Detroit Pistons

30-52 • 8th in East • 4th in Central •
Logo for the 1978-79 Detroit Pistons

ORTG

102.1

17th

DRTG

104.6

15th

NETRTG

-2.5

16th

FG%

47.5

16th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

The Detroit Pistons were 30-52 in 1978-79. They finished 4th in the Central Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference.

Scores & Schedules

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DATE OPP SCORE
Sun
4/8
 		vs
CHI CHI
L
107-117
Fri
4/6
 		vs
ATL ATL
L
96-112
Thu
4/5
 		@
NOJ NOJ
W
120-104
Tue
4/3
 		@
GSW GSW
L
100-104
Sun
4/1
 		@
PHX PHX
L
105-116

Team Leaders

See roster

PPG

23.6

Lanier

Lanier

RPG

9.3

Lanier

Lanier

APG

13.4

Porter

Porter

1978-79 Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB
6
Nets Nets
37 45 .451 17.0
7
Knicks Knicks
31 51 .378 23.0
8
Pistons Pistons
30 52 .366 24.0
9
Cavaliers Cavaliers
30 52 .366 24.0
10
Celtics Celtics
29 53 .354 25.0

1978-79 Stats

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GP MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 241.2 45.2 95.1 47.5 19.6 27.3 71.7 51.3 15.9 29.0 44.9 25.5 10.3 6.7 19.5 26.1 110.0
Team Rank 6th 9th 2nd 16th 18th 16th 21st 20th 6th 17th 13th 12th 4th 5th 10th 17th 10th
Opponent 82 241.2 45.8 93.0 49.3 21.1 28.0 75.5 53.5 15.9 32.0 47.9 26.8 8.1 6.1 21.3 23.3 112.7
Opponent Rank 6th 14th 14th 17th 11th 11th 13th 14th 21st 20th 21st 17th 5th 20th 6th 21st 18th
Net -0.6 +2.2 -1.7 -1.5 -0.6 -3.8 -2.2 +0.0 -3.0 -3.0 -1.3 +2.2 +0.6 -1.8 +2.8 -2.7
Net Rank 16th 8th 19th 16th 13th 21st 20th 13th 20th 20th 16th 1st 7th 5th 21st 16th

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

14.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

Playoff TS% Leaders

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92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Knicks

119.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

115.8

Pacers

114.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Cavaliers

89.7

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Magic

102.5

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

108.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Knicks

5.5

Celtics

5.5

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Magic

0-2

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

76ers

0-2

Lakers

0-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

51-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

49-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Knicks

45-38-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/23
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-124
Tue
4/23
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
111-101
Mon
4/22
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
93-105
Mon
4/22
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
96-93
Mon
4/22
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
125-108

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Thu
4/25
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Thu
4/25
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
4/26
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
5:30 PM
Fri
4/26
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM