The Detroit Pistons host the Orlando Magic for the first time since Detroit’s 113-109 opening-night victory. A lot has changed since then. For Detroit fans, those 48 hours after win number one of the season were the most hope the fan base would feel all season. Aside from some rookie highlights and a Killian Hayes
Detroit — All of the signs were pointing to the Pistons’ first win since Dec. 14. Fans inside Little Caesars Arena began to celebrate their team’s resiliency to overcome a 15-point deficit in the third quarter, the period that haunted them for five straight games. Detroit held a commanding 14-point lead over the Los Angeles
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We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons surrender a late 14-point lead and then fall to the Clippers in OT, 142-131, Monday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Isaiah Stewart after he posts 21 points and 7 rebounds in a deflating Pistons loss — their sixth straight — Monday. #DetroitBasketball
Paul George scored 32 points, eight after the Clippers seemed to wave the white flag. The Detroit Pistons couldn’t hold a double-digit lead with under four minutes left, losing, 142-131, in overtime on Monday at Little Caesars Arena. Eight Pistons scored in double figures, led by Bojan Bogdanovic’s 23 points. Isaiah Stewart added 21 points,
Detroit — After two days off due to the Christmas holiday, the Pistons hoped their recent third-quarter woes would not follow them into Monday’s matchup against the LA Clippers. It appeared as if that wouldn’t be the case and more of the same would transpire as the Clippers piled on a 15-point lead five minutes
Even by the low standards of the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons this season, tonight’s 142-131 overtime loss is inexplicable. Detroit was up 126-112 with just 3:34 remaining after an and-one from Isaiah Stewart. The team had double-digit contributions from all eight players who saw more than 10 minutes of action. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue even pulled
The Detroit Pistons have reportedly done a little maintenance to the back end of their roster. According to Shams Charania of the Athletic, the Pistons have waived two-way forward Braxton Key and signed guard Jared Rhoden to a two-way deal. Key, a 6-foot-8 forward in his fourth NBA season out of Virginia, played in three
Detroit — The Pistons are have waived Braxton Key in order to sign Jared Rhoden to a two-way deal, according to a report from Shams Charania of Stadium. Key, a 6-foot-8 forward, has spent the last two seasons in Detroit on a two-way contract, splitting his time with the Pistons and the Motor City Cruise.
The Detroit Pistons are looking for solutions. Solutions to being the worst team in the NBA, solutions to recent third-quarter blowouts, and solutions to losing eight of is past nine games. There is only so much you can do with the roster as it stands — it’s not like rearranging things will suddenly make this
The Detroit Pistons have all of the indicators of a team that’ll look to sell before February’s 2023 NBA trade deadline. They have two veterans on good contracts who could help any contender in Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks. At 8-27, the Pistons have the fewest wins and most losses of any team entering Monday.
Detroit — Bojan Bogdanovic, the NBA All-Star? Dwane Casey thinks so. The veteran coach was asked about Bogdanovic’s candidacy to become a first-time All-Star before Tuesday’s loss to the Utah Jazz. “I hope people don’t look at our record as a rebuilding team and punish him for that because to me, Bogey’s an All-Star,” Casey