BOSTON — A flat performance by the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night wouldn’t have been a surprise. They had lost eight straight games, and 14 of 16. Of the 14, 10 were by double digits, and six were by at least 15 points. The Pistons (13-45) are tied for last in wins this season, battered by injuries
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons outlast the Celtics 112-111 Wednesday night in Boston. #ItsMillerTime
On this episode of Motor City Hoops podcast I bring you my instant recap and reactions to the Pistons Wednesday nights game vs the Celtics. I will give my overall outlook on the game and a rundown of what we saw from the Pistons. I will also give my biggest takeaway, player of the game,
To say these are two franchises going in different directions is an understatement. The Detroit Pistons were losers of eight in a row and 11 of 12. The Boston Celtics were winners of nine in a row and 11 of 12. Over those dozen games the point differential between the two teams was a stark
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics were the NBA’s hottest team, on a league-high nine-game winning streak entering Wednesday. The Detroit Pistons were the NBA’s coldest team, losing a league-high eight straight and 14 of their previous 16. And yet, it was the Pistons (12-46) who ended Wednesday with a victory. It was one of the Pistons’
Boston — Entering Wednesday’s matchup, the Boston Celtics were coming off a 48-point shellacking of the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Pistons were on the wrong end of some lopsided, double-digit losses. It made for what looked to be a predictable mismatch. It wasn’t quite that, as neither team led by double digits, and the Pistons
We hear from Jerami Grant after he scores 24 to help the Pistons end an eight-game losing streak Wednesday night in Boston. #DetroitBasketball
The Pacers will enter the All-Star break without any clarity about starting guard Malcolm Brogdon, who is dealing with a right Achilles injury, writes James Boyd of The Indianapolis Star. Brogdon hasn’t returned since being shut down January 22 for a 10-day rehab program, and he has appeared in just two games since December 21.
Boston — The Pistons head into the All-Star break with plenty more to prove and figure out in the second half of the season. Their eight-game skid prior to Wednesday’s matchup against the Boston Celtics showed some of the mental fatigue that a young team is going through during a grueling season. While they only
On this episode of the Motor City Hoops podcast I am joined by Keith Smith, contributor at Spotrac, CelticsBlog and the FrontOfficeShow. Keith covers the NBA at large and I felt like he would be the perfect guest to break down every trade we saw at the NBA trade deadline. Keith is also your go-to
Washington, D.C. — It took Cade Cunningham only a couple of minutes to get his first personal foul, and then they seemed to come in bunches during the Pistons’ 103-94 loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday night. The second followed at the 4:36 mark, then he headed to the bench for a rest. The
WASHINGTON D.C. — It didn’t take much time for Marvin Bagley III to show his skills. A couple of minutes after making his Detroit Pistons debut in the first quarter of Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards, he maneuvered around Deni Avdija in the post and finished a spinning layup. Not long after, he knocked down
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons drop their eighth straight, 103-94 to the Wizards. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Saddiq Bey after he leads all scorers Monday with 24. #DetroitBasketball