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By Steve Kornacki |  Special to The Detroit News Detroit — The Pistons’ fast-and-furious comeback fell short in Sunday afternoon’s 104-102 loss to the Knicks, but they did get a special performance from forward Marvin Bagley III. Bagley had a season-high 27 points on 11-for-14 shooting with seven rebounds, and is giving the franchise cause to

By Steve Kornacki  |  Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Pistons coach Dwane Casey discussed the use of his starting 6-foot-9 center, Isaiah Stewart, and much-used 6-foot-11 reserve center, Marvin Bagley III, prior to Sunday afternoon’s game with the Knicks. The lead topic was the need for their improved 3-point shooting and obtaining the spacing

Detroit — It’s not a case of just playing out the final string of games to end the season. The Pistons are finding ways to make them interesting. Interesting might not be the best word to describe the second-half comeback the Pistons made, erasing a 17-point deficit against the Washington Wizards, to at least make

Detroit — It’s not a case of just playing out the final string of games to end the season. The Pistons are finding ways to make them interesting. Interesting might not be the best word to describe the second-half comeback the Pistons made, erasing a 17-point deficit against the Washington Wizards, to at least make

Detroit — As the NBA season winds down, many Pistons fans are focusing on the future and the top college prospects in the NCAA Tournament. With the parity in college basketball this year, it’s been something of an enjoyable watch, but for some of the top draft targets, it’s been rough sledding. A couple of

Detroit — When Marvin Bagley III arrived to the Pistons at the trade deadline, the objective was to get a good look at what he could bring to the team. With restricted free agency likely looming this offseason, Bagley only had about 25 games to make an impression and for general manager Troy Weaver to

Detroit — The Pistons had an open roster spot and decided to do something with it. The team announced Thursday that it has signed Braxton Key to a 10-day contract. Key, 25, is a 6-foot-8 forward who has played in two games with the Philadelphia 76ers this season and he averaged 1 point and 1

Detroit — It’s been a while since the Pistons built a lead of 20-plus points in the third quarter and they were able to cruise through the fourth quarter. For a while, that looked to be how the second half was going to go against the Atlanta Hawks. The Pistons used a 25-4 run to open

Detroit — After the Pistons went on a little run with a stretch of six wins in eight games, they looked to be falling out of contention to get another top-three draft pick. They were trending up and looking as if they would have a strong finish to the season. Not so much. In the

Detroit — It’s two steps forward, then two steps back. Whenever Killian Hayes seems to get things going and he’s ready to put together a good string of games, something happens to push him backward. He had one of his best games of the season on March 7 against the Atlanta Hawks, but then he

Detroit — With several of their veteran players out because of injuries, the Pistons had to lean on their young players against the Portland Trail Blazers. In the first half, it wasn’t working out well. The Pistons fell behind by double digits before halftime, and the lead ballooned to 23 points in the third quarter.

Detroit — In his first season as a head coach, Chauncey Billups has had a good indoctrination with the Portland Trail Blazers. After a stint in television broadcasting, the Pistons icon made the transition to coaching as an assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers last season. Moving to the first chair this season has been

The Pistons are 19-52, and they’ll be right back in the NBA draft lottery, hoping for another top-three pick this summer. It’s not a sign of failure, coming off getting Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall pick last year. Ignore the numbers for a bit and look at what they’re doing on the court.

The Pistons had another stellar individual performance on the heels of Saddiq Bey’s 51-point game on Thursday night. Jerami Grant took center stage this time, with a season-high 40 points in a standout showing on Saturday night. It wasn’t enough to lift the Pistons, who struggled for a stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters,

The Pistons had another stellar individual performance on the heels of Saddiq Bey’s 51-point game on Thursday night. Jerami Grant took center stage this time, with a season-high 40 points in a standout showing on Saturday night. It wasn’t enough to lift the Pistons, who struggled for a stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters,

The Pistons could be on the verge of back-to-back 50-point scoring games. After Saddiq Bey’s 51-point performance on Thursday in the win over the Orlando Magic, Jerami Grant posted 27 points in the first half on Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Grant’s total was the highest in the first half against the Cavaliers this

Orlando — Before he started his postgame media comments, Pistons center Isaiah Stewart looked down at the stat sheet. “51? That’s tough,” Stewart said, still shaking his head in disbelief. Saddiq Bey had just dropped 51 points in the win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night, and it could have been more. Maybe 60.

Orlando — Saddiq Bey was in a zone. In the first half against the Orlando Magic, everything he shot seemed to be going in. In the first half, Bey already had a career night, with 30 points, including six 3-pointers. The only question was whether he’d get to 50 or 60 points with a similar

Orlando — The NBA has had two 60-point games this week. Pistons forward Saddiq Bey is halfway to a third. Bey had a scintillating first half on Thursday night against the Orlando Magic, finishing with 30 points, including six 3-pointers. Bey had a hot start, with 21 points in the first quarter, before taking his

Orlando — Saddiq Bey was in a zone. In the first half against the Orlando Magic, everything he shot seemed to be going in. Bey had a career night, with 30 points in the first half, including six 3-pointers. The only question was whether he’d get to 50 or 60 points. Bey finished with a