Andre Drummond scored 22 points and added 13 rebounds and Greg Monroe had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons (11-13) held off a stingy fourth quarter comeback to beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets (8-15), 103-99 Friday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit led by as much as 21 points in the […]
Author: Chris Kudialis
Pistons pregame: Detroit looks to snap three-game skid, hosts Brooklyn
The Detroit Pistons return to action Friday looking to snap a three-game losing streak. They welcome the Brooklyn Nets, who currently ride a three-game winning streak. Head coach Jason Kidd’s first season in Brooklyn has so far been one he’d like to forget. The team’s NBA-record $101,291,208 payroll has given Kidd a loaded roster of aging […]
How Maurice Cheeks, the right coach, can help Brandon Jennings
Detroit Pistons head coach Maurice Cheeks was known to drop a few dimes in his day. A point guard himself, Cheeks was a four-time All-Star with the Philadelphia 76ers and a key member of the Sixers’ 1983 NBA Championship squad. He averaged 11.1 points and 6.7 assists per game for his career, and a banner […]
Pistons fall to hot-shooting Timberwolves, 121-94
AUBURN HILLS, MI – Kevin Love scored 26 points and had 16 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons allowed a season-high 121 points to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves in a 27-point home loss on Tuesday. “We couldn’t get any defensive stops going and that’s a good offensive team,” said Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks. “We had […]
Pistons a legitimate contender for third place in the East
As noted by Grantland’s Bill Simmons, the NBA’s Eastern Conference is a “muddled mess of mediocre players, bad executives and even worse contracts.” Through a month and a half of the 2013-14 season, only three teams are above .500: the Miami Heat, the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks. With Miami and Indiana head and shoulders above the […]
Pistons Pregame: Detroit looks to snap skid against Sixers
After earning the season’s first winning-streak with wins over Brooklyn and Milwaukee, the Detroit Pistons (6-10) have lost consecutive games – to Chicago and the Los Angeles Lakers. Holding eighth place in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons welcome the slumping Philadelphia 76ers (6-11) Sunday afternoon in a 3:30p.m. tip-off at the Palace of Auburn Hills. […]
Pistons Pregame: Detroit hosts Milwaukee, looks for first winning streak of season
After a decisive 12-point victory at Brooklyn on Sunday, the Detroit Pistons return home Monday in search of their first winning streak of the 2013-2014 season. Standing in their way will be former Pistons Khris Middleton and Brandon Knight and the visiting Milwaukee Bucks. Detroit (5-8) has yet to play consistently like the team Pistons […]
Pistons fall to Hawks, 96–89
AUBURN HILLS, MI – For the second time in three days, the Detroit Pistons fell short in a losing effort against the Atlanta Hawks – this time at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Atlanta defeated Detroit 96-89 on Friday in what Pistons players described as a disappointing loss. “Nobody likes to lose, nobody does,” […]
Pistons Pregame: Detroit looks for revenge against Atlanta
AUBURN HILLS, MI – Josh Smith’s first chance at beating his former team didn’t go as according to plan Wednesday at the Atlanta Hawks’ Phillips Arena. But the newly-acquired Pistons’ forward will have another opportunity Friday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Detroit Pistons (4-7) host the visiting Atlanta Hawks (7-5) for the […]
Columbus falls 1-0 to Revolution in season finale
Juan Agudelo scored in the 28th minute and the New England Revolution defeated the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Sunday to qualify for the postseason for the first time in four seasons. Agudelo completed a flawless give-and-go with Lee Nguyen on the right side of the box and scored from 12 yards in the 28th minute. […]