For most of the night, the Detroit Pistons were in striking distance. In the fourth quarter, they finally broke through. A 27-8 run fourth quarter run allowed the Pistons to take control of the game and upset the Philadelphia 76ers at Little Caesars Arena, 102-94. Detroit didn’t take its first lead until 6:06 was left
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Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer knows a thing or two about campaigning, and had this to say about the Rookie of the Year candidacy of Pistons guard Cade Cunningham: “I think he should be rookie of the year,” said Whitmer. “He’s the all-time scorer for a rookie,
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By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Pistons forward Marvin Bagley III played one season for retiring Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who takes on archrival North Carolina Saturday night in the Final Four, chasing his sixth national title. Bagley was asked how the legendary player developer most impacted him. “I love Coach K,”
Detroit — When Nicolet Lewis joined the Pistons as the vice president of human resources in 2019, she was the only woman on the executive team. That situation isn’t an anomaly. Many sports teams have high percentages of men represented in the highest positions in the front office, as well as on the business side
Dwane Casey, vocal as anyone about Cade Cunningham’s Rookie of the Year candidacy, has a go-to response when asked why Cunningham qualifies: The Detroit Pistons’ No. 1 pick has “it.” But what is “it?” Cunningham provided plenty of examples Tuesday. “We had Blake (Griffin) a couple years ago when he was healthy,” Casey said. “He had that star
Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Cade Cunningham, playing hurt, scored 29 of his 34 points Tuesday night in the second half but it wasn’t enough to save Detroit from a 130-123 loss in Brooklyn. The Pistons played with grit and hustle, and found their 3-point shooting touch in the first half. Detroit led
We’ve seen Cade Cunningham catch on fire this season. His performance on the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday was different, though. Cunningham matched his career-high with 34 points, and scored 29 in the second half and 17 in the fourth quarter. The Detroit Pistons, without Jerami Grant for the second game in a row due to
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — The Pistons announced Monday night that leading scorer Jerami Grant will miss the final seven games of the season with a left calf strain. He was injured in the first quarter of Friday’s game with the Wizards and didn’t play Sunday against the Knicks. Now, it
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Cary Junior II • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys first try to figure out why Cade Cunningham isn’t getting the benefit of the whistle. Then, the fellas take a deeper dive on the top NBA
Pistons forward Jerami Grant will miss the remainder of the season because of a strained left calf. The team said Monday that Grant was hurt in the first quarter of a 100-97 loss to Washington on Friday. Grant averaged 19.2 points in 47 games this season, his second with Detroit. He won a gold medal
Jerami Grant will miss the Detroit Pistons‘ remaining seven games this season due to a left calf strain, the team announced on Monday. The injury occurred during the first quarter of Friday’s home loss to the Washington Wizards. Grant exited the game with 4:30 to play in the quarter. It isn’t clear exactly when or
Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey is a teacher at heart, and that love of helping young players learn the game is valuable on a team that has 10 players who are either rookies or second-year players. There was a point in Sunday’s 104-102 loss to the Knicks, when
Isaiah Stewart lost a tooth before he knocked down his first 3-pointer on Sunday. Rather than picking the tooth up immediately, he let it fall to the ground to he could prioritize making the shot first. “How great of a kid are you to look at your tooth fall but then worry about your 3
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — The Pistons’ fast-and-furious comeback fell short in Sunday afternoon’s 104-102 loss to the Knicks, but they did get a special performance from forward Marvin Bagley III. Bagley had a season-high 27 points on 11-for-14 shooting with seven rebounds, and is giving the franchise cause to
Another day, another failed Detroit Pistons comeback bid. The New York Knicks built a 21-point lead in the second quarter. The Pistons used a 26-7 run to cut the deficit to two in the third quarter, but was unable to re-take the lead. Alec Burks blocked Cade Cunningham’s potential game-tying midrange shot on the final
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Pistons coach Dwane Casey discussed the use of his starting 6-foot-9 center, Isaiah Stewart, and much-used 6-foot-11 reserve center, Marvin Bagley III, prior to Sunday afternoon’s game with the Knicks. The lead topic was the need for their improved 3-point shooting and obtaining the spacing
During Dwane Casey’s post-practice media availability Thursday, he was posed a question — did we underestimate the difficulty of Killian Hayes’ transition to the NBA after spending his entire career in Europe? Casey chuckled. Who is “we?” “I’m glad you put that ‘we’ on it because I know for all point guards it is tough,”
Forty-three days have passed since the Detroit Pistons traded for Marvin Bagley III, but based on his play, it seems like he’s spent his entire career with the franchise. The fourth-year big man has quickly found his groove. He’s the team’s fourth-leading scorer since his first game, averaging 14.4 points and 6.9 rebounds on 53.2% overall shooting. And
Detroit — It’s not a case of just playing out the final string of games to end the season. The Pistons are finding ways to make them interesting. Interesting might not be the best word to describe the second-half comeback the Pistons made, erasing a 17-point deficit against the Washington Wizards, to at least make
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