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Detroit — The Pistons came out of the All-Star break the same way they went into it — with a win. It wasn’t just a nail-biter, but another win over a playoff-bound team that didn’t match the Pistons down the stretch. In the previous game, it was the Boston Celtics. This time it was the

Detroit — In the last week before the All-Star break, the Pistons faced the likes of Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., Terry Rozier and Kyle Kuzma and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Green. Among that group are some of the premier young stars in the league, and with those games every night in the regular

The NBA has a problem, and it really shouldn’t be an issue. All-Star Weekend, one of the marquee events on the league’s calendar, is back in the spotlight. It happens every couple of years when things go askew just enough to get people talking about it. Getting back on track requires some internal reflection and

Cleveland — At first glance, it might be easy to overlook Cade Cunningham. He’s not the tallest or the fastest or the most athletic player on the court. For what he lacks in those areas, he compensates with his basketball IQ, his feel for the game and his will to win. The will to win

Cleveland — It was sometimes awkward and confusing, and at other times fun and exciting. The revamped NBA Skills Challenge kicked off the festivities at All-Star Saturday night with a bang, as three teams competed in four skills — Shooting, Passing, Team Relay and Halfcourt Shots. The Pistons’ Cade Cunningham, along with the Oklahoma City

Cleveland — Luke Kennard is feeling right at home during All-Star Weekend. He’s back in his home state of Ohio, and Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse is only about three hours away from his hometown of Franklin. So much has changed for Kennard, who was a first-round pick (12th overall) by the Pistons in 2017. He’s in

Cleveland — Cade Cunningham showed a little bit of everything in the Rising Stars Challenge. And he came away with the MVP as well. Cunningham had two good games, and he led Team Barry to the victory in the three-game tournament, with a 25-20 win over Team Isiah on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.

Cleveland — Cade Cunningham showed a little bit of everything in the Rising Stars Challenge. And he came away with the MVP award as well. Cunningham had two good games, and he led Team Barry to the victory in the three-game tournament, with a 25-20 win over Team Isiah on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage

Cleveland — During the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, the Pistons will have three of their young players representing the team in the Rising Stars Challenge and the Skills Challenge on Friday and Saturday. They’ll have another representative in the All-Star Game itself on Sunday night. Claire Czerniuk, the Pistons’ director of game operations, will manage the

Detroit — In what was one of the Pistons’ most spirited wins of the season, three of their core pieces were right at the forefront, in Wednesday’s surprising win over the Boston Celtics. Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey and Isaiah Stewart are building blocks for the Pistons’ retooling, and they’ll be the three representatives at All-Star

Boston — Entering Wednesday’s matchup, the Boston Celtics were coming off a 48-point shellacking of the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Pistons were on the wrong end of some lopsided, double-digit losses. It made for what looked to be a predictable mismatch. It wasn’t quite that, as neither team led by double digits, and the Pistons

Boston — The Pistons head into the All-Star break with plenty more to prove and figure out in the second half of the season. Their eight-game skid prior to Wednesday’s matchup against the Boston Celtics showed some of the mental fatigue that a young team is going through during a grueling season. While they only

Washington, D.C. — It took Cade Cunningham only a couple of minutes to get his first personal foul, and then they seemed to come in bunches during the Pistons’ 103-94 loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday night. The second followed at the 4:36 mark, then he headed to the bench for a rest. The

Washington, D.C. — The Pistons didn’t waste time trying to get Marvin Bagley III some playing time. After coming to the Pistons last week in a deal at the trade deadline, Bagley made his debut on Monday night against the Washington Wizards. Bagley played with the second unit and had a good first game, but

Washington, D.C. — The Pistons have 26 games left in the season, but with a 12-44 record, it’s not time to fold up the tent and start thinking about tropical island vacations. The last stretch of the season is important in helping to chart the course for their rebuild, to see how these pieces general

Washington, D.C. — Pistons general manager Troy Weaver is known for his moniker of restoring the franchise rather than calling it a rebuild. That’s been his method for bringing the Pistons back to their former glory also, trying to find hidden gems around the league — young players who maybe haven’t lived up to their

Detroit — The Charlotte Hornets have had their way with the Pistons over the past few years. The first meeting this season was a 140-111 blowout last month. In the head-to-head series, they’ve won 14 straight games, dating back to October 2017. Make it 15. The Hornets took advantage of the Pistons’ miscues and surged in

Thursday’s NBA trade deadline was eventful around the league, with a few blockbuster deals, along with some smaller ones, including the Pistons’ trade for Marvin Bagley III. The deadline has been a time for teams to retool before the stretch run toward the playoffs, or to unload bad contracts in the course of a disappointing

Detroit — In the first meeting between the Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies, the game got out of hand in the second half, and the Grizzlies pulled away for a 30-point win. The second matchup of the season looked like it would follow the same script, after a 41-19 margin in the first quarter. The Pistons made

Detroit — In the first meeting between the Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies, the game got out of hand in the second half, and the Grizzlies pulled away for a 30-point win. The second matchup of the season looked like it would follow the same script, after a 41-19 margin in the first quarter. The Pistons made