Amidst a four-game win streak, Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton has been out-dueling a series of recent All-Star guards in Trae Young, Ben Simmons, John Wall and Victor Oladipo, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Sexton, frequently called the “cultural backbone” for the club by members of its front office, is averaging 29.7 PPG during the run. The Cavaliers have
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Jerami Grant, who was injured in Sunday’s loss to the Knicks, missed Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors because of a quad contusion. Grant, the Pistons’ leading scorer, was hurt in the fourth quarter and didn’t return because the score was lopsided. He was listed initially as doubtful but
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons (9-25) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-17) When: 7 p.m.
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Thanks to health and safety protocols, Tuesday’s game is now today’s game and the Toronto Raptors are now the Tampa Bay Junior Raptors as Toronto will be down five players including three starters. That means we might see quite a bit of two former Pistons — Stanley Johnson, who has gone from a disappointing wing
Last week, we discussed the positive role Mason Plumlee is playing for the Detroit Pistons offense this year. However, the same stats that emphasize this fact – his on/off numbers – point to a different story on the other end of the floor. Opponents’ ORtg when Plumlee is on the court is significantly higher (116.5)
Knicks point guard Derrick Rose was sidelined for Tuesday’s game due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, but it sounds like he shouldn’t miss additional time. According to Steve Popper of Newsday, Rose registered an inconclusive COVID-19 test and was held out for precautionary reasons. Rose has since returned multiple negative results and was
The Detroit Pistons announced tickets for a limited number of seats will go on sale beginning March 4 at 10 a.m., with up to 750 fans able to attend home games beginning with the March 17 game against the Toronto Raptors. The organization announced the move as part of updated guidelines from state and local
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Detroit — That background noise at Pistons games won’t just be recorded cheering and booing. For the first time since the pandemic began last March, the Pistons will begin selling general-admission tickets to home games at Little Caesars Arena. The first game available will be Wednesday, March 17 against
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons For the first time the season, the
The ‘tentative’ rearrangement of the schedule will see the Detroit Pistons will play the Tampa, I mean Toronto Raptors tonight (and who’s the North now, huh!?). After completing due diligence regarding contact tracing, the NBA determined that the game can take place. Because of health and safety protocols, the Raptors will be down several players
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons (9-25) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-17) When: 7 p.m.
Tim Reynolds | Associated Press Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Phoenix’s Devin Booker have been 3-point champions at All-Star weekend before, and they’ll try to win that trophy again Sunday. The NBA revealed the 15 players Tuesday who will be taking part in the other on-court events besides the All-Star Game in Atlanta, with the
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Call it a slow start. Or maybe a sophomore slump. Whatever it is that’s going on with Pistons forward Sekou Doumbouya, it’s vexing to try to figure out in his second season. There were some flashes last season, when he had an exceptional week against some of the best
There are positive signs that the Pistons–Raptors game in Tampa will be played on Wednesday but Toronto will have to go without three starters. Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby have been ruled out under the league’s health and safety protocols, Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports tweets. Malachi Flynn and Patrick McCaw will also
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons, in coach Dwane Casey’s
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Detroit Pistons are continuing their commitment to making their Midtown Detroit practice facility part of the community. The team announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Planet Fitness to open a publicly accessible fitness center in the team’s Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. The new fitness center
The coronavirus pandemic is messing with the Detroit Pistons schedule again. The NBA announced the matchup with Tampa, I mean Toronto Raptors in Tampa, won’t take place tonight as planned. It’ll be the 31st game postponed because of Covid-19 related issues. At the moment, the matchup is rescheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, March 3). However, if
In this week’s episode, Matt Way and I discuss some of the NBA’s not-so-good teams, including the Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, and your Detroit Pistons. We’ll take a look at what got these teams where they are, and if there is any hope (or desire) for the them to climb out
Charles Odum | Associated Press Atlanta — Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce was fired on Monday, given the hook less than halfway into a season which carried heightened expectations before being hampered by injuries. Hawks president Travis Schlenk announced the move in a short statement released by the team. The Hawks are 14-20 and 11th