2007-08 Detroit Pistons season:
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¨C23 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 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. 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.
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 ¡ª one fewer than Thomas needed to set the mark.
Milestones
Chauncey Billups recorded his 10,000th career point November 14, 2007 against the Portland Trail Blazers.