 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 27 82 7 19.5 3.8 8.4 .453 0.0 0.2 .154 1.1 1.6 .712 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.8 8.8
7 Cliff Levingston F 6-8 210 23 80 24 21.8 2.9 5.5 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .672 2.9 3.9 6.8 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 3.5 7.3
8 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 29 82 58 21.1 3.0 5.5 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.2 .822 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.8 7.1
9 Ray Tolbert F 6-9 225 25 49 0 9.7 1.3 2.5 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .511 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.8 3.1
10 Walker Russell G 6-5 195 23 16 0 7.4 0.9 2.6 .333 0.1 0.1 .500 0.8 0.8 .923 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.6 2.6
11 Earl Cureton F-C 6-9 210 26 73 0 12.4 1.1 2.4 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .525 1.2 2.8 3.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.6
12 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 30 32 0 6.8 0.8 2.0 .381 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .846 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.8
13 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 23 46 0 6.3 0.7 1.6 .431 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.7 .484 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.7
14 Ken Austin F 6-9 205 22 7 0 4.0 0.9 1.9 .462 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.7

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 Kelly Tripucka F-G 6-6 220 24 76 75 2493 8.6 18.7 .459 0.0 0.2 .118 6.2 7.6 .815 1.7 2.7 4.4 3.3 0.9 0.2 2.7 2.7 23.4
2 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 22 82 82 3007 8.0 17.3 .462 0.3 0.8 .338 4.6 6.3 .733 1.2 2.7 3.9 10.9 2.4 0.4 3.7 3.9 20.9
3 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 27 82 0 1909 8.0 17.0 .473 0.1 0.4 .211 3.9 5.2 .753 2.5 2.0 4.5 5.1 0.8 0.4 2.5 3.7 20.0
4 John Long G-F 6-5 195 27 82 82 2514 7.8 16.5 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.5 3.9 .884 2.0 2.1 4.1 2.9 1.3 0.3 2.0 2.8 19.1
5 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 26 82 82 2864 7.0 13.1 .530 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 4.6 .866 4.1 8.5 12.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 1.9 3.4 17.9
6 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 27 82 7 1602 7.0 15.5 .453 0.0 0.3 .154 2.1 3.0 .712 2.3 4.1 6.4 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.8 3.4 16.2
7 Ken Austin F 6-9 205 22 7 0 28 7.7 16.7 .462 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 1.3 3.9 1.3 1.3 1.3 3.9 9.0 15.4
8 Walker Russell G 6-5 195 23 16 0 119 4.2 12.7 .333 0.3 0.6 .500 3.6 3.9 .923 1.8 3.9 5.7 6.7 1.2 0.0 2.7 7.6 12.4
9 Cliff Levingston F 6-8 210 23 80 24 1746 4.7 9.0 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.8 .672 4.8 6.4 11.2 2.2 0.9 1.6 1.6 5.8 12.0
10 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 29 82 58 1734 5.1 9.4 .550 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .822 2.4 6.1 8.5 2.7 1.5 1.1 1.6 4.8 12.0
11 Ray Tolbert F 6-9 225 25 49 0 475 4.9 9.2 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.4 .511 3.4 4.0 7.4 2.0 0.9 1.5 2.0 6.7 11.4
12 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 30 32 0 216 4.0 10.5 .381 0.0 0.3 .000 1.8 2.2 .846 0.7 3.0 3.7 10.3 2.2 0.2 4.0 4.3 9.8
13 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 23 46 0 291 3.8 8.9 .431 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.8 .484 1.1 2.7 3.8 3.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 5.4 9.5
14 Earl Cureton F-C 6-9 210 26 73 0 907 3.2 7.0 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.3 .525 3.4 8.0 11.4 1.4 1.0 1.2 2.2 5.7 7.7

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 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 26 82 2864 19.2 .590 .530 11.8 26.0 18.6 6.8 0.8 1.6 11.1 18.2 122 106 21.3 10.4 32 7 12.5
2 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 22 82 3007 20.9 .520 .470 3.5 8.2 5.8 41.5 3.1 0.6 15.4 25.4 111 107 16.6 10.0 27 15 6.0
3 Kelly Tripucka F-G 6-6 220 24 76 2493 16.8 .530 .460 4.9 8.3 6.5 12.8 1.2 0.4 11.1 26.5 110 111 12.0 4.6 17 17 0.0
4 John Long G-F 6-5 195 27 82 2514 14.9 .523 .472 5.7 6.6 6.1 11.1 1.7 0.4 10.1 21.7 111 111 10.6 5.2 16 15 0.5
5 Cliff Levingston F 6-8 210 23 80 1746 14.8 .563 .525 13.7 19.7 16.6 7.6 1.2 2.5 12.9 13.1 120 106 9.2 6.2 15 5 5.0
6 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 29 82 1734 14.0 .584 .550 6.9 18.6 12.6 9.2 1.9 1.7 13.8 12.8 118 106 7.4 6.5 14 4 5.0
7 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 27 82 1909 15.9 .520 .475 7.0 6.2 6.6 19.4 1.1 0.6 11.7 23.3 111 112 9.0 3.1 12 12 0.0
8 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 27 82 1602 13.2 .482 .454 6.7 12.5 9.5 6.3 1.8 2.0 9.4 19.9 103 107 2.2 5.1 7 11 -2.0
9 Earl Cureton F-C 6-9 210 26 73 907 8.6 .475 .458 9.7 24.5 16.8 4.6 1.2 1.9 21.3 10.9 95 105 0.0 3.6 3 5 -1.0
10 Ray Tolbert F 6-9 225 25 49 475 10.5 .536 .529 9.7 12.3 11.0 6.7 1.2 2.3 15.6 13.5 108 108 1.0 1.3 2 2 0.0
11 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 30 32 216 10.5 .429 .381 1.9 9.2 5.4 34.1 2.8 0.3 25.9 16.5 92 108 0.0 0.7 1 2 -0.5
12 David Thirdkill F-G 6-7 195 23 46 291 5.9 .450 .431 3.2 8.4 5.7 10.9 1.6 0.6 18.2 13.8 91 110 0.0 0.7 1 3 -1.0
13 Walker Russell G 6-5 195 23 16 119 9.0 .430 .345 5.2 12.1 8.5 22.1 1.6 0.0 15.9 18.3 99 109 0.0 0.3 0 1 -0.5
14 Ken Austin F 6-9 205 22 7 28 5.6 .462 .462 7.3 4.0 5.7 4.8 1.7 2.0 18.8 22.0 85 110 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt 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 Kelly Tripucka F-G 6-6 220 24 5 208 48 102 0 1 41 51 10 23 15 11 0 18 22 137 .471 .000 .804 41.6 27.4 4.6 3.0
2 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 22 5 198 39 83 2 6 27 35 7 19 55 13 6 23 22 107 .470 .333 .771 39.6 21.4 3.8 11.0
3 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 26 5 165 29 51 0 0 18 20 14 62 12 4 3 12 23 76 .569 .900 33.0 15.2 12.4 2.4
4 John Long G-F 6-5 195 27 5 149 20 55 0 1 15 15 7 11 2 7 0 10 15 55 .364 .000 1.000 29.8 11.0 2.2 0.4
5 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 27 5 132 17 46 0 1 17 19 5 14 12 1 1 4 9 51 .370 .000 .895 26.4 10.2 2.8 2.4
6 Cliff Levingston F 6-8 210 23 5 101 15 19 0 0 10 16 11 24 1 1 2 3 15 40 .789 .625 20.2 8.0 4.8 0.2
7 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 29 5 129 16 37 0 0 6 10 9 30 7 5 7 3 14 38 .432 .600 25.8 7.6 6.0 1.4
8 Earl Cureton F-C 6-9 210 26 5 93 15 31 0 0 2 6 14 33 2 2 1 5 9 32 .484 .333 18.6 6.4 6.6 0.4
9 Terry Tyler F-G 6-7 215 27 5 42 10 24 0 0 5 9 5 7 1 0 3 1 4 25 .417 .556 8.4 5.0 1.4 0.2
10 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 30 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Ray Tolbert F 6-9 225 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 John Long *$263,750
2 Terry Tyler *$193,750
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)