Detroit Pistons
1973-74 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Pistons 1973-74 Season Recap

With the 1-2 punch of Dave Bing and Bob Lanier leading the way the Pistons end 5 years of frustration by making the playoffs, with a solid record of 52-30, topping the 50-win mark for the first time in franchise history. However, in the playoffs the Pistons would be beaten by the Chicago Bulls in a hard fought 7-game series. Following the season Fred Zollner who had owned the Pistons from the start all the way back in 1941 in the NBL sells the team.

1974 Pistons

1973-74 Detroit PistonsPistons

Lost Conference Semifinals

52-30 (.634)

3rd place in NBA Western Conference Midwest Division

Head Coach

Ray Scott

General Manager

Edwin Coil

Team Owner

Fred Zollner

Arena

Cobo Arena

Attendance

300,565 total
7,331 per game

1974 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 15 Al Eberhard

2 33 Eric Money

3 51 Roland Grant

4 69 Mickey Martin

5 87 Joe Newman

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Recap

Lost Conference Semifinals

1974 Draft Picks

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