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It’s a delicate dance in the last couple of weeks in the season. For sure, there are plenty of teams that are trying to win to improve their chances of making the playoffs. Then, there are others that are playing for the future and trying to improve their draft position. The Pistons are in the

Detroit — One of these days, Luka Doncic will play in Detroit. Maybe by that time, the Pistons will have their own Luka-like talent to lean on. Doncic sat out with an injury Thursday, but the result still worked out favorably for both franchises. The 115-105 Dallas victory helped keep the Mavericks out of play-in position and

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Detroit — One of these days, Luka Doncic will play in Detroit. Maybe by that time, the Pistons will have their own Luka-like talent to lean on. Doncic sat out with an injury Thursday, but the result still worked out favorably for both franchises. The 115-105 Dallas victory helped keep the Mavericks out of play-in position and

The slog through the season has reached the final stretch, and in the Pistons’ final 10 games, it won’t just be about rolling over and giving up. There’s still more that can be gleaned from these games, and coach Dwane Casey are looking to have a strong finish — win or lose. Casey has mixed

The Pistons are partnering with the city of Detroit for a unique community event to encourage people to get COVID-19 vaccinations. The event will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pistons’ practice facility in midtown Detroit and will include free food, giveaways and appearances by former Pistons Rick Mahorn and Earl

A weird thing happened in the fourth quarter of Monday’s victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Pistons had a seven-point lead entering the fourth quarter and instead of going back to the starters to finish out the game, Pistons coach Dwane Casey stayed with the young reserves. Casey has leaned more to playing the youngsters,

Every once in a while, a win is going to sneak up on the Pistons. Or, more like they earned it. Either way, the Pistons got off of their three-game losing skid with an impressive win over the Atlanta Hawks, 100-86, on Monday night at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons had a double-digit lead midway

With the memories of snow still fresh in mind and spring still easing its way in, it’s not too early to start thinking the summer. The summer means different things to different people, but for the Pistons, it means the end of the season, which concludes on May 16, and a quick respite to prepare

It’s not going to be a straight line to success for the Pistons and general manager Troy Weaver. There will be no waving of a magic wand to make everything better and to turn a mountain of losses this season into wins. Weaver has touted the Pistons’ plan for restoring the franchise to its successful past

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The Pistons kept making comebacks throughout the game after falling behind by 15 in the first half. The Indiana Pacers kept pushing but couldn’t pull away until the fourth quarter, when they had a decisive 12-0 run that turned the Pistons’ four-point lead into an eight-point deficit. The Pacers held on and took a 115-109 victory

In three games this week, it’s almost like Dwane Casey has coached two different teams. The Pistons and their coach lost the final two, wrapping up a Texas two-step Thursday with a 106-91 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. A bevy of veterans sat out the second game in as many nights, and though Josh

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In their last game against the Dallas Mavericks, the Pistons didn’t have an answer for Luka Doncic, who had 41 points and a triple-double. Not much has changed; they still don’t have an answer for him. Doncic didn’t quite have a triple-double, but he proved tough to defend, leading the Mavericks to a 127-117 victory

Isaiah Stewart was going for a rebound against the Cleveland Cavaliers this week and seemed to jump for the ball three times before the defender had jumped once. He’s been doing it all season, but the instances of those kind of energy plays are becoming daily occurrences rather than anomalies. It looks like that’s part of

When the Pistons drafted Killian Hayes last year, the book on him was that he was a deft passer and strong defender, which fit what general manager Troy Weaver was looking for in a lead point guard. The hip injury that sidelined Hayes delayed some of the opportunity to see what their top pick could

Detroit — When a team jumps to a lead of 20-plus points in the first quarter, it very often feels too good to be true. When it’s a young lineup, a lead that big feels even more fragile. And so it was on Monday night, when the Pistons bulldozed their way to a 23-point lead

Detroit — There were lobs all over the place. Killian Hayes to Isaiah Stewart. Josh Jackson to Tyler Cook. Hayes to Stewart again. There were a few other that didn’t go, but it was a different look than the Pistons are used to showing with their veteran rosters. With most of their veterans on the

Detroit — When a team jumps to a lead of 20-plus points in the first quarter, it very often feels too good to be true. When it’s a young lineup, a lead that big feels even more fragile. And so it was on Monday night, when the Pistons bulldozed their way to a 23-point lead