The Detroit Pistons are 6-5 since Feb. 16. In that span, they have a net rating of minus-1.6. They’re winning and losing games by close margins, and it has forced them to lean even harder on their blossoming rookie point guard. Cade Cunningham is averaging 32.5 minutes per game this season, but that has increased
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Detroit — The Pistons’ struggles in the fourth quarter continued for a second straight game. After going the first 11-plus minutes in Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics, their issues came on the defensive end, where they couldn’t slow the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons built an 18-point lead in the second quarter Sunday, but
We hear from Cade Cunningham after he puts up 23 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons surrender an 18-point lead en route to their third straight loss. #ItsMillerTime
We hear from Jerami Grant after he posts 21 points and five rebounds in Sunday’s 106-102 loss to the Clippers. #DetroitBasketball
The 2019 NBA draft had a singular prize. The standings reflected that. Three teams — the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns — won fewer than 20 games to maximize their odds of drafting Duke’s Zion Williamson, who was not only clearly the best overall prospect , but one of the NBA’s best
The Detroit Pistons, for the second game in a row, were down five rotation players. Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Hamidou Diallo, Rodney McGruder and Frank Jackson were all in street clothes. Similar to Friday in Boston, the Pistons’ lack of depth proved to be costly in the second half. Former Pistons Marcus Morris Sr., Luke
Detroit — The Pistons’ struggles in the fourth quarter continued for a second straight game. After going the first 11-plus minutes in Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics, their issues came on the defensive end, where they couldn’t slow the Los Angeles Clippers. The Pistons built an 18-point lead in the second quarter, but the
The Detroit Pistons led the Los Angeles Clippers from the 8:58 mark in the first quarter all the way until the 9:12 mark in the fourth. But the Clips kept fighting and the Pistons kept declining to take advantage of opportunities and making the kinds of mistakes typical of a bad basketball team. In the
Johnny Kane and Greg Kelser will hold down the fort in the absence of George Blaha, who will miss the rest of the season after a heart bypass procedure scheduled for Tuesday.
Detroit — Iconic Pistons play-by-play announcer George Blaha, who has been with the team for 46 seasons, will miss the remainder of the season as he prepares for a heart-bypass procedure, the Pistons announced Sunday. After a routine checkup last week revealed an issue, Blaha’s doctors scheduled the heart procedure for Tuesday, and they expect the
George Blaha, the Detroit Pistons‘ legendary longtime television play-by-play announcer, will miss the rest of the 2021-22 NBA season due to a heart bypass procedure that will take place Tuesday. Doctors diagnosed Blaha, in his 47th season calling Pistons games, during a routine check-up during the last week. “I am disappointed to miss the remainder of
Prayers up to one of the greatest of all time. George Blaha, an absolute legend of NBA broadcasting and perhaps the singular most important factor to making Pistons’ games bearable during much of the past decade, will miss the remainder of the season due to a heart procedure, the team announced. Blaha is slated to
If you took the players who aren’t going to play in today’s contest between the Detroit Pistons and LA Clippers, you could make a pretty enticing rotation. The Clippers would surely be responsible for most of the starting lineup, of course — with stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as well as Norman Powell and
The 2019 NBA draft had a singular prize. The standings reflected that. Three teams — the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns — won fewer than 20 games to maximize their odds of drafting Duke’s Zion Williamson, who was not only clearly the best overall prospect , but one of the NBA’s best
Bulls guard Alex Caruso is nearing his return from a wrist injury that’s sidelined him 22 games, K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago writes. Caruso fractured his wrist on Jan. 21 and participated fully in the team’s practice on Friday. “We haven’t talked about specific target yet,” Caruso said as part of a larger quote.
Things can turn around quickly in the NBA. In the final minute of the third quarter, Cade Cunningham hit a 3-pointer for a two-point lead, and the Pistons looked to be on their way to another thrilling finish against the Boston Celtics. That is, until the Pistons went cold from the field. The Pistons went
One of coach Dwane Casey’s primary post-All Star break goals for the Detroit Pistons has been to get an extended look as the young players — particularly the Motor City Cruise players who haven’t spent much time in the rotation this season. A slew of injuries on the roster has made that task easier. The
Things can turn around quickly in the NBA. In the final minute of the third quarter, Cade Cunningham hit a 3-pointer for a two-point lead, and the Pistons looked to be on their way to another thrilling finish against the Boston Celtics. That is, until the Pistons went cold from the field. The Pistons went
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons battle the Celtics for three quarters but stumble down the stretch. #ItsMillerTime