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Rod Beard | The Detroit News No Jerami Grant, no Delon Wright and no Josh Jackson. Generally, that would be a big problem for the Pistons, but for one night, at least, they found a way to win without their three active leading scorers. They took down the Toronto Raptors, 129-105 Wednesday, in what was one
Dana Gauruder | Special to Detroit Free Press The Detroit Pistons could use a little breather. The schedule finally provides one. Playing their 36th game in a span of 10 weeks, the Pistons were defeated by the New York Knicks for the second time in five nights, 114-104, on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. The
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons used a balanced team approach to push past the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. The same formula didn’t work against the New York Knicks, who look to be on their way to a special season. For the second time this week, the Knicks easily handled the Pistons, taking
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: We knew we needed everyone vs. Raptors Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey speaks to the media after the 129-105 win over the Raptors on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Detroit Pistons, Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons (10-25) vs. New York Knicks
Rod Beard | The Detroit News No Jerami Grant, no Delon Wright and no Josh Jackson. Generally, that would be a big problem for the Pistons, but for one night, at least, they found a way to win without their three active leading scorers. They took down the Toronto Raptors, 129-105 Wednesday, in what was
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: We knew we needed everyone vs. Raptors Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey speaks to the media after the 129-105 win over the Raptors on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Detroit Pistons, Detroit Free Press Detroit Pistons (10-25) vs. New York Knicks
Tyler J. Davis | Detroit Free Press Watch Video: Detroit Pistons’ Dwane Casey: We knew we needed everyone vs. Raptors Detroit Pistons (10-25) vs. New York Knicks (18-18) When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City. TV: Fox Sports Detroit-Plus. Radio: WOMC-FM 104.3 (Pistons radio affiliates). • Box score [ The Free Press has started a new digital subscription model.
Pistons forward Jerami Grant is among the Celtics‘ top trade targets, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. According to Charania, the C’s and the Hornets are also among the teams interested in Magic center Nikola Vucevic. It comes as no surprise that Grant and Vucevic would appeal to Boston. Grant has enjoyed a career
Because there’s now a potential path to the postseason for the top 10 teams in each NBA conference (via the new play-in tournament), it’s taking longer this season for clear sellers to emerge on the trade market, writes Shams Charania of The Athletic. “Most teams are still in the playoff chase, which makes everyone bunched
Rod Beard | The Detroit News The Pistons notched one of the most impressive wins of the season on Wednesday night, taking down the Toronto Raptors, 129-105, at Amalie Arena in Tampa. They put together an impressive performance that featured two triple-doubles and some other notable production from their bench, which has been one of
Rod Beard | The Detroit News With the Pistons and Toronto Raptors both missing players because of injuries and COVID contact tracing, their matchup didn’t seem to have much flair. The Pistons were missing their top five leading scorers this season, but still played their most entertaining game yet. The backups had a record-setting performance
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Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Early in Wednesday’s game, it appeared that Wayne Ellington’s hot shooting would be the story for the Detroit Pistons. But they ended up having so many strong performances, too many to single one player out. If there’s a proverbial game ball to hand out, it would be split
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons (9-25) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-17) When: 7 p.m.
Amidst a four-game win streak, Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton has been out-dueling a series of recent All-Star guards in Trae Young, Ben Simmons, John Wall and Victor Oladipo, writes Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. Sexton, frequently called the “cultural backbone” for the club by members of its front office, is averaging 29.7 PPG during the run. The Cavaliers have
Marlowe Alter | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons (9-25) vs. Toronto Raptors (17-17) When: 7 p.m.
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Jerami Grant, who was injured in Sunday’s loss to the Knicks, missed Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors because of a quad contusion. Grant, the Pistons’ leading scorer, was hurt in the fourth quarter and didn’t return because the score was lopsided. He was listed initially as doubtful but
Knicks point guard Derrick Rose was sidelined for Tuesday’s game due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, but it sounds like he shouldn’t miss additional time. According to Steve Popper of Newsday, Rose registered an inconclusive COVID-19 test and was held out for precautionary reasons. Rose has since returned multiple negative results and was
Omari Sankofa II | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey knows young players need more reps Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey on Sekou Doumbouya, knows young players need reps, laments lack of G League shuttle ability, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Detroit Pistons For the first time the season, the