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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 ...
The Pistons finished the regular season with a record of 64–18, setting new franchise records for both overall and road victories (27). [ 136 ] [ 140 ] [ 141 ] In addition, the team set an NBA record by starting the same lineup in 73 consecutive games from the start of the season.
[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 franchise was founded in 1941 by Fred Zollner in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Zollner Pistons, playing in the National Basketball League (NBL). [3] In 1948, the team was renamed the Fort Wayne Pistons and joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA), merging with the NBL to form the NBA one year later. [3] After nine seasons in Fort ...
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.
As the defending champions, the Pistons had another successful season winning 13 consecutive games around January and February, [2] holding a 35–14 record at the All-Star break, [3] then posting a 12-game winning streak in March, [4] [5] as they finished first place in the Eastern Conference with a 59–23 record. [6]
The Detroit Pistons are mired in their worst three-year stretch in four decades. The biggest reason: They have the most dead salary in the NBA by far. The big reason why Detroit Pistons are in ...
The 2005–06 Detroit Pistons season was the 65th season of the franchise, the 58th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 49th in the Detroit area. The team entered the season as the two-time defending Eastern Conference champions .