Detroit Bad Boys

The Detroit Pistons are officially one-quarter of the way through the season. It feels like there’s a consensus out there that the first quarter of the schedule is the first time there’s a big enough sample size to truly understand NBA teams. Let’s use the first 21 games of this season to see how JBB’s

Pregame thoughts: After their best win of the season last night against Indiana, the Detroit Pistons looked to repeat that performance against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pistons are playing in their league-leading 22nd game, while it’s only Philly’s 18th game of the season – Detroit is on another stretch of three games in four nights.

After an intense, high-scoring win against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night in Emirates NBA Cup action, the Pistons turn around and face the Philadelphia 76ers at Little Caesars Arena on the second end of a back-to-back. The Sixers have been off since a Nov. 27 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets. The loss was

The Pistons are playing meaningful basketball in December! Wes and Blake are here to break down exactly why the pressure that comes with a win-or-go-home game could be so valuable to this young team, regardless of the outcome. They also break down the exciting adjustment JB Bickerstaff has made to put Ausar Thompson in great

The Detroit Pistons took on the Indiana Pacers in their third NBA Cup game after starting 2-0 in group play. Detroit enters tonight as losers in four of its past five games, and Indiana has won its last three. In other words, it was a bounce-back spot for the Pistons as they looked to right

If you’re a Detroit Pistons’ old head, you’ll remember their down and dirty rivalry with the Indiana Pacers in the early 2000s. Everyone remembers The Block and Malice at the Palace, but these teams were the cream of the crop in the East for about five years. I was a teenager during those glory years,

The Pistons and Grizzlies both enter this game on a high note. For the Pistons, it was a buzzer beater shot by Jaden Ivey to steal a win against the Toronto Raptors. For the Grizzlies, it is a three game winning streak. If there is a silver lining to facing a Grizzlies team that is

One thing was for certain: the Detroit Pistons were not going to let an offense rebound dictate the outcome of this game. With the score tied at 100 and the clock sitting at 22 seconds, the Pistons gave Jaden Ivey the ball and asked him to win the game. Ivey obliged by hitting a an

The Detroit Pistons will be without star point guard Cade Cunningham tonight. That leaves a lot of playmaking and guard rotation questions as the Pistons face one of the top defenses in the NBA. Can they survive for 48 minutes playing real, modern basketball? We shall see. Game Vitals When: 7 p.m. ETWhere: Kia Center,

After suffering a gut-wrenching loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the Cade Cunningham-less Detroit Pistons take on the surging Orlando Magic. The Magic are without All-Star forward Paolo Banchero, while Cunningham is out with a pelvis injury for Detroit. These teams play a similar brand of ball, and injuries robbed fans of a potential classic duel.

After the Pistons loss in overtime to the Charlotte Hornets, the team ranks 11th in team defensive rating. Is that sustainable or just a flash in the pan? Blake and Wes break down the stats and discover what simple things are driving the team’s defensive turnaround. They also discuss the incredible impact Isaiah Stewart has

After last game against the Hornets that featured a Brandon Miller tip-in at the buzzer, the Detroit Pistons were looking for revenge in Charlotte. There are similarities between the two teams that feature promising young potential on the roster. This was certainly a game in which you could use Ausar Thompson’s defense against Charlotte’s length

It is so nice to be in a position where a missed box out resulting in a game-winning basket for the Hornets in early-November actually matters, but that is the reality for the current Detroit Pistons. With that win, the Pistons would currently be .500 and looking to get above .500 for the first time

After last night’s blowout win against the Washington Wizards, the Detroit Pistons returned home for their first matchup with the Chicago Bulls. It was also the second game in a row where the Pistons entered as the favored team, with the Bulls entering with a 5-9 record. The Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 122-112.

Is this what being mediocre feels like? The Detroit Pistons are set to host the Chicago Bulls tonight in a game that feels like, maybe just maybe, the fans at LCA should expect to be a win for the home team. However, this is the Pistons and they do have a tendency to, well, stink.

Something odd happened in Washington on Sunday evening. The Detroit Pistons won … easily. Behind its young, dynamic backcourt, the Pistons coasted to a 124-104 victory over the Washington Wizards and led by around 20 points for most of the final 1.5 quarters. After seven straight games that qualified as nail-biters, it was a welcome

The Detroit Pistons are the NBA league pass team of the year so far—every game is a nail-biter, and their second win in the Emirates NBA Cup was no different. They crossed the border and escaped from the Toronto Raptors Barney hardwood floor 99-95 victors. It was not a two-point nail-biter like the Heat game

One of these days I will start this preview talking about how the Pistons are coming off a blowout win a couple days ago that didn’t raise every fan’s blood pressure up a few notches. However, this is not one of those days as the Pistons are coming off a heart-breaking Overtime loss to the

Fresh off a week of crazy games, Wes and Blake recap the heartbreaker Pistons loss against the Bucks and look ahead. With Ausar Thompson cleared to return, the guys talk through what the rotation could look like with him in the mix. Plus, who could lose minutes with Thompson back. There’s also a couple of

After an exciting finish at home against Miami last night, the Detroit Pistons hit the road to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Doc Rivers Dysfunction continues as the 3-8 Bucks were looking for their second win of the NBA Cup as well after defeating the Toronto Raptors in their first game. Your fun fact