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1997-98 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

Record: 37-45, Finished 6th in NBA Central Division

PTS/G: 94.2 (20th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 92.6 (9th of 29)

SRS: 1.95 (13th of 29) Pace: 88.2 (24th of 29)

Off Rtg: 105.3 (13th of 29) Def Rtg: 103.5 (9th of 29) Net Rtg: +1.8 (13th of 29)

Expected W-L: 46-36 (13th of 29)

Arena: The Palace of Auburn Hills Attendance: 794,567 (7th of 29)

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		92	79	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Nov 2, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		94	86	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		71	82	2	1	L 1
4	Wed, Nov 5, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		87	99	2	2	L 2
5	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		84	89	2	3	L 3
6	Sun, Nov 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L	OT	96	104	2	4	L 4
7	Mon, Nov 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		82	86	2	5	L 5
8	Wed, Nov 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		102	71	3	5	W 1
9	Thu, Nov 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		89	95	3	6	L 1
10	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	OT	96	88	4	6	W 1
11	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		79	87	4	7	L 1
12	Thu, Nov 20, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		87	93	4	8	L 2
13	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		87	85	5	8	W 1
14	Sun, Nov 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		86	90	5	9	L 1
15	Tue, Nov 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		85	90	5	10	L 2
16	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		86	78	6	10	W 1
17	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	L		95	97	6	11	L 1
18	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	3OT	108	103	7	11	W 1
19	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		89	94	7	12	L 1
20	Sun, Dec 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		93	83	8	12	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		92	83	9	12	W 2
22	Thu, Dec 11, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		103	99	10	12	W 3
23	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		93	77	11	12	W 4
24	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		78	83	11	13	L 1
25	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		101	105	11	14	L 2
26	Fri, Dec 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		90	98	11	15	L 3
27	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		115	78	12	15	W 1
28	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		96	92	13	15	W 2
29	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		74	88	13	16	L 1
30	Sun, Dec 28, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		89	93	13	17	L 2
31	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		100	95	14	17	W 1
32	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		91	88	15	17	W 2
33	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		96	105	15	18	L 1
34	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		101	72	16	18	W 1
35	Sun, Jan 11, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		113	85	17	18	W 2
36	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		93	100	17	19	L 1
37	Thu, Jan 15, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W	OT	95	94	18	19	W 1
38	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		89	98	18	20	L 1
39	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		87	67	19	20	W 1
40	Thu, Jan 22, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		94	76	20	20	W 2	at Anaheim, CA
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		92	99	20	21	L 1
42	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		81	83	20	22	L 2
43	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		91	86	21	22	W 1
44	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		95	102	21	23	L 1
45	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		88	90	21	24	L 2
46	Mon, Feb 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		101	113	21	25	L 3
47	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		104	92	22	25	W 1
48	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		95	83	23	25	W 2
49	Fri, Feb 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		86	100	23	26	L 1
50	Sun, Feb 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		90	99	23	27	L 2
51	Tue, Feb 17, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		94	95	23	28	L 3
52	Thu, Feb 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		90	100	23	29	L 4
53	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		94	82	24	29	W 1
54	Mon, Feb 23, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		111	85	25	29	W 2
55	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		88	98	25	30	L 1
56	Fri, Feb 27, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		90	87	26	30	W 1
57	Sun, Mar 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L	2OT	113	115	26	31	L 1
58	Mon, Mar 2, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		100	94	27	31	W 1
59	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		89	109	27	32	L 1
60	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		93	102	27	33	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		89	96	27	34	L 3
62	Wed, Mar 11, 1998	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		122	91	28	34	W 1
63	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		96	92	29	34	W 2
64	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		98	109	29	35	L 1
65	Mon, Mar 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		103	90	30	35	W 1
66	Wed, Mar 18, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	104	30	36	L 1
67	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		105	99	31	36	W 1
68	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		105	98	32	36	W 2
69	Mon, Mar 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		94	79	33	36	W 3
70	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		103	94	34	36	W 4
71	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	OT	87	88	34	37	L 1
72	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		95	118	34	38	L 2
73	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	OT	101	106	34	39	L 3
74	Wed, Apr 1, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		90	92	34	40	L 4
75	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		100	101	34	41	L 5
76	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	103	105	34	42	L 6
77	Wed, Apr 8, 1998	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		87	95	34	43	L 7
78	Thu, Apr 9, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		102	83	35	43	W 1
79	Sun, Apr 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		86	88	35	44	L 1
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		87	79	36	44	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	102	37	44	W 2
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		101	114	37	45	L 1

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