Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
Yearly Results

1949-50 Division Tiebreaker - Fort Wayne Pistons over Chicago Stags 1-0
1949-50 Division Semifinals - Fort Wayne Pistons over Rochester Royals 2-0
1949-50 Division Finals - Minneapolis Lakers over Fort Wayne Pistons 2-0
1950-51 Division Semifinals - Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons 2-1
1951-52 Division Semifinals - Rochester Royals over Fort Wayne Pistons 2-0
1952-53 Division Semifinals - Fort Wayne Pistons over Rochester Royals 2-1
1952-53 Division Finals - Minneapolis Lakers over Fort Wayne Pistons 3-2
1954-55 Division Finals - Fort Wayne Pistons over Minneapolis Lakers 3-1
1954-55 Finals - Syracuse Nationals over Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3
1955-56 Division Finals - Fort Wayne Pistons over St. Louis Hawks 3-2
1955-56 Finals - Philadelphia Warriors over Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
1956-57 Division Tiebreaker - St. Louis Hawks over Fort Wayne Pistons 1-0
1956-57 Division Semifinals - Minneapolis Lakers over Fort Wayne Pistons 2-0
1957-58 Division Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Cincinnati Royals 2-0
1957-58 Division Finals - St. Louis Hawks over Detroit Pistons 4-1
1958-59 Division Semifinals - Minneapolis Lakers over Detroit Pistons 2-1
1959-60 Division Semifinals - Minneapolis Lakers over Detroit Pistons 2-0
1960-61 Division Semifinals - Los Angeles Lakers over Detroit Pistons 3-2
1961-62 Division Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Cincinnati Royals 3-1
1961-62 Division Finals - Los Angeles Lakers over Detroit Pistons 4-2
1962-63 Division Semifinals - St. Louis Hawks over Detroit Pistons 3-1
1967-68 Division Semifinals - Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons 4-2
1973-74 Conference Semifinals - Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons 4-3
1974-75 Conference First Round - Seattle Supersonics over Detroit Pistons 2-1
1975-76 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks 2-1
1975-76 Conference Semifinals - Golden State Warriors over Detroit Pistons 4-2
1976-77 Conference First Round - Golden State Warriors over Detroit Pistons 2-1
1983-84 Conference First Round - New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons 3-2
1984-85 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets 3-0
1984-85 Conference Semifinals - Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons 4-2
1985-86 Conference First Round - Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons 3-1
1986-87 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets 3-0
1986-87 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks 4-1
1986-87 Conference Finals - Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons 4-3
1987-88 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Washington Bullets 3-2
1987-88 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls 4-1
1987-88 Conference Finals - Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics 4-2
1987-88 Finals - Los Angeles Lakers over Detroit Pistons 4-3
1988-89 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics 3-0
1988-89 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
1988-89 Conference Finals - Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls 4-2
1988-89 Finals - Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1989-90 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers 3-0
1989-90 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over New York Knicks 4-1
1989-90 Conference Finals - Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls 4-3
1989-90 Finals - Detroit Pistons over Portland Trail Blazers 4-1
1990-91 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Atlanta Hawks 3-2
1990-91 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Boston Celtics 4-2
1990-91 Conference Finals - Chicago Bulls over Detroit Pistons 4-0
1991-92 Conference First Round - New York Knicks over Detroit Pistons 3-2
1995-96 Conference First Round - Orlando Magic over Detroit Pistons 3-0
1996-97 Conference First Round - Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons 3-2
1998-99 Conference First Round - Atlanta Hawks over Detroit Pistons 3-2
1999-00 Conference First Round - Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons 3-0
2001-02 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Toronto Raptors 3-2
2001-02 Conference Semifinals - Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons 4-1
2002-03 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic 4-3
2002-03 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
2002-03 Conference Finals - New Jersey Nets over Detroit Pistons 4-0
2003-04 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
2003-04 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over New Jersey Nets 4-3
2003-04 Conference Finals - Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers 4-2
2003-04 Finals - Detroit Pistons over Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
2004-05 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
2004-05 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Indiana Pacers 4-2
2004-05 Conference Finals - Detroit Pistons over Miami Heat 4-3
2004-05 Finals - San Antonio Spurs over Detroit Pistons 4-3
2005-06 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
2005-06 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3
2005-06 Conference Finals - Miami Heat over Detroit Pistons 4-2
2006-07 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic 4-0
2006-07 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Chicago Bulls 4-2
2006-07 Conference Finals - Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons 4-2
2007-08 Conference First Round - Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
2007-08 Conference Semifinals - Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic 4-1
2007-08 Conference Finals - Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons 4-2
2008-09 Conference First Round - Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons 4-0
2015-16 Conference First Round - Cleveland Cavaliers over Detroit Pistons 4-0
2018-19 Conference First Round - Milwaukee Bucks over Detroit Pistons 4-0


Franchise Regular Season and Playoff Results

SeasonFinishWLPFPAPlayoff Result
1941-422Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons15911271066Lost Championship
1942-431Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons17611751067Lost Championship
1943-441Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons1841039906Won Championship
1944-451Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons25517081507Won Championship
1945-461Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons26819971733Lost conference finals
1946-472Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons251925662447Lost conference finals
1947-483Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons402035913413Lost conference semifinals
1948-495Fort Wayne Pistons223844574651
1949-503Fort Wayne Pistons402853905297Lost division finals
1950-513Fort Wayne Pistons323657225849Lost division semifinals
1951-524Fort Wayne Pistons293751515286Lost division semifinals
1952-533Fort Wayne Pistons363355915599Lost division finals
1953-543Fort Wayne Pistons403255935476Lost division round-robin
1954-551Fort Wayne Pistons432966526480Lost finals
1955-561Fort Wayne Pistons373567946743Lost finals
1956-571Fort Wayne Pistons343869387104Lost division semifinals
1957-582Detroit Pistons333975857754Lost division finals
1958-593Detroit Pistons284475657657Lost division semifinals
1959-602Detroit Pistons304583678624Lost division semifinals
1960-613Detroit Pistons344593709558Lost division semifinals
1961-623Detroit Pistons374392349369Lost division finals
1962-633Detroit Pistons344691129408Lost division semifinals
1963-645Detroit Pistons235786209238
1964-654Detroit Pistons314986818954
1965-665Detroit Pistons225888279373
1966-675Detroit Pistons305190159463
1967-684Detroit Pistons404297259889Lost division semifinals
1968-696Detroit Pistons325093599618
1969-707Detroit Pistons315192469518
1970-714Detroit Pistons453790299090
1971-724Detroit Pistons265689459506
1972-733Detroit Pistons404290429024
1973-743Detroit Pistons523085608227Lost conference semifinals
1974-753Detroit Pistons404281118228Lost conference first round
1975-762Detroit Pistons364686058691Lost conference semifinals
1976-772Detroit Pistons443889709055Lost conference first round
1977-784Detroit Pistons384489369038
1978-794Detroit Pistons305290239242
1979-806Detroit Pistons166689339609
1980-816Detroit Pistons216181748692
1981-823Detroit Pistons394391129187
1982-833Detroit Pistons374592399272
1983-842Detroit Pistons493396029308Lost conference first round
1984-852Detroit Pistons463695089304Lost conference semifinals
1985-863Detroit Pistons463693639267Lost conference first round
1986-872Detroit Pistons523091188836Lost conference finals
1987-881Detroit Pistons542889578533Lost finals
1988-891Detroit Pistons631987408264Won NBA championship
1989-901Detroit Pistons592385568057Won NBA championship
1990-912Detroit Pistons503282057937Lost conference finals
1991-923Detroit Pistons483481137946Lost conference first round
1992-936Detroit Pistons404282528366
1993-946Detroit Pistons206279498587
1994-957Detroit Pistons285480538651
1995-964Detroit Pistons463678227617Lost conference first round
1996-973Detroit Pistons542877237293Lost conference first round
1997-986Detroit Pistons374577217592
1998-993Detroit Pistons292145184347Lost conference first round
1999-004Detroit Pistons424084838365Lost conference first round
2000-015Detroit Pistons325078377976
2001-021Detroit Pistons503277357560Lost conference semifinals
2002-031Detroit Pistons503274927190Lost conference finals
2003-042Detroit Pistons542873886909Won NBA championship
2004-051Detroit Pistons542876537336Lost finals
2005-061Detroit Pistons641879417394Lost conference finals
2006-071Detroit Pistons532978727531Lost conference finals
2007-081Detroit Pistons592379927386Lost conference finals
2008-093Detroit Pistons394377277767Lost conference first round
2009-105Detroit Pistons275577098128
2010-114Detroit Pistons305279518246
2011-124Detroit Pistons254159976313
2012-134Detroit Pistons295377788105
2013-144Detroit Pistons2953
2014-155Detroit Pistons3250
2015-163Detroit Pistons4438Lost conference first round
2016-17Detroit Pistons3745
2017-180Detroit Pistons3943
2018-19Detroit Pistons4141Lost conference first round
2019-20Detroit Pistons2046
2020-21Detroit Pistons2052
2021-22Detroit Pistons2359
2022-235Detroit Pistons1765
2023-245Detroit Pistons1468
2024-255Detroit Pistons1116