Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons played their first road game of the preseason game facing the Washington Wizards on Thursday at Capital One Arena. They got their second preseason win, 97-86, in what was their best outing of the preseason so far. Here are some observations: ►WRIGHT START: After the first two
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Preseason: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs. Washington Wizards (0-1) When: 7 p.m. Thursday. Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM (Pistons radio affiliates). • Box score [ How Griffin, Rose will help Pistons avoid becoming ‘Process Sixers’ ] Live updates Don’t see the updates? Refresh the page or try this link.
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press For the second straight game, the Detroit Pistons made positive strides forward. They got out to a quick start and defeated the Washington Wizards, 97-86, their third preseason game. Five Pistons scored in double-figures, and they shot 40% (12 for 30) from the 3-point line. Head coach Dwane Casey
Let’s take a look at Saddiq Bey, the former Villanova Wildcat and now newly minted Detroit Piston. #DetroitBasketball
Mandatory Credit: Nick Wass/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports DK Metcalf is tired of your player comparisons by Scott Rogust Thomas Bryant wanted to fight Blake Griffin, but the Detroit Pistons star just laughed. Thursday’s NBA preseason game between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards could hardly be considered appointment viewing, but in the third quarter of
Sekou Doumbouya continues to impress. The result? That effort makes him the subject of Greg’s Game Plan! #DetroitBasketball
Welcome back, gang! The Pistons hit the road for tonight’s preseason match against the Wizards. George and Greg are here with the preview! #DetroitBasketball
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Mason Plumlee talks Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin Detroit Pistons Mason Plumlee on how it’s been getting used to playing with the rookies on the team and why he came to the team. Detroit Pistons Earlier this week, ESPN anonymously polled eight NBA
Rod Beard | The Detroit News What does an NBA rookie do on his first road trip? With the pandemic, it’s not a normal year, so the typical answer of going to get food for veterans or touring through town doesn’t apply. The Pistons were relegated to their hotel ahead of Thursday’s preseason matchup against
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dwane Casey explains why Detroit Pistons added veterans during rebuild Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey talks Dec. 15, 2020, about why the team has not yet jettisoned, but added, veterans in the rebuild. Detroit Pistons Preseason: Detroit Pistons (1-1) vs. Washington Wizards (0-1) When: 7 p.m. Thursday.
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Pistons’ Dwane Casey on what he’s looking for next to Killian Hayes Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Killian Hayes’ jump shot shot, the starting lineup and heading on the road in a COVID-19-ravaged country, Dec. 16, 2020. Detroit Pistons After being drafted by the
Kristie Rieken | AP Sports Writer Houston — Given the chance to address months of speculation that he wants to be traded from the Houston Rockets, James Harden sidestepped questions more deftly than he shakes defenders with his signature step-back. The disgruntled superstar spoke to the media on Wednesday for the first time since reporting
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame has unveiled its class of 2020. The official ceremony has been postponed until “it’s safe to host an event, hopefully in 2021,” according to Hall of Fame chairman Scott Lesher. Here are the nine inductees: Chauncey Billups Team: Detroit Pistons (2002-08, 2013-14). The
Tony Paul | The Detroit News All dressed up and no place to go. The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame has unveiled its star-studded, nine-member Class of 2020, headlined by Lions legend Calvin Johnson and Pistons great Chauncey Billups. The class was announced Wednesday night on Fox Sports Detroit. It will be enshrined in a ceremony
The 2020/21 NBA regular season will get underway on December 22, so it’s time to start getting serious about predictions for the upcoming campaign. With the help of the lines from a handful of sports betting sites, including Bovada and BetOnline, we’re running through the predicted win totals for each of the NBA’s 30 teams,
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The preseason gave the Pistons two home games to open the schedule, so there was some comfort in playing at Little Caesars Arena in their first games since March. There was some advantage to that, in just getting acclimated to playing again, after the long layoff because of the
Associated Press James Harden was back in a Houston uniform. It’s still unclear how many more times that’ll happen. The three-time defending NBA scoring champion made his preseason debut with the Rockets on Tuesday night, after practicing only one time with his team following a late arrival to training camp amid incessant trade speculation. Harden
Second-year Pistons forward Sekou Doumbouya had a stellar preseason turn in a 99-91 victory against the Knicks Sunday, reminding the Pistons faithful that the 19-year-old could be a key part of Detroit’s future, as Keith Langlois of Pistons.com details. Now just the third-youngest Pistons player, Doumbouya scored 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting, in addition to pulling
Veteran center Mason Plumlee talks about his initial days with the Pistons and how he thinks he fits in.
Pistons coach Dwayne Casey speaks of the importance of keeping some veteran faces on the roster to work with the rookies.