Detroit News

Charlotte, N.C. — The Pistons’ losing streak to the Charlotte Hornets is over. It’s not just over; it ended in impressive fashion. The usual suspects helped the Pistons stay in the game all the way until the end, and a couple of unsung heroes helped make it a thrilling win. Kelly Olynyk hit the winning buzzer

Charlotte, N.C. — The Pistons have had some lopsided losses this season, and though they have been playing better in the past couple of weeks, they had something bigger looming over their heads on Sunday. They had lost 15 straight to the Charlotte Hornets, and on the second night of a back-to-back, they had their work

Charlotte, N.C. — Cade Cunningham has been getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar. It’s a hard temptation to break, with the way Cunningham plays defense and the challenges that he faces on a game-to-game basis. Cunningham generally is matched up against one of the opposing team’s better offensive wings, so it’s natural

Detroit — For the second time in their last three games, the Pistons played a close one with the Boston Celtics. Right before the All-Star break, they went into Boston and earned a tough win in the final minute. This time, the Pistons couldn’t hold on down the stretch. The Celtics used a 15-2 run

It could have been incidental contact, but the officials deemed it something else. What looked to be an innocent play made the Pistons shorthanded for the second half of Saturday’s 113-104 loss to the Boston Celtics. Hamidou Diallo was ejected in the second quarter after making contact with an official. Diallo was saving a ball

Detroit — For the second time in their last three games, the Pistons played a close one with the Boston Celtics. Right before the All-Star break, they went into Boston and earned a tough win in the final minute. This time, the Pistons couldn’t hold on down the stretch. The Celtics used a 15-2 run

Detroit — For the second time in their last three games, the Pistons played a close one with the Boston Celtics. Right before the All-Star break, they went into Boston and had a tough win in the final minute. This time, the Pistons couldn’t hold on down the stretch. The Celtics used a 15-2 run

Steve Kornacki |  Special to The Detroit News Ray Scott was a 12-year-old who would shovel snow off the asphalt courts with his buddies like Bill Cosby and Wilt Chamberlain and then make his way to the Philadelphia Convention Hall to see his hometown Warriors. “It was magical — absolutely!” Scott said. Scott’s NBA dreams in Philly

Detroit — Hamidou Diallo had an eyebrow-raising stretch during the first quarter of Thursday night’s win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Diallo hit three 3-pointers in the final three minutes, scoring nine of the Pistons’ final 13 points of the period. It’s not so surprising that he’d have a chunk of points in a short time

Detroit — John Beilein has a new happy place. It’s not pacing sidelines and yelling at officials in the Big Ten or in the NBA. It’s not crisscrossing the country pursuing five-star recruits. It’s not at Crisler Center on Michigan’s campus continuing the legacy he built there as the school’s all-time winningest coach. Beilein has

Detroit — The Pistons came out of the All-Star break the same way they went into it — with a win. It wasn’t just a nail-biter, but another win over a playoff-bound team that didn’t match the Pistons down the stretch. In the previous game, it was the Boston Celtics. This time it was the

Detroit — In the last week before the All-Star break, the Pistons faced the likes of Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., Terry Rozier and Kyle Kuzma and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Green. Among that group are some of the premier young stars in the league, and with those games every night in the regular

The NBA has a problem, and it really shouldn’t be an issue. All-Star Weekend, one of the marquee events on the league’s calendar, is back in the spotlight. It happens every couple of years when things go askew just enough to get people talking about it. Getting back on track requires some internal reflection and

Cleveland — At first glance, it might be easy to overlook Cade Cunningham. He’s not the tallest or the fastest or the most athletic player on the court. For what he lacks in those areas, he compensates with his basketball IQ, his feel for the game and his will to win. The will to win