Rod Beard | The Detroit News In the span of a couple of days, the Pistons went from having question marks at backup point guard to getting some very positive signs about their future at the position. That’s how quickly things can move in the NBA. After Delon Wright’s groin injury was announced, they looked to
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Marlowe Alter, Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press The NBA released its second-half schedule for the 2020-21 season Wednesday, and has the Detroit Pistons playing 36 games in 67 days to close the 72-game regular season. The Pistons’ second half kicks off March 11 at the Charlotte Hornets and March 13 at the Brooklyn Nets (see full schedule below). They
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons almost have made it through the first half of their schedule during the pandemic. Now they know most of the second half of the schedule as well. The NBA released the remainder of the league schedule Wednesday, including games from the first half that were postponed because of
The Detroit Pistons released the second half of their schedule for this unique COVID-19 influenced season. The Pistons will play eight back-to-backs and perhaps most interestingly, they will only have one instance of facing the same team two games in a row, but this will be in the more traditional home-and-home model. They will play
The Detroit Pistons ended a three-game losing streak with a convincing win over the depleted Orlando Magic on the night Nikola Vucevic learned he’d made the All-Star team. Tonight the Pistons face a struggling New Orleans team with an aim to slow All-Star big man Zion Williamson. Detroit beat the Pelicans 10 days ago, and
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Saben Lee is a rookie on a two-way contract. But with the Detroit Pistons depleted at point guard due to injuries, Lee has stepped up and manned the position like a veteran this week. Sunday’s loss to the Orlando Magic marked Lee’s first time in the rotation since Feb.
The end seems closer than ever for Blake Griffin but what happens between now and then is still very much an open question. The Detroit Pistons are, once again, not a very good team. They have the worst record in the Eastern Conference and in spite of Jerami Grant putting up big numbers and Mason
The Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans will meet for the second and final time of the season this week. It’s a game that means nothing in the scheme of things, really. The Pistons are one of the worst teams in the league, and another loss is just another lottery combination. The Pelicans are a
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons ended their three-game losing streak with an impressive 105-93 victory over the Orlando Magic, splitting their two-game mini-series, after Sunday’s loss. It was a breakout game for rookie Saben Lee, who had a season-best 21 points, along with Dennis Smith Jr., who had 14 points. The Pistons didn’t have
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons rookie Saben Lee was the team’s best offensive player once again on Tuesday, and this time it was coupled with a win. The Pistons defeated the Orlando Magic, 105-93, behind another strong performance by Lee. The two-way guard led all players with a career-high 21 points while converting eight of
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons bounce back, earning a split in Orlando. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Josh Jackson after he scores 18 of the Pistons’ 48 points off the bench Tuesday night. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from rookie guard Saben Lee after he put up a career-high 21 points, leading all Pistons scorers in a 105-93 victory over the Magic. #DetroitBasketball
Rod Beard | The Detroit News It was the same two teams, but it wasn’t even close to the same result. The Pistons and Orlando Magic played Sunday and it was a mismatch almost from the start, as All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and guard Evan Fournier, who combined for 66 points to fuel the Magic. In Tuesday’s
The second game of a two-game mini-series between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic really wasn’t much of a battle after halftime. Detroit flew out of the second half gate fast and never looked back, notching their ninth victory of the season, 105-93. The Pistons led the Magic 34-24 through the first quarter via crisp
Tim Reynolds | AP Basketball Writer New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age. Williamson is one of four first-time All-Stars, all revealed Tuesday night when the league announced the reserves for the March 7 game
Rod Beard | The Detroit News In a field of high-level candidates, Pistons forward Jerami Grant wasn’t selected as one of the reserves for the NBA All-Star Game. Grant is having the best season of his career with 23.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3 assists, and has ascended to the role as No. 1 option for
Wayne Ellington is sitting out tonight on the first night of a back-to-back. I’d say that the Pistons will miss his 3-point shooting, but the truth is, Ellington hasn’t been shooting well at all lately, and the rest is probably much needed and appreciated. Ellington has made just 27% of his 3s in the past
In this week’s episode, Matt and I are joined by Jake Chapman from the Orlando Magic Radio Network, and Orlando Magic Weekly podcast. Jake breaks down the feisty Magic, who have won four of their last five games, and are coming off a 105-96 win against your Detroit Pistons. These two teams face off again
There have been a few times already this season where I am sitting there watching the Detroit Pistons thinking to myself, “how in the hell are these guys still in this game?” Perhaps no time was as inexplicable as when the Pistons played the Magic on Sunday. In a game that saw Nikola Vucevic drop