Detroit Bad Boys

The Tyrese Haliburton-less Sacramento Kings, losers of nine in a row after a 12-11 start, defeated the Detroit Pistons 110-107. The Kings, fresh off a drubbing at the hands of the New York Knicks the night earlier in which they gave up 140 points, used some of the energy they failed to exert in that

Game Vitals: When: Friday, February 26th, 2021, 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MIWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Pistons +1.0 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (9-23):Dennis Smith Jr., Wayne Ellington, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee Sacramento Kings (12-20):De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Harrison Barnes, Marvin Bagley III, Richaun Holmes Pregame Reading: The Detroit

Coming off a road back-to-back against the Orlando Magic and the New Orleans Pelicans, the Detroit Pistons return home to start a two-game mini homestand against the Sacramento Kings. For the Kings, this is the final game of brutal five-game eastern conference swing – and their final opportunity to get a win on the trip.

Before the Pistons tipped off their 2020-21 season, I suggested that with his efficiency and passing skills put to work with a modest usage rate, Mason Plumlee looks to be a made to measure center for Dwayne Casey’s offense. Almost halfway through the season, and we can provide numbers that support this hypothesis. Despite his

Lazarus Jackson (@lazchance) goes solo to talk about Saben Lee’s back-to-back career nights, Jerami Grant being snubbed (ehh… not really) from the All-Star game, and Dennis Smith Jr. finding his niche. That became a discussion about winning too many games late in the season, the attempted murder of Nikola Vucevic, the fickle love fans have,

Recently, three was a conversation within the Detroit Bad Boys Slack channel about who the Detroit Pistons’ second and third options were offensively behind Jerami Grant. We all agreed on one thing: Josh Jackson is their best No. 2 option right now. But when it came to the third option… nobody really knew. Maybe Saddiq

Game Vitals: When: Wednesday, February 24, 8 p.m. ESTWhere: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LouisianaWatch: Fox Sports Detroit, NBA League PassOdds: Pistons +9.5 Projected Lineups: Detroit Pistons (9-22): Dennis Smith Jr, Wayne Ellington, Saddiq Bey, Sekou Doumbouya, Mason Plumlee New Orleans Pelicans (13-17): Eric Bledsoe, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, Steven Adams Pregame Reading:

The Detroit Pistons released the second half of their schedule for this unique COVID-19 influenced season. The Pistons will play eight back-to-backs and perhaps most interestingly, they will only have one instance of facing the same team two games in a row, but this will be in the more traditional home-and-home model. They will play

The Detroit Pistons ended a three-game losing streak with a convincing win over the depleted Orlando Magic on the night Nikola Vucevic learned he’d made the All-Star team. Tonight the Pistons face a struggling New Orleans team with an aim to slow All-Star big man Zion Williamson. Detroit beat the Pelicans 10 days ago, and

The Detroit Pistons and New Orleans Pelicans will meet for the second and final time of the season this week. It’s a game that means nothing in the scheme of things, really. The Pistons are one of the worst teams in the league, and another loss is just another lottery combination. The Pelicans are a

The second game of a two-game mini-series between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic really wasn’t much of a battle after halftime. Detroit flew out of the second half gate fast and never looked back, notching their ninth victory of the season, 105-93. The Pistons led the Magic 34-24 through the first quarter via crisp

Wayne Ellington is sitting out tonight on the first night of a back-to-back. I’d say that the Pistons will miss his 3-point shooting, but the truth is, Ellington hasn’t been shooting well at all lately, and the rest is probably much needed and appreciated. Ellington has made just 27% of his 3s in the past

In this week’s episode, Matt and I are joined by Jake Chapman from the Orlando Magic Radio Network, and Orlando Magic Weekly podcast. Jake breaks down the feisty Magic, who have won four of their last five games, and are coming off a 105-96 win against your Detroit Pistons. These two teams face off again

There have been a few times already this season where I am sitting there watching the Detroit Pistons thinking to myself, “how in the hell are these guys still in this game?” Perhaps no time was as inexplicable as when the Pistons played the Magic on Sunday. In a game that saw Nikola Vucevic drop

Saben Lee is a two-way player trying to prove he belongs in the NBA. With injuries depleting Detroit’s point guard depth, the Pistons rookie finally has a chance to show he belongs and secure his future. Along the way, he also seems intent on ending the life (metaphorically speaking) of his opponent, and posterizing him

Good evening everybody, and welcome to another exciting season of G League basketball. I’m George Blaha… well, I’m not. But the new G League season is finally for real again and what a thrill it is for hopeful Detroit Pistons fans. The Orland bubble, which set off recently as a site of the season, may

Hey everyone. This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s episode we talk about your 8-22 Detroit Pistons. Ben Gulker and I talk about the wear and tear on Jerami Grant, the ripple effects of the Delon Wright injury, and Sekou and Svi’s future with the Pistons. Ben also kicks us

In its first game without Delon Wright for the next couple weeks, the Detroit Pistons missed his steadying presence. Dennis Smith, Jr. started in his place and struggled mightily outside of a couple perimeter shots sunk in a 30-second burst. His signature athleticism continues to be more theoretical than functional, which isn’t terribly surprising given

Dwane Casey has the Detroit Pistons sitting at a record of 8-21 heading into tonight’s game against the Orlando Magic. Along the way, the Pistons have said goodbye to their two big-name veterans in Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin. They lost seventh overall pick, Killian Hayes, after a hip injury in the seventh game of

The Detroit Pistons will continue their southern trip tonight visiting non-Michigan fans around the States. After stopover in Tennessee (hi,revken) two days ago, they head to Orlando (howdy, ScottFL) to play another game against Magic. But Scott and rest of us might get to see the team not at full steam as it’ll probably play