Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

1967-1968 Detroit Pistons Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dave Bing PG 6-3 180 Nov 24, 1943 24 Syracuse 1 1966 1st Rnd, #2, Detroit Pistons
Len Chappell PF 6-8 240 Jan 31, 1941 27 Wake Forest 5 1962 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Dave DeBusschere SF 6-6 220 Oct 16, 1940 27 Detroit-Mercy 5 1962 Territorial Pick, Detroit Pistons
Terry Dischinger GF 6-7 189 Nov 21, 1940 27 Purdue 3 1962 2nd Rnd, #10, Chicago Zephyrs
Sonny Dove SF 6-7 198 Aug 16, 1945 22 St. John's 0 1967 1st Rnd, #4, Detroit Pistons
Jim Fox C 6-10 230 Apr 7, 1943 24 South Carolina 0 1965 8th Rnd, #70, Cincinnati Royals
Happy Hairston SF 6-7 225 May 31, 1942 25 NYU 3 1964 4th Rnd, #35, Cincinnati Royals
Paul Long SG 6-2 180 Feb 8, 1944 24 Wake Forest 0 1966 15th Rnd, #106, St. Louis Hawks
Eddie Miles SG 6-4 195 Jul 5, 1940 27 Seattle 4 1963 1st Rnd, #5, Detroit Pistons
George Patterson C 6-8 230 Nov 26, 1939 28 Toledo 0 1961 12th Rnd, #100, Cincinnati Royals
Joe Strawder C 6-10 235 Sep 21, 1940 27 Bradley 2 1964 4th Rnd, #36, Boston Celtics
Jimmy Walker SG 6-3 195 Apr 8, 1944 23 Providence 0 1967 1st Rnd, #1, Detroit Pistons

1967-1968 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Philadelphia Sixers #3 New York Knicks PHI in 6
Second Round #2 Boston Celtics #4 Detroit Pistons BOS in 6
Second Round W1 St. Louis Hawks W3 San Francisco Warriors GSW in 6
Second Round W2 Los Angeles Lakers W4 Chicago Bulls LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Boston Celtics BOS in 7
Conference Finals W2 Los Angeles Lakers W3 San Francisco Warriors LAL in 4
NBA Finals #2 Boston Celtics W2 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 6

1967-1968 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Dave Bing 6 42.3 28.2 4.0 4.8
Dave DeBusschere 6 43.8 19.3 16.2 2.2
Eddie Miles 6 32.8 14.5 3.7 2.5
Jimmy Walker 6 20.2 12.7 1.5 1.5
Happy Hairston 6 24.8 11.7 6.2 1.2
Terry Dischinger 6 25.7 9.3 4.8 1.5
Joe Strawder 6 29.5 7.0 10.8 1.5
Jim Fox 6 15.0 4.5 6.2 0.5
Len Chappell 5 4.2 1.4 2.4 0.0
Paul Long 1 4.0 6.0 0.0 1.0
Sonny Dove 2 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
George Patterson 1 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0

1967-1968 Detroit Pistons Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Boston Leaders
Mar 24, 1968
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Boston
L, 123-116 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 30. Dave Bing
PTS: 25. J. Havlicek
Mar 25, 1968
v.
Boston
W, 126-116 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 24. Dave Bing
PTS: 18. Sam Jones
Mar 27, 1968
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Boston
W, 98-109 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 27. Dave Bing
PTS: 23. J. Havlicek
Mar 28, 1968
v.
Boston
L, 110-135 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 26. Dave Bing
PTS: 35. J. Havlicek
Mar 31, 1968
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Boston
L, 110-96 Boston Garden
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 26. D. DeBusschere
PTS: 30. B. Howell
Apr 1, 1968
v.
Boston
L, 103-111 Cobo Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 44. Dave Bing
PTS: 31. J. Havlicek