Detroit Pistons (7-19) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (15-8) When: 8 p.m. Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates). ⋅ BOX SCORE Game notes: The Pistons come into this second game of a back-to-back on a high note after Tuesday’s 116-96 win over the Heat in Miami.
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Tyler Herro nearly ended the night early. But Bojan Bogdanovic did what he needed to do to ensure the Detroit Pistons left Miami on Tuesday with a victory. Bogdanovic scored 28 points in the second half to lead the Pistons to come-from-behind victory, 116-96, over the Heat at FTX Arena. He scored 14 in the
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Laz Jackson, Detroit Bad Boys • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys are joined by Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys to discuss how sustainable Saddiq Bey’s new bench role can be and
Roughly an hour and a half before the Detroit Pistons took on the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, Niele Ivey was minutes away from pulling off one of the biggest wins of her career. The seventh-ranked Fighting Irish women’s basketball team defeated third-ranked UConn, 74-60, in South Bend. Ivey, in her third season leading the program,
Through two quarters, Ja Morant let his teammates run the show. After halftime, he took the reins and put the finishing touches on a blowout loss for the Detroit Pistons. Morant scored 21 of 33 points in the third period, defeating the Pistons, 122-112, at Little Caesars Arena. Morant finished with a double-double, as he
When dissecting Killian Hayes’ resurgent third season, you have to divide it into two parts. During his first 11 games, the Detroit Pistons’ third-year guard looked listless and uncertain. Most of his shots clanked, and his trusty playmaking wasn’t quite as steady as usual. His past 13 games have been an entirely different story. Hayes,
NBA player development is rarely linear, with some clicking immediately but the majority becoming productive nightly contributors in fits and starts. That’s certainly been true for the Detroit Pistons’ young roster. Third-year players Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart have been productive but have also struggled to adapt to new roles. Cade Cunningham took time to
It took longer than many expected, but Killian Hayes has arrived. The third-year guard took over late for the Detroit Pistons, scoring 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to deliver a 131-125 home victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Hayes hit two big 3-pointers in the final 75 seconds of overtime,
The Detroit Pistons’ best stretch of basketball this season coincided with a spate of injuries to key players. But an argument can be made that it wasn’t a coincidence. In their 11 games played since Nov. 11, the Pistons have a net rating of minus-6.8 — not good, but an improvement over their league-worst net
New York Knicks star Julius Randle turned 28 years old on Tuesday. He celebrated by playing his best game of the season against the Detroit Pistons. Randle scored 36 points in 31 minutes to lead the Knicks to a 140-110 blowing victory over the Pistons at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit used a 20-9 run to
It has been three weeks since Cade Cunningham played a basketball game. He has missed the Detroit Pistons’ past 10 games with left shin soreness, and there’s a possibility he has played his final game of the 2022-23 season. A hairline stress fracture is the likely cause of Cunningham’s shin soreness, per sources. The second-year
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: After going through their Thanksgiving “supper” dos and don’ts, Bryce and Omari pick through the good and the bad from the recent road trip. Then, the guys dig deeper into Killian
Two days after suffering a right ankle sprain, Saddiq Bey did his best to keep his playing streak alive. Bey was listed as “out” on the Nov. 19 evening injury report after exiting in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Pistons’ 128-121 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers a day prior. The following morning, he
Dave Hogg | The Associated Press DETROIT — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Evan Mobley added 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied late to beat the Detroit Pistons 102-94 on Sunday. “He’s really being aggressive,” Mitchell said about Mobley. “He was the reason we stayed in the game for the first three quarters.” Cleveland trailed for