1995–96 Detroit Pistons season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Pistons' 48th season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th season in the city of Detroit. During the off-season, the Pistons hired Doug Collins as head coach, while acquiring Otis Thorpe from the Portland Trail Blazers; Thorpe won a championship as a member of the Houston Rockets in the 1994 NBA Finals. Under Collins, the Pistons, who were now led by second-year star Grant Hill and Allan Houston, struggled with a 5–9 record in November, but played over .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, holding a 23–22 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team signed free agent Michael Curry, who was previously released by the Washington Bullets. The Pistons reemerged as a playoff contender finishing in fifth place in the Central Division with a 46–36 record, and returned to the playoffs after a three-year absence.

Hill led the team with 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio, Texas. In addition, Houston finished second on the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, and led them with 191 three-point field goals, while Thorpe provided the team with 14.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Joe Dumars played half of the season off the bench as the team's sixth man, averaging just 11.8 points and 4.0 assists per game, as Lindsey Hunter was the team's starting point guard for half the season, contributing 8.5 points per game, and Terry Mills provided with 9.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game off the bench. On the defensive side, top draft pick Theo Ratliff led the team with 1.5 blocks per game off the bench, and second-round draft pick Don Reid was the team's starting power forward, averaging 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.

Hill also finished tied in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Houston finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting, and Collins finished tied in third place in Coach of the Year voting,

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons would be swept by the Orlando Magic in three straight games. Following the season, Houston signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks, which left a bitter feud between Houston and Hill's relationship, and Mark West signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

During a road game against the Magic on March 20, 1996, and with the Magic up by 20 points against the Pistons, Magic reverse guard Anthony Bowie called a timeout with 2.7 seconds left to set up a play, so he could get his first career triple-double; Collins was upset about this, and ordered his players off the court to the locker room before the game had ended. Collins was fined $5,000 by the league, as the Magic defeated the Pistons, 113–91.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	Theo Ratliff	C/PF	United States	Wyoming
1	19	Randolph Childress	PG	United States	Wake Forest
2	30	Lou Roe	PF	United States	Massachusetts Amherst
2	58	Don Reid	PF	United States	Georgetown

Roster

1995–96 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	25	Bardo, Steve	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1968–04–05	Illinois
G	12	Curry, Michael	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1968–08–22	Georgia Southern
G	4	Dumars, Joe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1963–05–24	McNeese State
F	33	Hill, Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1972–10–05	Duke
G	20	Houston, Allan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1971–04–20	Tennessee
G	1	Hunter, Lindsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1970–12–03	Jackson State
C	45	Leckner, Eric	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1966–05–27	Wyoming
G	2	Macon, Mark	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1969–04–14	Temple
F	6	Mills, Terry	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1967–12–21	Michigan
C	42	Ratliff, Theo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1973–04–17	Wyoming
F	52	Reid, Don	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1973–12–30	Georgetown
F	3	Roe, Lou	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1972–07–14	UMass
F/C	50	Thorpe, Otis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1962–08–05	Providence
C	41	West, Mark	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1960–11–05	Old Dominion

Head coach

Doug Collins

Assistant coach(es)

Alvin Gentry
Brian James
Mike Abdenour (trainer)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 22, 1996

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	39‍–‍2	33‍–‍8	24–4	82
x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	32‍–‍9	20‍–‍21	19–9	82
x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	13–15	82
x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	26‍–‍15	20‍–‍21	15–13	82
x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	30‍–‍11	16‍–‍25	15–13	82
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	25‍–‍16	16‍–‍25	13–15	82
Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	14‍–‍27	11‍–‍30	8–20	82
Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	15‍–‍26	6‍–‍35	5–23	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	82
2	y–Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	82
3	x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	82
4	x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	82
5	x–New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	82
6	x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	82
7	x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	82
8	x–Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	82

9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	82
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	82
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	82
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	82
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	82
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	82

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Game log

Regular season

1995–96 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 30–11; road: 16–25)

November: 5–9 (home: 5–4; road: 0–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 3	New York	L 100–106	The Palace of Auburn Hills	0–1
4	November 8	Portland	W 107–100 (OT)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	1–3
5	November 10	Cleveland	W 100–80	The Palace of Auburn Hills	2–3
6	November 15	Seattle	W 94–87	The Palace of Auburn Hills	3–3
7	November 17	Utah	L 81–86	The Palace of Auburn Hills	3–4
8	November 18	@ Cleveland	L 90–93	Gund Arena	3–5
11	November 26	Houston	W 102–100	The Palace of Auburn Hills	5–6
12	November 27	@ Orlando	L 95–96	Orlando Arena	5–7
14	November 30	Miami	L 107–118	The Palace of Auburn Hills	5–9

December : 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
15	December 2	Atlanta	W 104–96	The Palace of Auburn Hills	6–9
19	December 10	@ L.A. Lakers	L 82–87	Great Western Forum	8–11
20	December 13	L.A. Lakers	L 98–101	The Palace of Auburn Hills	8–12
22	December 16	@ New York	L 82–86	Madison Square Garden	9–13
25	December 22	@ Miami	W 84–75	Miami Arena	12–13
26	December 23	Orlando	L 79–94	The Palace of Auburn Hills	12–14

January : 6–6 (home: 2–1; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
34	January 15	@ Atlanta	L 88–96	The Omni	19–15
35	January 18	San Antonio	W 100–98	The Palace of Auburn Hills	19–16
36	January 19	@ Indiana	L 81–89	Market Square Arena	19–17
37	January 21	Chicago	L 96–111	The Palace of Auburn Hills	19–18
38	January 24	@ San Antonio	W 85–84	Alamodome	20–18
40	January 27	@ Houston	L 85–105	The Summit	21–19
41	January 29	@ Utah	L 97–106	Delta Center	21–20

February : 7–6 (home: 4–3; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
42	February 1	Indiana	W 87–70	The Palace of Auburn Hills	22–20
43	February 3	Sacramento	L 85–94	The Palace of Auburn Hills	22–21
44	February 5	@ New York	L 91–97	Madison Square Garden	22–22
45	February 7	Orlando	W 97–83	The Palace of Auburn Hills	23–22
47	February 15	Chicago	L 109–112 (OT)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	24–23
50	February 21	New York	L 110–113 (OT)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	26–24
52	February 25	@ Portland	W 93–81	Rose Garden Arena	27–25
43	February 26	@ Sacramento	W 93–78	ARCO Arena	28–25
54	February 28	@ Seattle	L 80–94	KeyArena	28–26

March : 11–5 (home: 8–1; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
55	March 1	@ Phoenix	W 102–97	America West Arena	29–26
57	March 4	Atlanta	W 99–93	The Palace of Auburn Hills	31–26
59	March 7	@ Chicago	L 81–102	United Center	32–27
62	March 13	Phoenix	W 118–115	The Palace of Auburn Hills	35–27
63	March 15	Cleveland	W 80–69	The Palace of Auburn Hills	36–27
65	March 19	@ Orlando	L 91–113	Orlando Arena	37–28
66	March 20	@ Miami	L 93–102	Miami Arena	37–29
68	March 23	@ Atlanta	L 84–92	The Omni	38–30
70	March 30	Miami	L 85–95	The Palace of Auburn Hills	39–31

April : 7–5 (home: 5–0; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
77	April 13	@ Indiana	L 86–91	Market Square Arena	44–33
79	April 17	Indiana	W 102–93	The Palace of Auburn Hills	45–34
80	April 18	@ Chicago	L 79–110	United Center	45–35
81	April 20	@ Cleveland	L 73–75	Gund Arena	45–36

1995–96 schedule

Playoffs

1996 playoff game log

First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 26	@ Orlando	L 92–112	Grant Hill (21)	Grant Hill (11)	three players tied (4)	Orlando Arena 17,248	0–1
2	April 28	@ Orlando	L 77–92	Allan Houston (23)	Otis Thorpe (16)	Otis Thorpe (3)	Orlando Arena 17,248	0–2
3	April 30	Orlando	L 98–101	Allan Houston (33)	Otis Thorpe (13)	Joe Dumars (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,386	0–3

1996 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Steve Bardo	9	0	13.7	.391	.000	.667	2.4	1.7	0.4	0.1	2.4
Michael Curry	41	1	18.3	.464	.400	.707	2.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	4.9
Joe Dumars	67	40	32.7	.426	.406	.822	2.1	4.0	0.6	0.0	11.8
Grant Hill	80	80	40.8	.462	.192	.751	9.8	6.9	1.3	0.6	20.2
Allan Houston	82	75	37.5	.453	.427	.823	3.7	3.0	0.7	0.2	19.7
Lindsey Hunter	80	48	26.7	.381	.405	.700	2.4	2.4	1.1	0.2	8.5
Eric Leckner	18	8	8.6	.621		.615	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.2	2.4
Mark Macon	23	0	12.5	.433	.467	.818	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	3.2
Terry Mills	82	5	20.2	.419	.396	.771	4.3	1.2	0.5	0.2	9.4
Theo Ratliff	75	2	17.4	.557	.000	.708	4.0	0.2	0.2	1.5	4.5
Don Reid	69	46	14.4	.567		.662	2.9	0.2	0.7	0.6	3.8
Lou Roe	49	2	7.6	.356	.222	.750	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	1.8
Otis Thorpe	82	82	34.6	.530	.000	.710	8.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	14.2
Mark West	47	21	14.5	.484		.622	2.8	0.1	0.1	0.8	3.2

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Allan Houston	3	3	45.3	.431	.333	.900	2.7	2.0	0.0	0.3	25.0
Grant Hill	3	3	38.3	.564	.500	.857	7.3	3.7	1.0	0.0	19.0
Joe Dumars	3	3	41.0	.457	.357	1.000	4.3	3.7	0.0	0.0	13.7
Otis Thorpe	3	3	33.7	.542		.750	11.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	11.7
Mark West	3	3	26.0	.524		.462	5.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	9.3
Terry Mills	3	0	16.0	.250	.125	.833	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	5.3
Lindsey Hunter	2	0	18.0	.250	.250	.500	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	3.0
Michael Curry	3	0	14.3	.429	.000		1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	2.0
Don Reid	3	0	8.7	.333		.333	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.7	1.0
Theo Ratliff	1	0	4.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Lou Roe	2	0	3.5	.000			1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Eric Leckner	1	0	3.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Statistics Citation:

Awards and records

Grant Hill, All-NBA Second Team

Transactions

September 20, 1995: Traded Randolph Childress and Bill Curley to the Portland Trail Blazers for Otis Thorpe.
October 5, 1995: Signed Steve Bardo as a free agent.
December 29, 1995: Waived Walter Bond.
January 5, 1996: Waived Steve Bardo.
January 31, 1996: Signed Michael Curry to the first of two consecutive 10-day contracts.
February 22, 1996: Signed Michael Curry for the remainder of the season.

Player Transactions Citation:

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v t e Detroit Pistons
Founded in 1937 Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1937–1948) and the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1957) Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	North Side High School Gym Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Detroit Olympia Memorial Building Cobo Arena Pontiac Silverdome The Palace of Auburn Hills Little Caesars Arena
Personnel	Owner(s) Tom Gores President Ed Stefanski General manager Vacant Head coach Monty Williams
G League affiliate	Motor City Cruise
Retired numbers	1 2 3 4 10 11 15 16 21 32 40
NBA championships	1989 1990 2004
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Hooper Jordan Rules 1990 Detroit riot John Mason Malice at the Palace

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