1960-61 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-45
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-2
Coach: Dick McGuire (34-45)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 164,230, Avg. 5,298 in 31 home dates
1960-61 Detroit Pistons StatisticsTeam Record: 34-45
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-2
Coach: Dick McGuire (34-45)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 164,230, Avg. 5,298 in 31 home dates
1960-61 Detroit Pistons Roster
The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 34 wins and 45 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
The Pistons scored 9,370 points and conceded 9,558. Bailey Howell tossed in a team-best 1,815 points for Detroit, and Gene Shue averaged 19 or more per game as well. Bailey Howell contributed 1,111 boards. Gene Shue dished out 530 assists for the squad.
Dick McGuire coached the team. The 1960-61 Detroit Pistons lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9370
Regular Season Points Against: 9558
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Boston Celtics 118 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 26, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 117 at Detroit Pistons 131 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 29, 1960 | New York Knicks 110 at Detroit Pistons 115 | W | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| November 2, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 132 at Detroit Pistons 117 | L | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
| November 4, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Philadelphia Warriors 136 | L | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| November 5, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 130 at Detroit Pistons 123 | L | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | at Boston, MA | |
| November 9, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 120 at St. Louis Hawks 126 | L | 2-2 | 0-3 | 2-5 | ||
| November 12, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at Detroit Pistons 116 | W | 3-2 | 0-3 | 3-5 | ||
| November 13, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 125 at Cincinnati Royals 113 | W | 3-2 | 1-3 | 4-5 | ||
| November 15, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | OT | at New York, NY |
| November 16, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 118 at Detroit Pistons 119 | W | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| November 17, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Detroit Pistons 105 | L | 4-3 | 2-3 | 6-6 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| November 19, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 | L | 4-3 | 2-4 | 6-7 | ||
| November 20, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 135 at Detroit Pistons 131 | L | 4-4 | 2-4 | 6-8 | at San Francisco, CA | |
| November 23, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Detroit Pistons 122 | W | 5-4 | 2-4 | 7-8 | ||
| November 25, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 141 at Detroit Pistons 128 | L | 5-5 | 2-4 | 7-9 | OT | |
| November 26, 1960 | New York Knicks 127 at Detroit Pistons 119 | L | 5-6 | 2-4 | 7-10 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| November 29, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 107 at New York Knicks 118 | L | 5-6 | 2-5 | 7-11 | ||
| November 30, 1960 | Boston Celtics 125 at Detroit Pistons 110 | L | 5-7 | 2-5 | 7-12 | ||
| December 4, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Cincinnati Royals 115 | W | 5-7 | 3-5 | 8-12 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| December 6, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 110 at St. Louis Hawks 146 | L | 5-7 | 3-6 | 8-13 | ||
| December 7, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 83 at Detroit Pistons 113 | W | 6-7 | 3-6 | 9-13 | ||
| December 10, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Detroit Pistons 107 | L | 6-8 | 3-6 | 9-14 | ||
| December 13, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 110 at Detroit Pistons 108 | L | 6-9 | 3-6 | 9-15 | at College Park, MD | |
| December 14, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors 126 at Detroit Pistons 134 | W | 7-9 | 3-6 | 10-15 | ||
| December 16, 1960 | New York Knicks 108 at Detroit Pistons 104 | L | 7-10 | 3-6 | 10-16 | ||
| December 19, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Detroit Pistons 103 | L | 7-11 | 3-6 | 10-17 | at Portland, OR | |
| December 20, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 | W | 7-11 | 4-6 | 11-17 | at Portland, OR | |
| December 24, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Boston Celtics 150 | L | 7-11 | 4-7 | 11-18 | ||
| December 25, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Cincinnati Royals 126 | L | 7-11 | 4-8 | 11-19 | ||
| December 26, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals 132 at Detroit Pistons 137 | W | 8-11 | 4-8 | 12-19 | ||
| December 29, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks 89 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 9-11 | 4-8 | 13-19 | ||
| December 30, 1960 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Syracuse Nationals 112 | W | 9-11 | 5-8 | 14-19 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 1, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Detroit Pistons 116 | W | 10-11 | 5-8 | 15-19 | ||
| January 2, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 113 | L | 10-12 | 5-8 | 15-20 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 3, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Detroit Pistons 125 | L | 10-13 | 5-8 | 15-21 | OT | at New York, NY |
| January 5, 1961 | New York Knicks 104 at Detroit Pistons 102 | L | 10-14 | 5-8 | 15-22 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| January 6, 1961 | Boston Celtics 108 at Detroit Pistons 102 | L | 10-15 | 5-8 | 15-23 | ||
| January 8, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 115 at Syracuse Nationals 138 | L | 10-15 | 5-9 | 15-24 | ||
| January 10, 1961 | Boston Celtics 118 at Detroit Pistons 98 | L | 10-16 | 5-9 | 15-25 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 11, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 122 at Detroit Pistons 126 | W | 11-16 | 5-9 | 16-25 | ||
| January 12, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 124 at Cincinnati Royals 112 | W | 11-16 | 6-9 | 17-25 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| January 14, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 113 at St. Louis Hawks 135 | L | 11-16 | 6-10 | 17-26 | ||
| January 15, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 122 at Detroit Pistons 137 | W | 12-16 | 6-10 | 18-26 | ||
| January 18, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 144 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | W | 12-16 | 7-10 | 19-26 | at Dayton, OH | |
| January 20, 1961 | New York Knicks 128 at Detroit Pistons 132 | W | 13-16 | 7-10 | 20-26 | ||
| January 21, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 130 at Cincinnati Royals 106 | W | 13-16 | 8-10 | 21-26 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 22, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 128 at Detroit Pistons 136 | W | 14-16 | 8-10 | 22-26 | ||
| January 24, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 106 at Cincinnati Royals 104 | W | 14-16 | 9-10 | 23-26 | ||
| January 25, 1961 | Cincinnati Royals 125 at Detroit Pistons 138 | W | 15-16 | 9-10 | 24-26 | ||
| January 27, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Boston Celtics 140 | L | 15-16 | 9-11 | 24-27 | ||
| January 29, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 | L | 15-16 | 9-12 | 24-28 | ||
| January 30, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | L | 15-16 | 9-13 | 24-29 | ||
| January 31, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | W | 15-16 | 10-13 | 25-29 | at New York, NY | |
| February 1, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 137 at Detroit Pistons 131 | L | 15-17 | 10-13 | 25-30 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| February 3, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 118 at Detroit Pistons 121 | W | 16-17 | 10-13 | 26-30 | ||
| February 4, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Syracuse Nationals 104 | W | 16-17 | 11-13 | 27-30 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| February 5, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Detroit Pistons 120 | L | 16-18 | 11-13 | 27-31 | ||
| February 7, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 120 at New York Knicks 131 | L | 16-18 | 11-14 | 27-32 | ||
| February 8, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Detroit Pistons 125 | W | 17-18 | 11-14 | 28-32 | ||
| February 10, 1961 | Boston Celtics 134 at Detroit Pistons 137 | W | 18-18 | 11-14 | 29-32 | ||
| February 11, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 141 at Detroit Pistons 111 | L | 18-19 | 11-14 | 29-33 | at Boston, MA | |
| February 12, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Syracuse Nationals 148 | L | 18-19 | 11-15 | 29-34 | ||
| February 14, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 134 at St. Louis Hawks 135 | L | 18-19 | 11-16 | 29-35 | ||
| February 16, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Detroit Pistons 106 | L | 18-20 | 11-16 | 29-36 | ||
| February 17, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 115 at Detroit Pistons 113 | L | 18-21 | 11-16 | 29-37 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 18, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 141 at Detroit Pistons 138 | L | 18-22 | 11-16 | 29-38 | ||
| February 21, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals 123 at Detroit Pistons 118 | L | 18-23 | 11-16 | 29-39 | at New York, NY | |
| February 22, 1961 | New York Knicks 117 at Detroit Pistons 123 | W | 19-23 | 11-16 | 30-39 | ||
| February 23, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 121 at Philadelphia Warriors 129 | L | 19-23 | 11-17 | 30-40 | ||
| February 26, 1961 | Boston Celtics 113 at Detroit Pistons 99 | L | 19-24 | 11-17 | 30-41 | ||
| March 1, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 122 at Cincinnati Royals 137 | L | 19-24 | 11-18 | 30-42 | ||
| March 3, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 129 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 19-24 | 12-18 | 31-42 | at Hershey, PA | |
| March 4, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 102 at St. Louis Hawks 104 | L | 19-24 | 12-19 | 31-43 | ||
| March 5, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks 127 at Detroit Pistons 122 | L | 19-25 | 12-19 | 31-44 | ||
| March 8, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Detroit Pistons 120 | W | 20-25 | 12-19 | 32-44 | ||
| March 9, 1961 | Boston Celtics 119 at Detroit Pistons 118 | L | 20-26 | 12-19 | 32-45 | at Syracuse, NY | |
| March 10, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Philadelphia Warriors 103 | W | 20-26 | 13-19 | 33-45 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| March 12, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 120 at New York Knicks 106 | W | 20-26 | 14-19 | 34-45 | ||
| March 14, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 15, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| March 17, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Detroit Pistons 124 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| March 18, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Detroit Pistons 123 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| March 19, 1961 | Detroit Pistons 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
