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1977-78 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

Record: 38-44, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division

PTS/G: 109.0 (10th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 110.2 (15th of 22)

SRS: -1.22 (15th of 22) Pace: 107.7 (12th of 22)

Off Rtg: 100.3 (12th of 22) Def Rtg: 101.5 (14th of 22) Net Rtg: -1.1 (15th of 22)

Expected W-L: 38-44 (15th of 22)

Arena: Cobo Arena

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Oct 18, 1977	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		110	93	1	0	W 1
2	Wed, Oct 19, 1977	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	113	1	1	L 1
3	Fri, Oct 21, 1977	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		109	117	1	2	L 2
4	Sat, Oct 22, 1977	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		126	106	2	2	W 1
5	Mon, Oct 24, 1977	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		100	85	3	2	W 2	4,985
6	Wed, Oct 26, 1977	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		123	107	4	2	W 3
7	Sat, Oct 29, 1977	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		117	124	4	3	L 1
8	Wed, Nov 2, 1977	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		89	102	4	4	L 2
9	Wed, Nov 9, 1977	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		127	107	5	4	W 1
10	Fri, Nov 11, 1977	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		104	107	5	5	L 1
11	Sun, Nov 13, 1977	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		104	102	6	5	W 1
12	Tue, Nov 15, 1977	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		113	123	6	6	L 1
13	Fri, Nov 18, 1977	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		83	116	6	7	L 2
14	Sat, Nov 19, 1977	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		96	128	6	8	L 3
15	Sun, Nov 20, 1977	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		101	118	6	9	L 4
16	Wed, Nov 23, 1977	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	106	6	10	L 5
17	Sat, Nov 26, 1977	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		87	105	6	11	L 6
18	Tue, Nov 29, 1977	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		100	99	7	11	W 1
19	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		104	98	8	11	W 2
20	Fri, Dec 2, 1977	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		97	108	8	12	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		89	103	8	13	L 2
22	Wed, Dec 7, 1977	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	OT	107	113	8	14	L 3
23	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		104	86	9	14	W 1
24	Wed, Dec 14, 1977	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		92	102	9	15	L 1
25	Fri, Dec 16, 1977	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	OT	106	114	9	16	L 2
26	Sat, Dec 17, 1977	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	L	2OT	122	126	9	17	L 3
27	Sun, Dec 18, 1977	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W		117	108	10	17	W 1
28	Tue, Dec 20, 1977	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		118	117	11	17	W 2
29	Thu, Dec 22, 1977	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		118	102	12	17	W 3
30	Fri, Dec 23, 1977	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		108	107	13	17	W 4
31	Mon, Dec 26, 1977	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		122	100	14	17	W 5	6,906
32	Wed, Dec 28, 1977	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		106	111	14	18	L 1
33	Fri, Dec 30, 1977	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		103	87	15	18	W 1
34	Tue, Jan 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		106	103	16	18	W 2
35	Wed, Jan 4, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		111	97	17	18	W 3
36	Fri, Jan 6, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		106	107	17	19	L 1
37	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		105	109	17	20	L 2
38	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	106	17	21	L 3
39	Fri, Jan 13, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		100	111	17	22	L 4
40	Sun, Jan 15, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		101	107	17	23	L 5
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 18, 1978	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		113	100	18	23	W 1
42	Fri, Jan 20, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		108	118	18	24	L 1
43	Sun, Jan 22, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		97	100	18	25	L 2
44	Tue, Jan 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		104	101	19	25	W 1
45	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		99	95	20	25	W 2
46	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		115	105	21	25	W 3
47	Sun, Jan 29, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	120	116	22	25	W 4
48	Wed, Feb 1, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		127	120	23	25	W 5
49	Thu, Feb 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		101	113	23	26	L 1
50	Fri, Feb 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		102	115	23	27	L 2
51	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		95	105	23	28	L 3
52	Fri, Feb 10, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		112	117	23	29	L 4
53	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		106	96	24	29	W 1
54	Mon, Feb 13, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		125	115	25	29	W 2
55	Wed, Feb 15, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		113	116	25	30	L 1
56	Fri, Feb 17, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		108	128	25	31	L 2
57	Sun, Feb 19, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		110	107	26	31	W 1
58	Wed, Feb 22, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		119	108	27	31	W 2
59	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		104	118	27	32	L 1
60	Sun, Feb 26, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		127	124	28	32	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 1, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		115	102	29	32	W 2
62	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		108	124	29	33	L 1
63	Sun, Mar 5, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		122	110	30	33	W 1
64	Tue, Mar 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		109	123	30	34	L 1
65	Thu, Mar 9, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	112	30	35	L 2
66	Sun, Mar 12, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		130	125	31	35	W 1
67	Tue, Mar 14, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		98	105	31	36	L 1	4,416
68	Wed, Mar 15, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		106	135	31	37	L 2
69	Thu, Mar 16, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		106	98	32	37	W 1
70	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		112	92	33	37	W 2
71	Tue, Mar 21, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		111	116	33	38	L 1
72	Fri, Mar 24, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		107	95	34	38	W 1
73	Sun, Mar 26, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	OT	109	110	34	39	L 1
74	Tue, Mar 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		123	118	35	39	W 1
75	Wed, Mar 29, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		121	116	36	39	W 2
76	Fri, Mar 31, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		107	117	36	40	L 1
77	Sat, Apr 1, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		99	113	36	41	L 2
78	Sun, Apr 2, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		121	129	36	42	L 3
79	Wed, Apr 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		115	126	36	43	L 4
80	Thu, Apr 6, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	OT	125	129	36	44	L 5
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		111	109	37	44	W 1	11,520
82	Sun, Apr 9, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		139	137	38	44	W 2

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