So close, yet so far away. The Detroit Pistons started off the new year with a 118-112 loss to the Miami Heat. Guard Cade Cunningham, who broke one million votes in the NBA's first All-Star fan vote returns, ended the night with 31 points as he shot a hefty amount of free throws.
The only thing stopping the Detroit Pistons from maximizing their potential this season is themselves and injuries. They haven't shown any tendencies revealing they're a team that constantly beats themselves.
In their first game back after their five-game west coast road trip, the Pistons couldn’t defend their home court as Norman Powell and the Miami Heat brought their physical brand of basketball to Detroit.
As we relayed in a Front Office article earlier on Thursday, Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. is an intriguing trade candidate ahead of the Feb.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
The Pistons wrapped up their West Coast trip with a 3–2 record, dropping a pair of games to Western Conference bottom-dwellers in Utah and Los Angeles.
A year ago today, the Pistons began a five-game win streak. The Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 105 to 96 behind Jaden Ivey's 22 points. The win was also their fourth one in five games.
It's a brand new year and the rest of the league is still adjusting to the surprise story of 2025, the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons came out of their five-game road trip with three wins and two losses.
There was once a time in Detroit Pistons history where fans would feel lucky to be in the top half of any power rankings. Now, a 9-4 win-loss record in the month of December slides Detroit multiple spots down.
The Detroit Pistons spent most of the past two weeks on the road. The Eastern Conference leaders now have an extended stretch where they can enjoy the comforts of their own homes as well as their home court.
The Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night in a physical matchup between MVP candidates. Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons closed their 10-day road trip in Los Angeles Tuesday night and found themselves in a tight battle until a late fourth quarter explosion by Detroit.
The Western Conference road trip for the Detroit Pistons ended on a high note against the Los Angeles Lakers. After losing the previous two games, the Pistons convincingly defeated the Lakers, 128-106.
Technically, the Detroit Pistons ended their game. But Ausar Thompson kept working. Over an hour following a recent loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Thompson sat by his locker stall and watched game footage on his phone.
The NBA season is near its actual halfway point, and the young Detroit Pistons are still at the top of the Eastern Conference. With Cade Cunningham playing at an MVP level and the emergence of Jalen Duren, the Pistons are suddenly in win-now mode.
Cade Cunningham was dominant, and Marcus Sasser was the brightest spark on a bench full of them in a dominant 128-106 win for the Pistons. The win ends a brief two-game losing streak for Detroit and allows the Pistons to end a grueling stretch that sw them play eight road games in their last nine on a positive note.
The Detroit Pistons have continued to be a formidable force in the Eastern Conference, entering Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 24–8 record and the top spot in the standings.
The return of shooting guard Jaden Ivey has been an intriguing situation for the Detroit Pistons. The former first-round draft selection made his season debut in November after suffering a fibula injury back in January.
After starting their 10-day, five-game Western road swing with victories over the Portland Trail Blazers and Sacramento Kings, the Detroit Pistons find themselves mired in a two-game skid after dropping back-to-back games to the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers.
The Pistons are considered likely to give Daniss Jenkins a promotion at some point in the coming weeks, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), who reports that there is a “growing expectation” that Jenkins’ two-way contract will be converted to a standard deal.
Left out of the 10-team Christmas Day showcase despite owning the best record in the Eastern Conference and sent on the road to spend the holiday in the West, the Detroit Pistons have plenty of incentive to put on a show when they visit the Utah Jazz on Friday night in Salt Lake City.
The Detroit Pistons are in the middle of a 10-day, five-game Western Conference road trip, and with hard-fought victories over the Portland Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings, it is off to a great start.
Cade Cunningham tipped off a 23-point performance with a 10-point first quarter, Jalen Duren recorded his fourth straight double-double and the Detroit Pistons opened a five-game Western swing Tuesday with a 136-127 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
The Pistons didn’t lose Thursday night’s game in Dallas only because of the officiating. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff made sure to say that part out loud. But he also made it very clear he had a serious problem with how the game was called.
Ausar Thompson was not exactly in the holiday spirit during Thursday’s game. The Detroit Pistons forward Thompson was ejected on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks.