# Temporada 1976-77 de los Detroit Pistons

La temporada 1976-77 fue la vigésimo novena de los Pistons en la NBA, y la vigésima en su localización de Detroit, Míchigan. La temporada regular acabaron con 44 victorias y 38 derrotas, ocupando la quinta posición de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, donde cayeron en primera ronda ante Golden State Warriors.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 4 | Leon Douglas | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Alabama |
| 3 | 38 | Phil Sellers | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Rutgers |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | – | 36–5 | 14–27 | 15–5 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 | 30–11 | 14–27 | 12–8 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 | 31-10 | 13-28 | 10–10 |
| Kansas City Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | 28–13 | 12–29 | 7–13 |
| Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | 25–16 | 11–30 | 9–11 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 | 24–17 | 6–35 | 7–13 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Golden State Warriors vs. Detroit Pistons
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 12 de abril | Golden State Warriors 90, Detroit Pistons 95 | Oakland |
| 14 de abril | Detroit Pistons 108, Golden State Warriors 138 | Detroit |
| 17 de abril | Golden State Warriors 109, Detroit Pistons 101 | Oakland |
| | Golden State Warriors gana las series 2-1 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bob Lanier | 28 | 64 | 38.2 | 10.6 | 19.8 | .534 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .818 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 25.3 |
| 2 | M.L. Carr | 26 | 82 | 32.2 | 5.4 | 11.4 | .476 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .735 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 13.3 |
| 3 | Chris Ford | 28 | 82 | 31.0 | 5.3 | 11.2 | .476 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .771 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Howard Porter | 28 | 78 | 28.2 | 6.0 | 12.3 | .483 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .858 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Kevin Porter | 26 | 81 | 26.1 | 3.8 | 7.5 | .512 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .729 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 8.9 |
| 6 | Eric Money | 21 | 73 | 21.7 | 4.5 | 8.6 | .521 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .789 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 10.2 |
| 7 | Ralph Simpson | 27 | 77 | 20.7 | 4.6 | 10.8 | .427 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .708 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Leon Douglas | 22 | 82 | 19.8 | 3.0 | 6.2 | .479 | 1.5 | 2.8 | .555 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Marvin Barnes | 24 | 53 | 18.7 | 3.8 | 8.5 | .447 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .679 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 9.6 |
| 10 | Al Eberhard | 24 | 68 | 17.9 | 2.7 | 5.6 | .476 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .790 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 6.9 |
| 11 | George Trapp | 28 | 6 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | .517 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .750 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
| 12 | Cornelius Cash | 24 | 6 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 | .391 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| 13 | Roger Brown | 26 | 43 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .375 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .692 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 14 | Phil Sellers | 23 | 44 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 4.3 | .384 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .722 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bob Lanier | All-Star |