2007–08 Detroit Pistons season

2007–08 Detroit Pistons season

NBA season
team = Detroit Pistons
end_year = 2008
wins = 59
losses = 23
division = central
division_place = 1
conf_place = 2
coach = Flip Saunders
arena = The Palace of Auburn Hills
playoffs = East Finals
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bbr_team = DET

The 2007-08 Detroit Pistons season was their 67th season, 60th in the National Basketball Association. 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 3rd most in franchise history. #2 seeded Detroit lost to the eventual champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals four games to two. Detroit defeated #7 Philadelphia and #3 Orlando in the first and second rounds of the NBA Playoffs.

Following the season, Flip Saunders was fired as head coach. [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080603/SPORTS03/80603067/1051]

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.

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 Cheick Samb.

Draft picks

Detroit's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York.

tandings

Regular season

Schedule

Playoffs

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. [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hh7HA3ijtGw852Xhtr16r73frAdAD90L528G0] Dead link|date=August 2008]

Milestones

Chauncey Billups recorded his 10,000th career point November 14, 2007 against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Player stats

Regular season

Free agents

ee also

*2007-08 NBA season

References

External links

* [http://www.pistons.com Official web site]


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