Team:
Detroit Pistons
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Detroit Pistons
are a National Basketball Association team
based in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.
Founded: 1941 as Ft. Wayne
Zollner Pistons in National Basketball League,
joined National Basketball Association in
1948. Relocated to Detroit in 1957.
Formerly known as: Fort
Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941-48), Fort Wayne
Pistons (1948-57)
Home Arena: The Palace of
Auburn Hills
Uniform colors: Red, white
and blue
Logo design: A basketball
with "PISTONS" superimposed upon
it.
NBL Championships:
1944, 1945 (in Fort Wayne)
NBA Eastern Division Championships:
1954, 1955 (in Fort Wayne)
NBA Central Division Championships: 1988,
1989, 1990, 2002, 2003
NBA Eastern Conference Championships: 1988,
1989, 1990, 2004
NBA Championships: 1989,
1990, 2004
