Detroit Pistons Playoff Rosters

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1974-1975 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 31 Syracuse 8 1966 1st Rnd, #2, Detroit Pistons
Jim Davis C 6-9 225 Dec 18, 1941 33 Colorado 8 1964 4th Rnd, #29, Detroit Pistons
Al Eberhard SF 6-6 225 May 10, 1952 22 Missouri 0 1974 1st Rnd, #15, Detroit Pistons
Chris Ford SG 6-5 190 Jan 11, 1949 26 Villanova 2 1972 2nd Rnd, #17, Detroit Pistons
Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 Sep 10, 1948 26 St. Bonaventure 4 1970 1st Rnd, #1, Detroit Pistons
Bill Ligon GF 6-4 180 May 29, 1952 22 Vanderbilt 0 1974 10th Rnd, #175, Detroit Pistons
John Mengelt SG 6-2 195 Oct 16, 1949 25 Auburn 3 1971 2nd Rnd, #26, Cincinnati Royals
Eric Money PG 6-0 170 Feb 6, 1955 20 Arizona 0 1974 2nd Rnd, #33, Detroit Pistons
Willie Norwood PF 6-7 220 Aug 8, 1947 27 Alcorn State 3 1969 2nd Rnd, #20, Detroit Pistons
Howard Porter PF 6-8 220 Aug 31, 1948 26 Villanova 3 1971 2nd Rnd, #37, Chicago Bulls
Curtis Rowe PF 6-7 225 Jul 2, 1949 25 UCLA 3 1971 1st Rnd, #16, Detroit Pistons
George Trapp FC 6-8 205 Jul 11, 1948 26 Long Beach State 3 1971 1st Rnd, #10, Atlanta Hawks

1974-1975 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Houston Rockets #5 New York Knicks HOU in 3
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Houston Rockets BOS in 5
Second Round #2 Washington Bullets #3 Buffalo Braves WAS in 7
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 Washington Bullets WAS in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Detroit Pistons SEA in 3
Second Round #1 Golden State Warriors #4 Seattle SuperSonics GSW in 6
Second Round #2 Chicago Bulls #3 Kansas City Kings CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Golden State Warriors #2 Chicago Bulls GSW in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Washington Bullets #1 Golden State Warriors GSW in 4

1974-1975 Detroit Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Bob Lanier 3 42.7 20.3 10.7 6.3 1.3 4.0
Howard Porter 3 30.7 17.3 6.7 0.0 1.7 0.3
Dave Bing 3 44.7 16.0 3.7 9.7 1.7 0.0
Curtis Rowe 3 38.3 14.7 8.7 5.0 0.3 1.7
George Trapp 3 27.0 13.7 7.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
John Mengelt 3 21.7 8.3 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.3
Chris Ford 3 27.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 0.3 0.0
Jim Davis 2 8.0 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Bill Ligon 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1974-1975 Detroit Pistons Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Detroit Leaders Seattle Leaders
Apr 8, 1975
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Seattle		 L, 90-77 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 21. H. Porter
 PTS: 23. Fred Brown
Apr 10, 1975
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Seattle		 W, 122-106 Cobo Center
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 24. Dave Bing
 PTS: 30. Fred Brown
Apr 12, 1975
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Seattle		 L, 100-93 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 29. Bob Lanier
 PTS: 26. Tom Burleson