We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons upend one of the East’s top teams Thursday. #ItsMillerTime
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We hear from Isaiah Livers after he comes off the bench to hit 3 of 4 3-pointers Thursday. #DetroitBaskeball
We hear from Cade Cunningham after he scores 27 in the Pistons’ 102-94 victory over the Sixers on Thursday. #DetroitBasketball
For most of the night, the Detroit Pistons were in striking distance. In the fourth quarter, they finally broke through. A 27-8 run fourth quarter run allowed the Pistons to take control of the game and upset the Philadelphia 76ers at Little Caesars Arena, 102-94. Detroit didn’t take its first lead until 6:06 was left
It looked like Cade Cunningham was going to pick up where he left off after scoring 34 points against the Nets on Tuesday. He scored the Pistons first 4 points on back-to-back possessions. However, the Pistons as a team cooled off quite a bit after that and both teams played an ugly 1st quarter. The
Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer knows a thing or two about campaigning, and had this to say about the Rookie of the Year candidacy of Pistons guard Cade Cunningham: “I think he should be rookie of the year,” said Whitmer. “He’s the all-time scorer for a rookie,
The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off of two demoralizing losses against the two bellwethers in the NBA. The new-look Philly squad led by MVP candidate Joel Embiid and James Harden had contests against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks and the best team so far this season in the Phoenix Suns. They lost to the Suns
While half of the NBA is jockeying for playoff positioning and trying to finish the season strong, for the worst of the worst in the NBA, one question looms large above all others — to tank or not to tank. The incentives for a franchise are one thing, but the incentives for the fans can
Since Cade Cunningham’s well-documented “slow start,” it feels as though the Detroit Piston rookie’s impact and consistency have grown by leaps and bounds. Similar to his counterpart Jerami Grant (whose play I recently wrote about), Cunningham seems to have found his stride since the NBA’s annual All Star Break in February. Upon returning from a
The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off of two demoralizing losses against the two bellwethers in the NBA. The new-look Philly squad led by MVP candidate Joel Embiid and James Harden had contests against the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks and the best team so far this season in the Phoenix Suns. They lost to the Suns
Detroit Pistons (20-56) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (46-29) When: 7 p.m. Thursday. Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Pistons radio affiliates). Want more Pistons news? Download our free, easy-to-use mobile app on iPhone & Android. For more Pistons coverage: Download our free mobile app on iPhone or Android and subscribe to our new podcast “The Pistons Pulse” with Motor City
Detroit — When Nicolet Lewis joined the Pistons as the vice president of human resources in 2019, she was the only woman on the executive team. That situation isn’t an anomaly. Many sports teams have high percentages of men represented in the highest positions in the front office, as well as on the business side
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Pistons forward Marvin Bagley III played one season for retiring Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who takes on archrival North Carolina Saturday night in the Final Four, chasing his sixth national title. Bagley was asked how the legendary player developer most impacted him. “I love Coach K,”
Dwane Casey, vocal as anyone about Cade Cunningham’s Rookie of the Year candidacy, has a go-to response when asked why Cunningham qualifies: The Detroit Pistons’ No. 1 pick has “it.” But what is “it?” Cunningham provided plenty of examples Tuesday. “We had Blake (Griffin) a couple years ago when he was healthy,” Casey said. “He had that star
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons, despite a loss, show even more growth Tuesday in Brooklyn. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Isaiah Stewart after he posts 15 points and 11 rebounds in Tuesday’s 130-123 loss in Brooklyn. #DetroitBasketball
We’ve seen Cade Cunningham catch on fire this season. His performance on the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday was different, though. Cunningham matched his career-high with 34 points, and scored 29 in the second half and 17 in the fourth quarter. The Detroit Pistons, without Jerami Grant for the second game in a row due to
Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Cade Cunningham, playing hurt, scored 29 of his 34 points Tuesday night in the second half but it wasn’t enough to save Detroit from a 130-123 loss in Brooklyn. The Pistons played with grit and hustle, and found their 3-point shooting touch in the first half. Detroit led
On a night where the Detroit Pistons’ young guards played some of the best basketball of their careers, they still helped their lottery odds by losing to the Brooklyn Nets 130-123. Detroit won each of the first two quarters to take a 6 point lead to halftime. They did so on the strength of a
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — The Pistons announced Monday night that leading scorer Jerami Grant will miss the final seven games of the season with a left calf strain. He was injured in the first quarter of Friday’s game with the Wizards and didn’t play Sunday against the Knicks. Now, it