Two days after suffering a right ankle sprain, Saddiq Bey did his best to keep his playing streak alive. Bey was listed as “out” on the Nov. 19 evening injury report after exiting in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Pistons’ 128-121 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers a day prior. The following morning, he
Dave Hogg | The Associated Press DETROIT — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Evan Mobley added 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied late to beat the Detroit Pistons 102-94 on Sunday. “He’s really being aggressive,” Mitchell said about Mobley. “He was the reason we stayed in the game for the first three quarters.” Cleveland trailed for
The Detroit Pistons have shown some life and growth recently, despite missing several starters. But the ability to play scrappy does not equal the ability to close, and those flaws were on full display in a 102-94 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit held the lead for most of
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons fade down the stretch of a 102-94 loss to the Cavaliers on Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Saddiq Bey after he posts 15 points and 5 rebounds in his return to the Pistons lineup Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
For three quarters, the Detroit Pistons appeared to be on the verge of avoiding a schedule loss. They were less than two days removed from a 12-day, six-game road trip, and faced a Cleveland Cavaliers team that appears to be a contender in the Eastern Conference. But the Cavaliers used a late 23-10 run in
Detroit — The Pistons, fresh off their longest road trip of the season, hosted their first game inside Little Caesars Arena in 12 days. It was a quick turnaround for Detroit, which spent most of the last two weeks navigating pacific and mountain time zones, only to return home to host one of the best
Detroit — The Pistons suffered another blow to their starting lineup when Bojan Bogdanovic went down with a leg injury with 24 seconds left in the Pistons’ loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Bogdanovic was about to initiate a fast break when Suns forward Torrey Craig stepped on his ankle, causing Bogdanovic’s knee to
As the buzzer sounded at Little Ceasers Arena on Nov. 7, the Detroit Pistons’ backcourt of the future, Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey, celebrated a 16-point comeback victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Piston fans were enamored by the performances of their budding stars with Cunningham and Ivey combining for 36 points, 22 rebounds and
The Suns Friday night win over the Pistons at Footprint arena showcased a matchup between two former Phoenix-area prep high school stars now making a name for themselves in the NBA. The Suns’ Deandre Ayton and Pistons’ Marvin Bagley III have deep roots based in the Phoenix area. They’re longtime friends and former high school
Dozens of Detroit Pistons employees — players, coaches, front office members and business staffers alike — were seated in a large room at Huntington Place downtown as Arn Tellem shared his family history. Tellem paused and gathered himself as he talked about his grandfather, Max, who emigrated from the shtetl of Viduklė, Lithuania, to Philadelphia
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his shorthanded Pistons give the Suns all they can handle Friday night in Phoenix. #DetroitBasketball
The Pistons are playing their best basketball of the season, without three of their best players. Detroit is riding a two-game win streak after back-to-back wins against the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, and the team looks to complete its six-game road trip with a victory against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Each game of
David Brandt | Associated Press PHOENIX – Deandre Ayton scored a season-high 28 points and had 12 rebounds, Devin Booker added 21 points and the Phoenix Suns stayed on top of the Western Conference with a 108-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Suns have won three straight games and four of five.
The Pistons closed out their six-game West Coast road swing with a 108-102 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Like their previous five road games, the Pistons remained competitive throughout the game against the team with the best record in the Western Conference despite being down four starters. The loss snapped a brief
The Detroit Pistons will play their sixth and final game of an exhausting west coast swing tonight against the conference-leading Phoenix Suns. Each side will be without key players from their rotations a season ago. The Suns have been without starting duo Chris Paul (heel) and Cameron Johnson (knee) since Nov. 8 due to injury.
After 20 games, the Detroit Pistons come in 22nd in offensive rating at 110.0 and 20th in points per game at 110.2. Those might seem semi-encouraging for those who watch the team closely, but the fact remains this is a team that simply is not good at making shots. The Pistons are have the second-worst
The Detroit Pistons will play their sixth and final game of an exhausting west coast swing tonight against the conference-leading Phoenix Suns. Each side will be without key players from their rotations a season ago. The Suns have been without starting duo Chris Paul (heel) and Cameron Johnson (knee) since Nov. 8 due to injury.
No Cade Cunningham. No Isaiah Stewart. No Saddiq Bey. No problem. The Detroit Pistons, battered by injuries, pulled off their second road upset in as many nights by defeating the Utah Jazz at Vivent Arena, 125-116, on Wednesday. After starting the season 0-10 on the road, the Pistons have now won consecutive road games against
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons win back-to-back games for the first time this season. #DetroitBasektball