# Temporada 1962-63 de los Detroit Pistons

La temporada 1962-63 fue la decimoquinta de los Pistons en la NBA, y la sexta en su localización de Detroit, Míchigan. La temporada regular acabó con 34 victorias y 46 derrotas, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de división ante St. Louis Hawks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| T | 2 | Dave DeBusschere | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Detroit |
| 2 | 13 | Kevin Loughery | Escolta | Estados Unidos | St. John's |
| 3 | 22 | Harold Hudgens | | Estados Unidos | Texas Tech |
| 4 | 31 | Reggie Harding | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Detroit Eastern HS |
| 5 | 40 | Lindbergh Moody | | Estados Unidos | Southern California |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 27 | .663 | – | 27–7 | 20–17 | 6–3 | 33–13 |
| x-St. Louis Hawks | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5 | 30–7 | 13–18 | 5–7 | 29–17 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 34 | 46 | .425 | 19 | 14–16 | 8–19 | 12–11 | 19–27 |
| San Francisco Warriors | 31 | 49 | .388 | 22 | 13–20 | 11–25 | 7–4 | 18–28 |
| Chicago Zephyrs | 25 | 55 | .313 | 28 | 17–17 | 3–23 | 5–15 | 13–27 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Detroit Pistons - St. Louis Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 118, Detroit Pistons 99 | St. Louis |
| 20 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 122, Detroit Pistons 108 | St. Louis |
| 24 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 107, St. Louis Hawks 103 | Detroit |
| 26 de marzo | Detroit Pistons 100, St. Louis Hawks 104 | Detroit |
| | St. Louis gana las series 3-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | 2P | 2PI | %2P | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bailey Howell | 26 | 79 | 37.6 | 8.1 | 15.6 | .516 | 8.1 | 15.6 | .516 | 6.6 | 8.2 | .798 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 22.7 |
| 2 | Don Ohl | 26 | 80 | 37.0 | 8.0 | 18.1 | .439 | 8.0 | 18.1 | .439 | 3.4 | 4.8 | .724 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Ray Scott | 24 | 76 | 33.4 | 6.1 | 14.6 | .414 | 6.1 | 14.6 | .414 | 4.1 | 6.0 | .674 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 16.2 |
| 4 | Bob Ferry | 25 | 79 | 31.4 | 5.4 | 12.5 | .433 | 5.4 | 12.5 | .433 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .649 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 13.6 |
| 5 | Dave DeBusschere | 22 | 80 | 29.4 | 5.1 | 11.8 | .430 | 5.1 | 11.8 | .430 | 2.6 | 3.6 | .718 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 12.7 |
| 6 | Jackie Moreland | 24 | 78 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 8.0 | .436 | 3.5 | 8.0 | .436 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .678 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Willie Jones | 26 | 79 | 18.6 | 3.9 | 9.2 | .418 | 3.9 | 9.2 | .418 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .720 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Johnny Egan | 24 | 46 | 16.3 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .372 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .372 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .768 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5.9 |
| 9 | Kevin Loughery | 22 | 57 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .368 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .368 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .710 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| 10 | Walter Dukes | 32 | 62 | 14.7 | 1.3 | 4.1 | .325 | 1.3 | 4.1 | .325 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .737 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
| 11 | Darrall Imhoff | 24 | 45 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .314 | 1.1 | 3.4 | .314 | 0.5 | 1.1 | .480 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| 12 | Danny Doyle | 22 | 4 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .500 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .800 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.0 |