The 1965–66 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 18th season in the NBA and its ninth season in the city of Detroit.[1] The team played at Cobo Arena in Detroit.[2]
1965–66 Detroit Pistons season | |
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Head coach | Dave DeBusschere |
Arena | Cobo Arena |
Results | |
Record | 22–58 (.275) |
Place | Division: 5th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Before the start of the 1965–66 season, the Pistons lost their leading scorer, Terry Dischinger, due to military service, and starting center, Reggie Harding, due to suspension. On September 28, 1965, general manager Don Wattrick died of a heart attack.[3] The team's first round pick in the 1965 NBA draft, Bill Buntin did not sign until October due to a contract dispute.[4]
The Pistons struggled on the season, finishing 22-58 (.275), 5th in the Western Division and with the worst record in the NBA. The team was led on the season by guard Eddie Miles (19.6 ppg, NBA All-Star) and player-coach Dave DeBusschere (16.4 ppg, 11.6 rpg, NBA All-Star). Rookie guard Tom Van Arsdale (10.5 ppg, NBA First-Team All-Rookie) added to the cause. Adding insult on the year, two Baltimore Bullets, Don Ohl and Bailey Howell, made the NBA All-Star game, having been traded the year prior by the Pistons.[5][6]
Roster
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editW | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 35 | .563 | – | 28–11 | 13–21 | 4–3 | 29–11 |
x-Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 42 | .475 | 7 | 29–9 | 4–25 | 5–8 | 20–20 |
x-St. Louis Hawks | 36 | 44 | .450 | 9 | 22–10 | 6–22 | 8–12 | 19–21 |
San Francisco Warriors | 35 | 45 | .438 | 10 | 12–14 | 8–19 | 15–12 | 21–19 |
Detroit Pistons | 22 | 58 | .275 | 23 | 13–17 | 4–22 | 5–19 | 11–29 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
Baltimore | — | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 |
Boston | 7–3 | — | 5–5 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 10–0 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 7–3 |
Cincinnati | 7–3 | 5–5 | — | 8–2 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 2–8 | 2–8 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 2–8 |
Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 5–5 | 2–8 | 7–3 | 8–2 |
New York | 3–7 | 0–10 | 3–7 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
Philadelphia | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 8–2 | 8–2 | — | 8–2 | 7–3 |
San Francisco | 6–4 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 2–8 | — | 4–6 |
St. Louis | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–4 | — |
Game log
edit1965–66 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 16 | @ New York | 103–111 | Dave DeBusschere (23) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 20 | New York | 103–116 | Joe Caldwell (18) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | October 23 | @ Philadelphia | 103–120 | Eddie Miles (21) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | October 26 | Baltimore | 117–98 | Don Kojis (15) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | October 27 | @ Baltimore | 108–107 | Bill Buntin (25) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | October 29 | Boston | 106–108 | Eddie Miles (36) | 3–3 | |||||
7 | October 30 | @ St. Louis | 95–122 | Dave DeBusschere (20) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | October 31 | @ Cincinnati | 107–113 | Eddie Miles (29) | 3–5 | |||||
9 | November 3 | Philadelphia | 100–110 | Eddie Miles (27) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 5 | Cincinnati | 120–114 | Tom Van Arsdale (24) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 6 | @ San Francisco | 100–110 | Rod Thorn (29) | 4–7 | |||||
12 | November 9 | @ San Francisco | 102–107 | DeBusschere, Miles (24) | 4–8 | |||||
13 | November 10 | @ Los Angeles | 125–133 | Eddie Miles (30) | 4–9 | |||||
14 | November 12 | San Francisco | 103–102 | Eddie Miles (21) | 4–10 | |||||
15 | November 13 | @ Boston | 93–122 | Donnis Butcher (15) | 4–11 | |||||
16 | November 16 | @ New York | 95–120 | Ray Scott (26) | 4–12 | |||||
17 | November 19 | New York | 116–109 | Ray Scott (23) | 4–13 | |||||
18 | November 20 | @ St. Louis | 101–110 | Rod Thorn (20) | 4–14 | |||||
19 | November 23 | N Cincinnati | 118–115 | DeBusschere, Miles (25) | 5–14 | |||||
20 | November 24 | Baltimore | 124–130 | Ray Scott (31) | 6–14 | |||||
21 | November 26 | N Boston | 114–134 | Ray Scott (25) | 6–15 | |||||
22 | November 28 | Los Angeles | 128–110 | Rod Thorn (21) | 6–16 | |||||
23 | December 1 | St. Louis | 110–101 | Ray Scott (23) | 6–17 | |||||
24 | December 4 | Baltimore | 119–130 | Eddie Miles (36) | 7–17 | |||||
25 | December 8 | San Francisco | 113–115 | Eddie Miles (30) | 8–17 | |||||
26 | December 10 | @ Philadelphia | 116–114 | Ray Scott (32) | 9–17 | |||||
27 | December 14 | N Baltimore | 129–142 | Dave DeBusschere (30) | 9–18 | |||||
28 | December 17 | Boston | 114–112 | Ray Scott (32) | 9–19 | |||||
29 | December 18 | @ Baltimore | 114–143 | Ray Scott (21) | 9–20 | |||||
30 | December 22 | N San Francisco | 114–104 | Eddie Miles (20) | 9–21 | |||||
31 | December 23 | @ Los Angeles | 112–122 | Ray Scott (19) | 9–22 | |||||
32 | December 25 | @ Los Angeles | 106–115 | Eddie Miles (35) | 9–23 | |||||
33 | December 28 | N San Francisco | 120–107 | Eddie Miles (24) | 9–24 | |||||
34 | December 29 | Philadelphia | 113–112 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 9–25 | |||||
35 | December 30 | N Los Angeles | 114–117 | Dave DeBusschere (20) | 10–25 | |||||
36 | January 1 | @ Baltimore | 112–116 | John Tresvant (21) | 10–26 | |||||
37 | January 2 | N San Francisco | 136–113 | Kojis, Scott (16) | 10–27 | |||||
38 | January 5 | N Cincinnati | 103–117 | Ray Scott (26) | 10–28 | |||||
39 | January 6 | N Cincinnati | 97–109 | Eddie Miles (20) | 10–29 | |||||
40 | January 7 | St. Louis | 97–137 | Ray Scott (25) | 11–29 | |||||
41 | January 9 | Los Angeles | 111–98 | Barnhill, Van Arsdale (16) | 11–30 | |||||
42 | January 12 | Philadelphia | 111–129 | Dave DeBusschere (41) | 12–30 | |||||
43 | January 15 | Baltimore | 117–122 | Tom Van Arsdale (29) | 13–30 | |||||
44 | January 16 | @ Cincinnati | 106–108 | Eddie Miles (23) | 13–31 | |||||
45 | January 18 | N Boston | 116–115 | Eddie Miles (32) | 14–31 | |||||
46 | January 19 | N Philadelphia | 110–93 | Ray Scott (23) | 14–32 | |||||
47 | January 20 | N St. Louis | 103–92 | Tom Van Arsdale (19) | 14–33 | |||||
48 | January 21 | St. Louis | 108–117 | Ray Scott (32) | 15–33 | |||||
49 | January 25 | @ New York | 100–115 | Eddie Miles (28) | 15–34 | |||||
50 | January 26 | Los Angeles | 126–110 | Joe Strawder (22) | 15–35 | |||||
51 | January 27 | N Boston | 112–131 | Dave DeBusschere (32) | 15–36 | |||||
52 | January 28 | @ Boston | 108–105 | Joe Strawder (29) | 16–36 | |||||
53 | January 30 | @ Philadelphia | 98–117 | Dave DeBusschere (18) | 16–37 | |||||
54 | February 1 | N Boston | 81–100 | Eddie Miles (22) | 16–38 | |||||
55 | February 2 | Boston | 93–99 | Joe Strawder (20) | 17–38 | |||||
56 | February 4 | New York | 115–113 | Eddie Miles (26) | 17–39 | |||||
57 | February 7 | N Cincinnati | 124–118 | Dave DeBusschere (29) | 18–39 | |||||
58 | February 8 | N San Francisco | 113–103 | Eddie Miles (28) | 18–40 | |||||
59 | February 9 | Philadelphia | 108–91 | Ray Scott (26) | 18–41 | |||||
60 | February 11 | N New York | 122–107 | Joe Strawder (25) | 18–42 | |||||
61 | February 12 | @ Cincinnati | 116–143 | Ray Scott (29) | 18–43 | |||||
62 | February 14 | N Philadelphia | 149–123 | Ray Scott (21) | 18–44 | |||||
63 | February 15 | @ Baltimore | 105–114 | Dave DeBusschere (26) | 18–45 | |||||
64 | February 18 | New York | 118–120 | Eddie Miles (30) | 19–45 | |||||
65 | February 20 | Cincinnati | 133–129 | Ray Scott (33) | 19–46 | |||||
66 | February 22 | N Philadelphia | 117–112 | Eddie Miles (21) | 19–47 | |||||
67 | February 23 | N New York | 100–98 | DeBusschere, Miles (17) | 19–48 | |||||
68 | February 26 | Los Angeles | 131–118 | Eddie Miles (31) | 19–49 | |||||
69 | February 27 | @ St. Louis | 114–125 | Eddie Miles (24) | 19–50 | |||||
70 | February 28 | N St. Louis | 108–103 | Ray Scott (29) | 19–51 | |||||
71 | March 1 | N Baltimore | 122–110 | Eddie Miles (28) | 20–51 | |||||
72 | March 2 | San Francisco | 118–131 | Ray Scott (27) | 21–51 | |||||
73 | March 4 | N New York | 121–119 | Dave DeBusschere (29) | 21–52 | |||||
74 | March 6 | Cincinnati | 137–125 | John Barnhill (20) | 21–53 | |||||
75 | March 11 | @ Los Angeles | 116–114 | Chico Vaughn (18) | 22–53 | |||||
76 | March 13 | N San Francisco | 121–119 | Ron Reed (17) | 22–54 | |||||
77 | March 15 | @ Los Angeles | 108–135 | John Tresvant (22) | 22–55 | |||||
78 | March 17 | Boston | 128–103 | Ray Scott (26) | 22–56 | |||||
79 | March 19 | @ St. Louis | 112–115 | Ray Scott (20) | 22–57 | |||||
80 | March 20 | St. Louis | 121–117 | Dave DeBusschere (31) | 22–58 |
Awards and records
edit- Tom Van Arsdale, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
References
edit- ^ 1965–66 Detroit Pistons
- ^ "1965-66 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats".
- ^ "Pistons' Wattrick Is Dead". The Owosso Argus-Press. September 28, 1965. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "Pistons' Buntin Signs 30G Contract". Schenectady Gazette. October 6, 1965. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Chevette to Corvette No. 60: The 1965-66 Detroit Pistons". September 16, 2011.
- ^ "1966 NBA All-Star Game Box Score".