# Temporada 1973-74 de los Detroit Pistons

La temporada 1973-74 fue la vigésimo sexta de los Pistons en la NBA, y la decimoséptima en su localización de Detroit, Míchigan. La temporada regular acabaron con 52 victorias y 30 derrotas, ocupando la cuarta posición de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, donde cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Chicago Bulls.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 3 | 44 | Bo Lamar | Base | Estados Unidos | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 2 | 50 | Larry Kenon | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Memphis |
| 8 | 129 | Ben Kelso | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Central Michigan |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 31–7 | 24–16 | 4–0 | 14–6 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5 | 32–9 | 21–19 | 1–0 | 13–7 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 | 29–12 | 23–17 | 0–1 | 9–11 |
| Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 | 20–21 | 13–28 | – | 4–16 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 30 de marzo | Chicago Bulls 88, Detroit Pistons 97 | Chicago |
| 1 de abril | Detroit Pistons 103, Chicago Bulls 108 | Detroit |
| 5 de abril | Chicago Bulls 84, Detroit Pistons 83 | Chicago |
| 7 de abril | Detroit Pistons 102, Chicago Bulls 87 | Detroit |
| 9 de abril | Chicago Bulls 98, Detroit Pistons 94 | Chicago |
| 11 de abril | Detroit Pistons 92, Chicago Bulls 88 | Detroit |
| 13 de abril | Chicago Bulls 96, Detroit Pistons 94 | Chicago |
| | Chicago Bulls gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Dave Bing | 30 | 81 | 38.6 | 7.2 | 16.5 | .436 | 4.4 | 5.4 | .813 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 18.8 |
| 2 | Bob Lanier | 25 | 81 | 37.6 | 9.2 | 18.3 | .504 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .797 | 3.3 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 22.5 |
| 3 | Don Adams | 26 | 74 | 31.1 | 4.1 | 10.0 | .408 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .761 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Curtis Rowe | 24 | 82 | 30.5 | 4.6 | 9.4 | .494 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .698 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 10.7 |
| 5 | Chris Ford | 25 | 82 | 25.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 | .444 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .740 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| 6 | John Mengelt | 24 | 77 | 20.2 | 3.2 | 7.2 | .446 | 2.4 | 3.0 | .795 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Stu Lantz | 27 | 50 | 19.6 | 3.1 | 7.2 | .427 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .848 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 8.9 |
| 8 | George Trapp | 25 | 82 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 8.5 | .481 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .739 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Willie Norwood | 26 | 74 | 15.9 | 3.3 | 6.5 | .510 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .664 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Jim Davis | 32 | 78 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .413 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .647 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| 11 | Bob Nash | 23 | 35 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | .357 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .615 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Ben Kelso | 24 | 46 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .365 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .682 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Dave Bing | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Ray Scott | Entrenador del Año de la NBA |
| Bob Lanier | All-Star |