The one-seeded Detroit Pistons got back on track Tuesday night with a 128-106 road win over the Los Angeles Lakers. It was more than due for Detroit who had gone into the matchup losing back-to-back games to the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers.
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.
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.
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 Detroit Pistons are among the best teams in the NBA, but there is still something holding them back from being considered the best. NBA.com writer, John Schuhmann conducted his weekly power rankings where the team placed No.
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.
It was evident after Sunday’s subpar showing against the Los Angeles Clippers that the Detroit Pistons’ recent form could be called into question. The Pistons trailed from opening tip to final buzzer and were never at the races, allowing the Clippers to score a deserved 112-99 victory, handing Detroit its second straight loss.
Daniss Jenkins has a story of resilience and desire to succeed. He wasn't a high-star recruit coming out of high school; he didn't end up getting drafted, but somehow, he completed the lifelong dream of playing in the NBA.
The Detroit Pistons found Kawhi Leonard in video game mode. And unless they reverted to the arcade setting and mauled him, they couldn’t stop him. From doubling to trapping and denying him the ball, Leonard was simply unstoppable as he led the Los Angeles Clippers with a career-high 55 points, beating the Pistons 112-99.
The Detroit Pistons have stayed atop the Eastern Conference this season, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be giving up that spot anytime soon. Though they are playing some of the best basketball in the league, doesn’t mean that there isn’t any room for improvement.
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.
Yes, the Blazers are extremely shorthanded; they’ve lost three point guards and one of their 20-point-per-game scorers to injury. However, that does not excuse the lack of execution and poor play from the healthy players who did suit up tonight, especially the ones who are supposed to be the future of this franchise.
Jalen Duren scored 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and collected 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons post a 110-102 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
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.
The Detroit Pistons head into the holiday season as high as the franchise has been in decades. But things can quickly go downhill for the Motowners, who haven’t made the postseason in consecutive seasons since the late 2000s.
After nearly a week away from the floor, the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons wasted no time reminding everyone they are for real. Detroit rolled past Atlanta on Friday, hanging 142 points on the Hawks in a runaway win that pushed the Pistons to 20-5.