Hey everyone! This is Laz Jackson of Detroit Bad Boys, and on this week’s podcast, Ben Gulker and I talk about your 3-14 Detroit Pistons. Ben and I talk about Cade Cunningham’s feared stress fracture in his shin, Isaiah Stewart being the concrete that holds this team together, Jaden Ivey looking more comfortable as the
We hear from Cory Joseph after scores 12 of the Pistons’ 55 points off the bench Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons get a huge night from the bench but can’t finish off the Kings on Sunday. #DetroitBasketball
SACRAMENTO — The Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings combined for 266 points through four quarters on Sunday. It was the definition of a shootout. Unfortunately for the Pistons, the Kings struck last. Sacramento used a late 11-2 run to defeat the Pistons at Golden 1 Center, 137-129. Detroit’s point total was a season high, but
This youthful Pistons roster has shown an ability to gain leads throughout the early stages of this season, but maintaining those leads and closing games has been difficult. That was the case on Sunday as Detroit held a slim lead for the majority of the game until the Sacramento Kings put together a string of
It’s hard to be very hopeful with the Detroit Pistons dealing with so much chaos at the moment. They’ve won just three games, Cade Cunningham is gone for an extended period, Isaiah Stewart is gone for an extended period and there don’t seem to be many answers to myriad questions about what to do next.
LOS ANGELES — Before the Detroit Pistons hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov. 7, coach Dwane Casey pondered a question: How long of a leash should a young, developing player have? The subject was third-year guard Killian Hayes, who had regressed offensively after spending much of the offseason working to improve his outside shooting
There are many contributing factors to the Detroit Pistons having the second-worst defensive rating in the NBA after 17 games, 116.7, and 29th in points per game against, 117.5, according to NBA.com. Poor transition defense and lack of defensive rebounding have been the biggest factors, with the Pistons giving up the 3rd most offensive rebounds
Cade Cunningham has missed five consecutive Detroit Pistons games with left shin soreness, but it appears he has a more serious injury. The Pistons suspect that a hairline stress fracture in his shin is the underlying cause for Cunningham’s shin soreness, league sources told the Free Press on Saturday, and the team is preparing to
The Detroit Pistons are concerned that guard Cade Cunningham has a stress fracture in his left shin and is out indefinitely, two people familiar with the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly until the Pistons made an official announcement. The second-year guard from
Cade Cunningham has missed five consecutive Detroit Pistons games with left shin soreness, but it appears he has a more serious injury. The Pistons suspect that a hairline stress fracture in his foot is the underlying cause for Cunningham’s shin soreness, league sources told the Free Press on Saturday, and the team is preparing to
Los Angeles — Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is currently mulling options to determine if surgery is needed to treat his left shin injury, a league source confirmed to The Detroit News on Saturday. The second-year guard has missed the last five games due to soreness in his left shin that dates back to the preseason.
Cade Cunningham is considering surgery on his injured shin that could see him miss an extended period of time in a season that seems to going from bad to worse for the Detroit Pistons. Cunningham has missed Detroit’s previous five games with shin soreness, and according to The Athletic, the shin issue dates back to
We hear from coach Dwane Casey after his Pistons suffer a 128-121 setback against the Lakers on Friday. #DetroitBasketball
Los Angeles — The Pistons, desperately searching for their first road win, played their second game in as many days in Crypto.com Arena on Friday, but the outcome remained the same as their previous eight games in opposing arenas. Detroit was hindered by frontcourt foul trouble for the majority of the night and Anthony Davis
Los Angeles — The Detroit Pistons played competitive basketball in both games against the Los Angeles Clippers and L.A. Lakers, but ultimately came up short in both, losing the first two games of their west coast swing. Alec Burks led Detroit with 23 points off the bench, while Killian Hayes flirted with a double-double of
The Detroit Pistons’ putrid defense let them down again as the team dropped the second game in LA in as many nights. The Lakers coasted to a 128-121 victory behind Anthony Davis’ 38 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks. Detroit didn’t put up any resistance on the defensive end all night, and wore down even
LOS ANGELES — A first quarter surge gave the Detroit Pistons an early lead over the Los Angeles Lakers on the road. But the Lakers ended up striking next — and taking permanent control of the game. The Lakers defeated the Pistons at Crypto.com Arena, 128-121. Detroit used a 23-9 first-quarter run to take a
Many people were not up to witness it, but the Pistons blew a chance at a win over the Clippers last night. It was not a well-played game by either team, but the Pistons had themselves in position to steal a must needed win, but ultimately could not hang with the Clippers down the stretch.
LOS ANGELES — Defensively, the Detroit Pistons did everything they needed to do to win on Thursday. The same can’t be said on offense. The Los Angeles Clippers scored just 96 points, the lowest total of any team the Pistons have played this season. Detroit set the tone early by playing its best defensive first