NBA 1971-72Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons102–123Phoenix Suns

Detroit Pistons at Phoenix Suns

Date: Friday 17 December 1971
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1971-72Regular season
Meeting: 22nd meetingof 149 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Lanier	5–14	10–11	9	0	6	20
Jimmy Walker	7–12	3–5	1	2	2	17
Isaiah Wilson	8–13	0–1	2	2	1	16
Jim Davis	4–8	5–9	3	4	5	13
Bob Quick	5–8	1–2	5	0	2	11
Curtis Rowe	4–6	2–2	6	0	3	10
Howard Komives	4–11	0–0	2	5	2	8
Harvey Marlatt	2–7	1–2	2	0	2	5
Bill Hewitt	1–6	0–0	5	0	1	2
Terry Dischinger	0–3	0–0	2	1	4	0
Willie Norwood	0–2	0–0	1	1	3	0
Team totals	40–90	22–32	38	15	31	102

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dick Van Arsdale	10–17	6–7	6	5	2	26
Clem Haskins	8–14	4–4	2	2	2	20
Neal Walk	8–11	4–4	5	2	5	20
Paul Silas	6–10	6–11	8	5	2	18
Connie Hawkins	4–11	5–6	11	2	2	13
Lamar Green	3–7	2–2	9	0	3	8
Mel Counts	2–6	2–2	5	4	0	6
Otto Moore	3–8	0–0	10	1	2	6
Art Harris	2–4	0–0	0	1	0	4
Mo Layton	1–9	0–1	4	7	3	2
Team totals	47–97	29–37	60	29	21	123

This season

Phoenix Suns 4, Detroit Pistons 2 in NBA 1971-72.

22 Oct 1971Detroit Pistons 116–109 Phoenix Suns
18 Nov 1971Phoenix Suns 126–128 Detroit Pistons
25 Nov 1971Detroit Pistons 103–122 Phoenix Suns
17 Dec 1971102–123 this game
20 Feb 1972Phoenix Suns 121–107 Detroit Pistons
7 Mar 1972Phoenix Suns 129–121 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 12–18
Phoenix Suns: 17–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Phoenix Suns 76, Detroit Pistons 73.

25 Nov 1971Detroit Pistons 103–122 Phoenix Suns
20 Feb 1972Phoenix Suns 121–107 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.