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As the buzzer sounded at Little Ceasers Arena on Nov. 7, the Detroit Pistons’ backcourt of the future, Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey, celebrated a 16-point comeback victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Piston fans were enamored by the performances of their budding stars with Cunningham and Ivey combining for 36 points, 22 rebounds and

The Detroit Pistons will play their sixth and final game of an exhausting west coast swing tonight against the conference-leading Phoenix Suns. Each side will be without key players from their rotations a season ago. The Suns have been without starting duo Chris Paul (heel) and Cameron Johnson (knee) since Nov. 8 due to injury.

After 20 games, the Detroit Pistons come in 22nd in offensive rating at 110.0 and 20th in points per game at 110.2. Those might seem semi-encouraging for those who watch the team closely, but the fact remains this is a team that simply is not good at making shots. The Pistons are have the second-worst

The Detroit Pistons will play their sixth and final game of an exhausting west coast swing tonight against the conference-leading Phoenix Suns. Each side will be without key players from their rotations a season ago. The Suns have been without starting duo Chris Paul (heel) and Cameron Johnson (knee) since Nov. 8 due to injury.

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Utah Jazz, 125-116, in Salt Lake City, to my great surprise. Bojan Bogdanovic led the way for Detroit with 23 points and 3 assists, Marvin Bagley torched Kelly Olynyk for 19 points on 9-10 shooting, and KEVIN KNOX SCORED TWENTY-ONE POINTS?!??!?!?!??!?!?!??!?! That can’t be right…. nope yup that’s right. Kevin

Game Vitals: When: November 23, 2022, 9:00 p.m. ESTWhere: Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahWatch: Bally Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Detroit +11.5 Projected Starters: Detroit Pistons (4-15):Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Livers, Bojan Bogdanovic, Marvin Bagley Utah Jazz (12-7):Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Jarred Vanderbilt, Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk Pregame Reading: Start with David Fernandez’s

Playing in Denver has historically been a tall-task for the Detroit Pistons, who haven’t won at Ball Arena since 2016. With the Nugget’s returning their regular starters, and Detroit missing three of their starting five, it could have easily turned into a bloodbath. Luckily for Detroit, some unexpected performances led to a much needed 110-108

After dropping a pair of winnable games against the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, the depleted Detroit Pistons face a Denver Nuggets team who will be without two of its three best players. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray will both be out for tonight’s clash due to COVID health and safety protocols. This will

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Hey everyone! This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s podcast, Ben Gulker and I talk about your 3-14 Detroit Pistons. Ben and I talk about Cade Cunningham’s feared stress fracture in his shin, Isaiah Stewart being the concrete that holds this team together, Jaden Ivey looking more comfortable as the

It’s hard to be very hopeful with the Detroit Pistons dealing with so much chaos at the moment. They’ve won just three games, Cade Cunningham is gone for an extended period, Isaiah Stewart is gone for an extended period and there don’t seem to be many answers to myriad questions about what to do next.

There are many contributing factors to the Detroit Pistons having the second-worst defensive rating in the NBA after 17 games, 116.7, and 29th in points per game against, 117.5, according to NBA.com. Poor transition defense and lack of defensive rebounding have been the biggest factors, with the Pistons giving up the 3rd most offensive rebounds

Cade Cunningham is considering surgery on his injured shin that could see him miss an extended period of time in a season that seems to going from bad to worse for the Detroit Pistons. Cunningham has missed Detroit’s previous five games with shin soreness, and according to The Athletic, the shin issue dates back to

The Detroit Pistons’ putrid defense let them down again as the team dropped the second game in LA in as many nights. The Lakers coasted to a 128-121 victory behind Anthony Davis’ 38 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks. Detroit didn’t put up any resistance on the defensive end all night, and wore down even

Many people were not up to witness it, but the Pistons blew a chance at a win over the Clippers last night. It was not a well-played game by either team, but the Pistons had themselves in position to steal a must needed win, but ultimately could not hang with the Clippers down the stretch.

The Detroit Pistons fell 96-91 to the LA Clippers after their offense went dormant in the second half. The defeat means the Pistons have now lost five games in a row and six straight to the LA Clippers. There are some built-in excuses for their latest losses, as they’ve been without Cade Cunningham for a

Detroit will face the Los Angeles Clippers tonight for the first of six straight road encounters along the west coast. The young Pistons will embark on arguably their toughest stretch of the season without the services of Cade Cunningham (shin soreness) and Isaiah Stewart (sprained toe). There’s a chance Cunningham is able to suit up

At the conclusion of the 2021-2022 season, Piston fans felt confident in the progression of Detroit’s Restoration process. A successful rookie campaign from Cade Cunningham headlined a budding core of Saddiq Bey, Isaiah Stewart, Isaiah Livers and Killian Hayes. The only thing missing from this assortment of talent was athletic burst. Enter Jaden Ivey. Although

It was hard to imagine a world in which the Detroit Pistons’ start to the season got any worse. Then Isaiah Stewart injured his toe against the Raptors on Monday. With the team’s best defender and rebounder on the shelf for the next month, it’s not going to be easy for the Pistons to right

As the losses start to pile up for the Detroit Pistons, our focus begins to shift away from team success and toward individual improvements from the young core. After every game, the fan base seeks answers to some common questions. Will Cade Cunningham find his 3-point shooting form? Has Killian Hayes finally found his offensive