We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons rally Thursday night but come up short in Philadelphia 110-102. #ItsMillerTime
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Philadelphia — A weird thing happened on the way to the Pistons’ fourth straight loss. The ball started going in the basket. A lot. Saddiq Bey and Killian Hayes got things going, and almost helped the Pistons erase a 22-point deficit in the second half. Almost. The Pistons had a furious rally in the final
PHILADELPHIA — It’s tough to win when you can’t make shots. And shot-making has been the Detroit Pistons‘ biggest issue through four games this season. Entering Thursday’s road matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Pistons were the NBA’s worst-shooting team. That didn’t change Thursday. At least it didn’t until a spirited comeback attempt that fell
Despite falling to 0-4, Jerami Grant (14 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) says he was encouraged by the Pistons’ play in the fourth quarter Thursday night. #DetroitBasketball
Close but no cigar. For three quarters, the Detroit Pistons looked to be on their way to another brutal loss. This time, though, they rallied. Led by maligned point guard Killian Hayes, Detroit put together a huge fourth quarter, cutting a 22-point deficit to 5 before running out of gas in an 110-102 against the
Philadelphia — The Pistons are off to a slow start, because of poor shooting, and they’ve been leaning on their defense. That defense faded a bit in the loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. It’ll be hard to gauge what the Pistons are, because the level of competition won’t make many of the games
The Detroit Pistons are looking for their first win while the Philadelphia 76ers are looking for a bit of clarity. The good news for that quest is that Joel Embiid, who had been questionable with a sore knee (uh oh), will be available tonight. The second bit of good news is that the Pistons are
This season has always been about development over wins for the Detroit Pistons. We knew this team had the chance to be very bad, and through three games, it has been truly horrendous. Now, they’ll figure it out at some point… but next up on their brutal opening schedule is a road game at the
On Thursday, Killian Hayes will play his 30th NBA game. The sophomore point guard has so dominated Detroit Pistons discussion on social media — and in real life — over the past 11 months that it’s easy to forget how few games he has played, dating back to his selection at No. 7overall on Nov.
Longtime NBA executive Bob Ferry, an ex-Detroit Piston, has died at age 84. The St. Louis native played for four seasons with the Pistons, averaging 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 312 appearances from 1960-64. Ferry also played his rookie season with the Hawks (then in St. Louis) and finished his career
Atlanta — Luka Garza and Chris Smith place towels in front of each veteran’s locker. Jamorko Pickett carries big equipment bags in from the team bus. Even No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham isn’t exempt from rookie duties. All of them are supposed to carry custom pink backpacks, with a blinged-out unicorn on the back. It’s
It’s been a pretty ugly start to the season for the Detroit Pistons. The 0-3 record isn’t the problem, per se, it’s more the fashion in which they’ve lost. On one hand, it’s been good to see this team defend its ass off, that’s a positive and shows real effort from a young group. The
The number of winless teams is dwindling and is now down to only two teams — the 0-3 Detroit Pistons and the 0-4 Oklahoma City Thunder. That has caused a bit of unease among Pistons fans who expected improvements this year after last year’s 20-win finish. Most of that ire has been directed at point
A Detroit Pistons clinic from the Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac kicked off the opening of United Wholesale Mortgage Holdings Corp.’s youth community sports center on Wednesday. The Pontiac-based mortgage giant in May said it was investing $10 million to transform the soccer complex on South Boulevard East into a community center open to Pontiac residents for free with basketball
After signing a minimum-salary deal with the Bucks in the offseason, Semi Ojeleye has had his debut with his new team pushed back by a calf injury that he suffered early in training camp. Ojeleye didn’t think it would keep him out long, but he was ultimately on the shelf for nearly a month and
The Motor City Cruise are off and running with plenty of energy. The new NBA G League team’s first training camp practice this week prompted optimism for the team’s media day on Tuesday, in addition to a sense of arrival. “We’re here. We’re doing it,” first-year head coach DJ Bakker said. “To actually see it
Atlanta — Generally, there isn’t much to take from an 18-point loss. The Pistons followed their 15-point loss to the Chicago Bulls with another double-digit defeat on Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks. It’s an 0-3 start to the season, they’re without Jerami Grant, their leading scorer, and they’ve shot the ball poorly in all
Judging by fan angst, reaction and vitriol, it appears the honeymoon is over for the Detroit Pistons. An offseason that began with the excitement of the No. 1 pick and talk of a play-in game has already devolved into despair, finger-pointing and talk about 2022 lottery picks. I get it. We have yet to see
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Detroit Pistons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. The Detroit Pistons are 0-3 so far this young season, and it already seems like there are plenty of
On episode 58 of the Motor City Hoops Podcast, I had the pleasure of being joined by Mat Issa, creator of “Quest for the Best” and The Rise Network. Mat is a native of Michigan and helped me break down the Pistons’ loss to the Hawks. We also dove into some developing storylines from this