We hear from Rodney McGruder after he comes off the bench to score 20 points Wednesday night. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Dennis Smith Jr. after he posts a triple-double: 10 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds. #DetroitBasketball
We hear from Wayne Ellington after he scores 25, including eight 3-pointers, to lead the shorthanded Pistons to a victory Wednesday night. #DetroitBasketball
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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
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.
With the Detroit Pistons missing Jerami Grant, and Josh Jackson and the Toronto Raptors without Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, and others due to health and safety protocols, the battle was over who had the deeper roster. And Detroit won convincingly. The Pistons started the game slowly, but that lasted only a few minutes.
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
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
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.
Our Mickey York and Grant Long are on Pistons LIVE to get you set for the game against the Raptors, who are missing five players and their head coach; Mickey talks to Pistons coach Dwane Casey about the matchup. #DetroitUp
Thanks to health and safety protocols, Tuesday’s game is now today’s game and the Toronto Raptors are now the Tampa Bay Junior Raptors as Toronto will be down five players including three starters. That means we might see quite a bit of two former Pistons — Stanley Johnson, who has gone from a disappointing wing
Last week, we discussed the positive role Mason Plumlee is playing for the Detroit Pistons offense this year. However, the same stats that emphasize this fact – his on/off numbers – point to a different story on the other end of the floor. Opponents’ ORtg when Plumlee is on the court is significantly higher (116.5)
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
The Detroit Pistons announced tickets for a limited number of seats will go on sale beginning March 4 at 10 a.m., with up to 750 fans able to attend home games beginning with the March 17 game against the Toronto Raptors. The organization announced the move as part of updated guidelines from state and local
Rod Beard | The Detroit News Detroit — That background noise at Pistons games won’t just be recorded cheering and booing. For the first time since the pandemic began last March, the Pistons will begin selling general-admission tickets to home games at Little Caesars Arena. The first game available will be Wednesday, March 17 against
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
The ‘tentative’ rearrangement of the schedule will see the Detroit Pistons will play the Tampa, I mean Toronto Raptors tonight (and who’s the North now, huh!?). After completing due diligence regarding contact tracing, the NBA determined that the game can take place. Because of health and safety protocols, the Raptors will be down several players
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.