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1984-85 Detroit Pistons
46–36 · #7 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotDET
Detroit Pistons went 46–36 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#7
Net rating
+2.4
Home floor
Pontiac Silverdome
Roster
17 players
Record
46–36
56.1% win rate
League rank
#7
Playoff team
Net rating
+2.4
SRS +2.7
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Laimbeer | C | — | 82 | 82 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 1.9 |
| Isiah Thomas | G | 11 | 81 | 81 | 21.2 | 4.5 | 13.9 |
| John Long | G-F | — | 66 | 55 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Terry Tyler | F-G | — | 82 | 53 | 11.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Dan Roundfield | F-C | — | 56 | 43 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 1.8 |
| Kelly Tripucka | F-G | — | 55 | 43 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Kent Benson | C | — | 72 | 35 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| Vinnie Johnson | G | — | 82 | 16 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
| Earl Cureton | F-C | 23 | 81 | 1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| David Thirdkill | F-G | — | 10 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Tony Campbell | F-G | — | 56 | 0 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Brook Steppe | G-F | — | 54 | 0 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Major Jones | F | — | 47 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Sidney Lowe | G | — | 6 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Lorenzo Romar | G | — | 5 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Terry Teagle | F-G | — | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dale Wilkinson | F | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
109.6
ORtg
107.2
DRtg
105.0
Pace
+2.7
SRS
+2.5
MOV
52.9%
TS%
48.3%
eFG%
26.9
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Chuck Daly
head_coach
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
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Pontiac Silverdome
17,130 average attendance
Then and now
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17 players