2007–08 Detroit Pistons season

The 2007–08 Detroit Pistons season was the 67th season of the franchise, the 60th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 51st in the Detroit area. 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 third most in franchise history. In the NBA Playoffs, Detroit advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth consecutive time since 2003, making them the first team since the 1986–87 Los Angeles Lakers to appear that many consecutive times in their respective Conference finals. The Pistons lost to the eventual NBA champions Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals two games to four. Their game 4 win over Boston on May 26, 2008 remains their most recent playoff victory. The Pistons had the seventh best team offensive rating in the NBA.[1]

2007–08 Detroit Pistons season
Division champions
Head coachFlip Saunders
General managerJoe Dumars
PresidentJoe Dumars
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(lost to Celtics 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWDFN

Following the season, Flip Saunders was fired as head coach.[2]

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. This season is the last time until the 2015–16 NBA season that the Pistons had a winning record and as of 2023 the last time they won a playoff series.

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 Cheikh Samb.

Draft picks

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

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Rodney Stuckey Point/Shooting Guard  United States Eastern Washington
1 27 Arron Afflalo Shooting Guard  United States UCLA
2 57 Sammy Mejia Point Guard  United States DePaul

Roster
2007–08 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG 28 Afflalo, Arron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1985-10-15 UCLA
PG 1 Billups, Chauncey (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1976-09-25 Colorado
PG 8 Dixon, Juan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1978-10-09 Maryland
SG 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1978-02-14 Connecticut
SF 9 Hayes, Jarvis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1981-08-09 Georgia
PF 5 Herrmann, Wálter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-06-26 Argentina
PG 10 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1970-12-03 Jackson State
PF 25 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-05-01 Westchester HS (CA)
C 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1983-02-18 Cincinnati
PF 24 McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1974-09-07 Alabama
SF 22 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-02-28 Kentucky
C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1973-04-17 Wyoming
C 35 Samb, Cheikh (DL) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984-10-22 Senegal
PG 3 Stuckey, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1986-04-21 Eastern Washington
C 36 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1974-09-17 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 21, 2008

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5923.732–34–725–1611–5
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4537.5491427–1418–237–9
Indiana Pacers 3646.4392321–2015–265–11
Chicago Bulls 3349.4022620–2113–2811–5
Milwaukee Bucks 2656.3173319–227–346–10
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6616.805–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5923.7327
3 y-Orlando Magic5230.63414
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4537.54921
5 x-Washington Wizards4339.52423
6 x-Toronto Raptors4141.50025
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4042.48826
8 x-Atlanta Hawks3745.45129
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
11 Chicago Bulls3349.40233
12 Charlotte Bobcats3250.39034
13 Milwaukee Bucks2656.31740
14 New York Knicks2359.28043
15 Miami Heat1567.18351

Record vs. opponents
2007-08 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–32–22–21–21–11–10–41–10–21–21–11–12–03–12–22–01–30–24–02–23–11–10–21–10–21–11–21–12–2
Boston 3–0—3–14–02–22–01–12–11–12–03–02–02–02–04–04–02–04–01–14–01–23–11–12–02–02–02–03–11–10–3
Charlotte 2–21–3—1–31–30–21–10–31–10–23–12–01–11–13–11–22–01–30–21–21–31–20–22–00–20–22–02–21–11–3
Chicago 2–20–43–1—3–10–21–13–11–10–22–21–10–21–12–13–11–11–20–22–20–41–30–20–21–10–22–01–21–11–2
Cleveland 2–12–23–11–3—1–10–21–31–10–24–02–02–02–03–01–32–01–30–22–11–32–10–22–02–01–11–13–11–12–2
Dallas 1–10–22–02–01–1—1–21–13–13–11–14–01–34–02–01–13–01–12–22–02–01–12–12–22–11–33–11–12–20–2
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–02–1—0–23–12–21–13–10–34–02–01–14–02–01–21–11–11–12–22–22–12–23–12–01–32–0
Detroit 4–01–23–01–33–11–12–0–2–01–14–02–01–12–04–03–12–03–02–02–22–22–22–01–10–22–02–03–10–22–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–11–31–30–2—2–21–13–12–24–02–02–03–11–11–21–11–12–02–22–23–12–12–12–00–32–0
Houston 2–00–22–02–02–01–32–21–12–2—2–03–02–13–11–12–03–02–02–22–01–10–22–24–02–22–24–01–11–22–0
Indiana 2–10–31–32–20–41–11–10–41–10–2—1–10–21–13–13–11–12–21–14–01–23–00–22–01–10–21–11–31–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–21–10–20–41–30–21–30–31–1–0–43–11–11–11–32–00–42–00–20–21–30–33–10–32–11–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–21–12–00–23–13–01–12–21–22–04–0—2–12–01–13–01–12–22–01–12–03–12–23–12–24–02–03–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–10–20–40–40–20–41–31–11–31–2—2–00–22–22–00–42–01–10–20–30–32–21–33–10–20–31–1
Miami 1–30–41–31–20–30–20–20–40–21–11–31–10–20–2—2–21–11–20–21–30–40–31–10–21–10–21–10–41–10–4
Milwaukee 2–20–42–11–33–11–11–11–30–20–21–31–11–12–02–2—1–10–40–21–31–31–20–20–20–20–21–11–20–22–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–21–10–20–30–40–21–30–31–13–10–32–21–11–1—1–11–31–11–11–12–20–42–10–41–30–22–20–2
New Jersey 3–10–43–12–13–11–10–20–31–10–22–20–21–10–22–14–01–1—0–21–31–32–20–21–10–20–22–01–31–12–1
New Orleans 2–01–12–02–02–02–22–10–22–12–21–14–02–24–02–02–03–12–0—2–01–12–04–02–21–22–23–01–11–30–2
New York 0–40–42–12–21–20–21–12–21–10–20–40–20–20–23–13–11–13–10–2—1–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–31–12–1
Orlando 2–22–13–14–03–10–21–12–21–11–12–12–01–11–14–03–11–13–11–13–1—3–10–22–01–10–22–02–10–23–1
Philadelphia 1–31–32–13–11–21–11–12–20–22–00–32–00–22–03–02–11–12–20–23–11–3—1–11–11–11–12–01–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–02–01–22–20–22–22–22–03–11–33–01–12–02–22–00–42–02–01–1—3–04–03–14–02–01–22–0
Portland 2–00–20–22–00–22–22–21–12–20–40–23–02–23–02–02–04–01–12–22–00–21–10–3—1–30–32–21–13–11–1
Sacramento 1–10–22–01–10–21–21–22–01–32–21–11–31–32–21–12–01–22–02–12–01–11–10–43–1—1–33–11–12–20–2
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–01–13–12–20–21–22–22–03–02–23–12–02–04–02–02–22–02–01–11–33–03–1—2–11–12–22–0
Seattle 1–10–20–20–21–11–31–30–21–20–41–11–20–41–31–11–13–10–20–32–00–20–20–42–21–31–2—1–10–40–2
Toronto 2–11–32–22–11–31–10–21–30–21–13–11–10–22–04–02–12–03–11–13–11–23–10–21–11–11–11–1—0–21–3
Utah 1–11–11–11–11–12–23–12–03–02–11–13–11–33–01–12–02–21–13–11–12–02–02–11–32–22–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 2–23–03–12–12–22–00–21–20–20–22–22–00–21–14–02–22–01–22–01–21–32–20–21–12–00–22–03–10–2—

Game log
2007–08 game log
Total: 59–23 (home: 34–7; road: 25–16)
November: 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 1@ MiamiW 91–80Prince (34)Prince (12)Billups (11)American Airlines Arena
19,600		1–0
2November 2@ OrlandoW 116–92Murray (19)McDyess, Wallace (7)Billups (7)Amway Arena
17,519		2–0
3November 4AtlantaW 92–91Billups (22)McDyess (9)Billups, Hamilton, Wallace (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		3–0
4November 8@ ChicagoL 97–93Wallace (36)McDyess, Wallace (9)Billups, Hamilton (6)United Center
21,797		3–1
5November 9LA ClippersW 103–79Billups (23)Maxiell (8)Hamilton (10)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		4–1
6November 11@ SeattleW 107–103Hamilton (32)McDyess (15)Billups, Prince (6)KeyArena
16,379		5–1
7November 13@ PortlandL 102–94Prince (20)Hamilton (7)Billups (9)Rose Garden
19,980		5–2
8November 14@ Golden StateW 111–104Hamilton, Prince, Wallace (22)Maxiell (14)Murray (12)Oracle Arena
18,923		6–2
9November 16@ LA LakersL 103–91Hamilton, Prince (16)Prince (9)Murray (6)Staples Center
18,997		6–3
10November 18@ SacramentoL 105–95Prince (19)Wallace (12)Billups (9)ARCO Arena
12,978		6–4
11November 21New YorkW 98–86Billups (25)McDyess, Mohammed (6)Billups (15)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		7–4
12November 23PhiladelphiaW 83–78Prince (15)Mohammed (9)Billups (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		8–4
13November 25UtahL 103–93McDyess (19)Mohammed (14)Hamilton (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		8–5
14November 28ClevelandW 109–74Hamilton (18)Maxiell (10)Hamilton (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		9–5
December: 15–2 (home: 8–1; road: 7–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
15December 1@ MilwaukeeW 117–91Wallace (20)Wallace (10)Billups (9)Bradley Center
17,326		10–5
16December 2New JerseyW 118–95Hamilton (19)Maxiell (11)Billups (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		11–5
17December 4@ AtlantaW 106–95Prince (23)Maxiell (9)Billups (10)Philips Arena
12,754		12–5
18December 5@ New OrleansW 91–76Hamilton (21)Wallace (10)Billups (7)New Orleans Arena
10,312		13–5
19December 7ChicagoL 98–91Billups (27)Prince (8)Billups (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		13–6
20December 9CharlotteW 104–85Billups (20)McDyess (9)Billups (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		14–6
21December 11@ MemphisW 113–103Billups (28)Prince (7)Billups (14)FedExForum
11,962		15–6
22December 12@ HoustonL 80–77Wallace (21)Maxiell (13)Billups (7)Toyota Center
17,453		15–7
23December 14AtlantaW 91–81Billups (23)McDyess (14)Prince (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		16–7
24December 16Golden StateW 109–87Prince (23)McDyess (11)Hamilton (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		17–7
25December 19@ BostonW 87–85Billups (28)Wallace (13)Billups (8)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		18–7
26December 21MemphisW 94–67Prince (16)McDyess (11)Billups (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		19–7
27December 23HoustonW 94–82Hamilton (17)McDyess (11)Billups (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		20–7
28December 26@ New JerseyW 101–83Hamilton (22)McDyess (9)Billups (10)Izod Center
18,055		21–7
29December 28IndianaW 114–101Hamilton (23)Johnson (9)Hamilton (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		22–7
30December 29@ IndianaW 98–92Hamilton (24)Wallace (10)Billups (7)Conseco Fieldhouse
14,960		23–7
31December 31MilwaukeeW 114–69Hamilton (20)McDyess (10)Billups (12)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		24–7
January: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32January 2@ WashingtonW 106–93Hamilton (20)McDyess, Wallace (8)Hamilton (9)Verizon Center
15,763		25–7
33January 4@ TorontoW 101–85Hamilton (22)McDyess (12)Billups (9)Air Canada Centre
19,800		26–7
34January 5BostonL 92–85Hamilton (18)Wallace (8)Hamilton (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		26–8
35January 9@ DallasL 102–86Hamilton (18)Wallace (11)Herrmann (4)American Airlines Center
20,362		26–9
36January 10@ San AntonioW 90–80Wallace (23)Wallace (15)Billups (6)AT&T Center
18,797		27–9
37January 12@ CharlotteW 103–100 (OT)Billups (27)McDyess (11)Hamilton (8)Charlotte Bobcats Arena
19,091		28–9
38January 13@ New YorkL 89–65McDyess (15)McDyess (13)Billups (4)Madison Square Garden
17,620		28–10
39January 15TorontoW 103–89Hamilton (39)McDyess (13)Hamilton (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		29–10
40January 18SacramentoL 100–93Billups (28)McDyess (11)Billups (10)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		29–11
41January 19@ ChicagoL 97–81Billups (27)McDyess (12)Billups (5)United Center
22,657		29–12
42January 21@ OrlandoL 102–100Hamilton (21)Wallace (15)Billups (5)Amway Arena
17,519		29–13
43January 23@ PhiladelphiaW 86–78Hamilton (21)McDyess (8)Wallace (6)Wachovia Center
13,878		30–13
44January 25OrlandoW 101–93Hamilton (32)McDyess (13)Hamilton, Prince (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		31–13
45January 29@ IndianaW 110–104Wallace (24)McDyess (13)Billups (8)Conseco Fieldhouse
12,572		32–13
46January 31LA LakersW 90–89Prince (22)McDyess (12)Billups (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		33–13
February: 9–3 (home: 6–1; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
47February 3DallasW 90–67Wallace (21)McDyess (11)Hamilton (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		34–13
48February 6MiamiW 100–95Wallace (26)McDyess (13)Billups (10)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		35–13
49February 8PortlandW 91–82Billups (17)Johnson, Prince, Wallace (6)Billups (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		36–13
50February 10CharlotteW 113–87Prince (21)McDyess (12)Billups (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		37–13
51February 12@ AtlantaW 94–90Wallace (21)McDyess (6)Billups (8)Philips Arena
18,227		38–13
52February 13IndianaW 96–80Billups, Hamilton, Prince (14)Maxiell (14)Billups (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		39–13
53February 19OrlandoL 103–85Stuckey (16)McDyess (14)Billups (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		39–14
54February 20@ MilwaukeeL 103–98Billups (34)McDyess (14)Billups, Prince (6)Bradley Center
14,211		39–15
55February 22MilwaukeeW 127–100Billups (21)McDyess (7)Billups (12)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		40–15
56February 24@ PhoenixW 116–86Wallace (22)McDyess (13)Billups (11)US Airways Center
18,422		41–15
57February 25@ DenverW 98–93Billups, Hamilton, Prince (20)McDyess (13)Prince (9)Pepsi Center
17,901		42–15
58February 27@ UtahL 103–95Hamilton (22)McDyess (10)Billups, Prince (4)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911		42–16
March: 10–5 (home: 8–1; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59March 1@ LA ClippersW 103–73Prince (22)Maxiell (8)Prince (10)Staples Center
19,271		43–16
60March 4SeattleW 100–97Prince (24)Maxiell (9)Billups (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		44–16
61March 5@ BostonL 90–78Billups, Wallace (23)Prince (10)Billups (7)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		44–17
62March 7@ New YorkW 101–97Prince (28)Prince (7)Billups (5)Madison Square Garden
19,763		45–17
63March 9ChicagoW 116–109Billups (34)McDyess (10)Hamilton (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		46–17
64March 12PhiladelphiaL 83–82Wallace (17)McDyess (11)Hamilton (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		46–18
65March 14San AntonioW 84–80Hamilton (25)McDyess (17)Billups (8)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		47–18
66March 16New OrleansW 105–84Hayes (29)McDyess (11)Hamilton (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		48–18
67March 18DenverW 136–120Hamilton (24)Maxiell, McDyess (7)Billups (10)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		49–18
68March 19@ ClevelandL 89–73Wallace (16)McDyess (11)Hamilton (7)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		49–19
69March 23@ WashingtonL 95–83Hamilton (19)McDyess (14)Billups (11)Verizon Center
20,173		49–20
70March 24PhoenixW 110–105Billups (32)Wallace (9)Billups (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		50–20
71March 26@ TorontoL 89–82Billups (24)Prince (8)Billups (9)Air Canada Centre
19,800		50–21
72March 27MiamiW 85–69Afflalo, Maxiell (15)Prince (8)Billups (11)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		51–21
73March 29ClevelandW 85–71Hamilton (14)McDyess (10)Prince (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		52–21
April: 7–2 (home: 4–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
74April 1@ MinnesotaW 94–90Stuckey (27)McDyess (10)Prince (6)Target Center
15,119		53–21
75April 4New JerseyW 106–87McDyess (19)Wallace (8)Stuckey (9)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		54–21
76April 6@ MiamiW 91–75Stuckey (19)Johnson, Maxiell (7)Billups (6)American Airlines Arena
19,141		55–21
77April 8New YorkL 98–94Johnson (14)Maxiell (10)Billups, Stuckey (3)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		55–22
78April 9@ PhiladelphiaL 101–94Billups (18)Johnson (7)Stuckey (6)Wachovia Center
18,945		55–23
79April 11WashingtonW 102–74Maxiell (28)Wallace (9)Hamilton (10)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		56–23
80April 13TorontoW 91–84Stuckey (18)McDyess (9)Billups (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		57–23
81April 15MinnesotaW 115–103Hayes (20)Prince (7)Billups (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		58–23
82April 16@ ClevelandW 84–74Afflalo (15)Afflalo, Johnson (8)Dixon (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		59–23
2007–08 season schedule

Playoffs
2008 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 20PhiladelphiaL 86–90Wallace (24)Maxiell (11)Billups, Hamilton (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		0–1
2April 23PhiladelphiaW 105–88Hamilton (20)McDyess (12)Hamilton (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		1–1
3April 25@ PhiladelphiaL 75–95Hamilton (23)Hamilton (6)Stuckey (5)Wachovia Center
18,805		1–2
4April 27@ PhiladelphiaW 93–84Prince (23)Wallace (10)Billups, Hamilton (7)Wachovia Center
18,347		2–2
5April 29PhiladelphiaW 98–81Billups (21)Maxiell (11)Billups (12)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		3–2
6May 1@ PhiladelphiaW 100–77Hamilton (24)Billups (7)Prince (7)Wachovia Center
14,130		4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 3OrlandoW 91–72Billups (19)Maxiell (9)Billups (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		1–0
2May 5OrlandoW 100–93Billups (28)Prince (10)Prince (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		2–0
3May 7@ OrlandoL 86–111Hamilton (24)Prince (7)Hamilton, Prince (3)Amway Arena
17,519		2–1
4May 10@ OrlandoW 90–89Hamilton (32)McDyess (14)Prince (5)Amway Arena
17,519		3–1
5May 13OrlandoW 91–86Hamilton (31)McDyess (11)Stuckey (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		4–1
Conference Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 20@ BostonL 79–88Prince (16)McDyess (11)Wallace (4)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		0–1
2May 22@ BostonW 103–97Hamilton (25)Wallace (10)Billups (7)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		1–1
3May 24BostonL 80–94Hamilton (26)McDyess, Wallace (8)Billups, Stuckey (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		1–2
4May 26BostonW 94–75McDyess (21)McDyess (17)Hamilton (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		2–2
5May 28@ BostonL 102–106Billups (26)Billups, McDyess (5)Billups, Hamilton (6)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		2–3
6May 30BostonL 81–89Billups (29)Wallace (10)Billups (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		2–4
2008 playoff 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.[3]

Milestones

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

Player stats
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 75912.9.411.208.7821.80.70.410.113.7
Chauncey Billups 787832.3.448.401.9182.76.81.290.2217.0
Primož Brezec * 1705.8.769–.5001.10.20.120.121.6
Juan Dixon * 17014.4.480.394.4291.61.90.000.006.5
Ronald Dupree * 103.0–––0.00.00.000.000.0
Richard Hamilton 727233.7.484.440.8333.34.21.010.1417.3
Jarvis Hayes 82115.7.431.376.7502.20.80.570.076.7
Wálter Herrmann * 2807.1.392.289.8001.30.50.110.043.0
Lindsey Hunter 2409.0.344.269.7780.51.40.540.082.4
Amir Johnson 62012.3.558–.6733.80.50.391.323.6
Jason Maxiell 82721.6.538.000.6335.30.60.261.157.9
Antonio McDyess 787829.3.488.000.6228.51.10.780.688.8
Nazr Mohammed * 2107.1.475.000.4333.50.30.330.383.3
Ronald Murray * 19218.2.410.222.5951.93.40.680.057.5
Tayshaun Prince 828232.9.448.363.7684.93.30.510.4013.2
Theo Ratliff * 16313.9.450–.6673.10.40.251.133.0
Cheikh Samb 407.8.750–.5001.80.00.250.501.8
Rodney Stuckey 57219.0.401.188.8142.32.80.860.117.6
Rasheed Wallace 777630.5.432.356.7676.61.81.181.6812.7

* Statistics include only games with Pistons

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arron Afflalo 1207.3.389.000–0.40.50.330.001.2
Chauncey Billups 151531.9.401.375.8322.95.50.800.0716.1
Juan Dixon 203.5.000––0.00.00.000.000.0
Richard Hamilton 171738.5.470.308.9114.23.91.350.5321.6
Jarvis Hayes 1105.5.300.357–1.50.40.090.182.1
Wálter Herrmann 406.8.2501.000.5000.30.00.000.001.3
Lindsey Hunter 11010.5.381.455–0.91.30.730.001.9
Amir Johnson 805.4.750.000.5001.60.10.000.382.6
Jason Maxiell 17621.8.625–.4694.00.90.881.295.6
Antonio McDyess 171127.5.538–.8217.40.90.590.478.9
Tayshaun Prince 171739.5.481.320.7945.53.20.820.4713.8
Theo Ratliff 12010.9.500–.5002.30.10.080.921.3
Rodney Stuckey 17222.3.371.286.8791.93.41.060.128.2
Rasheed Wallace 171734.4.424.320.7446.41.61.121.9413.2

Transactions

The Pistons have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades
June 15, 2007 To Detroit Pistons
2nd round picks in the 2009 NBA draft and 2011 NBA draft		 To Toronto Raptors
Carlos Delfino
December 14, 2007 To Detroit Pistons
Primož Brezec and Wálter Herrmann		 To Charlotte Bobcats
Nazr Mohammed
February 21, 2008 To Detroit Pistons
Juan Dixon		 To Toronto Raptors
Primož Brezec

Free agents
PlayerFormer team
Jarvis HayesWashington Wizards
PlayerNew team

See also

References
  1. "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. "Pistons fire Saunders, news release says". Detroit Free-Press. June 3, 2008.
  3. Pistons pull away late to advance to 6th straight conference finals
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