Detroit Pistons Tickets

While the team enjoys vast popularity these days, Detroit Pistons tickets were at one time a hard sell among Michigan area basketball fans. During the 1957-58 season, their first under the Detroit name, the Pistons drew less than 5,000 fans per game on average. In fact, if you can believe it, they failed to draw an average of at least 10,000 fans per game from until the 1982-83 season, their 25th year as the Detroit Pistons (before that, the team was known as the Fort Wayne Pistons). Their worst season was 1962-63, in which only an estimated 3,300 fans were went to each of the team's contests. That's a far cry from the current team, which has led the NBA in per game attendance for each of the past three seasons, and drew a franchise record 905,119 total fans to home games in 2004-05. Despite the team's slow start in the city of Detroit, it currently is one of the most popular sporting attractions in the Motor City.

Why Buy Detroit Pistons Tickets?

Obviously, Detroit Pistons tickets are immensely popular these days, and for good reason. The Pistons won the NBA Championship in 2003 and returned to the Finals last season, bowing to the San Antonio Spurs. They are arguably the best team in the Eastern Conference again entering this season, too. Returning to lead the way once again is shooting guard Richard Hamilton, who led the Pistons in points scored (1,424), field goals made (510) and free throws made (368) in 2004-05. Detroit also returns their top assist man -- point guard Chauncey Billups, who has 464 to go along with his team-high 165 three-pointers -- and defensive stalwart Ben Wallace, a center who was tops among Piston players last season in rebounds (902), steals (106) and blocks (176). They do have to contend with the departure of coach Larry Brown, who will be replaced by former Minnesota head man Flip Saunders, but with the entire starting five returning (forwards Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince round out the lineup), Detroit should be locked and loaded, and ready for the season ahead.