| 2012 Detroit Pistons Schedule/Results |
| (Complete Through Wednesday, April 17 - All Times Eastern) |
| Won: 29 Lost: 53 |
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| October |
| 10/31 L vs Houston, 96-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| November |
| 11/02 L at Phoenix, 89-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/04 L at LA Lakers, 79-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/06 L at Denver, 97-109 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/07 L at Sacramento, 103-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/09 L at Oklahoma City, 94-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/10 L at Houston, 82-96 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/12 L vs Oklahoma City, 90-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/14 W at Philadelphia, 94-76 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/16 L vs Orlando, 106-110 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/18 W vs Boston, 103-83 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/21 L at Orlando, 74-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/23 W vs Toronto, 91-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/25 L at New York, 100-121 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/26 W vs Portland, 108-101 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/28 W vs Phoenix, 117-77 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 11/30 L at Memphis, 78-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| December |
| 12/01 L at Dallas, 77-92 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/03 W vs Cleveland, 89-79 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/05 L vs Golden State, 97-104 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/07 L vs Chicago, 104-108 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/08 W at Cleveland, 104-97 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/10 L at Philadelphia, 97-104 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/11 L vs Denver, 94-101 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/14 L at Brooklyn, 105-107 (2OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/15 L vs Indiana, 77-88 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/17 L vs LA Clippers, 76-88 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/19 L at Toronto, 91-97 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/21 W vs Washington, 100-68 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/22 W at Washington, 96-87 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/26 L at Atlanta, 119-126 (2OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/28 W vs Miami, 109-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 12/30 W vs Milwaukee, 96-94 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| January |
| 1/01 W vs Sacramento, 103-97 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/04 W vs Atlanta, 85-84 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/06 L vs Charlotte, 101-108 (OT) | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/11 W at Milwaukee, 103-87 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/12 L vs Utah, 87-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/17 L vs New York, 87-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/20 W vs Boston, 103-88 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/22 W vs Orlando, 105-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/23 L at Chicago, 82-85 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/25 L at Miami, 88-110 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/27 W at Orlando, 104-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/29 L vs Milwaukee, 90-117 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 1/30 L at Indiana, 79-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| February |
| 2/01 W vs Cleveland, 117-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/03 L vs LA Lakers, 97-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/04 L at New York, 85-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/06 L vs Brooklyn, 90-93 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/08 W vs San Antonio, 119-109 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/09 W at Milwaukee, 105-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/11 L vs New Orleans, 86-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/13 W vs Washington, 96-85 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/19 L vs Memphis, 91-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/20 W at Charlotte, 105-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/22 L at Indiana, 82-114 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/23 L vs Indiana, 72-90 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/25 L vs Atlanta, 103-114 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 2/27 W at Washington, 96-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| March |
| 3/01 L at New Orleans, 95-100 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/03 L at San Antonio, 75-114 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/06 L vs New York, 77-87 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/08 L vs Dallas, 99-102 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/10 L at LA Clippers, 97-129 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/11 L at Utah, 90-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/13 L at Golden State, 97-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/16 L at Portland, 101-112 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/18 L vs Brooklyn, 82-119 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/22 L at Miami, 89-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/23 W at Charlotte, 92-91 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/26 L vs Minnesota, 82-105 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/29 L vs Toronto, 82-99 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 3/31 L at Chicago, 94-95 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
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| April |
| 4/01 W at Toronto, 108-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/03 L at Boston, 93-98 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/06 L at Minnesota, 101-107 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/07 W vs Chicago, 99-85 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/10 W at Cleveland, 111-104 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/12 W vs Charlotte, 113-93 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/15 W vs Philadelphia, 109-101 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |
| 4/17 L at Brooklyn, 99-103 | Preview | Matchup | Wrap | Box |