1970-71 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 45-37, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Butch van Breda Kolff (45-37)

Executive: Edwin Coil

PTS/G: 110.1 (13th of 17) Opp PTS/G: 110.9 (5th of 17)

SRS: -0.33 (10th of 17) Pace: 111.3 (15th of 17)

Off Rtg: 98.1 (7th of 17) Def Rtg: 98.7 (12th of 17) Net Rtg: -0.7 (10th of 17)

Expected W-L: 39-43 (10th of 17)

Arena: Cobo Arena

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 14, 1970	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		123	117	1	0	W 1
2	Fri, Oct 16, 1970	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	W		120	106	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Oct 17, 1970	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		110	107	3	0	W 3
4	Tue, Oct 20, 1970	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		115	114	4	0	W 4
5	Wed, Oct 21, 1970	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		121	118	5	0	W 5	9,606
6	Thu, Oct 22, 1970	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		120	101	6	0	W 6
7	Sat, Oct 24, 1970	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		114	95	7	0	W 7
8	Mon, Oct 26, 1970	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		142	111	8	0	W 8
9	Wed, Oct 28, 1970	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		109	103	9	0	W 9
10	Sat, Oct 31, 1970	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		89	107	9	1	L 1
11	Tue, Nov 3, 1970	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		115	112	10	1	W 1
12	Wed, Nov 4, 1970	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		117	105	11	1	W 2
13	Thu, Nov 5, 1970	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		121	109	12	1	W 3
14	Sat, Nov 7, 1970	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		99	125	12	2	L 1
15	Wed, Nov 11, 1970	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		115	117	12	3	L 2
16	Fri, Nov 13, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	122	12	4	L 3
17	Sat, Nov 14, 1970	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	L		101	112	12	5	L 4
18	Sun, Nov 15, 1970	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		104	108	12	6	L 5
19	Tue, Nov 17, 1970	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		91	113	12	7	L 6
20	Thu, Nov 19, 1970	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		112	110	13	7	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 20, 1970	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		120	112	14	7	W 2
22	Sat, Nov 21, 1970	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	L		102	114	14	8	L 1
23	Tue, Nov 24, 1970	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		111	104	15	8	W 1
24	Wed, Nov 25, 1970	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	113	15	9	L 1
25	Sat, Nov 28, 1970	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		98	121	15	10	L 2	9,787
26	Sun, Nov 29, 1970	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	99	16	10	W 1
27	Wed, Dec 2, 1970	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		101	82	17	10	W 2
28	Fri, Dec 4, 1970	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		107	103	18	10	W 3
29	Wed, Dec 9, 1970	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L		99	110	18	11	L 1
30	Fri, Dec 11, 1970	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	121	118	19	11	W 1	11,088
31	Sat, Dec 12, 1970	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	L		92	93	19	12	L 1
32	Sun, Dec 13, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		103	100	20	12	W 1
33	Tue, Dec 15, 1970	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		111	103	21	12	W 2
34	Thu, Dec 17, 1970	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	OT	114	117	21	13	L 1
35	Fri, Dec 18, 1970	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	W		129	116	22	13	W 1
36	Sun, Dec 20, 1970	Box Score	N	Cincinnati Royals	W	2OT	136	135	23	13	W 2			at Omaha, NE
37	Fri, Dec 25, 1970	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	105	23	14	L 1
38	Sat, Dec 26, 1970	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		117	114	24	14	W 1
39	Tue, Dec 29, 1970	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		99	97	25	14	W 2
40	Wed, Dec 30, 1970	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	W		119	115	26	14	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 2, 1971	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	L		99	108	26	15	L 1
42	Tue, Jan 5, 1971	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		98	90	27	15	W 1
43	Wed, Jan 6, 1971	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		100	99	28	15	W 2
44	Fri, Jan 8, 1971	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		115	109	29	15	W 3
45	Sat, Jan 9, 1971	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	118	29	16	L 1
46	Sun, Jan 10, 1971	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		118	109	30	16	W 1
47	Thu, Jan 14, 1971	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		108	106	31	16	W 2
48	Fri, Jan 15, 1971	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W	OT	99	97	32	16	W 3
49	Sat, Jan 16, 1971	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		121	118	33	16	W 4	7,288
50	Tue, Jan 19, 1971	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		106	102	34	16	W 5
51	Fri, Jan 22, 1971	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		112	123	34	17	L 1
52	Sun, Jan 24, 1971	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		105	117	34	18	L 2
53	Wed, Jan 27, 1971	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L		112	129	34	19	L 3
54	Fri, Jan 29, 1971	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		131	104	35	19	W 1
55	Sun, Jan 31, 1971	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Bucks	L		104	131	35	20	L 1			at Madison, WI
56	Tue, Feb 2, 1971	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		116	113	36	20	W 1
57	Fri, Feb 5, 1971	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		108	99	37	20	W 2
58	Sun, Feb 7, 1971	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		105	108	37	21	L 1
59	Tue, Feb 9, 1971	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		106	107	37	22	L 2
60	Fri, Feb 12, 1971	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		118	109	38	22	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 14, 1971	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		108	110	38	23	L 1	8,211
62	Tue, Feb 16, 1971	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		110	95	39	23	W 1
63	Fri, Feb 19, 1971	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	OT	114	115	39	24	L 1
64	Sat, Feb 20, 1971	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		94	108	39	25	L 2
65	Sun, Feb 21, 1971	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		112	125	39	26	L 3
66	Wed, Feb 24, 1971	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L		115	117	39	27	L 4
67	Fri, Feb 26, 1971	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W	OT	127	122	40	27	W 1
68	Sat, Feb 27, 1971	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		117	124	40	28	L 1
69	Sun, Feb 28, 1971	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		106	105	41	28	W 1
70	Tue, Mar 2, 1971	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		128	122	42	28	W 2
71	Fri, Mar 5, 1971	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		95	108	42	29	L 1
72	Sat, Mar 6, 1971	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		115	121	42	30	L 2
73	Sun, Mar 7, 1971	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	104	42	31	L 3
74	Tue, Mar 9, 1971	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		108	114	42	32	L 4	4,269
75	Thu, Mar 11, 1971	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	130	42	33	L 5			at Seattle, WA (Clarence S. "Hec" Edmundson Pavillion)
76	Fri, Mar 12, 1971	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		133	129	43	33	W 1
77	Sat, Mar 13, 1971	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	L		107	116	43	34	L 1
78	Sun, Mar 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		100	110	43	35	L 2
79	Wed, Mar 17, 1971	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	L		99	106	43	36	L 3
80	Fri, Mar 19, 1971	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		111	105	44	36	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Mar 20, 1971	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		103	114	44	37	L 1
82	Sun, Mar 21, 1971	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		116	111	45	37	W 1

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