|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 | July 8 | Connecticut | 88-82 | Pierson (23) | Braxton (8) | Nolan (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills7,623 | 13-6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 | July 11 | Washington | 79-66 | Smith (23) | Braxton, Ford (7) | Nolan (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills8,596 | 14-6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 | July 12 | @ New York | 64-74 | Smith, Pierson (13) | Ford (12) | Nolan (4) | Madison Square Garden8,661 | 14-7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 | July 16 | Chicago | 66-63 | Ford (14) | Pierson (8) | Nolan, Smith (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills15,210 | 15-7 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 | July 18 | @ Washington | 99-62 | Nolan (26) | Braxton, Hornbuckle (6) | Sam (8) | Verizon Center6,834 | 16-7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 | July 20 | Sacramento | 85-88 | Nolan (27) | Ford (10) | Smith (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills9,138 | 16-8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 | July 22 | Los Angeles | 81-84 | Smith (20) | Ford (9) | Hornbuckle, Smith (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills12,930 | 16-9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 | July 24 | @ Houston | 61-79 | Nolan (23) | Nolan, Sam (9) | Nolan (4) | Reliant Arena7,261 | 16-10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 | July 27 | San Antonio | 64-76 | Nolan (25) | Braxton (9) | Smith (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills9,537 | 16-11 |- |- | colspan="10" align="center" valign="middle" | Summer Olympic break |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 | August 29 | New York | 83-69 | Nolan (26) | Braxton, McWilliams-Franklin (7) | Smith (6) | Palace of Auburn Hills11,516 | 17-11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 | August 31 | @ Chicago | 81-82 (OT) | Smith (23) | McWilliams-Franklin (11) | Nolan (6) | UIC Pavilion4,197 | 17-12 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 | September 5 | Indiana | 90-68 | Pierson (20) | Pierson (6) | McWilliams-Franklin, Pierson (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills9,287 | 18-12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 | September 6 | @ Washington | 84-69 | McWilliams-Franklin (21) | Nolan (10) | Smith (8) | Verizon Center9,976 | 19-12 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 | September 9 | Phoenix | 89-78 | Nolan (18) | Braxton, Hornbuckle, McWilliams-Franklin (8) | Pierson, Smith (5) | Palace of Auburn Hills7,495 |