1967-68 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Donnie Butcher (40-42)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 224,164, Avg. 7,005 in 32 home dates
1967-68 Detroit Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 40-42
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 2-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Donnie Butcher (40-42)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 224,164, Avg. 7,005 in 32 home dates
1967-68 Detroit Pistons Roster
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
Detroit tossed in 9,725 points and gave up 9,889. Dave Bing scored a team-best 2,142 points for the Pistons, while Dave DeBusschere racked up 1,081 boards. Dave Bing dished out 509 assists for the squad.
Donnie Butcher coached the team. The 1967-68 Detroit Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9725
Regular Season Points Against: 9889
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 1967 | Cincinnati Royals 108 at Detroit Pistons 131 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 21, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 24, 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers 124 at Detroit Pistons 102 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | at New York, NY | |
| October 25, 1967 | Chicago Bulls 99 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 27, 1967 | Boston Celtics 128 at Detroit Pistons 109 | L | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | ||
| October 28, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 111 at New York Knicks 98 | W | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| November 1, 1967 | San Francisco Warriors 137 at Detroit Pistons 132 | L | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | ||
| November 3, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Baltimore Bullets 113 | W | 2-3 | 2-1 | 4-4 | ||
| November 4, 1967 | Baltimore Bullets 118 at Detroit Pistons 127 | W | 3-3 | 2-1 | 5-4 | ||
| November 8, 1967 | New York Knicks 108 at Detroit Pistons 110 | W | 4-3 | 2-1 | 6-4 | ||
| November 9, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | W | 4-3 | 3-1 | 7-4 | at New York, NY | |
| November 10, 1967 | St. Louis Hawks 143 at Detroit Pistons 140 | L | 4-4 | 3-1 | 7-5 | OT | |
| November 14, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 124 at St. Louis Hawks 107 | W | 4-4 | 4-1 | 8-5 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| November 15, 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at Detroit Pistons 123 | W | 5-4 | 4-1 | 9-5 | ||
| November 18, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 130 at Chicago Bulls 132 | L | 5-4 | 4-2 | 9-6 | ||
| November 19, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 130 at Seattle Supersonics 132 | L | 5-4 | 4-3 | 9-7 | OT | |
| November 20, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | W | 5-4 | 5-3 | 10-7 | at Tacoma, WA | |
| November 21, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 98 at San Francisco Warriors 124 | L | 5-4 | 5-4 | 10-8 | ||
| November 23, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 | L | 5-4 | 5-5 | 10-9 | ||
| November 24, 1967 | San Diego Rockets 122 at Detroit Pistons 130 | W | 6-4 | 5-5 | 11-9 | ||
| November 25, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 133 at Cincinnati Royals 123 | W | 6-4 | 6-5 | 12-9 | ||
| November 28, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 6-4 | 6-6 | 12-10 | ||
| November 29, 1967 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 127 | W | 7-4 | 6-6 | 13-10 | ||
| December 2, 1967 | Boston Celtics 107 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 8-4 | 6-6 | 14-10 | ||
| December 5, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 111 at San Diego Rockets 110 | W | 8-4 | 7-6 | 15-10 | at New York, NY | |
| December 6, 1967 | Chicago Bulls 121 at Detroit Pistons 135 | W | 9-4 | 7-6 | 16-10 | ||
| December 8, 1967 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Detroit Pistons 103 | L | 9-5 | 7-6 | 16-11 | ||
| December 9, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 124 at New York Knicks 121 | W | 9-5 | 8-6 | 17-11 | ||
| December 12, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Baltimore Bullets 140 | L | 9-5 | 8-7 | 17-12 | ||
| December 13, 1967 | New York Knicks 117 at Detroit Pistons 129 | W | 10-5 | 8-7 | 18-12 | ||
| December 15, 1967 | Cincinnati Royals 147 at Detroit Pistons 130 | L | 10-6 | 8-7 | 18-13 | at Cleveland, OH | |
| December 16, 1967 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at Detroit Pistons 110 | L | 10-7 | 8-7 | 18-14 | ||
| December 17, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 115 at San Diego Rockets 117 | L | 10-7 | 8-8 | 18-15 | ||
| December 18, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 140 at Seattle Supersonics 122 | W | 10-7 | 9-8 | 19-15 | at Tacoma, WA | |
| December 20, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 109 at San Francisco Warriors 113 | L | 10-7 | 9-9 | 19-16 | ||
| December 22, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 | L | 10-7 | 9-10 | 19-17 | ||
| December 23, 1967 | Detroit Pistons 123 at San Diego Rockets 119 | W | 10-7 | 10-10 | 20-17 | ||
| December 26, 1967 | St. Louis Hawks 110 at Detroit Pistons 127 | W | 11-7 | 10-10 | 21-17 | ||
| December 29, 1967 | St. Louis Hawks 122 at Detroit Pistons 111 | L | 11-8 | 10-10 | 21-18 | at Miami, FL | |
| December 30, 1967 | Philadelphia 76ers 122 at Detroit Pistons 107 | L | 11-9 | 10-10 | 21-19 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| January 2, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Baltimore Bullets 113 | W | 11-9 | 11-10 | 22-19 | at New York, NY | |
| January 5, 1968 | Cincinnati Royals 141 at Detroit Pistons 142 | W | 12-9 | 11-10 | 23-19 | OT | |
| January 6, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 101 at New York Knicks 118 | L | 12-9 | 11-11 | 23-20 | ||
| January 9, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 118 at San Francisco Warriors 102 | W | 12-9 | 12-11 | 24-20 | at Oakland, CA | |
| January 10, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 118 at San Diego Rockets 122 | L | 12-9 | 12-12 | 24-21 | ||
| January 12, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 126 at Boston Celtics 148 | L | 12-9 | 12-13 | 24-22 | ||
| January 13, 1968 | Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Detroit Pistons 106 | L | 12-10 | 12-13 | 24-23 | ||
| January 17, 1968 | San Francisco Warriors 109 at Detroit Pistons 117 | W | 13-10 | 12-13 | 25-23 | ||
| January 19, 1968 | Seattle Supersonics 119 at Detroit Pistons 133 | W | 14-10 | 12-13 | 26-23 | ||
| January 20, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | L | 14-10 | 12-14 | 26-24 | ||
| January 21, 1968 | New York Knicks 115 at Detroit Pistons 103 | L | 14-11 | 12-14 | 26-25 | ||
| January 25, 1968 | Philadelphia 76ers 123 at Detroit Pistons 108 | L | 14-12 | 12-14 | 26-26 | ||
| January 27, 1968 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Detroit Pistons 125 | W | 15-12 | 12-14 | 27-26 | ||
| January 30, 1968 | Cincinnati Royals 121 at Detroit Pistons 101 | L | 15-13 | 12-14 | 27-27 | at New York, NY | |
| January 31, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Baltimore Bullets 113 | L | 15-13 | 12-15 | 27-28 | ||
| February 2, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 131 | L | 15-13 | 12-16 | 27-29 | ||
| February 4, 1968 | Baltimore Bullets 115 at Detroit Pistons 117 | W | 16-13 | 12-16 | 28-29 | ||
| February 6, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 120 at San Diego Rockets 93 | W | 16-13 | 13-16 | 29-29 | at New York, NY | |
| February 8, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 110 at Chicago Bulls 131 | L | 16-13 | 13-17 | 29-30 | ||
| February 9, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Boston Celtics 107 | L | 16-13 | 13-18 | 29-31 | ||
| February 10, 1968 | Baltimore Bullets 114 at Detroit Pistons 109 | L | 16-14 | 13-18 | 29-32 | ||
| February 13, 1968 | Boston Celtics 127 at Detroit Pistons 115 | L | 16-15 | 13-18 | 29-33 | ||
| February 14, 1968 | Boston Celtics 118 at Detroit Pistons 96 | L | 16-16 | 13-18 | 29-34 | at New York, NY | |
| February 18, 1968 | San Francisco Warriors 104 at Detroit Pistons 123 | W | 17-16 | 13-18 | 30-34 | ||
| February 20, 1968 | Chicago Bulls 124 at Detroit Pistons 121 | L | 17-17 | 13-18 | 30-35 | OT | at New York, NY |
| February 22, 1968 | St. Louis Hawks 151 at Detroit Pistons 128 | L | 17-18 | 13-18 | 30-36 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 23, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 138 | L | 17-18 | 13-19 | 30-37 | ||
| February 24, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 132 at Baltimore Bullets 140 | L | 17-18 | 13-20 | 30-38 | ||
| February 25, 1968 | New York Knicks 124 at Detroit Pistons 115 | L | 17-19 | 13-20 | 30-39 | ||
| March 1, 1968 | St. Louis Hawks 121 at Detroit Pistons 131 | W | 18-19 | 13-20 | 31-39 | ||
| March 2, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 107 at New York Knicks 133 | L | 18-19 | 13-21 | 31-40 | ||
| March 3, 1968 | Chicago Bulls 123 at Detroit Pistons 134 | W | 19-19 | 13-21 | 32-40 | ||
| March 5, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Chicago Bulls 119 | W | 19-19 | 14-21 | 33-40 | ||
| March 6, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 118 at Detroit Pistons 140 | W | 20-19 | 14-21 | 34-40 | ||
| March 8, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 129 at Cincinnati Royals 118 | W | 20-19 | 15-21 | 35-40 | ||
| March 10, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 133 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | W | 20-19 | 16-21 | 36-40 | ||
| March 12, 1968 | Seattle Supersonics 123 at Detroit Pistons 139 | W | 21-19 | 16-21 | 37-40 | ||
| March 15, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 122 at San Francisco Warriors 118 | W | 21-19 | 17-21 | 38-40 | ||
| March 16, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 | L | 21-19 | 17-22 | 38-41 | ||
| March 17, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | L | 21-19 | 17-23 | 38-42 | ||
| March 18, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 88 at Seattle Supersonics 82 | W | 21-19 | 18-23 | 39-42 | ||
| March 20, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 125 at Boston Celtics 116 | W | 21-19 | 19-23 | 40-42 | ||
| March 24, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Boston Celtics 123 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 25, 1968 | Boston Celtics 116 at Detroit Pistons 126 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| March 27, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 109 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 28, 1968 | Boston Celtics 135 at Detroit Pistons 110 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| March 31, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 96 at Boston Celtics 110 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 1, 1968 | Boston Celtics 111 at Detroit Pistons 103 | L | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
