| 2007–08 Detroit Pistons season | |
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| Head coach | Flip Saunders |
| Owner(s) | William Davidson |
| Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
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| Record | 59–23 (.720) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | East Finals (eliminated 4–2) |
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| Local media | |
| Television | FSN Detroit, WMYD |
| Radio | WDFN |
| Detroit Pistons seasons | |
| < 2006–07 | 2008–09 > |
The 2007-08 Detroit Pistons season was their 67th season, 60th in the National Basketball Association. 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 3rd most in franchise history. #2 seeded Detroit lost to the eventual champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals four games to two. Detroit defeated #7 Philadelphia and #3 Orlando in the first and second rounds of the NBA Playoffs.
Following the season, Flip Saunders was fired as head coach.[1]
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.
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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.
Detroit's selections from the 2007 NBA Draft in New York.
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| 1 | 15 | Rodney Stuckey | Point/Shooting Guard | Eastern Washington | |
| 1 | 27 | Arron Afflalo | Shooting Guard | UCLA | |
| 2 | 57 | Sammy Mejia | Point Guard | DePaul |
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| Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .720 | 33–7 | 25–16 | — |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 27–14 | 17–23 | 14 |
| Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21–20 | 15–25 | 23 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20–21 | 12–28 | 26 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 19–21 | 7–34 | 33 |
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First Round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
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Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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Chauncey Billups was awarded the John Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for taking much part in NBA Cares and other charity foundations.
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.[2]
Chauncey Billups recorded his 10,000th career point November 14, 2007 against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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| 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 | ||
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Arron Afflalo | 75 | 9 | 12.9 | .411 | .208 | .782 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 3.7 |
| Chauncey Billups | 78 | 78 | 32.3 | .448 | .401 | .918 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 1.29 | 0.22 | 17.0 |
| Primož Brezec * | 17 | 0 | 5.8 | .769 | – | .500 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1.6 |
| Juan Dixon * | 17 | 0 | 14.4 | .480 | .394 | .429 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.5 |
| Ronald Dupree * | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | – | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Richard Hamilton | 72 | 72 | 33.7 | .484 | .440 | .833 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.01 | 0.14 | 17.3 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 82 | 1 | 15.7 | .431 | .376 | .750 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.57 | 0.07 | 6.7 |
| Wálter Herrmann * | 28 | 0 | 7.1 | .392 | .289 | .800 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 3.0 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 24 | 0 | 9.0 | .344 | .269 | .778 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 2.4 |
| Amir Johnson | 62 | 0 | 12.3 | .558 | – | .673 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.39 | 1.32 | 3.6 |
| Jason Maxiell | 82 | 7 | 21.6 | .538 | .000 | .633 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.26 | 1.15 | 7.9 |
| Antonio McDyess | 78 | 78 | 29.3 | .488 | .000 | .622 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.78 | 0.68 | 8.8 |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 21 | 0 | 7.1 | .475 | .000 | .433 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 3.3 |
| Ronald Murray * | 19 | 2 | 18.2 | .410 | .222 | .595 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.68 | 0.05 | 7.5 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 82 | 82 | 32.9 | .448 | .363 | .768 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 13.2 |
| Theo Ratliff * | 16 | 3 | 13.9 | .450 | – | .667 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.25 | 1.13 | 3.0 |
| Cheikh Samb | 4 | 0 | 7.8 | .750 | – | .500 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 1.8 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 57 | 2 | 19.0 | .401 | .188 | .814 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.86 | 0.11 | 7.6 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 77 | 76 | 30.5 | .432 | .356 | .767 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 1.18 | 1.68 | 12.7 |
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| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Arron Afflalo | 12 | 0 | 7.3 | .389 | .000 | – | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.2 |
| Chauncey Billups | 15 | 15 | 31.9 | .401 | .375 | .832 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 0.80 | 0.07 | 16.1 |
| Juan Dixon | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| Richard Hamilton | 17 | 17 | 38.5 | .470 | .308 | .911 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.35 | 0.53 | 21.6 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | .300 | .357 | – | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 2.1 |
| Wálter Herrmann | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | .250 | 1.000 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.3 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 11 | 0 | 10.5 | .381 | .455 | – | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| Amir Johnson | 8 | 0 | 5.4 | .750 | .000 | .500 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 2.6 |
| Jason Maxiell | 17 | 6 | 21.8 | .625 | – | .469 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 5.6 |
| Antonio McDyess | 17 | 11 | 27.5 | .538 | – | .821 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 8.9 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 17 | 17 | 39.5 | .481 | .320 | .794 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 13.8 |
| Theo Ratliff | 12 | 0 | 10.9 | .500 | – | .500 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.92 | 1.3 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 17 | 2 | 22.3 | .371 | .286 | .879 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.06 | 0.12 | 8.2 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 17 | 17 | 34.4 | .424 | .320 | .744 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.12 | 1.94 | 13.2 |
The Pistons have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.
| 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 |
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