2006–07 Detroit Pistons season

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2006–07 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Flip Saunders
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills

Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 1st
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Finals
Local media
Television	FSN Detroit, WMYD
Radio	WDFN
Detroit Pistons seasons
< 2005–06	2007–08 >

The 2006-07 Detroit Pistons season was the team's fifty-ninth in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 64-18 output from the previous season. However, they came nine wins shy of tying it, finishing 53-29.^[1]

Standings

Central Division
Team	W	L	Home	Road	PCT.	GB
Detroit Pistons*	53	29	26–15	27–14	.646	-
Cleveland Cavaliers*	50	32	30–11	20–21	.605	3
Chicago Bulls*	49	33	31–10	18–23	.598	4
Indiana Pacers	35	47	22–19	13–28	.427	18
Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	18–23	10–31	.341	25

^*Qualified for playoffs

References

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2006–07 NBA season by team

2006 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals

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Atlantic	Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Toronto

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