# Temporada 1961-62 de los Detroit Pistons

La temporada 1961-62 fue la decimocuarta de los Pistons en la NBA, y la quinta en su nueva localización de Detroit, Michigan. La temporada regular acabó con 37 victorias y 43 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales de división ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 4 | Ray Scott | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Allentown Jets (EPBL) |
| 2 | 12 | Johnny Egan | Base | Estados Unidos | Providence |
| 3 | 26 | Doug Kistler | Alero | Estados Unidos | Duke |
| 5 | 44 | Danny Doyle | Alero | Estados Unidos | Belmont Abbey* |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 26 | .675 | – | 26–5 | 18–13 | 10–8 | 33–13 |
| x-Cincinnati Royals | 43 | 37 | .538 | 11 | 18–13 | 14–16 | 11–8 | 29–17 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 37 | 43 | .463 | 17 | 16–14 | 8–17 | 13–12 | 24–22 |
| St. Louis Hawks | 29 | 51 | .363 | 25 | 19–16 | 7–27 | 3–8 | 16–30 |
| Chicago Packers | 18 | 62 | .225 | 36 | 9–19 | 3–20 | 6–23 | 10–30 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Detroit Pistons - Cincinnati Royals
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 16 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 123, Cincinnati Royals 122 | Detroit |
| 17 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 129, Detroit Pistons 107 | Cincinnati |
| 18 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 118, Cincinnati Royals 107 | Detroit |
| 20 de marzo | Cincinnati Royals 111, Detroit Pistons 112 | Cincinnati |
| | Detroit gana las series 3-1 | |

### Finales de División

Los Angeles Lakers - Detroit Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 24 de marzo | Los Angeles Lakers 132, Detroit Pistons 108 | Los Ángeles |
| 25 de marzo | Los Angeles Lakers 127, Detroit Pistons 112 | Los Ángeles |
| 27 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 106, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | Detroit |
| 29 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 118, Los Angeles Lakers 117 | Detroit |
| 31 de marzo | Los Angeles Lakers 125, Detroit Pistons 132 | Los Ángeles |
| 3 de abril | Detroit Pistons 117, Los Angeles Lakers 123 | Detroit |
| | Los Angeles gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bailey Howell | 25 | 79 | 36.2 | 7.0 | 15.1 | .464 | 5.9 | 7.7 | .768 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 19.9 |
| 2 | Gene Shue | 30 | 80 | 39.3 | 7.3 | 17.8 | .408 | 4.5 | 5.6 | .810 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Don Ohl | 25 | 77 | 32.8 | 7.2 | 16.2 | .444 | 2.6 | 3.6 | .718 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Bob Ferry | 24 | 80 | 24.0 | 5.1 | 11.7 | .438 | 3.6 | 5.3 | .678 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 13.9 |
| 5 | Ray Scott | 23 | 75 | 27.8 | 4.9 | 12.7 | .387 | 3.4 | 5.2 | .657 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 13.3 |
| 6 | Walter Dukes | 31 | 77 | 24.6 | 3.3 | 8.4 | .396 | 2.7 | 3.8 | .715 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 9.4 |
| 7 | George Lee | 25 | 75 | 18.0 | 2.4 | 6.7 | .358 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .761 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Jackie Moreland | 23 | 74 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 6.6 | .421 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .747 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 7.4 |
| 9 | Willie Jones | 25 | 69 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 6.9 | .373 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .634 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| 10 | Johnny Egan | 23 | 58 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | .425 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .762 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 11 | Shellie McMillon | 25 | 14 | 13.6 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .313 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .556 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
| 12 | Chuck Noble | 30 | 26 | 13.9 | 1.2 | 4.3 | .283 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .533 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 |