The 2015âÂÂ16 Detroit Pistons season was the 75th season of the franchise, the 68th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 59th in the Detroit suburban area. This season marked the first time the Pistons qualified for the NBA playoffs since the 2008âÂÂ09 season, and also marked their first winning season since the 2007âÂÂ08 season. It would be their last until the 2024âÂÂ25 season. The Pistons would also end their record as the team in the Eastern Conference with the longest active postseason drought at seven seasons. The Pistons were the first team with a winning percentage above .500 at the Eastern Conference's 8th seed since the 2011âÂÂ12 Philadelphia 76ers.
In the playoffs, the Pistons were swept by the eventual NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers in four games in the First Round.
The Pistons would not make another playoff appearance until 2019.
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 6 | Indiana | | Stanley Johnson (26) | Andre Drummond (9) | Caldwell-Pope, Dinwiddie, Johnson & Bullock (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>10,446 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | October 8 | Brooklyn | | Ersan ðlyasova (15) | Andre Drummond (11) | Reggie Jackson (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>10,019 | 0âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 10 | @ Milwaukee | | Marcus Morris (21) | Andre Drummond (7) | Jackson & Dinwiddie (8) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>7,350 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | October 13 | @ Indiana | | Drummond, Jackson & ðlyasova (17) | Andre Drummond (21) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>12,730 | 1âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | October 14 | @ Chicago | | Reggie Jackson (20) | Andre Drummond (10) | Johnson, Tolliver, Bullock, Dinwiddie & Meeks (4) | United Center<br>21,713 | 2âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | October 18 | @ San Antonio | | Reggie Jackson (20) | Andre Drummond (15) | Reggie Jackson (9) | AT&T Center<br>17,396 | 2âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | October 21 | Charlotte | | Andre Drummond (21) | Andre Drummond (15) | Reggie Jackson (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>11,096 | 2âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | October 23 | Atlanta | | Stanley Johnson (20) | Marcus Morris (10) | Steve Blake (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>12,804 | 3âÂÂ5
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | October 27 | @ Atlanta | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) | Andre Drummond (19) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Philips Arena<br>19,187 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 28 | Utah | | Reggie Jackson (19) | Andre Drummond (10) | Steve Blake (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,434 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 30 | Chicago | | Marcus Morris (26) | Andre Drummond (20) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,035 | 3âÂÂ0
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | November 3 | Indiana | | Andre Drummond (25) | Andre Drummond (29) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,325 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 6 | @ Phoenix | | Reggie Jackson (23) | Andre Drummond (17) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>16,676 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | November 8 | @ Portland | | Reggie Jackson (40) | Andre Drummond (27) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Moda Center<br>19,393 | 5âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 | November 9 | @ Golden State | | Jackson & Johnson (20) | Andre Drummond (15) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Oracle Arena<br>19,596 | 5âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 | November 11 | @ Sacramento | | Morris & Jackson (16) | Andre Drummond (17) | Anthony Tolliver (4) | Sleep Train Arena<br>17,317 | 5âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 | November 14 | @ L.A. Clippers | | ðlyasova & Jackson (20) | Andre Drummond (19) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Staples Center<br>19,060 | 5âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 | November 15 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Drummond & Dinwiddie (17) | Andre Drummond (17) | Spencer Dinwiddie (4) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 5âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 | November 17 | Cleveland | | Andre Drummond (25) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (12) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,442 | 6âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 | November 20 | @ Minnesota | | Andre Drummond (21) | Morris, Drummond & Baynes (11) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Target Center<br>13,445 | 7âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 | November 21 | Washington | | Reggie Jackson (20) | Andre Drummond (13) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,890 | 7âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 | November 23 | @ Milwaukee | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (17) | Andre Drummond (15) | Reggie Jackson (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>12,319 | 7âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 | November 25 | Miami | | Drummond & Jackson (18) | Andre Drummond (20) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,119 | 8âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 | November 27 | @ Oklahoma City | | Marcus Morris (17) | Andre Drummond (7) | Steve Blake (7) | Chesapeake Energy Arena<br>18,203 | 8âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 | November 29 | @ Brooklyn | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Barclays Center<br>12,823 | 8âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 | November 30 | Houston | | Reggie Jackson (31) | Andre Drummond (13) | Reggie Jackson (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,818 | 9âÂÂ9
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 | December 2 | Phoenix | | Reggie Jackson (34) | Marcus Morris (14) | Reggie Jackson (16) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,985 | 10âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 | December 4 | Milwaukee | | Morris & Jackson (23) | Andre Drummond (23) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,963 | 11âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 | December 6 | L.A. Lakers | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (22) | Andre Drummond (15) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,394 | 12âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 | December 7 | @ Charlotte | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (16) | Ersan ðlyasova (13) | Steve Blake (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>15,481 | 12âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 | December 9 | Memphis | | Drummond & Jackson (18) | Andre Drummond (19) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,411 | 12âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 | December 11 | @ Philadelphia | | Morris & Jackson (21) | Andre Drummond (16) | Morris, Jackson & Blake (4) | Wells Fargo Center<br>14,020 | 13âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 | December 12 | Indiana | | Reggie Jackson (21) | Andre Drummond (11) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,858 | 14âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 | December 14 | L.A. Clippers | | Reggie Jackson (34) | Andre Drummond (15) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,525 | 14âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 | December 16 | Boston | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (31) | Andre Drummond (12) | Caldwell-Pope & Jackson (3) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,120 | 15âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 18 | @ Chicago | | Andre Drummond (33) | Andre Drummond (21) | Reggie Jackson (13) | United Center<br>21,534 | 16âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 | December 22 | @ Miami | | Reggie Jackson (18) | Andre Drummond (12) | Morris, Caldwell-Pope, Jackson & Johnson (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,901 | 17âÂÂ12 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 30 | December 23 | @ Atlanta | | Andre Drummond (25) | Andre Drummond (12) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Philips Arena<br>17,575 | 17âÂÂ13 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 | December 26 | Boston | | Andre Drummond (22) | Andre Drummond (22) | Steve Blake (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,288 | 17âÂÂ14 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 32 | December 29 | @ New York | | Ersan ðlyasova (19) | Andre Drummond (9) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,812 | 17âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | December 31 | Minnesota | | Andre Drummond (23) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,475 | 18âÂÂ15
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 | January 2 | @ Indiana | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (16) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 18âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 | January 4 | Orlando | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) | Andre Drummond (12) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,301 | 19âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 | January 6 | @ Boston | | Reggie Jackson (24) | Stanley Johnson (10) | Reggie Jackson (6) | TD Garden<br>18,624 | 20âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 37 | January 9 | Brooklyn | | Drummond & Jackson (23) | Ersan ðlyasova (13) | Reggie Jackson (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,406 | 21âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 | January 12 | San Antonio | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (25) | Andre Drummond (10) | Reggie Jackson (11) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,273 | 21âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 | January 14 | @ Memphis | | Stanley Johnson (19) | Andre Drummond (11) | Reggie Jackson (6) | FedExForum<br>15,977 | 21âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 | January 16 | Golden State | | Caldwell-Pope & Jackson (20) | Andre Drummond (21) | Reggie Jackson (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,584 | 22âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 | January 18 | Chicago | | ðlyasova & Jackson (19) | Andre Drummond (16) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,935 | 22âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 | January 20 | @ Houston | | Caldwell-Pope & Morris (22) | Andre Drummond (11) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Toyota Center<br>17,203 | 23âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 | January 21 | @ New Orleans | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (23) | Andre Drummond (22) | Jackson & Jennings (5) | Smoothie King Center<br>15,281 | 23âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 | January 23 | @ Denver | | Marcus Morris (20) | Baynes & Jennings (10) | Reggie Jackson (8) | Pepsi Center<br>14,646 | 23âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 25 | @ Utah | | Reggie Jackson (29) | Ersan ðlyasova (8) | Morris, Jackson & Jennings (4) | Vivint Smart Home Arena<br>18,783 | 24âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 | January 27 | Philadelphia | | Reggie Jackson (27) | Andre Drummond (18) | 5 tied (3) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,712 | 25âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 | January 29 | Cleveland | | Andre Drummond (20) | Andre Drummond (8) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,012 | 25âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | January 30 | @ Toronto | | Brandon Jennings (22) | Andre Drummond (12) | Morris & Baynes (2) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 25âÂÂ23
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 | February 1 | @ Brooklyn | | Andre Drummond (21) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Barclays Center<br>13,290 | 26âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 | February 3 | @ Boston | | Reggie Jackson (17) | Andre Drummond (13) | Reggie Jackson (7) | TD Garden<br>17,297 | 26âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 | February 4 | New York | | Stanley Johnson (22) | Andre Drummond (13) | Johnson & Jackson (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,095 | 27âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 | February 6 | @ Indiana | | Reggie Jackson (26) | Andre Drummond (13) | Marcus Morris (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>18,165 | 27âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 | February 8 | Toronto | | Ersan ðlyasova (17) | Andre Drummond (13) | Marcus Morris (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,103 | 27âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 | February 10 | Denver | | Marcus Morris (19) | Andre Drummond (16) | Morris & Hilliard (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>19,971 | 27âÂÂ27 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 | February 19 | @ Washington | | Tobias Harris (21) | Andre Drummond (13) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Verizon Center<br>20,356 | 27âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 | February 21 | New Orleans | | Reggie Jackson (34) | Andre Drummond (14) | Steve Blake (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,886 | 27âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | February 22 | @ Cleveland | | Reggie Jackson (23) | Andre Drummond (15) | Jackson & Morris (4) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 28âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 | February 24 | Philadelphia | | Tobias Harris (22) | Andre Drummond (18) | Marcus Morris (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,429 | 29âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | February 27 | @ Milwaukee | | Reggie Jackson (22) | Andre Drummond (17) | Reggie Jackson (8) | BMO Harris Bradley Center<br>17,165 | 30âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 | February 28 | Toronto | | Reggie Jackson (19) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,201 | 31âÂÂ29
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 | March 2 | @ San Antonio | | Morris & Harris (16) | Andre Drummond (14) | Harris & Blake (4) | AT&T Center<br>18,581 | 31âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 | March 5 | @ New York | | Andre Drummond (21) | Andre Drummond (16) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,812 | 31âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 | March 6 | Portland | | Reggie Jackson (30) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,386 | 32âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 | March 9 | @ Dallas | | Andre Drummond (25) | Andre Drummond (17) | Tobias Harris (5) | American Airlines Center<br>20,249 | 33âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 | March 11 | @ Charlotte | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (24) | Andre Drummond (9) | Reggie Jackson (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br>18,189 | 33âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 | March 12 | @ Philadelphia | | Reggie Jackson (24) | Andre Drummond (15) | Reggie Jackson (10) | Wells Fargo Center<br>16,087 | 34âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 | March 14 | @ Washington | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18) | Andre Drummond (12) | Stanley Johnson (4) | Verizon Center<br>18,042 | 34âÂÂ33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 | March 16 | Atlanta | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (24) | Andre Drummond (18) | Reggie Jackson (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>14,121 | 34âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 69 | March 18 | Sacramento | | Marcus Morris (24) | Andre Drummond (11) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>15,982 | 35âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 | March 19 | Brooklyn | | Aron Baynes (21) | Andre Drummond (9) | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,559 | 36âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 | March 21 | Milwaukee | | Marcus Morris (21) | Andre Drummond (16) | Reggie Jackson (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>13,577 | 37âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 | March 23 | Orlando | | Andre Drummond (30) | Andre Drummond (14) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,609 | 38âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 | March 25 | Charlotte | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) | Andre Drummond (14) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,209 | 39âÂÂ34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 | March 26 | Atlanta | | Tobias Harris (21) | Andre Drummond (17) | Steve Blake (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,857 | 39âÂÂ35 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 | March 29 | Oklahoma City | | Marcus Morris (24) | Andre Drummond (15) | Caldwell-Pope & Jackson (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,201 | 40âÂÂ35
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 | April 1 | Dallas | | Marcus Morris (31) | Andre Drummond (17) | Reggie Jackson (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>19,031 | 40âÂÂ36 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 | April 2 | @ Chicago | | Reggie Jackson (22) | Andre Drummond (11) | Harris, Drummond & Jackson (4) | United Center<br>22,197 | 41âÂÂ36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 | April 5 | @ Miami | | Harris & Jackson (21) | Andre Drummond (13) | Jackson & Blake (3) | American Airlines Arena<br>19,621 | 41âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 79 | April 6 | @ Orlando | | Reggie Jackson (24) | Andre Drummond (16) | Jackson & Blake (6) | Amway Center<br>16,553 | 42âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 | April 8 | Washington | | Reggie Jackson (39) | Tobias Harris (9) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,207 | 43âÂÂ37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 | April 12 | Miami | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (17) | Andre Drummond (18) | Steve Blake (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills<br>18,575 | 43âÂÂ38 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 82 | April 13 | @ Cleveland | | Jodie Meeks (20) | Tolliver, Johnson & Bullock (8) | Steve Blake (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 44âÂÂ38
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | April 17 | @ Cleveland | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) | Andre Drummond (11) | Reggie Jackson (7) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | April 20 | @ Cleveland | | Andre Drummond (20) | Harris & Caldwell-Pope (8) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br>20,562 | 0âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | April 22 | Cleveland | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (18) | Harris & Drummond (7) | Reggie Jackson (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,584 | 0âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | April 24 | Cleveland | | Marcus Morris (24) | Tobias Harris (13) | Reggie Jackson (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>21,584 | 0âÂÂ4