| 26-56 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Detroit Pistons finished the regular season with a 26-56 record. They went 17-25 at home and 9-31 on the road.
The 1971-72 Detroit Pistons played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
No, the Pistons didn't make the Playoffs in 1972.
The Detroit Pistons finished the regular season with a point differential of -561. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Pistons could have been expected to have about 24.6 wins, or a 25-57 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1971-72 Detroit Pistons went 8-9.
During the regular season, the 1971-72 Detroit Pistons went 2-3 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1971-72 Detroit Pistons was a 3 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Detroit Pistons had during the 1971-72 regular season was 9 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Tue, Oct 12, 1971 Tue, Oct 12, 1971 | @ New York Knicks | Win 91 - 84 | |
| Fri, Oct 15, 1971 Fri, Oct 15, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 103 - 132 | |
| Sun, Oct 17, 1971 Sun, Oct 17, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 112 - 99 | |
| Tue, Oct 19, 1971 Tue, Oct 19, 1971 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 101 - 99 | |
| Fri, Oct 22, 1971 Fri, Oct 22, 1971 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 116 - 109 | |
| Sat, Oct 23, 1971 Sat, Oct 23, 1971 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 109 - 115 | OT |
| Tue, Oct 26, 1971 Tue, Oct 26, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 103 - 104 | |
| Wed, Oct 27, 1971 Wed, Oct 27, 1971 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 98 - 128 | |
| Fri, Oct 29, 1971 Fri, Oct 29, 1971 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 119 - 105 | |
| Sat, Oct 30, 1971 Sat, Oct 30, 1971 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 104 - 99 | |
| Fri, Nov 5, 1971 Fri, Nov 5, 1971 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 102 - 103 | |
| Sat, Nov 6, 1971 Sat, Nov 6, 1971 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 78 - 106 | |
| Wed, Nov 10, 1971 Wed, Nov 10, 1971 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 139 - 122 | |
| Fri, Nov 12, 1971 Fri, Nov 12, 1971 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 101 - 115 | |
| Sat, Nov 13, 1971 Sat, Nov 13, 1971 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 105 - 127 | |
| Tue, Nov 16, 1971 Tue, Nov 16, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 101 - 122 | |
| Thu, Nov 18, 1971 Thu, Nov 18, 1971 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 128 - 126 | |
| Sat, Nov 20, 1971 Sat, Nov 20, 1971 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 105 - 96 | |
| Tue, Nov 23, 1971 Tue, Nov 23, 1971 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 104 - 112 | |
| Thu, Nov 25, 1971 Thu, Nov 25, 1971 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 103 - 122 | |
| Fri, Nov 26, 1971 Fri, Nov 26, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 113 - 132 | |
| Sat, Nov 27, 1971 Sat, Nov 27, 1971 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 102 - 124 | |
| Wed, Dec 1, 1971 Wed, Dec 1, 1971 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 103 - 117 | |
| Fri, Dec 3, 1971 Fri, Dec 3, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 113 - 112 | |
| Tue, Dec 7, 1971 Tue, Dec 7, 1971 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 130 - 131 | OT |
| Thu, Dec 9, 1971 Thu, Dec 9, 1971 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 110 - 107 | |
| Fri, Dec 10, 1971 Fri, Dec 10, 1971 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 111 - 112 | |
| Sat, Dec 11, 1971 Sat, Dec 11, 1971 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 111 - 118 | |
| Tue, Dec 14, 1971 Tue, Dec 14, 1971 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 86 - 103 | |
| Thu, Dec 16, 1971 Thu, Dec 16, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 107 - 101 | |
| Fri, Dec 17, 1971 Fri, Dec 17, 1971 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 102 - 123 | |
| Sat, Dec 18, 1971 Sat, Dec 18, 1971 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 102 - 129 | |
| Sun, Dec 19, 1971 Sun, Dec 19, 1971 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 113 - 114 | |
| Tue, Dec 21, 1971 Tue, Dec 21, 1971 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 92 - 127 | |
| Wed, Dec 22, 1971 Wed, Dec 22, 1971 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 104 - 94 | |
| Sat, Dec 25, 1971 Sat, Dec 25, 1971 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 120 - 118 | OT |
| Tue, Dec 28, 1971 Tue, Dec 28, 1971 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 100 - 119 | |
| Thu, Dec 30, 1971 Thu, Dec 30, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 122 - 128 | |
| Sun, Jan 2, 1972 Sun, Jan 2 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 109 - 107 | |
| Tue, Jan 4, 1972 Tue, Jan 4 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 127 - 131 | |
| Wed, Jan 5, 1972 Wed, Jan 5 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 89 - 111 | |
| Fri, Jan 7, 1972 Fri, Jan 7 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 151 - 132 | |
| Sat, Jan 8, 1972 Sat, Jan 8 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 119 - 136 | |
| Sun, Jan 9, 1972 Sun, Jan 9 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 101 - 96 | |
| Tue, Jan 11, 1972 Tue, Jan 11 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 103 - 123 | |
| Fri, Jan 14, 1972 Fri, Jan 14 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 94 - 108 | |
| Sat, Jan 15, 1972 Sat, Jan 15 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 121 - 131 | |
| Fri, Jan 21, 1972 Fri, Jan 21 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 107 - 102 | |
| Sun, Jan 23, 1972 Sun, Jan 23 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 107 - 109 | |
| Wed, Jan 26, 1972 Wed, Jan 26 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 94 - 120 | |
| Fri, Jan 28, 1972 Fri, Jan 28 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 106 - 124 | |
| Sat, Jan 29, 1972 Sat, Jan 29 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 112 - 124 | |
| Sun, Jan 30, 1972 Sun, Jan 30 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 99 - 109 | |
| Tue, Feb 1, 1972 Tue, Feb 1 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 106 - 115 | |
| Wed, Feb 2, 1972 Wed, Feb 2 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 133 - 108 | |
| Fri, Feb 4, 1972 Fri, Feb 4 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 118 - 113 | |
| Sat, Feb 5, 1972 Sat, Feb 5 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 132 - 133 | OT |
| Wed, Feb 9, 1972 Wed, Feb 9 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 102 - 126 | |
| Fri, Feb 11, 1972 Fri, Feb 11 | @ Buffalo Braves | Loss 88 - 95 | |
| Sat, Feb 12, 1972 Sat, Feb 12 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 113 - 87 | |
| Sun, Feb 13, 1972 Sun, Feb 13 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 136 - 121 | |
| Tue, Feb 15, 1972 Tue, Feb 15 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 105 - 113 | |
| Fri, Feb 18, 1972 Fri, Feb 18 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 97 - 122 | |
| Sun, Feb 20, 1972 Sun, Feb 20 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 107 - 121 | |
| Tue, Feb 22, 1972 Tue, Feb 22 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 135 - 134 | OT |
| Wed, Feb 23, 1972 Wed, Feb 23 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 96 - 97 | |
| Thu, Feb 24, 1972 Thu, Feb 24 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 106 - 116 | |
| Sat, Feb 26, 1972 Sat, Feb 26 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 106 - 122 | |
| Tue, Feb 29, 1972 Tue, Feb 29 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 113 - 131 | |
| Wed, Mar 1, 1972 Wed, Mar 1 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 102 - 116 | |
| Fri, Mar 3, 1972 Fri, Mar 3 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 125 | |
| Tue, Mar 7, 1972 Tue, Mar 7 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 121 - 129 | |
| Sun, Mar 12, 1972 Sun, Mar 12 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 97 - 102 | |
| Tue, Mar 14, 1972 Tue, Mar 14 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 116 - 129 | |
| Fri, Mar 17, 1972 Fri, Mar 17 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 121 - 112 | |
| Sat, Mar 18, 1972 Sat, Mar 18 | @ Buffalo Braves | Loss 103 - 116 | |
| Sun, Mar 19, 1972 Sun, Mar 19 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 107 - 115 | |
| Tue, Mar 21, 1972 Tue, Mar 21 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 120 - 117 | |
| Wed, Mar 22, 1972 Wed, Mar 22 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 130 - 135 | |
| Fri, Mar 24, 1972 Fri, Mar 24 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 112 - 105 | |
| Sat, Mar 25, 1972 Sat, Mar 25 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 105 - 121 | |
| Sun, Mar 26, 1972 Sun, Mar 26 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 120 - 133 | |
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