The Detroit Pistons were 26-56 in 1971-72. They finished 4th in the Midwest Division and 8th in the Western Conference.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 20.0 | |
6 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22.0 | |
7 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35.0 | |
8 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 | |
9 | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 109.1 | 48.4 | 20.6 | 42.5 | 93.5 | 45.4 | 24.2 | 32.4 | 74.7 | 50.6 | 23.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 10th | 15th | 17th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 7th | 9th | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 115.9 | 53.4 | 27.0 | 46.6 | 98.9 | 47.2 | 22.7 | 30.2 | 75.3 | 51.7 | 23.5 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 16th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 15th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 13th | 10th | |||||||||
Net | -6.8 | -5.0 | -6.4 | -4.1 | -5.4 | -1.7 | +1.5 | +2.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 | +0.3 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 14th | 15th | 17th | 16th | 15th | 14th | 6th | 6th | 11th | 12th | 11th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 10 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 22 | 20 | .524 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 20 | 22 | .476 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 24 | .455 | 12.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 24 | .415 | 13.5 | |
| 12 | 15 | 27 | .357 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 28 | .300 | 18.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 31 | .244 | 20.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | .233 | 21.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 8 | .814 | ||
| 2 | 29 | 13 | .690 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 29 | 13 | .690 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 21 | 22 | .488 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 17 | 26 | .395 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 28 | .333 | 20.5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 22.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 26.0 |