After last game against the Hornets that featured a Brandon Miller tip-in at the buzzer, the Detroit Pistons were looking for revenge in Charlotte. There are similarities between the two teams that feature promising young potential on the roster. This was certainly a game in which you could use Ausar Thompson’s defense against Charlotte’s length
It is so nice to be in a position where a missed box out resulting in a game-winning basket for the Hornets in early-November actually matters, but that is the reality for the current Detroit Pistons. With that win, the Pistons would currently be .500 and looking to get above .500 for the first time
After last night’s blowout win against the Washington Wizards, the Detroit Pistons returned home for their first matchup with the Chicago Bulls. It was also the second game in a row where the Pistons entered as the favored team, with the Bulls entering with a 5-9 record. The Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 122-112.
Is this what being mediocre feels like? The Detroit Pistons are set to host the Chicago Bulls tonight in a game that feels like, maybe just maybe, the fans at LCA should expect to be a win for the home team. However, this is the Pistons and they do have a tendency to, well, stink.
Something odd happened in Washington on Sunday evening. The Detroit Pistons won … easily. Behind its young, dynamic backcourt, the Pistons coasted to a 124-104 victory over the Washington Wizards and led by around 20 points for most of the final 1.5 quarters. After seven straight games that qualified as nail-biters, it was a welcome
The Detroit Pistons are the NBA league pass team of the year so far—every game is a nail-biter, and their second win in the Emirates NBA Cup was no different. They crossed the border and escaped from the Toronto Raptors Barney hardwood floor 99-95 victors. It was not a two-point nail-biter like the Heat game
One of these days I will start this preview talking about how the Pistons are coming off a blowout win a couple days ago that didn’t raise every fan’s blood pressure up a few notches. However, this is not one of those days as the Pistons are coming off a heart-breaking Overtime loss to the
Fresh off a week of crazy games, Wes and Blake recap the heartbreaker Pistons loss against the Bucks and look ahead. With Ausar Thompson cleared to return, the guys talk through what the rotation could look like with him in the mix. Plus, who could lose minutes with Thompson back. There’s also a couple of
After an exciting finish at home against Miami last night, the Detroit Pistons hit the road to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. The Doc Rivers Dysfunction continues as the 3-8 Bucks were looking for their second win of the NBA Cup as well after defeating the Toronto Raptors in their first game. Your fun fact
After last night’s bizarre basketball game in which the Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat in overtime after the NBA’s best coach Erik Spoelstra did his best Chris Webber impression, the Pistons have no time to waste in getting prepared for their first match-up this season with the Milwaukee Bucks tonight. The Bucks are not
With Ausar Thompson’s impending return to the lineup, I started thinking about defense. Obviously, Ausar is one of the Detroit Pistons’ best defenders. He offers versatility on that end that no one else on this roster can bring to the table. Detroit’s defense was awful last season but, prior to his blood clot in March,
The Pistons and Heat play a regular season basketball game, but it is also group play for the newly-named Emirates NBA Cup. Not only are we no longer calling it the “In-Season Tournament,” but we have also gotten a sponsor for it. The Pistons seem to be in a weaker group than they were last
The NBA cleared Ausar Thompson to return to play in the NBA game after being out since last March after the Detroit Pistons forward was diagnosed with a blood clot issue. The news comes via ESPN’s Shams Charania. Thompson has remained in good spirits and has been as engaged with the team as allowed by
The Detroit Pistons are learning how to fight, but they aren’t necessarily the last team standing. The Pistons fell to the Houston Rockets 101-99 in an extremely physical game that came down to the final possession. Down by 3 with the ball and 8 seconds remaining, the Pistons inbounded the ball to Cade Cunningham but
The Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons know each other well. They spent years together, sharing the bottom of the NBA standings. Last season, the Rockets made a big coaching hire, used huge offseason spending to add veterans to their roster, and they finished with a .500 record and a lot of hope and enthusiasm
Fresh off the Pistons exciting last second win over the Atlanta Hawks, capped by a Cade Cunningham game winning basket and blocked shot, Anthony from the Pistons Talk podcast joins Blake and Wes to break down all the trends from that game. From Stew and Paul Reed filling in for Duren to Cade Cunningham’s leap
Well, that was exhilarating. Let’s start with the ending: That’s a tough, tough basket over a tough, tough defender in Dyson Daniels by Cade Cunningham. Followed by some great individual defense by Jaden Ivey, forcing Trae Young to give it up, and Cade zips things up with a block from behind. Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff
I should be starting off this preview talking about the Pistons 3-game winning streak, but because they could not box out Brandon Miller, they are looking to bounce back from a tough loss. Some home cooking can definitely help and playing a Hawks team that is better than the Pistons, but not significantly, also helps.
I had something really nice written about how good the Detroit Pistons bench played and how Cade Cunningham’s second-straight triple-double was vital in a win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. It was really good. Maybe I’ll leave it in below. Instead, the Pistons were, well, the same old Pistons. They held multiple late leads,
The Detroit Pistons have not won three games in a row since April 3, 2022, when they scratched together a few meaningless wins at the end of the year, en route to a woeful 17-65 season. They’ll have an opportunity to put together an actual win streak tonight against the Charlotte Hornets, who are coming