1962–63 Detroit Pistons season
The 1962–63 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 15th season in the NBA and sixth season in the city of Detroit.[1]
1962–63 Detroit Pistons season | |
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Head coach | Dick McGuire |
Arena | Cobo Arena |
Results | |
Record | 34–46 (.425) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Western) |
Playoff finish | West Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The Pistons finished with a 34-46 (.425) record, 3rd place in the Western Division. The team would advance to the 1963 NBA Playoffs, losing their first round series 3-1 to the St. Louis Hawks. The team was led by forward Bailey Howell (22.7 ppg, 11.5 rpg, NBA All-Star), guard Don Ohl (19.3 ppg) and rookie forward Dave DeBusschere from the University of Detroit (12.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg, All-Rookie Team), who was the team's top pick in the 1962 NBA Draft.[2][3]
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 27 | .663 | – | 27–7 | 20–17 | 6–3 | 33–13 |
x-St. Louis Hawks | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5 | 30–7 | 13–18 | 5–7 | 29–17 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 34 | 46 | .425 | 19 | 14–16 | 8–19 | 12–11 | 19–27 |
San Francisco Warriors | 31 | 49 | .388 | 22 | 13–20 | 11–25 | 7–4 | 18–28 |
Chicago Zephyrs | 25 | 55 | .313 | 28 | 17–17 | 3–23 | 5–15 | 13–27 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1962-63 NBA Records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | SFW | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 8–2 | 9–3 | 8–0 | 4–5 | 10–2 | 8–1 | 5–3 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 2–8 | — | 4–6 | 3–7 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 3–7 | 2–8 |
Cincinnati | 3–9 | 6–4 | — | 4–4 | 3–6 | 10–2 | 6–3 | 3–5 | 7–5 |
Detroit | 0–8 | 7–3 | 4–4 | — | 1–11 | 8–1 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 3–6 |
Los Angeles | 5–4 | 7–3 | 6–3 | 11–1 | — | 5–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 4–4 |
New York | 2–10 | 6–4 | 2–10 | 1–8 | 3–5 | — | 2–6 | 3–6 | 2–10 |
San Francisco | 1–8 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–2 | — | 3–9 | 3–5 |
St. Louis | 3–5 | 7–3 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 9–3 | — | 5–4 |
Syracuse | 6–6 | 8–2 | 5–7 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 10–2 | 5–3 | 4–5 | — |
Game log
1962–63 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 16 | N Los Angeles | 122–106 | Ray Scott (37) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 20 | @ St. Louis | 111–120 | Ray Scott (26) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | October 23 | @ San Francisco | 113–140 | Don Ohl (22) | 0–3 | |||||
4 | October 26 | @ San Francisco | 131–132 (OT) | Bailey Howell (28) | 0–4 | |||||
5 | October 27 | @ Los Angeles | 118–134 | Bailey Howell (21) | 0–5 | |||||
6 | October 31 | Boston | 115–100 | Bailey Howell (16) | 0–6 | |||||
7 | November 3 | @ Boston | 114–125 | Ray Scott (21) | 0–7 | |||||
8 | November 8 | Cincinnati | 114–116 | Bailey Howell (29) | 1–7 | |||||
9 | November 10 | @ Cincinnati | 124–135 | Bailey Howell (25) | 1–8 | |||||
10 | November 11 | @ St. Louis | 100–117 | Ray Scott (19) | 1–9 | |||||
11 | November 13 | N Cincinnati | 109–127 | Ray Scott (24) | 1–10 | |||||
12 | November 14 | San Francisco | 115–123 | Don Ohl (26) | 2–10 | |||||
13 | November 17 | N New York | 113–121 (OT) | Don Ohl (26) | 3–10 | |||||
14 | November 18 | Los Angeles | 116–98 | Willie Jones (16) | 3–11 | |||||
15 | November 21 | Syracuse | 122–120 | Dukes, Ohl (23) | 3–12 | |||||
16 | November 22 | @ St. Louis | 91–106 | Bailey Howell (23) | 3–13 | |||||
17 | November 23 | St. Louis | 121–93 | Bailey Howell (28) | 3–14 | |||||
18 | November 24 | @ Chicago | 103–104 | Bailey Howell (31) | 3–15 | |||||
19 | November 27 | N Boston | 115–125 | Bailey Howell (29) | 3–16 | |||||
20 | November 28 | New York | 101–143 | Bailey Howell (37) | 4–16 | |||||
21 | December 1 | N New York | 115–117 | Howell, Ohl (29) | 5–16 | |||||
22 | December 4 | N Syracuse | 129–130 | Don Ohl (32) | 6–16 | |||||
23 | December 5 | Boston | 106–93 | Ray Scott (22) | 6–17 | |||||
24 | December 7 | San Francisco | 116–123 | Bailey Howell (30) | 7–17 | |||||
25 | December 8 | @ New York | 78–87 | Don Ohl (23) | 7–18 | |||||
26 | December 9 | N St. Louis | 119–123 | Don Ohl (32) | 8–18 | |||||
27 | December 10 | N Chicago | 109–100 | Don Ohl (25) | 9–18 | |||||
28 | December 12 | New York | 106–115 | Bailey Howell (25) | 10–18 | |||||
29 | December 13 | N Boston | 93–103 | Ray Scott (34) | 10–19 | |||||
30 | December 15 | St. Louis | 112–94 | Ray Scott (21) | 10–20 | |||||
31 | December 16 | N Chicago | 106–110 | Bob Ferry (28) | 10–21 | |||||
32 | December 18 | N Chicago | 110–113 | Don Ohl (25) | 10–22 | |||||
33 | December 19 | Chicago | 113–115 | Bailey Howell (25) | 11–22 | |||||
34 | December 21 | San Francisco | 122–113 | Bailey Howell (27) | 11–23 | |||||
35 | December 22 | N Chicago | 122–110 | Don Ohl (32) | 12–23 | |||||
36 | December 25 | @ Cincinnati | 120–131 | Bailey Howell (31) | 12–24 | |||||
37 | December 26 | @ Chicago | 123–116 | Dave DeBusschere (30) | 13–24 | |||||
38 | December 30 | Los Angeles | 135–130 | Bailey Howell (28) | 13–25 | |||||
39 | January 2 | Cincinnati | 118–138 | Bailey Howell (23) | 14–25 | |||||
40 | January 4 | N St. Louis | 121–100 | Johnny Egan (20) | 14–26 | |||||
41 | January 5 | St. Louis | 90–92 | Bob Ferry (21) | 15–26 | |||||
42 | January 6 | @ New York | 103–102 | Don Ohl (21) | 16–26 | |||||
43 | January 8 | N New York | 93–109 | Bailey Howell (28) | 17–26 | |||||
44 | January 9 | Los Angeles | 123–115 | Ray Scott (29) | 17–27 | |||||
45 | January 11 | Chicago | 112–116 | Bailey Howell (21) | 18–27 | |||||
46 | January 12 | N Syracuse | 115–146 | Don Ohl (24) | 19–27 | |||||
47 | January 13 | @ Syracuse | 114–148 | Bailey Howell (26) | 19–28 | |||||
48 | January 21 | @ Los Angeles | 94–124 | Bailey Howell (25) | 19–29 | |||||
49 | January 22 | @ San Francisco | 115–107 | Howell, Ohl (23) | 20–29 | |||||
50 | January 23 | @ Los Angeles | 119–123 | Don Ohl (43) | 20–30 | |||||
51 | January 24 | N San Francisco | 138–114 | Bailey Howell (32) | 20–31 | |||||
52 | January 25 | @ Chicago | 113–111 | Don Ohl (37) | 21–31 | |||||
53 | January 31 | N Los Angeles | 127–122 | Bob Ferry (29) | 21–32 | |||||
54 | February 1 | Los Angeles | 119–109 | Don Ohl (31) | 21–33 | |||||
55 | February 3 | @ Boston | 128–137 | Ray Scott (32) | 21–34 | |||||
56 | February 5 | N St. Louis | 120–105 | Bailey Howell (36) | 21–35 | |||||
57 | February 6 | San Francisco | 117–116 | Bailey Howell (33) | 21–36 | |||||
58 | February 8 | Syracuse | 162–135 | Don Ohl (25) | 21–37 | |||||
59 | February 10 | @ St. Louis | 102–95 | Bailey Howell (22) | 22–37 | |||||
60 | February 12 | San Francisco | 115–120 | Bob Ferry (29) | 23–37 | |||||
61 | February 13 | @ San Francisco | 134–132 (OT) | Don Ohl (35) | 24–37 | |||||
62 | February 14 | @ Los Angeles | 111–128 | Don Ohl (22) | 24–38 | |||||
63 | February 16 | Cincinnati | 110–99 | Ray Scott (16) | 24–39 | |||||
64 | February 17 | @ Syracuse | 124–143 | Jackie Moreland (26) | 24–40 | |||||
65 | February 19 | @ New York | 121–112 | Don Ohl (30) | 25–40 | |||||
66 | February 20 | Boston | 117–113 | Bailey Howell (25) | 25–41 | |||||
67 | February 22 | Syracuse | 117–126 | Bailey Howell (31) | 26–41 | |||||
68 | February 23 | @ Cincinnati | 105–102 | Bailey Howell (25) | 27–41 | |||||
69 | February 24 | N Cincinnati | 119–110 | Bailey Howell (33) | 28–41 | |||||
70 | February 25 | N Los Angeles | 113–107 | Ray Scott (26) | 28–42 | |||||
71 | February 28 | Chicago | 104–112 | Bailey Howell (24) | 29–42 | |||||
72 | March 1 | N St. Louis | 113–115 | Don Ohl (34) | 30–42 | |||||
73 | March 2 | @ Syracuse | 128–152 | Bailey Howell (28) | 30–43 | |||||
74 | March 3 | Syracuse | 127–123 | Dave DeBusschere (31) | 30–44 | |||||
75 | March 5 | N San Francisco | 102–111 | Don Ohl (42) | 31–44 | |||||
76 | March 7 | Boston | 115–104 | Bailey Howell (28) | 31–45 | |||||
77 | March 8 | N San Francisco | 123–131 (OT) | Don Ohl (41) | 32–45 | |||||
78 | March 10 | Los Angeles | 116–124 | Bailey Howell (29) | 33–45 | |||||
79 | March 13 | New York | 89–112 | Don Ohl (24) | 34–45 | |||||
80 | March 17 | @ St. Louis | 105–119 | Dave DeBusschere (19) | 34–46 |
Playoffs
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Division Semifinals: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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1963 schedule |
Awards and records
References
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