Detroit Pistons Articles - Page 48

Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel lamented their lack of energy in their one-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. So he issued a subtle guarantee in his pregame media session on Thursday. “Our group was mad enough about last night’s loss where we’ll bring the energy to get a W tonight,” said Vogel. […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers continued their long road trip as they visited Motor City to face the Detroit Pistons on Thursday. LeBron was having a big game but the Pistons announcers had some fun at the expense of the 16-time All-Star and four-time MVP in the third quarter after missing a pair […]

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma sounded off on the reigning champions’ disastrous performance against his hometown team Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. According to the 25-year-old shooter, it was the team’s uncharacteristically poor communication on defense that led to the Pistons’ stunning 107-92 upset. Kyle Kuzma thinks the team wasn't "connected […]

Against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose might have committed the worst inbound pass of all time, worthy of induction to the Shaqtin’-A-Fool Hall of Fame. Rose made the error in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter of a close game. Was it good defense by the Lakers? […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has a bit of a reputation for play-acting. This time around, however, he was given a dose of his own medicine by Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin, who himself could not help but give out a giggle after the contentious foul call. Here’s Blake Griffin drawing a phantom foul […]

Los Angeles Lakers All-Star big-man Anthony Davis will miss Thursday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, the team announced this afternoon, via ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. Anthony Davis (right quad contusion) is out tonight, the Lakers say. — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 28, 2021 Davis suffered a right knee contusion during Wednesday’s grueling last-second loss to the […]

Detroit Pistons guard and former NBA MVP Derrick Rose finds himself in the midst of trade rumors yet again. Although his best days are far behind him, Rose has adjusted well as a solid, role player. Last season with the Pistons, he averaged 18.1 points, 2.4 boards, and 5.6 assists with good efficiency from the field. His […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are once again toward the top of the Western Conference standings. They are also once again looking up at the Los Angeles Lakers. It is not a surprise to see the two Los Angeles teams battling for supremacy. The Lakers and Clippers have some of the best superstars in the NBA, […]

Dirk Nowitzki and Ray Allen might know that Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey is quite pleased with where Wayne Ellington is at right now. Ellington has been on a tear as of late and has been shooting lights-out in the Pistons’ last five games. The 2018 Coach of the Year is so high on […]

Josh Jackson of the Detroit Pistons woke up on the wrong side of the bed on Monday, as he was out to get some smoke against Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers. The two were caught in a few altercations in the fourth quarter, which eventually caused the young forward to be tossed from the […]

The Houston Rockets travel to Michigan today to face off with the Detroit Pistons. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Pistons prediction as we go for our fifth straight correct pick. The Rockets hold a record of 6-9 both overall and against the spread. Houston is coming off a loss […]

It looked like Trae Young was headed for yet another off night by the way he played for the Atlanta Hawks in the first half against the Detroit Pistons at Philips Arena on Wednesday. However, he certainly flipped the script in the second half and overtime, leading the team to a 123-115 win to end […]

Against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young casually pulled up for a long-range bomb to seal the victory in overtime. Peep Young’s 31-foot 3-pointer below, which put the Hawks up by six with a minute left. Young’s 3-pointer was enough to put the game away for good. Trae Young DAGGER […]

The Detroit Pistons will be without their rookie point guard Killian Hayes for longer than they had hoped for. Hayes has only played in seven games this season and has been out since January 4 after a hard fall against the Milwaukee Bucks. The 19-year-old won’t need surgery on his injured hip, which is good […]

Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose is a big believer of his much-improved teammate Jerami Grant. The youngest MVP in league history was all praises after the versatile forward led Detroit to an impressive 120-100 win over reigning Eastern Conference champions Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on Saturday. Per Rod Beard of the Detroit News, […]

Another day, another postponement of games in the NBA. Scheduled games for the 2020-21 NBA campaign continue to drop like flies, as the league confirmed that two games on Friday will take place at another time following COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The NBA announced that the Washington Wizards versus Detroit Pistons match at Little […]

The Detroit Pistons logged their first win of the new year on Friday, courtesy of a Jerami Grant dagger in overtime against the Phoenix Suns. It was a close encounter between two determined sides, and in the end, it was Grant’s heroics that lifted Detroit to a key win. Here’s a look at Grant’s crucial […]

LiAngelo Ball isn’t currently on an NBA roster, but he is still trying to keep his dream alive to play in the NBA. After getting released by the Detroit Pistons before the 2020-2021 season, Ball is signing a contract to play in the NBA G League, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. LiAngelo Ball has signed […]

The Washington Wizards have not gotten out to an ideal start in 2021 despite having the duo of Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal. After an 0-5 start, the Wizards have won their last two and sit at 2-5, good enough for 13th in the Eastern Conference. The expectations for the new-look Wizards were to be […]

Things got a bit chippy in the game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t pleased with how physical the Pistons were in the latter part of a rather blowout match. After the game, Antetokounmpo confronted Pistons rookie Isaiah Stewart to give him a little piece of his mind. […]

Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose suffered a knee contusion on Wednesday in their game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Per Eric Woodyard of ESPN, Rose had eventually been ruled out of the game. He left the contest with 10 points, one rebound and one assist in 11 minutes of action. Pistons’ Derrick Rose won’t return with […]

Following the cue of the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons also sent out a powerful message prior to tip-off of their match on Wednesday to denounce President Donald Trump supporters’ violent raid on the US Capitol. Both sides committed eight-second violations following the jump ball as players […]

The Detroit Pistons watched Christian Wood blossom into a potential star at the end of the 2019-20 season, and they seemed likely to re-sign him heading into free agency. Only, the Pistons put a cap on their offer. Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated reports the Pistons were unwilling to Wood more than $8 million […]

Many fans were surprised when Jerami Grant left the Denver Nuggets for the Detroit Pistons during the offseason after he played a key role for head coach Mike Malone’s team that went into the Western Conference Finals inside the Orlando bubble. Grant admitted that not everyone can understand his decision from the same angle, especially […]

The Detroit Pistons will be without rookie point guard Killian Hayes for the foreseeable future after it was confirmed that the seventh overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft has sustained a significant hip injury. This report comes via Shams Charania of The Athletic: Detroit Pistons rookie Killian Hayes has suffered a labral tear in […]

Jayson Tatum delivered for the Boston Celtics when it mattered most. After giving Boston a two-point lead over the Detroit Pistons on a jump shot with just under three seconds remaining, Tatum one-upped himself a moment later with a game-saving block on Blake Griffin as time expired. Watch the heroics for yourself, via NBA TV: […]

After missing the Detroit Pistons’ last game against the Boston Celtics, big man Blake Griffin has been cleared from the NBA’s concussion protocol and will return when the teams meet again on Sunday. #Pistons Blake Griffin, who missed Friday's game because he was in concussion protocol, is returning today vs. #Celtics. pic.twitter.com/9Q6pnTK87i — Rod Beard […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin didn’t have any conclusive answer when asked regarding his future plans in free agency next year. Though Griffin has been admittedly happy of playing in Motor City since he first came in 2017, his impending decision whether or not to opt-out of his contract after the season remains up in […]

Jerami Grant and the Detroit Pistons have gotten to an early lead over the Boston Celtics on Friday night, in large part due to Grant’s contributions. Midway through the second quarter, Grant showed off his athleticism with a massive poster dunk over Daniel Theis. The play began with rookie Killian Hayes advancing the ball up […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin was on the wrong end of a nasty elbow from Golden State Warriors rookie James Wiseman on Tuesday night. The six-time All-Star did not return in the second half of the Pistons’ 116-106 loss to the Dubs and was placed in the concussion protocol after catching the brutal elbow from Golden […]

The re-tooled Brooklyn Nets hit a major speedbump early in their 2020-21 NBA campaign when shooting guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s MRI revealed an ACL injury. Although the tear was deemed partial, the 27-year-old is expected to miss the rest of the season. Dinwiddie emerged as the top scorer for the overachieving Nets squad last season with […]

While there aren’t a lot of positive takeaways when suffering a double-overtime loss to a Cleveland Cavaliers team that finished last in the Eastern Conference in 2019-20, one of the lone bright spots for the Detroit Pistons was Blake Griffin going off from deep. The six-time All-Star showed how he has transformed his game over […]

The New York Knicks haven’t been on the “winning” side of too many trades (or basketball games, for that matter) in the franchise’s history. However, displays of organizational ineptitude have been more frequent in the James Dolan era (beginning in 1997), and particularly in the 21st century. Now, with a revamped front office led by Leon […]

The 2020-21 NBA season is set to get started under very unique circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of a new season always brings new predictions for awards, and they often wind up looking very similar. Here, we’re going to make some outside-the-box choices for the major NBA awards. While there’s a good chance […]

Thursday featured a preseason matchup between the Detroit Pistons and the Washington Wizards, which got a little bit feisty. Pistons forward Blake Griffin got into it with Wizards big man Thomas Bryant, but as it turns out, Griffin had no intention of getting into a preseason fist fight with a rather heated Bryant. Here’s a […]

With the 2020-21 NBA season less than a week away, the biggest news in professional basketball this week came out of Milwaukee, as two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a five-year, $228 million supermax to stay with the team that drafted him. With the superstar off the table for the 2021 offseason, many teams looking to […]

Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin is engaging in more real estate close to his old digs in Los Angeles. Scratch that, right behind his old digs in L.A. Jack Flemming of the Los Angeles Time reported that Griffin purchased a $5.87 million home in Brentwood, and the property apparently sits right behind his $19.1 million farmhouse: With […]

The Detroit Pistons signed LiAngelo Ball earlier this month and his tenure with the franchise didn’t last long. Following being waived by the Pistons on Sunday, LaVar Ball didn’t hold back in his criticism of Detroit’s organization. While doing an AMA on Bleacher Report, LaVar was asked about his son being released by the Pistons […]

LiAngelo Ball’s NBA dreams were cut short after the Detroit Pistons waived him two weeks since signing him. While it’s unfortunate news, many basketball diehards poked fun at the guard on Twitter. The first thing that came to the minds of several fans was LaVar, the outspoken and gregarious Ball patriarch. When Lavar Ball found out […]