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1985-86 Detroit Pistons Roster and Statistics

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46-36, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Chuck Daly (46-36)

Points Per Game: 114.2 (7th of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 113.0 (15th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 44-38 (8th of 23)

Arena: Pontiac Silverdome ▪ Attendance: 695,239 (1st of 23)

SRS: 1.44 (7th of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 104.2 (5th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 109.0 (7th of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 107.9 (15th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-1) versus Atlanta Hawks

1985-86 Detroit Pistons:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
54 Kent Benson C 6-10 235 December 27, 1954 8 Indiana University
00 Tony Campbell F-G 6-7 215 May 7, 1962 1 Ohio State University
42 Ron Crevier C 7-0 235 April 14, 1958 R Boston College
23 Earl Cureton F-C 6-9 210 September 3, 1957 5 University of Detroit Mercy
4 Joe Dumars G 6-3 190 May 24, 1963 R McNeese State University
35 Mike Gibson F 6-10 205 October 27, 1960 1 University of South Carolina Upstate
15 Vinnie Johnson G 6-2 200 September 1, 1956 6 Baylor University
40 Bill Laimbeer C 6-11 245 May 19, 1957 5 University of Notre Dame
25 John Long G-F 6-5 195 August 28, 1956 7 University of Detroit Mercy
44 Rick Mahorn C-F 6-10 240 September 21, 1958 5 Hampton University
42 Chuck Nevitt C 7-5 217 June 13, 1959 2 North Carolina State University
33 Walker Russell G 6-5 195 October 26, 1960 3 Western Michigan University
11 Isiah Thomas G 6-1 180 April 30, 1961 4 Indiana University
7 Kelly Tripucka F-G 6-6 220 February 16, 1959 4 University of Notre Dame

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 3754 7750 .484 55 182 .302 1800 2300 .783 1276 2461 3737 2319 738 340 1343 2101 9363 114.2
Opponent 82 19780 3620 7365 .492 71 258 .275 1956 2589 .756 1180 2538 3718 2083 662 500 1490 1977 9267 113.0

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 Kelly Tripucka 26 81 81 2626 615 1236 .498 12 25 .480 380 444 .856 116 232 348 265 93 10 183 167 1622
2 Isiah Thomas 24 77 77 2790 609 1248 .488 26 84 .310 365 462 .790 83 194 277 830 171 20 289 245 1609
3 Bill Laimbeer 28 82 82 2891 545 1107 .492 4 14 .286 266 319 .834 305 770 1075 146 59 65 133 291 1360
4 Vinnie Johnson 29 79 12 1978 465 996 .467 2 13 .154 165 214 .771 119 107 226 269 80 23 88 180 1097
5 Joe Dumars 22 82 45 1957 287 597 .481 5 16 .313 190 238 .798 60 59 119 390 66 11 158 200 769
6 Earl Cureton 28 80 19 2017 285 564 .505 0 2 .000 117 211 .555 198 306 504 137 58 58 150 239 687
7 Tony Campbell 23 82 1 1292 294 608 .484 2 9 .222 58 73 .795 83 153 236 45 62 7 86 164 648
8 John Long 29 62 30 1176 264 548 .482 3 16 .188 89 104 .856 47 51 98 82 41 13 59 92 620
9 Kent Benson 31 72 51 1344 201 415 .484 1 2 .500 66 83 .795 118 258 376 80 58 51 58 196 469
10 Rick Mahorn 27 80 12 1442 157 345 .455 0 1 .000 81 119 .681 121 291 412 64 40 61 109 261 395
11 Mike Gibson 25 32 0 161 20 51 .392 0 0 8 11 .727 15 25 40 5 8 4 6 35 48
12 Chuck Nevitt 26 25 0 101 12 32 .375 0 0 15 20 .750 10 15 25 5 2 17 7 29 39
13 Walker Russell 25 1 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ron Crevier 27 2 0 3 0 2 .000 0 0 0 2 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0

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 Isiah Thomas 24 77 77 36.2 7.9 16.2 .488 0.3 1.1 .310 4.7 6.0 .790 1.1 2.5 3.6 10.8 2.2 0.3 3.8 3.2 20.9
2 Kelly Tripucka 26 81 81 32.4 7.6 15.3 .498 0.1 0.3 .480 4.7 5.5 .856 1.4 2.9 4.3 3.3 1.1 0.1 2.3 2.1 20.0
3 Bill Laimbeer 28 82 82 35.3 6.6 13.5 .492 0.0 0.2 .286 3.2 3.9 .834 3.7 9.4 13.1 1.8 0.7 0.8 1.6 3.5 16.6
4 Vinnie Johnson 29 79 12 25.0 5.9 12.6 .467 0.0 0.2 .154 2.1 2.7 .771 1.5 1.4 2.9 3.4 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.3 13.9
5 John Long 29 62 30 19.0 4.3 8.8 .482 0.0 0.3 .188 1.4 1.7 .856 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.5 10.0
6 Joe Dumars 22 82 45 23.9 3.5 7.3 .481 0.1 0.2 .313 2.3 2.9 .798 0.7 0.7 1.5 4.8 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 9.4
7 Earl Cureton 28 80 19 25.2 3.6 7.1 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.6 .555 2.5 3.8 6.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.0 8.6
8 Tony Campbell 23 82 1 15.8 3.6 7.4 .484 0.0 0.1 .222 0.7 0.9 .795 1.0 1.9 2.9 0.5 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.0 7.9
9 Kent Benson 31 72 51 18.7 2.8 5.8 .484 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.2 .795 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.7 6.5
10 Rick Mahorn 27 80 12 18.0 2.0 4.3 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .681 1.5 3.6 5.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.4 3.3 4.9
11 Chuck Nevitt 26 25 0 4.0 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .750 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.6
12 Mike Gibson 25 32 0 5.0 0.6 1.6 .392 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 .727 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.5
13 Walker Russell 25 1 0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
14 Ron Crevier 27 2 0 1.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

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 Kelly Tripucka 26 81 81 2626 8.4 16.9 .498 0.2 0.3 .480 5.2 6.1 .856 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.6 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.3 22.2
2 Isiah Thomas 24 77 77 2790 7.9 16.1 .488 0.3 1.1 .310 4.7 6.0 .790 1.1 2.5 3.6 10.7 2.2 0.3 3.7 3.2 20.8
3 Vinnie Johnson 29 79 12 1978 8.5 18.1 .467 0.0 0.2 .154 3.0 3.9 .771 2.2 1.9 4.1 4.9 1.5 0.4 1.6 3.3 20.0
4 John Long 29 62 30 1176 8.1 16.8 .482 0.1 0.5 .188 2.7 3.2 .856 1.4 1.6 3.0 2.5 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.8 19.0
5 Tony Campbell 23 82 1 1292 8.2 16.9 .484 0.1 0.3 .222 1.6 2.0 .795 2.3 4.3 6.6 1.3 1.7 0.2 2.4 4.6 18.1
6 Bill Laimbeer 28 82 82 2891 6.8 13.8 .492 0.0 0.2 .286 3.3 4.0 .834 3.8 9.6 13.4 1.8 0.7 0.8 1.7 3.6 16.9
7 Joe Dumars 22 82 45 1957 5.3 11.0 .481 0.1 0.3 .313 3.5 4.4 .798 1.1 1.1 2.2 7.2 1.2 0.2 2.9 3.7 14.1
8 Chuck Nevitt 26 25 0 101 4.3 11.4 .375 0.0 0.0 5.3 7.1 .750 3.6 5.3 8.9 1.8 0.7 6.1 2.5 10.3 13.9
9 Kent Benson 31 72 51 1344 5.4 11.1 .484 0.0 0.1 .500 1.8 2.2 .795 3.2 6.9 10.1 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.6 5.2 12.6
10 Earl Cureton 28 80 19 2017 5.1 10.1 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.8 .555 3.5 5.5 9.0 2.4 1.0 1.0 2.7 4.3 12.3
11 Mike Gibson 25 32 0 161 4.5 11.4 .392 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.5 .727 3.4 5.6 8.9 1.1 1.8 0.9 1.3 7.8 10.7
12 Rick Mahorn 27 80 12 1442 3.9 8.6 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.0 .681 3.0 7.3 10.3 1.6 1.0 1.5 2.7 6.5 9.9
13 Walker Russell 25 1 0 2 0.0 18.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
14 Ron Crevier 27 2 0 3 0.0 24.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.0 .000 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.0 0.0

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 Bill Laimbeer 28 82 2891 17.6 .545 .494 10.9 28.9 19.7 6.6 0.9 1.3 9.6 18.7 115 105 5.4 3.8 9.2
2 Isiah Thomas 24 77 2790 21.2 .554 .498 3.1 7.6 5.3 40.7 2.8 0.4 16.6 24.4 113 108 6.1 2.7 8.8
3 Kelly Tripucka 26 81 2626 18.3 .567 .502 4.6 9.6 7.0 14.1 1.6 0.2 11.3 24.1 114 110 5.6 1.9 7.5
4 Vinnie Johnson 29 79 1978 17.0 .503 .468 6.2 5.9 6.1 19.1 1.9 0.6 7.5 23.3 111 110 3.4 1.4 4.7
5 Kent Benson 31 72 1344 13.8 .519 .486 9.1 20.9 14.8 7.4 2.0 2.1 11.4 14.8 110 104 1.4 1.9 3.2
6 Joe Dumars 22 82 1957 12.9 .548 .485 3.2 3.3 3.2 24.8 1.6 0.3 18.4 17.2 109 112 2.2 1.0 3.2
7 Earl Cureton 28 80 2017 11.7 .523 .505 10.2 16.5 13.3 8.4 1.3 1.6 18.6 15.7 101 107 0.5 2.1 2.6
8 John Long 29 62 1176 13.9 .522 .484 4.1 4.7 4.4 9.6 1.6 0.6 9.0 21.7 108 111 1.3 0.7 2.0
9 Tony Campbell 23 82 1292 12.6 .506 .485 6.7 12.9 9.7 4.8 2.2 0.3 11.8 22.0 99 107 0.1 1.3 1.4
10 Rick Mahorn 27 80 1442 8.8 .497 .455 8.7 21.9 15.2 5.3 1.3 2.4 21.5 13.7 94 105 -0.6 1.9 1.3
11 Chuck Nevitt 26 25 101 12.7 .478 .375 10.3 16.1 13.1 6.0 0.9 9.4 14.6 18.5 101 102 0.0 0.2 0.2
12 Mike Gibson 25 32 161 8.7 .430 .392 9.7 16.9 13.2 3.8 2.3 1.4 9.7 15.0 98 105 0.0 0.2 0.2
13 Walker Russell 25 1 2 -0.8 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.6 52 116 0.0 0.0 0.0
14 Ron Crevier 27 2 3 -31.9 .000 .000 34.6 0.0 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37.6 25 114 0.0 0.0 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 Isiah Thomas 24 4 163 41 91 0 5 24 36 8 22 48 9 3 17 17 106 .451 .000 .667 40.8 26.5 5.5 12.0
2 Bill Laimbeer 28 4 168 34 68 1 1 21 23 20 56 1 2 3 8 19 90 .500 1.000 .913 42.0 22.5 14.0 0.3
3 Kelly Tripucka 26 4 175 33 71 0 0 21 23 10 23 9 3 2 16 14 87 .465 .913 43.8 21.8 5.8 2.3
4 Joe Dumars 22 4 147 25 41 0 0 10 15 6 13 25 4 0 7 16 60 .610 .667 36.8 15.0 3.3 6.3
5 Vinnie Johnson 29 4 85 22 49 0 1 7 13 8 17 11 3 0 5 9 51 .449 .000 .538 21.3 12.8 4.3 2.8
6 Earl Cureton 28 4 126 17 31 0 1 2 8 12 30 9 3 0 5 14 36 .548 .000 .250 31.5 9.0 7.5 2.3
7 Rick Mahorn 27 4 61 5 13 0 0 2 2 3 12 0 1 0 3 14 12 .385 1.000 15.3 3.0 3.0 0.0
8 Tony Campbell 23 2 16 4 10 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 9 .400 .500 8.0 4.5 1.0 0.0
9 Kent Benson 31 4 55 4 10 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 2 1 11 8 .400 13.8 2.0 3.3 0.0
10 John Long 29 1 13 2 5 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 7 .400 1.000 13.0 7.0 1.0 0.0
11 Chuck Nevitt 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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 Bill Laimbeer 28 4 168 17.6 .576 .507 12.1 25.2 18.2 0.8 0.6 1.0 9.3 20.3 121 113 0.4 0.1 0.5
2 Joe Dumars 22 4 147 15.2 .630 .610 4.2 5.6 4.8 22.5 1.3 0.0 12.8 14.7 127 117 0.3 0.0 0.4
3 Isiah Thomas 24 4 163 21.1 .496 .451 5.0 10.1 7.4 43.7 2.6 1.1 13.7 30.2 108 113 0.2 0.1 0.3
4 Earl Cureton 28 4 126 10.9 .521 .548 9.7 16.8 13.0 9.0 1.1 0.0 12.7 12.4 110 115 0.1 0.1 0.1
5 Vinnie Johnson 29 4 85 16.4 .466 .449 9.6 12.4 10.9 19.4 1.7 0.0 8.4 27.9 104 115 0.0 0.0 0.1
6 Kelly Tripucka 26 4 175 11.5 .536 .465 5.8 8.7 7.2 7.0 0.8 0.7 16.5 22.0 103 117 0.0 0.1 0.1
7 John Long 29 1 13 9.5 .554 .400 0.0 9.0 4.2 0.0 3.7 0.0 24.0 25.4 90 112 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 Rick Mahorn 27 4 61 2.1 .432 .385 5.0 17.3 10.7 0.0 0.8 0.0 17.8 11.0 85 115 -0.1 0.0 0.0
9 Chuck Nevitt 26 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 121 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 Tony Campbell 23 2 16 2.4 .414 .400 0.0 14.7 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.4 29.5 83 117 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Kent Benson 31 4 55 3.7 .400 .400 5.6 21.4 12.9 0.0 0.0 2.1 9.1 7.9 92 114 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Kelly Tripucka $971,000
2 Isiah Thomas $750,000
3 Bill Laimbeer $630,000
4 Vinnie Johnson $491,666
5 Rick Mahorn $411,000
6 John Long $350,000
7 Kent Benson $315,000
8 Earl Cureton $210,000
9 Joe Dumars $170,000
10 Tony Campbell $155,000
11 Mike Gibson $80,000
12 Chuck Nevitt $70,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)