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Following an extended era of mediocrity the Pistons, led by the Hall of Fame backcourt of Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars and nicknamed the "Bad Boys" for their intimidating defence, posted winning records every seasons from 1983–84 to 1991–92, and after narrowly losing in 1988, ended the Lakers dynasty of the 1980s the following season and ...
This category contains articles pertaining to the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association.The franchise was founded in 1941 as the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons in the National Basketball League and as the Fort Wayne Pistons when they joined the Basketball Association of America, which was the predecessor to the NBA.
The 2011–12 season was an improvement from previous years for the Pistons, although they still posted a losing record. While they started the season 4–20, they won half their remaining games to finish a lockout-shortened season with a record of 25–41. [222]
[1] [2] This was the Pistons' first and only season under head coach Monty Williams. [3] [4] [5] The Pistons finished with the worst overall record in the NBA for the second consecutive season and worst in the franchise's history at 14–68, surpassing the 1979–80 team that finished at 16–66, and missed the playoffs for the fifth ...
The 2003–04 NBA season was the 63rd season for the Pistons, the 56th in the National Basketball Association, and the 47th in the Detroit area. [1] Despite a solid year the previous season, the Pistons received the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft , which they obtained from the Memphis Grizzlies .
The Pistons shot just 4-for-16 on 3s, yet was still within 13 at halftime despite a 21-point difference in 3-pointers. Back-to-back 3s by Brown and White midway through the second pushed Boston ...
Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace and Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal battle under the Lakers' basket during the first half in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Sunday, June 13, 2004, at the ...
[4] Detroit was led on the season by guard Thomas (21.3 ppg, 11.1 apg, NBA All-Star), center Bill Laimbeer (17.3 ppg, 12.2 rpg, NBA All-Star) and forward Kelly Tripucka (21.3 ppg, NBA All-Star). On Dec 13, 1983, the Pistons finished 3OT with the Nuggets. The Pistons beat the Nuggets 186-184. This is the highest scoring game in NBA history.