The 2007–08 Detroit Pistons season was the 67th season of the franchise, the 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 51st in the Detroit area. The Central Division Pistons finished the regular season with a 59–23 record, 14 games ahead of the second place Cavaliers. Their 59 wins were the third most in franchise history. In the NBA Playoffs, Detroit advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth consecutive time since 2003, making them the first team since the 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers to appear that many consecutive times in their respective Conference Finals. The Pistons lost to the eventual NBA champions Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals four games to two.
Following the season, Flip Saunders was fired as head coach.[1]
Detroit played its home games at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, which was sold out for each of the 41 regular season home games and all nine playoff games. The Pistons wore the #50 on the upper left side of their jerseys in honor of the 50th anniversary of them playing in Detroit. This season is the last time until the 2015-16 NBA season that the Pistons had a winning record.
Offseason
In the offseason, the Pistons re-signed guard Chauncey Billups and forward Amir Johnson. They also signed forward Antonio McDyess to a 2-year contract extension and center Cheikh Samb.
Draft picks
Detroit's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York.
Roster
Detroit Pistons roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
# |
Nat. |
Name |
Ht. |
Wt. |
From |
SG |
28 |
|
Afflalo, Arron |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
|
UCLA |
PG |
1 |
|
Billups, Chauncey (C) |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
|
Colorado |
C |
7 |
|
Brezec, Primož |
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
252 lb (114 kg) |
|
Slovenia |
SG |
8 |
|
Dixon, Juan |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
164 lb (74 kg) |
|
Maryland |
SF |
12 |
|
Dupree, Ronald |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
209 lb (95 kg) |
|
LSU |
SG |
32 |
|
Hamilton, Richard |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
193 lb (88 kg) |
|
Connecticut |
G/F |
9 |
|
Hayes, Jarvis |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
228 lb (103 kg) |
|
Georgia |
F |
5 |
|
Herrmann, Wálter |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
|
Argentina |
G |
10 |
|
Hunter, Lindsey |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
|
Jackson State |
F |
25 |
|
Johnson, Amir |
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
|
WHS (LA) |
PF |
54 |
|
Maxiell, Jason |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
260 lb (118 kg) |
|
Cincinnati |
PF |
24 |
|
McDyess, Antonio |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
|
Alabama |
C |
13 |
|
Mohammed, Nazr |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
|
Kentucky |
G |
6 |
|
Murray, Ronald |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
|
Shaw |
SF |
22 |
|
Prince, Tayshaun |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
|
Kentucky |
C |
42 |
|
Ratliff, Theo |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
|
Wyoming |
C |
35 |
|
Samb, Cheikh |
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
|
Senegal |
G |
3 |
|
Stuckey, Rodney |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
|
Eastern Washington |
F/C |
36 |
|
Wallace, Rasheed |
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
|
North Carolina |
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
|
Depth Chart
Standings
Regular season
2007–08 game log |
November: 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
1 |
November 1 |
@ Miami |
W 91–80 |
Prince (34) |
Prince (12) |
Billups (11) |
American Airlines Arena
19,600 |
1–0 |
2 |
November 2 |
@ Orlando |
W 116–92 |
Murray (19) |
McDyess, Wallace (7) |
Billups (7) |
Amway Arena
17,519 |
2–0 |
3 |
November 4 |
Atlanta |
W 92–91 |
Billups (22) |
McDyess (9) |
Billups, Hamilton, Wallace (5) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
3–0 |
4 |
November 8 |
@ Chicago |
L 97–93 |
Wallace (36) |
McDyess, Wallace (9) |
Billups, Hamilton (6) |
United Center
21,797 |
3–1 |
5 |
November 9 |
LA Clippers |
W 103–79 |
Billups (23) |
Maxiell (8) |
Hamilton (10) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
4–1 |
6 |
November 11 |
@ Seattle |
W 107–103 |
Hamilton (32) |
McDyess (15) |
Billups, Prince (6) |
KeyArena
16,379 |
5–1 |
7 |
November 13 |
@ Portland |
L 102–94 |
Prince (20) |
Hamilton (7) |
Billups (9) |
Rose Garden
19,980 |
5–2 |
8 |
November 14 |
@ Golden State |
W 111–104 |
Hamilton, Prince, Wallace (22) |
Maxiell (14) |
Murray (12) |
Oracle Arena
18,923 |
6–2 |
9 |
November 16 |
@ LA Lakers |
L 103–91 |
Hamilton, Prince (16) |
Prince (9) |
Murray (6) |
Staples Center
18,997 |
6–3 |
10 |
November 18 |
@ Sacramento |
L 105–95 |
Prince (19) |
Wallace (12) |
Billups (9) |
ARCO Arena
12,978 |
6–4 |
11 |
November 21 |
New York |
W 98–86 |
Billups (25) |
McDyess, Mohammed (6) |
Billups (15) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
7–4 |
12 |
November 23 |
Philadelphia |
W 83–78 |
Prince (15) |
Mohammed (9) |
Billups (9) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
8–4 |
13 |
November 25 |
Utah |
L 103–93 |
McDyess (19) |
Mohammed (14) |
Hamilton (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
8–5 |
14 |
November 28 |
Cleveland |
W 109–74 |
Hamilton (18) |
Maxiell (10) |
Hamilton (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
9–5 |
|
December: 15–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–1)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
15 |
December 1 |
@ Milwaukee |
W 117–91 |
Wallace (20) |
Wallace (10) |
Billups (9) |
Bradley Center
17,326 |
10–5 |
16 |
December 2 |
New Jersey |
W 118–95 |
Hamilton (19) |
Maxiell (11) |
Billups (9) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
11–5 |
17 |
December 4 |
@ Atlanta |
W 106–95 |
Prince (23) |
Maxiell (9) |
Billups (10) |
Philips Arena
12,754 |
12–5 |
18 |
December 5 |
@ New Orleans |
W 91–76 |
Hamilton (21) |
Wallace (10) |
Billups (7) |
New Orleans Arena
10,312 |
13–5 |
19 |
December 7 |
Chicago |
L 98–91 |
Billups (27) |
Prince (8) |
Billups (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
13–6 |
20 |
December 9 |
Charlotte |
W 104–85 |
Billups (20) |
McDyess (9) |
Billups (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
14–6 |
21 |
December 11 |
@ Memphis |
W 113–103 |
Billups (28) |
Prince (7) |
Billups (14) |
FedExForum
11,962 |
15–6 |
22 |
December 12 |
@ Houston |
L 80–77 |
Wallace (21) |
Maxiell (13) |
Billups (7) |
Toyota Center
17,453 |
15–7 |
23 |
December 14 |
Atlanta |
W 91–81 |
Billups (23) |
McDyess (14) |
Prince (5) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
16–7 |
24 |
December 16 |
Golden State |
W 109–87 |
Prince (23) |
McDyess (11) |
Hamilton (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
17–7 |
25 |
December 19 |
@ Boston |
W 87–85 |
Billups (28) |
Wallace (13) |
Billups (8) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
18–7 |
26 |
December 21 |
Memphis |
W 94–67 |
Prince (16) |
McDyess (11) |
Billups (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
19–7 |
27 |
December 23 |
Houston |
W 94–82 |
Hamilton (17) |
McDyess (11) |
Billups (8) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
20–7 |
28 |
December 26 |
@ New Jersey |
W 101–83 |
Hamilton (22) |
McDyess (9) |
Billups (10) |
Izod Center
18,055 |
21–7 |
29 |
December 28 |
Indiana |
W 114–101 |
Hamilton (23) |
Johnson (9) |
Hamilton (9) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
22–7 |
30 |
December 29 |
@ Indiana |
W 98–92 |
Hamilton (24) |
Wallace (10) |
Billups (7) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
14,960 |
23–7 |
31 |
December 31 |
Milwaukee |
W 114–69 |
Hamilton (20) |
McDyess (10) |
Billups (12) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
24–7 |
|
January: 9–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–4)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
32 |
January 2 |
@ Washington |
W 106–93 |
Hamilton (20) |
McDyess, Wallace (8) |
Hamilton (9) |
Verizon Center
15,763 |
25–7 |
33 |
January 4 |
@ Toronto |
W 101–85 |
Hamilton (22) |
McDyess (12) |
Billups (9) |
Air Canada Centre
19,800 |
26–7 |
34 |
January 5 |
Boston |
L 92–85 |
Hamilton (18) |
Wallace (8) |
Hamilton (8) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
26–8 |
35 |
January 9 |
@ Dallas |
L 102–86 |
Hamilton (18) |
Wallace (11) |
Herrmann (4) |
American Airlines Center
20,362 |
26–9 |
36 |
January 10 |
@ San Antonio |
W 90–80 |
Wallace (23) |
Wallace (15) |
Billups (6) |
AT&T Center
18,797 |
27–9 |
37 |
January 12 |
@ Charlotte |
W 103–100 (OT) |
Billups (27) |
McDyess (11) |
Hamilton (8) |
Charlotte Bobcats Arena
19,091 |
28–9 |
38 |
January 13 |
@ New York |
L 89–65 |
McDyess (15) |
McDyess (13) |
Billups (4) |
Madison Square Garden
17,620 |
28–10 |
39 |
January 15 |
Toronto |
W 103–89 |
Hamilton (39) |
McDyess (13) |
Hamilton (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
29–10 |
40 |
January 18 |
Sacramento |
L 100–93 |
Billups (28) |
McDyess (11) |
Billups (10) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
29–11 |
41 |
January 19 |
@ Chicago |
L 97–81 |
Billups (27) |
McDyess (12) |
Billups (5) |
United Center
22,657 |
29–12 |
42 |
January 21 |
@ Orlando |
L 102–100 |
Hamilton (21) |
Wallace (15) |
Billups (5) |
Amway Arena
17,519 |
29–13 |
43 |
January 23 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 86–78 |
Hamilton (21) |
McDyess (8) |
Wallace (6) |
Wachovia Center
13,878 |
30–13 |
44 |
January 25 |
Orlando |
W 101–93 |
Hamilton (32) |
McDyess (13) |
Hamilton, Prince (8) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
31–13 |
45 |
January 29 |
@ Indiana |
W 110–104 |
Wallace (24) |
McDyess (13) |
Billups (8) |
Conseco Fieldhouse
12,572 |
32–13 |
46 |
January 31 |
LA Lakers |
W 90–89 |
Prince (22) |
McDyess (12) |
Billups (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
33–13 |
|
February: 9–3 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–2)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
47 |
February 3 |
Dallas |
W 90–67 |
Wallace (21) |
McDyess (11) |
Hamilton (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
34–13 |
48 |
February 6 |
Miami |
W 100–95 |
Wallace (26) |
McDyess (13) |
Billups (10) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
35–13 |
49 |
February 8 |
Portland |
W 91–82 |
Billups (17) |
Johnson, Prince, Wallace (6) |
Billups (5) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
36–13 |
50 |
February 10 |
Charlotte |
W 113–87 |
Prince (21) |
McDyess (12) |
Billups (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
37–13 |
51 |
February 12 |
@ Atlanta |
W 94–90 |
Wallace (21) |
McDyess (6) |
Billups (8) |
Philips Arena
18,227 |
38–13 |
52 |
February 13 |
Indiana |
W 96–80 |
Billups, Hamilton, Prince (14) |
Maxiell (14) |
Billups (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
39–13 |
53 |
February 19 |
Orlando |
L 103–85 |
Stuckey (16) |
McDyess (14) |
Billups (5) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
39–14 |
54 |
February 20 |
@ Milwaukee |
L 103–98 |
Billups (34) |
McDyess (14) |
Billups, Prince (6) |
Bradley Center
14,211 |
39–15 |
55 |
February 22 |
Milwaukee |
W 127–100 |
Billups (21) |
McDyess (7) |
Billups (12) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
40–15 |
56 |
February 24 |
@ Phoenix |
W 116–86 |
Wallace (22) |
McDyess (13) |
Billups (11) |
US Airways Center
18,422 |
41–15 |
57 |
February 25 |
@ Denver |
W 98–93 |
Billups, Hamilton, Prince (20) |
McDyess (13) |
Prince (9) |
Pepsi Center
17,901 |
42–15 |
58 |
February 27 |
@ Utah |
L 103–95 |
Hamilton (22) |
McDyess (10) |
Billups, Prince (4) |
EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 |
42–16 |
|
March: 10–5 (Home: 8–1; Road: 2–4)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
59 |
March 1 |
@ LA Clippers |
W 103–73 |
Prince (22) |
Maxiell (8) |
Prince (10) |
Staples Center
19,271 |
43–16 |
60 |
March 4 |
Seattle |
W 100–97 |
Prince (24) |
Maxiell (9) |
Billups (9) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
44–16 |
61 |
March 5 |
@ Boston |
L 90–78 |
Billups, Wallace (23) |
Prince (10) |
Billups (7) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
44–17 |
62 |
March 7 |
@ New York |
W 101–97 |
Prince (28) |
Prince (7) |
Billups (5) |
Madison Square Garden
19,763 |
45–17 |
63 |
March 9 |
Chicago |
W 116–109 |
Billups (34) |
McDyess (10) |
Hamilton (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
46–17 |
64 |
March 12 |
Philadelphia |
L 83–82 |
Wallace (17) |
McDyess (11) |
Hamilton (4) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
46–18 |
65 |
March 14 |
San Antonio |
W 84–80 |
Hamilton (25) |
McDyess (17) |
Billups (8) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
47–18 |
66 |
March 16 |
New Orleans |
W 105–84 |
Hayes (29) |
McDyess (11) |
Hamilton (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
48–18 |
67 |
March 18 |
Denver |
W 136–120 |
Hamilton (24) |
Maxiell, McDyess (7) |
Billups (10) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
49–18 |
68 |
March 19 |
@ Cleveland |
L 89–73 |
Wallace (16) |
McDyess (11) |
Hamilton (7) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
49–19 |
69 |
March 23 |
@ Washington |
L 95–83 |
Hamilton (19) |
McDyess (14) |
Billups (11) |
Verizon Center
20,173 |
49–20 |
70 |
March 24 |
Phoenix |
W 110–105 |
Billups (32) |
Wallace (9) |
Billups (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
50–20 |
71 |
March 26 |
@ Toronto |
L 89–82 |
Billups (24) |
Prince (8) |
Billups (9) |
Air Canada Centre
19,800 |
50–21 |
72 |
March 27 |
Miami |
W 85–69 |
Afflalo, Maxiell (15) |
Prince (8) |
Billups (11) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
51–21 |
73 |
March 29 |
Cleveland |
W 85–71 |
Hamilton (14) |
McDyess (10) |
Prince (5) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
52–21 |
|
April: 7–2 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–1)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
74 |
April 1 |
@ Minnesota |
W 94–90 |
Stuckey (27) |
McDyess (10) |
Prince (6) |
Target Center
15,119 |
53–21 |
75 |
April 4 |
New Jersey |
W 106–87 |
McDyess (19) |
Wallace (8) |
Stuckey (9) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
54–21 |
76 |
April 6 |
@ Miami |
W 91–75 |
Stuckey (19) |
Johnson, Maxiell (7) |
Billups (6) |
American Airlines Arena
19,141 |
55–21 |
77 |
April 8 |
New York |
L 98–94 |
Johnson (14) |
Maxiell (10) |
Billups, Stuckey (3) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
55–22 |
78 |
April 9 |
@ Philadelphia |
L 101–94 |
Billups (18) |
Johnson (7) |
Stuckey (6) |
Wachovia Center
18,945 |
55–23 |
79 |
April 11 |
Washington |
W 102–74 |
Maxiell (28) |
Wallace (9) |
Hamilton (10) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
56–23 |
80 |
April 13 |
Toronto |
W 91–84 |
Stuckey (18) |
McDyess (9) |
Billups (4) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
57–23 |
81 |
April 15 |
Minnesota |
W 115–103 |
Hayes (20) |
Prince (7) |
Billups (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
58–23 |
82 |
April 16 |
@ Cleveland |
W 84–74 |
Afflalo (15) |
Afflalo, Johnson (8) |
Dixon (9) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
59–23 |
|
2007–08 season schedule |
Playoffs
2008 playoff game log |
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
|
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
|
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Series |
1 |
May 20 |
@ Boston |
L 88–79 |
Prince (16) |
McDyess (11) |
Wallace (4) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
0–1 |
2 |
May 22 |
@ Boston |
W 103–97 |
Hamilton (25) |
Wallace (10) |
Billups (7) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
1–1 |
3 |
May 24 |
Boston |
L 94–80 |
Hamilton (26) |
McDyess, Wallace (8) |
Billups, Stuckey (4) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
1–2 |
4 |
May 26 |
Boston |
W 94–75 |
McDyess (21) |
McDyess (17) |
Hamilton (7) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
2–2 |
5 |
May 28 |
@ Boston |
L 106–102 |
Billups (26) |
Billups, McDyess (5) |
Billups, Hamilton (6) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
2–3 |
6 |
May 30 |
Boston |
L 89–81 |
Billups (29) |
Wallace (10) |
Billups (6) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 |
2–4 |
|
2008 playoff schedule |
Awards and records
Awards
Chauncey Billups was awarded the John Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for taking much part in NBA Cares and other charity foundations.
Records
On May 13, 2008, Richard Hamilton surpassed Isiah Thomas as the all-time Piston leading scorer in the playoffs. Hamilton broke Thomas' record of 2,261 points and did it in 110 games — one fewer than Thomas needed to set the mark.[2]
Milestones
Chauncey Billups recorded his 10,000th career point November 14, 2007 against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Player stats
Regular season
* Statistics include only games with Pistons
Playoffs
Transactions
The Pistons have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.
Trades
Free agents
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Pistons pull away late to advance to 6th straight conference finals
External links
|
|
Franchise |
|
Arenas |
|
Personnel |
|
G League affiliate |
|
Retired numbers |
|
NBA Championships |
|
Rivalries |
|
Culture and lore |
|
|
|
1940s |
|
1950s |
|
1960s |
|
1970s |
|
1980s |
|
1990s |
|
2000s |
|
2010s |
|
2020s |
|
|