Detroit Pistons

From SportsPaper Wiki
Revision as of 08:17, 30 October 2020 by SportsPaperChris (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox NBA team | name = Detroit Pistons | first = 1941-42 | team = '''Detroit Pistons (1957-present)'''<br/>Fort Wayne Pistons (1948-57)<br/>Fort Wa...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Detroit Pistons
First Season
1941-42
Team History
Detroit Pistons (1957-present)
Fort Wayne Pistons (1948-57)
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941-48)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (1949-present)
  • Eastern Conference (1978–present)
    • Central Division (1978-present)
  • Western Conference (1970-78)
    • Midwest Division (1970-78)
  • Eastern Division (1967-70)
  • Western Division (1950-67)

Basketball Association of America (1948-49)

  • Western Division (1948-49)

National Basketball League (1941-48)

  • Eastern Division (1945-48)
Venue
Little Caesars Arena (2017-present)
The Palace of Auburn Hills (1988-2017)
Pontiac Silverdome (1978-88)
Cobo Arena (1961-78)
Olympia Stadium (1957-61)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1952-57)
North Side High School Gym (1948-52)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit, Michigan. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference-Central Division and play their home games at Little Caesars Arena, located in Midtown. The team was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons in 1941, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL), where it won two NBL championships: in 1944 and 1945. The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1948. The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949, and the Pistons became part of the merged league.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1950s
Minneapolis Lakers
November 22, 1951 Regular Season Rochester Royals Minneapolis Auditorium
1951-52 NBA Finals New York Knicks Minneapolis Auditorium
1952-53 Regular Season n/a Minneapolis Auditorium
1953-54 Regular Season Philadelphia Warriors Minneapolis Auditorium
1954-55 Regular Season Syracuse Nationals Minneapolis Auditorium
1955-56 Regular Season n/a Minneapolis Auditorium
1956-57 Regular Season n/a Minneapolis Auditorium
February 14, 1958 Regular Season St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Auditorium
1958-59 Regular Season Detroit Pistons Minneapolis Auditorium
1959-60 Regular Season St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Auditorium
1960s
Los Angeles Lakers
October 9, 1960 Preseason Boston Celtics Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1960-61 Postseason St. Louis Hawks Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1961-62 Regular Season Syracuse Nationals Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1962-63 Regular Season St. Louis Hawks Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1962-63 NBA Finals Boston Celtics Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1963-64 Regular Season Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1964-65 Regular Season New York Knicks Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1964-65 NBA Finals Boston Celtics Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1965-66 Regular Season Boston Celtics Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1965-66 Postseason St. Louis Hawks Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
1965-66 NBA Finals Boston Celtics Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
November 11, 1967 Regular Season Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
December 31, 1967 Regular Season San Diego Rockets The Forum
January 10, 1968 Regular Season New York Knicks The Forum
1967-68 Postseason San Francisco Warriors The Forum
1967-68 NBA Finals Boston Celtics The Forum
1968-69 Regular Season n/a The Forum
March 21, 1969 Regular Season Atlanta Hawks The Forum
1968-69 NBA Finals Boston Celtics The Forum
1969-70 Postseason Phoenix Suns The Forum
1969-70 Postseason Atlanta Hawks The Forum
1969-70 NBA Finals New York Knicks The Forum
1970s
1971-72 NBA Finals New York Knicks The Forum
1972-73 Postseason Chicago Bulls The Forum
1972-73 NBA Finals New York Knicks The Forum
1980s
1981-82 NBA Finals Philadelphia 76ers Spectrum, The Forum
1982-83 NBA Finals Philadelphia 76ers Spectrum, The Forum
October 18, 1986 Preseason Chicago Bulls Smith Center
October 24, 1988 Preseason New Jersey Nets Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1990s
1999-2000 NBA Finals Indiana Pacers Staples Center, Conseco Fieldhouse
2000s
2000-01 NBA Finals Philadelphia 76ers Staples Center, First Union Center
2001-02 NBA Finals New Jersey Nets Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Continental Airlines Arena
2007-08 NBA Finals Boston Celtics TD Banknorth Garden, Staples Center
2008-09 NBA Finals Orlando Magic Staples Center, Amway Arena
2010s
2011-12 Regular Season n/a Staples Center

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s 1958-59
1960s 1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1963-64 • 1964-65 • 1968-69
1970s 1971-72 • 1973-74 • 1975-76 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80
1980s 1981-82 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90
1990s 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1999-2000
2010s 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20

Yearbooks

1960s 1966-67
2000s 2000-01
2010s 2019-20
Franchise.png Franchises Portal


National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference Atlantic Central Southeast
Boston Celtics (TD Garden)
Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center)
New York Knicks (Madison Square Garden)
Philadelphia 76ers (Wells Fargo Center)
Toronto Raptors (Scotiabank Arena) 		Chicago Bulls (United Center)
Cleveland Cavaliers (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse)
Detroit Pistons (Little Caesars Arena)
Indiana Pacers (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
Milwaukee Bucks (Fiserv Forum) 		Atlanta Hawks (State Farm Arena)
Charlotte Hornets (Spectrum Center)
Miami Heat (FTX Arena)
Orlando Magic (Amway Center)
Washington Wizards (Capital One Arena)
Western Conference Northwest Pacific Southwest
Denver Nuggets (Ball Arena)
Minnesota Timberwolves (Target Center)
Oklahoma City Thunder (Paycom Center)
Portland Trail Blazers (Moda Center)
Utah Jazz (Vivint Arena) 		Golden State Warriors (Chase Center)
Los Angeles Clippers (Crypto.com Arena)
Los Angeles Lakers (Crypto.com Arena)
Phoenix Suns (Footprint Center)
Sacramento Kings (Golden 1 Center) 		Dallas Mavericks (American Airlines Center)
Houston Rockets (Toyota Center)
Memphis Grizzlies (FedExForum)
New Orleans Pelicans (Smoothie King Center)
San Antonio Spurs (AT&T Center)
Defunct franchises All defunct franchises
Related Hoop Magazine • League publications • All-Star Games • Records • Seasons • Venues
Retrieved from "https://sportspaper.info/wiki/index.php?title=Detroit_Pistons&oldid=8696"