Detroit Free Press

LOS ANGELES — A first quarter surge gave the Detroit Pistons an early lead over the Los Angeles Lakers on the road. But the Lakers ended up striking next — and taking permanent control of the game. The Lakers defeated the Pistons at Crypto.com Arena, 128-121. Detroit used a 23-9 first-quarter run to take a

LOS ANGELES — Defensively, the Detroit Pistons did everything they needed to do to win on Thursday. The same can’t be said on offense. The Los Angeles Clippers scored just 96 points, the lowest total of any team the Pistons have played this season. Detroit set the tone early by playing its best defensive first

LOS ANGELES — Bojan Bogdanovic had a good offensive night. The same can’t be said for his teammates. The veteran wing reached the 20-point threshold for the ninth time in 16 games, and in efficient fashion. But the Detroit Pistons shot 37.5% overall and couldn’t find an answer for a Clippers team that caught fire

LOS ANGELES — Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart is seemingly having a breakout season. He has established himself as the team’s most malleable defender, reliable rebounder and credible 3-point threat. For now, the Pistons will experience life without him. Stewart sprained his right big toe during Monday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors, and will miss

LOS ANGELES — Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart is seemingly having a breakout season. He has established himself as the team’s most malleable defender, reliable rebounder and credible 3-point threat. For now, the Pistons will experience life without him. Stewart sprained his right big toe during Monday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors, and will miss

It took longer than many expected for Alec Burks to play his first game with the Detroit Pistons. But he’s quickly shown why the Pistons hold the veteran forward in high regard. He scored 17 points off of the bench in his debut against the New York Knicks last Friday, and followed that with 15

Yet another Detroit Pistons injury will cost a key member time on the floor. The Pistons announced Tuesday night that center Isaiah Stewart has been diagnosed with a sprained right big toe and will be re-evaluated in two-to-three weeks. Stewart suffered the injury during the first half of Monday’s loss to the Raptors at Little

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editors: Robin Chan, Cary Junior II • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, Omari and Bryce break down the aftermath from Raptors game, including the Isaiah Stewart injury and the new starting lineup. Then the guys recap Bryce’s weekend

Since hiring Dwane Casey as head coach, the Detroit Pistons have dominated the Toronto Raptors. The ex-Raptors coach of the year had won six straight games over his former team, and nine of their last 12 contests. But that run of success didn’t carry over into Monday. The Raptors led much of the night and

The Detroit Pistons suffered another injury blow on Monday, as Isaiah Stewart left their game against the Toronto Raptors at Little Caesars Arena with a right foot sprain. More:Marvin Bagley III returns shows potential, and drawbacks, to Detroit Pistons’ 2-big lineups Stewart limped off of the floor with 3:20 remaining in the second quarter. He

The injury updates have resembled a carousel for the Detroit Pistons this season. On Friday, Alec Burks make his long-awaited season debut. That same night, Cade Cunningham missed his first of what could be a five-game absence as he deals with left shin soreness. On Saturday, Burks sat on the second game of a back-to-back.

The Detroit Pistons received some bad news before Saturday’s game against the Boston Celtics — Cade Cunningham will miss their next three games with left shin soreness. He was in street clothes on the bench Saturday, and could return on Nov. 20. The Celtics were also shorthanded, as Jaylen Brown sat out with a left

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham missed their road game Friday against the New York Knicks and he’ll miss a few more. The team announced Saturday that Cunningham will miss tonight’s home game against the Boston Celtics and their next three games. That positions him to return on the road against the Sacramento Kings on Nov.

Rashard Lewis was, in his words, “released to the wolves” when the Seattle Supersonics selected him in the second round of the 1998 NBA draft. Just 18 at the time, Lewis bypassed college and was drafted right out of Houston’s Alief Elsik High School. Without the security that comes with a first-round rookie contract, Lewis