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New York — When Killian Hayes touched the ball for the first time on Wednesday night, he didn’t look to dribble past his defender. He didn’t pump fake, nor did he look to pass the ball back to one of his teammates. The third-year Pistons guard shot without hesitation and drained a 3-pointer right over

[embedded content] The Pistons are paying homage to the historic St. Cecilia’s Gym with this season’s version of their City Edition uniforms. The team revealed their final uniform set of the 2022-23 season Thursday morning on social media. This jersey is an original design that doesn’t feature the team’s classic red, white and blue colorway,

Boston — Cade Cunningham shined in three games against the Boston Celtics as a rookie last season, but that same magic didn’t carry over to his first game as a sophomore against the defending Eastern Conference champions. The Celtics disrupted Cunningham’s offensive flow and limited him to a season-low four points in Detroit’s lopsided 128-112

Boston — The majority of the Pistons’ opponents throughout the early part of this season only possessed one All-Star on their team. However, Detroit had its hands full on Wednesday with two of the best young forwards in the NBA in Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The dynamic duo took turns picking the

Boston — When Cade Cunningham plays against the Boston Celtics, he elevates his game. With the Pistons playing the Celtics twice this week and Cunningham’s history against the defending Eastern Conference champions, the Pistons were hoping that trend continues. The second-year guard has been Detroit’s leading scorer against the Celtics in each of their last

Detroit — Pistons guards Hamidou Diallo and Killian Hayes trapped Oklahoma City’s Josh Giddey and forced a steal early in the fourth quarter of a tight game, leading to a thunderous two-handed slam by Diallo, a former NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion. About 10 seconds later, Giddey attempted a floater but was denied by a

Detroit — The Pistons appeared destined for their fourth consecutive loss as they faced a 15-point deficit during halftime against the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, a different team emerged from the locker room to enter the third quarter. The careless and sloppiness exhibited through the first 24 minutes was now much more poised and precise.

Detroit — There aren’t any NBA games scheduled for Tuesday’s midterm elections, but that doesn’t mean the league is taking a day off. With all 30 teams having played on Monday ahead of Election Day to help promote voter participation, the league also is sharing important resources from voting organizations and highlighting the civic engagement

Detroit — Pistons coach Dwane Casey said his team had a spirited practice Sunday morning after a disappointing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Detroit was dominated by Cleveland’s frontcourt trio of Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley and Kevin Love, who tallied a 20-point double-double off the bench. Sunday’s defensive-focused practice ahead of Monday’s game

Associated Press Chicago — Former Piston Ben Gordon has been arrested after a Chicago McDonald’s security guard was punched in the face, police said. Gordon, 39, was charged with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm and battery making physical contact, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday. Gordon, who played in Detroit from 2009-12, was arrested about 3:30

Detroit − The Pistons were dominated by a shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers team in a 112-88 loss on Friday, their third consecutive loss. The Cavaliers (7-1), once on the same path as the rebuilding Pistons (2-8), entered Friday’s game as winners of six consecutive games, tied for the second-best record in the NBA. Cleveland lacked their

Detroit — Cade Cunningham is evolving into one of the most-effective shooters from the mid-range, which has become the forgotten area of the floor in the modern era of the NBA. It’s only the second year of Cunningham’s career, but he’s managed to use the pick-and-roll to get to his sweet spots more often than

Detroit — Winning is important to Bojan Bogdanovic. For the past seven seasons, he’s been on teams that have qualified for the NBA playoffs. So, when Bogdanovic was traded from a perennial postseason team in the Utah Jazz to a rebuilding Pistons team in the final year of his contract, he wasn’t sure what his

Milwaukee — Giannis Antetokounmpo caught the ball in the post and spun away from Hamidou Diallo to rise over Nerlens Noel for a posterizing dunk, punctuating a dominant first quarter against the Pistons. The former MVP had a similar moment towards the end of the third quarter when he drove into the lane and threw