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NBA professional basketball team season
1968–69 Detroit Pistons season
Head coachDonnie Butcher
Paul Seymour
General managerEd Coil
ArenaCobo Center
Results
Record32–50 (.390)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

The 1968–69 NBA season was the Detroit Pistons' 21st season in the NBA and 12th season in the city of Detroit. The team played at Cobo Arena in Detroit.

The Pistons finished with a 32-50 (.390), 6th place in the Eastern Division. The team fired coach Donnie Butcher after 22 games, replacing him with assistant Paul Seymour in December. Seymour pushed for what would become an ill-advised trade, dealing All-Star and future Hall of Famer Dave DeBusschere to the New York Knicks for journeyman Howard Komives and 7-footer Walt Bellamy, also a Hall of Famer, but one who had worn out welcomes in Baltimore and New York, having a reputation as a malcontent. He proved it in Detroit, lasting a mere 109 games, traded to the Atlanta Hawks a year later, netting the Pistons John Arthurs, who would never play for Detroit. DeBusschere became the final component needed for the 1970 NBA champion Knicks.

Detroit was led on the season by guard Dave Bing (23.4 ppg, 7.1 apg, NBA All-Star) and forward Happy Hairston (18.1 ppg, 11.8 rpg).

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
G 21 Bing, Dave 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
SF 43 Dischinger, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Purdue
F 44 Dove, Sonny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) St. John's
F 5 Hairston, Happy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) NYU
F 25 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oregon State
G 30 Komives, Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Bowling Green
SF 23 McLemore, McCoy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Drake
F 24 Walker, Jimmy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Providence
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Baltimore Bullets 57 25 .695 – 29–9 24–15 4–1 26–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers 55 27 .671 2 26–8 24–16 5–3 23–17
x-New York Knicks 54 28 .659 3 30–7 19–20 5–1 26–14
x-Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9 24–12 21–19 3–3 23–17
Cincinnati Royals 41 41 .500 16 15-13 16–21 10–7 20–20
Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 25 21–17 7–30 4–3 13–27
Milwaukee Bucks 27 55 .329 30 15–19 8–27 4–9 7–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1968-69 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 3–3 6–1 4–2 6–0 3–4 4–2 2–4 1–5 6–0 3–4 4–3 4–2
Baltimore 4–2 — 5–2 6–0 4–3 7–0 3–3 5–1 3–4 2–4 6–0 5–1 3–3 4–2
Boston 3–3 2–5 — 4–2 5–2 5–1 2–4 5–1 1–6 5–2 6–0 4–2 3–3 3–3
Chicago 1–6 0–6 2–4 — 1–5 3–3 3–4 5–1 2–4 1–5 4–2 3–3 4–3 4–3
Cincinnati 2–4 3–4 2–5 5–1 — 3–4 2–4 5–1 4–2 3–4 4–2 2–4 3–3 3–3
Detroit 0–6 0–7 1–5 3–3 4–3 — 3–3 2–4 3–4 3–4 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–2
Los Angeles 4–3 3–3 4–2 4–3 4–2 3–3 — 5–1 5–1 1–5 6–0 7–0 4–3 5–1
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 4–2 1–5 — 0–6 0–6 6–2 4–2 3–3 3–5
New York 4–2 4–3 6–1 4–2 2–4 4–3 1–5 6–0 — 4–3 5–1 3–3 5–1 6–0
Philadelphia 5–1 4–2 2–5 5–1 4–3 4–3 5–1 6–0 3–4 — 5–1 4–2 2–4 6–0
Phoenix 0–6 0–6 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–4 0–6 2–6 1–5 1–5 — 1–7 2–4 3–3
San Diego 4–3 1–5 2–4 3–3 4–2 3–3 0–7 2–4 3–3 2–4 7–1 — 3–3 3–3
San Francisco 3–4 3–3 3–3 3–4 3–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 1–5 4–2 4–2 3–3 — 4–3
Seattle 2–4 2–4 3–3 3–4 3–3 2–4 1–5 5–3 0–6 0–6 3–3 3–3 3–4 —

Game log

1968–69 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 16 @ Baltimore 116–124 Dave Bing (39) 0–1
2 October 18 Boston 106–88 Dave Bing (20) 0–2
3 October 19 @ Cincinnati 115–127 Dave Bing (24) 0–3
4 October 23 Los Angeles 110–117 Dave Bing (39) 1–3
5 October 25 Philadelphia 122–132 Dave Bing (37) 2–3
6 October 30 @ Boston 119–117 Dave Bing (33) 3–3
7 October 31 @ Milwaukee 118–134 Dave Bing (29) 3–4
8 November 2 New York 104–112 Jimmy Walker (30) 4–4
9 November 6 Seattle 118–127 Dave Bing (37) 5–4
10 November 8 San Francisco 118–122 (OT) Dave Bing (34) 6–4
11 November 10 @ Phoenix 128–130 (OT) Dave Bing (28) 6–5
12 November 13 @ San Diego 120–122 Dave Bing (26) 6–6
13 November 14 N Phoenix 109–111 Bing, Hairston (23) 7–6
14 November 15 @ San Francisco 105–133 Happy Hairston (19) 7–7
15 November 16 @ Seattle 119–123 Dave Bing (35) 7–8
16 November 19 Cincinnati 107–121 Happy Hairston (30) 8–8
17 November 21 Atlanta 129–121 Dave Bing (34) 8–9
18 November 23 @ Baltimore 127–128 Dave Bing (39) 8–10
19 November 26 N San Diego 120–134 Happy Hairston (31) 9–10
20 November 27 Phoenix 111–125 Dave DeBusschere (32) 10–10
21 November 29 N Cincinnati 112–122 Jimmy Walker (29) 10–11
22 November 30 @ New York 108–120 Dave Bing (24) 10–12
23 December 4 Baltimore 112–106 Dave Bing (29) 10–13
24 December 6 @ Boston 118–132 Jimmy Walker (29) 10–14
25 December 7 @ Philadelphia 106–140 Happy Hairston (21) 10–15
26 December 10 @ Chicago 83–100 Eddie Miles (18) 10–16
27 December 11 Boston 108–106 Jimmy Walker (28) 10–17
28 December 14 Phoenix 123–118 Jimmy Walker (28) 10–18
29 December 18 San Diego 112–124 Hairston, Walker (27) 11–18
30 December 20 New York 135–87 Walt Bellamy (18) 11–19
31 December 21 @ Atlanta 110–120 Walt Bellamy (31) 11–20
32 December 25 @ Milwaukee 119–113 Happy Hairston (24) 12–20
33 December 26 Los Angeles 95–94 Dave Bing (31) 12–21
34 December 28 San Francisco 102–131 Eddie Miles (27) 13–21
35 December 29 @ Los Angeles 108–111 Dave Bing (29) 13–22
36 December 31 @ Los Angeles 127–107 Dave Bing (30) 14–22
37 January 3 Atlanta 128–106 Dave Bing (32) 14–23
38 January 4 @ New York 103–111 Bellamy, Bing (28) 14–24
39 January 5 @ Philadelphia 119–126 Happy Hairston (27) 14–25
40 January 7 Philadelphia 114–117 Howard Komives (22) 15–25
41 January 8 @ Boston 104–113 Eddie Miles (21) 15–26
42 January 10 @ Atlanta 101–104 Howard Komives (25) 15–27
43 January 11 Cincinnati 115–118 Hairston, Miles (25) 16–27
44 January 12 @ Cincinnati 113–111 Howard Komives (23) 17–27
45 January 17 Milwaukee 108–123 Happy Hairston (27) 18–27
46 January 19 Chicago 111–120 Eddie Miles (29) 19–27
47 January 20 N Milwaukee 102–101 Walt Bellamy (28) 19–28
48 January 22 Los Angeles 115–116 Eddie Miles (25) 20–28
49 January 24 New York 106–107 Walt Bellamy (28) 21–28
50 January 25 @ Philadelphia 106–124 Walt Bellamy (24) 21–29
51 January 27 @ Baltimore 106–126 Dave Bing (22) 21–30
52 January 29 San Francisco 133–126 Dave Bing (32) 21–31
53 January 30 N Seattle 118–144 Dave Bing (37) 22–31
54 January 31 @ Chicago 103–102 Walt Bellamy (18) 23–31
55 February 1 @ Atlanta 99–119 Jimmy Walker (25) 23–32
56 February 2 Baltimore 128–106 Dave Bing (25) 23–33
57 February 4 N Cincinnati 114–125 Dave Bing (29) 23–34
58 February 5 Chicago 120–108 Dave Bing (28) 23–35
59 February 8 San Diego 119–123 (OT) Walt Bellamy (32) 24–35
60 February 12 Boston 113–106 Dave Bing (28) 24–36
61 February 13 @ Chicago 101–120 Bellamy, Walker (13) 24–37
62 February 14 Phoenix 123–128 Dave Bing (37) 25–37
63 February 16 @ Seattle 119–127 Walt Bellamy (31) 25–38
64 February 18 @ San Francisco 114–121 Dave Bing (22) 25–39
65 February 19 @ Seattle 131–124 Dave Bing (30) 26–39
66 February 20 Atlanta 97–87 Bellamy, Hairston (17) 26–40
67 February 22 Milwaukee 108–107 Happy Hairston (23) 26–41
68 February 24 @ Baltimore 119–123 Terry Dischinger (25) 26–42
69 February 27 N Philadelphia 123–126 Dave Bing (30) 27–42
70 February 28 Baltimore 134–116 Dave Bing (34) 27–43
71 March 2 Philadelphia 126–112 Walt Bellamy (34) 27–44
72 March 4 @ New York 99–102 Walt Bellamy (21) 27–45
73 March 5 New York 120–128 Howard Komives (30) 28–45
74 March 7 Cincinnati 105–114 Dave Bing (24) 29–45
75 March 9 Milwaukee 126–121 Walt Bellamy (28) 29–46
76 March 11 @ Los Angeles 101–137 Dave Bing (22) 29–47
77 March 13 @ San Diego 105–120 Happy Hairston (22) 29–48
78 March 14 @ San Francisco 110–114 Dave Bing (35) 29–49
79 March 16 @ San Diego 111–120 Happy Hairston (22) 29–50
80 March 17 @ Phoenix 119–95 Walt Bellamy (30) 30–50
81 March 21 Seattle 104–110 Dave Gambee (32) 31–50
82 March 23 Chicago 114–158 Happy Hairston (28) 32–50

Awards and records

References

  1. 1968–69 Detroit Pistons
  2. "Former Detroit Pistons coach Donnis Butcher dies at 76". October 10, 2012.
  3. "The DeBusschere Debacle". NBA.com.
  4. "Chevette to Corvette No. 50: The 1968-69 Detroit Pistons". October 3, 2011.
  5. "DeBusschere trade transformed Knicks". December 22, 2008.
  6. "Walt 'Clyde' Frazier recalls Walt Bellamy-for-Dave DeBusschere trade". New York Daily News.
  7. "1968-69 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats".
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