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Detroit Pistons

NBA Team
NameDetroit Pistons
ConferenceEastern Conference
DivisionCentral Division
Founded1941 in the NBL (joined the NBA in 1948)
HistoryFort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons
(1941 � 1957)
Detroit Pistons
(1957 � present)
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
CityAuburn Hills, Michigan
ColorsRoyal blue, red and white
     
OwnerKaren Davidson
General managerJoe Dumars
Head coachJohn Kuester
D-League affiliateFort Wayne Mad Ants
Championships5 NBL: 2 (1944, 1945)
NBA: 3 (1989, 1990, 2004)
Conference titles7 (Western: (2) 1955, 1956, Eastern: (5) 1988, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2005)
Division titles15 NBL: 4 (1943, 1944, 1945, 1946)
NBA: 11 (1955, 1956, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

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The Detroit Pistons is a team in the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941. The club joined the NBA in 1948 and moved to Detroit in 1957. The club has won three championships, most recently in 2004.

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Miles on 2nd half: 'I kind of ran out of gas' - Salt Lake Tribune Tweet this news
Salt Lake Tribune--The excitement for CJ Miles showed in the first half of Utah's 102-97 win over the -Detroit Pistons-. Miles was active. ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:50:11 GMT+00:00
LA Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons NBA Betting Odds and Previews - SBR Forum Tweet this news
SBR Forum--As a bad team, the -Detroit Pistons- also receive inflated lines, but these result in an inordinate number of ATS wins for Detroit . This is a classic “public ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:11:35 GMT+00:00
Detroit Pistons take on Jazz in Utah - Detroit Free Press Tweet this news
Detroit Free Press--The -Detroit Pistons- play the Utah Jazz tonight at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City. The Pistons (11-22) are coming off a 92-75 loss to the ... - Date : Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:50:49 GMT+00:00
Phoenix Sun Split Their Weekend Series with Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings - Phoenix New Times (blog) Tweet this news
Phoenix New Times (blog)---...- and continued to look less and less like a playoff team -- even with their 92-75 win at home on New Year's Eve against the go-nowhere -Detroit Pistons-. ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:40:21 GMT+00:00
First impressions: Pistons 104, Celtics 92 - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)--First impressions from afar after the -Detroit Pistons- defeated the Boston Celtics 104-92 Wednesday night at The Place of Auburn Hills. ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:32:35 GMT+00:00
Detroit Pistons vs. Utah Jazz Free NBA Betting Pick - SBR Forum Tweet this news
SBR Forum--The -Detroit Pistons- had been on a nice little roll versus the spread as of late, covering in five consecutive games leading up to Friday's game in Phoenix. ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:16:52 GMT+00:00
Phoenix Suns 92, Detroit Pistons 75 � Defensive lockdown - Valley of the Suns Tweet this news
Valley of the Suns--(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) On a night in which millions celebrated a new year, the Phoenix Suns turned over a new leaf and held the -Detroit Pistons- to a ... - Date : Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:36:57 GMT+00:00
Karen Davidson - Crain's Detroit Business Tweet this news
Crain's Detroit Business--Karen Davidson sent shockwaves throughout metro Detroit when she announced in January 2010 that she wanted to sell the -Detroit Pistons-. ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:56:51 GMT+00:00
Inside the Pistons: Detroit's tough road trip concludes against Jazz, Lakers - MLive.com Tweet this news
MLive.com--Looking forward: The -Pistons- conclude a tough road trip with games against the Jazz and the defending NBA champion Lakers. -Detroit- will get its first look ... - Date : Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:17:14 GMT+00:00
Game Notes: Pistons at Suns - SLAM Online Tweet this news
SLAM Online--The Phoenix Suns rolled through the -Detroit Pistons- 92-75 to close out 2010 practicing their new defensive mantra against a team well-suited to be defended. ... - Date : Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:22:40 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Sheboygan Red Skins
1943
NBL Champions
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons

1944 and 1945
Succeeded by
Rochester Royals
1946
Preceded by
Los Angeles Lakers
1987 and 1988
NBA Champions
Detroit Pistons

1989 and 1990
Succeeded by
Chicago Bulls
1991 and 1992 and 1993
Preceded by
San Antonio Spurs
2003
NBA Champions
Detroit Pistons

2004
Succeeded by
San Antonio Spurs
2005

Home Attendance at The Palace of Auburn Hills : 2007 � 08 season

Home Attendance at The Palace of Auburn Hills : 2007 � 08 season
Home Attendance at The Palace of Auburn Hills
Year Total Attendance
2000-2001 607,323
2001-2002 760,807
2002-2003 839,278
2003-2004 872,902
2004-2005 905,116
2005-2006 905,116
2006-2007 905,116
2007-2008 905,116
2008-2009 896,971
2009-2010 768,826



Sports teams based in Michigan

BaseballMLB: Detroit Tigers, ML: Great Lakes Loons * Lansing Lugnuts * West Michigan Whitecaps, FL: Kalamazoo Kings * Oakland County Cruisers * Traverse City Beach Bums, NwL: Battle Creek Bombers
BasketballNBA: Detroit Pistons, PBL: Detroit Panthers (inactive), IBL: Battle Creek Knights, ABA: Detroit Hoops * Grand Rapids Flight * Lake Michigan Admirals
FootballNFL: Detroit Lions, IFL: West Michigan ThunderHawks * Saginaw Sting (inactive), WFA: Detroit Dark Angels * West Michigan Mayhem, WSFL: Detroit Demolition (resuming in 2011)
HockeyNHL: Detroit Red Wings, AHL: Grand Rapids Griffins, ECHL: Kalamazoo Wings, AAHL: Battle Creek Revolution * West Michigan Blizzard, OHL: Plymouth Whalers * Saginaw Spirit, USHL: Muskegon Lumberjacks * US National Development Team Program, NAHL: Michigan Warriors * Motor City Metal Jackets * Port Huron Fighting Falcons * Traverse City North Stars, NJHL: Alpena Thunder
Inline HockeyMLRH: Michigan Thunder
SoccerPASL-Pro: Detroit Waza, PDL: Kalamazoo Outrage * Michigan Bucks
NCAA Division ICentral Michigan * Detroit * Eastern Michigan * Michigan * Michigan State * Oakland * Western Michigan
NCAA Division IIFerris State (D-I hockey) * Grand Valley State * Hillsdale * Lake Superior State (D-I hockey) * Michigan Tech (D-I hockey) * Northern Michigan (D-I hockey) * Northwood * Saginaw Valley State * Wayne State (D-I hockey, women)



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