A severely depleted Portland Trail Blazers team team nearly embarrassed the Detroit Pistons at home on Monday. Instead, they had to settle for a close win. Without Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic, Josh Hart and several other rotation players, a rag-tag group of Blazers players built a 23-point lead over the Pistons early in
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Detroit — In his first season as a head coach, Chauncey Billups has had a good indoctrination with the Portland Trail Blazers. After a stint in television broadcasting, the Pistons icon made the transition to coaching as an assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers last season. Moving to the first chair this season has been
The Pistons are 19-52, and they’ll be right back in the NBA draft lottery, hoping for another top-three pick this summer. It’s not a sign of failure, coming off getting Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall pick last year. Ignore the numbers for a bit and look at what they’re doing on the court.
CLEVELAND — The NBA Rookie of the Year award has typically favored the highest-scoring rookie. This year’s race is challenging that notion. The Detroit Pistons‘ own Cade Cunningham, by any measurement, has a Rookie of the Year-worthy resume. He leads all rookies in scoring (16.9 points per game), is second in assists (5.4), fourth in
The Pistons had another stellar individual performance on the heels of Saddiq Bey’s 51-point game on Thursday night. Jerami Grant took center stage this time, with a season-high 40 points in a standout showing on Saturday night. It wasn’t enough to lift the Pistons, who struggled for a stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters,
The Pistons had another stellar individual performance on the heels of Saddiq Bey’s 51-point game on Thursday night. Jerami Grant took center stage this time, with a season-high 40 points in a standout showing on Saturday night. It wasn’t enough to lift the Pistons, who struggled for a stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters,
CLEVELAND — The Detroit Pistons were cruising. An alley-oop lob from Cade Cunningham to Marvin Bagley III gave the Pistons an 80-68 lead late in the third quarter. But the Cavaliers used a 24-4 run second-half to take control of the game, and eventually had the Pistons a 113-109 loss on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
The Pistons could be on the verge of back-to-back 50-point scoring games. After Saddiq Bey’s 51-point performance on Thursday in the win over the Orlando Magic, Jerami Grant posted 27 points in the first half on Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Grant’s total was the highest in the first half against the Cavaliers this
ORLANDO — Dave Bing needs no introduction, but here’s a quick recap: He’s one of the greatest Detroit Pistons of all time, making six All-Star games with the organization from 1966-75, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990 and named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996. Bing is
Bulls guard Alex Caruso admits he’s still not 100 percent healthy yet after returning from a fractured right wrist that sidelined him for 22 games, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. “It just gets hit, banged up a little bit. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s just sore. It’s just going to take
Orlando — Before he started his postgame media comments, Pistons center Isaiah Stewart looked down at the stat sheet. “51? That’s tough,” Stewart said, still shaking his head in disbelief. Saddiq Bey had just dropped 51 points in the win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night, and it could have been more. Maybe 60.
ORLANDO, Fla. — To understand Saddiq Bey’s career 51-point night, you have to look back at a handful of games he played for the Detroit Pistons leading up to it. Following a hot stretch that saw Bey score at least 20 points threshold in 11 of 18 games, Bey went cold. Entering Thursday’s match against
Orlando — Saddiq Bey was in a zone. In the first half against the Orlando Magic, everything he shot seemed to be going in. In the first half, Bey already had a career night, with 30 points, including six 3-pointers. The only question was whether he’d get to 50 or 60 points with a similar
ORLANDO, Fla. With eight seconds to play before halftime, Saddiq Bey received the ball after an offensive rebound and drained a high-arcing midrange jumper over Ignas Brazdeikis’ outstretched arm. He then stole the inbounds pass from Mo Bamba, dumped it off to Cory Joseph and received the ball back. Everyone in Amway Center knew Bey was
Orlando — The NBA has had two 60-point games this week. Pistons forward Saddiq Bey is halfway to a third. Bey had a scintillating first half on Thursday night against the Orlando Magic, finishing with 30 points, including six 3-pointers. Bey had a hot start, with 21 points in the first quarter, before taking his
Orlando — Saddiq Bey was in a zone. In the first half against the Orlando Magic, everything he shot seemed to be going in. Bey had a career night, with 30 points in the first half, including six 3-pointers. The only question was whether he’d get to 50 or 60 points. Bey finished with a
Orlando — With Killian Hayes’ move to the second unit, he’s starting to find some smoother sailing and feeling more comfortable in his play. One of the benefits is getting to play more with big man Marvin Bagley III. The two have found some chemistry, with Bagley being the lob target that enables Hayes to
March Madness tips off in earnest on Thursday, when Colorado State takes on Michigan basketball shortly after noon. It’s an exciting time for college basketball fans and NBA diehards eager to see how the next group of stars perform under the lights. The Detroit Pistons, 18-51 and owners of the third-best odds in the NBA draft lottery,
Miami — Because of injuries, the Pistons were winging it for a few stretches in Tuesday’s loss to the Miami Heat. With injuries to Cade Cunningham, Hamidou Diallo and Frank Jackson, their only option available at shooting guard was Rodney McGruder. The situation forced some creative maneuvering by coach Dwane Casey, who inserted McGruder into
Marvin Bagley III is headed to free agency but he seems intent on remaining with the Pistons, as he told James Edwards III of The Athletic. Bagley has enjoyed his experience with Detroit since he was dealt by the Kings last month. He’s also been productive, averaging 14.1 PPG and 7.1 RPG in 27 MPG
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