Recap
Under new Coach Chuck Daly the Pistons were finally able to come together and end their 7-year playoff drought by posting a solid 49-33 record as their young guns Kelly Tripuka and Isiah Thomas each had a team best 21.3 ppg. In the playoffs the Pistons would battle the New York Knicks in an unforgettable first round 5-game series, which featured a classic Game 5 duels between Isiah Thomas and Knicks star Bernard King at the Joe Louis Arena, which the Pistons were forced to use during the postseason. However, the Knicks would end up pull out the overtime classic by a score of 127-123.