1962-63 Detroit Pistons Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 34-46
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 1-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 3-1
Coach: Dick McGuire (34-46)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 144,150, Avg. 4,805 in 30 home dates

1962-63 Detroit Pistons Statistics
1962-63 Detroit Pistons Roster

The Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ended the 1962-63 season with a record of 34 wins and 46 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Pistons scored 9,112 points and conceded 9,408. Bailey Howell tossed in a team-best 1,793 points for Detroit, while Don Ohl netted 18 or more per game also. Bailey Howell contributed 910 boards. Don Ohl dished out 325 assists for the squad.

Dick McGuire coached the team. The 1962-63 Detroit Pistons lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9112
Regular Season Points Against: 9408

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 16, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Detroit Pistons 106	L	0-1	0-0	0-1		at New York, NY
October 20, 1962	Detroit Pistons 111 at St. Louis Hawks 120	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
October 23, 1962	Detroit Pistons 113 at San Francisco Warriors 140	L	0-1	0-2	0-3
October 26, 1962	Detroit Pistons 131 at San Francisco Warriors 132	L	0-1	0-3	0-4	OT
October 27, 1962	Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 134	L	0-1	0-4	0-5
October 31, 1962	Boston Celtics 115 at Detroit Pistons 100	L	0-2	0-4	0-6
November 3, 1962	Detroit Pistons 114 at Boston Celtics 125	L	0-2	0-5	0-7
November 8, 1962	Cincinnati Royals 114 at Detroit Pistons 116	W	1-2	0-5	1-7
November 10, 1962	Detroit Pistons 124 at Cincinnati Royals 135	L	1-2	0-6	1-8
November 11, 1962	Detroit Pistons 100 at St. Louis Hawks 117	L	1-2	0-7	1-9
November 13, 1962	Cincinnati Royals 127 at Detroit Pistons 109	L	1-3	0-7	1-10		at New York, NY
November 14, 1962	San Francisco Warriors 115 at Detroit Pistons 123	W	2-3	0-7	2-10
November 17, 1962	Detroit Pistons 121 at New York Knicks 113	W	2-3	1-7	3-10	OT	at Boston, MA
November 18, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Detroit Pistons 98	L	2-4	1-7	3-11
November 21, 1962	Syracuse Nationals 122 at Detroit Pistons 120	L	2-5	1-7	3-12
November 22, 1962	Detroit Pistons 91 at St. Louis Hawks 106	L	2-5	1-8	3-13
November 23, 1962	St. Louis Hawks 121 at Detroit Pistons 93	L	2-6	1-8	3-14
November 24, 1962	Detroit Pistons 103 at Chicago Zephyrs 104	L	2-6	1-9	3-15
November 27, 1962	Boston Celtics 125 at Detroit Pistons 115	L	2-7	1-9	3-16		at New York, NY
November 28, 1962	New York Knicks 101 at Detroit Pistons 143	W	3-7	1-9	4-16
December 1, 1962	Detroit Pistons 117 at New York Knicks 115	W	3-7	2-9	5-16		at Boston, MA
December 4, 1962	Detroit Pistons 130 at Syracuse Nationals 129	W	3-7	3-9	6-16		at New York, NY
December 5, 1962	Boston Celtics 106 at Detroit Pistons 93	L	3-8	3-9	6-17
December 7, 1962	San Francisco Warriors 116 at Detroit Pistons 123	W	4-8	3-9	7-17
December 8, 1962	Detroit Pistons 78 at New York Knicks 87	L	4-8	3-10	7-18
December 9, 1962	Detroit Pistons 123 at St. Louis Hawks 119	W	4-8	4-10	8-18		at Ft Wayne, IN
December 10, 1962	Detroit Pistons 109 at Chicago Zephyrs 100	W	4-8	5-10	9-18		at Baltimore, MD
December 12, 1962	New York Knicks 106 at Detroit Pistons 115	W	5-8	5-10	10-18
December 13, 1962	Boston Celtics 103 at Detroit Pistons 93	L	5-9	5-10	10-19		at Providence, RI
December 15, 1962	St. Louis Hawks 112 at Detroit Pistons 94	L	5-10	5-10	10-20
December 16, 1962	Chicago Zephyrs 110 at Detroit Pistons 106	L	5-11	5-10	10-21		at St Louis, MO
December 18, 1962	Chicago Zephyrs 113 at Detroit Pistons 110	L	5-12	5-10	10-22		at New York, NY
December 19, 1962	Chicago Zephyrs 113 at Detroit Pistons 115	W	6-12	5-10	11-22
December 21, 1962	San Francisco Warriors 122 at Detroit Pistons 113	L	6-13	5-10	11-23
December 22, 1962	Detroit Pistons 122 at Chicago Zephyrs 110	W	6-13	6-10	12-23		at Boston, MA
December 25, 1962	Detroit Pistons 120 at Cincinnati Royals 131	L	6-13	6-11	12-24
December 26, 1962	Detroit Pistons 123 at Chicago Zephyrs 116	W	6-13	7-11	13-24
December 30, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers 135 at Detroit Pistons 130	L	6-14	7-11	13-25
January 2, 1963	Cincinnati Royals 118 at Detroit Pistons 138	W	7-14	7-11	14-25
January 4, 1963	St. Louis Hawks 121 at Detroit Pistons 100	L	7-15	7-11	14-26		at New York, NY
January 5, 1963	St. Louis Hawks 90 at Detroit Pistons 92	W	8-15	7-11	15-26
January 6, 1963	Detroit Pistons 103 at New York Knicks 102	W	8-15	8-11	16-26
January 8, 1963	Detroit Pistons 109 at New York Knicks 93	W	8-15	9-11	17-26		at Toledo, OH
January 9, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 115	L	8-16	9-11	17-27
January 11, 1963	Chicago Zephyrs 112 at Detroit Pistons 116	W	9-16	9-11	18-27
January 12, 1963	Detroit Pistons 146 at Syracuse Nationals 115	W	9-16	10-11	19-27		at Rochester, NY
January 13, 1963	Detroit Pistons 114 at Syracuse Nationals 148	L	9-16	10-12	19-28
January 21, 1963	Detroit Pistons 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 124	L	9-16	10-13	19-29
January 22, 1963	Detroit Pistons 115 at San Francisco Warriors 107	W	9-16	11-13	20-29
January 23, 1963	Detroit Pistons 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 123	L	9-16	11-14	20-30
January 24, 1963	San Francisco Warriors 138 at Detroit Pistons 114	L	9-17	11-14	20-31		at Bakersfield, CA
January 25, 1963	Detroit Pistons 113 at Chicago Zephyrs 111	W	9-17	12-14	21-31
January 31, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Detroit Pistons 122	L	9-18	12-14	21-32		at Ft Wayne, IN
February 1, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Detroit Pistons 109	L	9-19	12-14	21-33
February 3, 1963	Detroit Pistons 128 at Boston Celtics 137	L	9-19	12-15	21-34
February 5, 1963	St. Louis Hawks 120 at Detroit Pistons 105	L	9-20	12-15	21-35		at New York, NY
February 6, 1963	San Francisco Warriors 117 at Detroit Pistons 116	L	9-21	12-15	21-36
February 8, 1963	Syracuse Nationals 162 at Detroit Pistons 135	L	9-22	12-15	21-37
February 10, 1963	Detroit Pistons 102 at St. Louis Hawks 95	W	9-22	13-15	22-37
February 12, 1963	San Francisco Warriors 115 at Detroit Pistons 120	W	10-22	13-15	23-37
February 13, 1963	Detroit Pistons 134 at San Francisco Warriors 132	W	10-22	14-15	24-37	OT
February 14, 1963	Detroit Pistons 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 128	L	10-22	14-16	24-38
February 16, 1963	Cincinnati Royals 110 at Detroit Pistons 99	L	10-23	14-16	24-39
February 17, 1963	Detroit Pistons 124 at Syracuse Nationals 143	L	10-23	14-17	24-40
February 19, 1963	Detroit Pistons 121 at New York Knicks 112	W	10-23	15-17	25-40
February 20, 1963	Boston Celtics 117 at Detroit Pistons 113	L	10-24	15-17	25-41
February 22, 1963	Syracuse Nationals 117 at Detroit Pistons 126	W	11-24	15-17	26-41
February 23, 1963	Detroit Pistons 105 at Cincinnati Royals 102	W	11-24	16-17	27-41
February 24, 1963	Detroit Pistons 119 at Cincinnati Royals 110	W	11-24	17-17	28-41		at Baltimore, MD
February 25, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Detroit Pistons 107	L	11-25	17-17	28-42		at Des Moines, IA
February 28, 1963	Chicago Zephyrs 104 at Detroit Pistons 112	W	12-25	17-17	29-42
March 1, 1963	Detroit Pistons 115 at St. Louis Hawks 113	W	12-25	18-17	30-42		at Toledo, OH
March 2, 1963	Detroit Pistons 128 at Syracuse Nationals 152	L	12-25	18-18	30-43
March 3, 1963	Syracuse Nationals 127 at Detroit Pistons 123	L	12-26	18-18	30-44
March 5, 1963	Detroit Pistons 111 at San Francisco Warriors 102	W	12-26	19-18	31-44		at New York, NY
March 7, 1963	Boston Celtics 115 at Detroit Pistons 104	L	12-27	19-18	31-45
March 8, 1963	Detroit Pistons 131 at San Francisco Warriors 123	W	12-27	20-18	32-45	OT	at Ft Wayne, IN
March 10, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Detroit Pistons 124	W	13-27	20-18	33-45
March 13, 1963	New York Knicks 89 at Detroit Pistons 112	W	14-27	20-18	34-45
March 17, 1963	Detroit Pistons 105 at St. Louis Hawks 119	L	14-27	20-19	34-46
March 20, 1963	Detroit Pistons 99 at St. Louis Hawks 118	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
March 22, 1963	Detroit Pistons 108 at St. Louis Hawks 122	L	0-0	0-2	0-2
March 24, 1963	St. Louis Hawks 103 at Detroit Pistons 107	W	1-0	0-2	1-2
March 26, 1963	St. Louis Hawks 104 at Detroit Pistons 100	L	1-1	0-2	1-3