Playing in Denver has historically been a tall-task for the Detroit Pistons, who haven’t won at Ball Arena since 2016. With the Nugget’s returning their regular starters, and Detroit missing three of their starting five, it could have easily turned into a bloodbath. Luckily for Detroit, some unexpected performances led to a much needed 110-108
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We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons snap a seven-game losing streak Tuesday night in Denver. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Kevin Knox after he scores 17 of the Pistons’ 53 bench points Tuesday night. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Bojan Bogdanovic after he scores 22 to lead his Pistons over the Nuggets 110-108 — their first road win of the season. #DetroitBasketball
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets returned to full strength, right on time to host a Detroit Pistons team missing three of its five best players. It didn’t matter, as the Pistons overcame a big night from Nikola Jokic to pick up an upset win. The shorthanded Pistons (4-15) defeated the Nuggets (10-7), 110-108, to snap
Pistons owner Tom Gores sat courtside inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on back-to-back nights and watched his team compete against the Clippers and Lakers. The end result was the same in both matchups, with the Pistons failing to come away with a victory. The Pistons are last in the league standings and have lost
After dropping a pair of winnable games against the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, the depleted Detroit Pistons face a Denver Nuggets team who will be without two of its three best players. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray will both be out for tonight’s clash due to COVID health and safety protocols. This will
The Pistons Pulse is brought to you by The Detroit Free Press and is co hosted by Bryce Simon of MotorCityHoops and Omari Sankofa II, Detroit Pistons beat writer for The Detroit Free Press. Omari and I bring you all the Detroit Pistons news, analysis and storylines from this past week in the Motor City!
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Bryce Simon (@MotorCityHoops) and Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) • Producer: Wes Davenport • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: brycesimon3309@gmail.com; osankofa@freepress.com On this episode: This week, the guys dig deep on Cade Cunningham’s injury and what it means for the rest of this season. Does this means expectations for the 2022-23 season should change? Plus,
Stanley Johnson’s NBA career hasn’t panned out the way many Pistons fans envisioned when the franchise drafted him with the eighth overall pick in the 2015 draft. Since he was traded away from Detroit in 2019, Johnson has been a member of five different teams, including the New Orleans Pelicans, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, Los
Hey everyone! This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s podcast, Ben Gulker and I talk about your 3-14 Detroit Pistons. Ben and I talk about Cade Cunningham’s feared stress fracture in his shin, Isaiah Stewart being the concrete that holds this team together, Jaden Ivey looking more comfortable as the
SACRAMENTO — Cory Joseph summed it up well — the Detroit Pistons played hard, but they didn’t play smart. Despite leading for nearly 19 minutes in the second half and nine minutes in the fourth quarter, the Pistons fell to the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, 137-129. Sacramento used a late 18-5 run to pull away
We hear from Cory Joseph after scores 12 of the Pistons’ 55 points off the bench Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons get a huge night from the bench but can’t finish off the Kings on Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
This youthful Pistons roster has shown an ability to gain leads throughout the early stages of this season, but maintaining those leads and closing games has been difficult. That was the case on Sunday as Detroit held a slim lead for the majority of the game until the Sacramento Kings put together a string of
SACRAMENTO — The Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings combined for 266 points through four quarters on Sunday. It was the definition of a shootout. Unfortunately for the Pistons, the Kings struck last. Sacramento used a late 11-2 run to defeat the Pistons at Golden 1 Center, 137-129. Detroit’s point total was a season high, but
It’s hard to be very hopeful with the Detroit Pistons dealing with so much chaos at the moment. They’ve won just three games, Cade Cunningham is gone for an extended period, Isaiah Stewart is gone for an extended period and there don’t seem to be many answers to myriad questions about what to do next.
LOS ANGELES — Before the Detroit Pistons hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov. 7, coach Dwane Casey pondered a question: How long of a leash should a young, developing player have? The subject was third-year guard Killian Hayes, who had regressed offensively after spending much of the offseason working to improve his outside shooting
There are many contributing factors to the Detroit Pistons having the second-worst defensive rating in the NBA after 17 games, 116.7, and 29th in points per game against, 117.5, according to NBA.com. Poor transition defense and lack of defensive rebounding have been the biggest factors, with the Pistons giving up the 3rd most offensive rebounds
The Detroit Pistons are concerned that guard Cade Cunningham has a stress fracture in his left shin and is out indefinitely, two people familiar with the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly until the Pistons made an official announcement. The second-year guard from