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Detroit Pistons Summer League: Detroit vs Miami

2010-07-15T21:33:00.002-04:00

The Detroit Pistons played their fourth summer league game on Wednesday, where they fell to the Miami Heat 83-92. While the summer league isn't really measured by wins and losses, this game had coach Pat Sullivan so fired up he earned himself a technical foul in the fourth quarter. That stands as the only time I have ever seen a coach receive a tech in a summer league game. From an individual

Pistons-Blazers Pregame

2009-11-18T15:18:00.000-05:00

The Pistons travel to Portland tonight to face the Blazers. After getting crushed by the Lakers' starters, Detroit is looking to rebound and steal a win here for the first time since 2005. If the Pistons want any shot at winning this game they are going to have to correct a few mistakes from last nights let down at the Staples Center. First and foremost is their turnovers. Detroit commited 17

Pistons-Lakers Pregame

2009-11-17T16:30:00.000-05:00

Late game tonight for the Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles, with tipoff taking place at 10:30 est. The game marks the start of hell week for Detroit with two back-to-back road games against the Lakers and Portland, then Utah and Phoenix. Tonights game will be a battle of hobbled teams with Detroit and L.A. hit by injuries. For the Pistons Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton will be out again,

Pistons-Wizards Pregame

2009-11-14T12:23:00.000-05:00

The Detroit Pistons travel to Washington tonight to tango with the Wizards. Washington is coming off a five game losing streak, while the Pistons are on their first win streak of the season at two. Last year the Pistons won 3-4 meetings, but this years teams are very different. The Pistons have eight new faces in the line-up and will be without Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince once again.

Detroit Pistons' Rodney Stuckey Under Fire Already

2009-11-13T20:31:00.003-05:00

The Detroit Pistons are eight games into the season and already some are questioning the progress of point guard Rodney Stuckey. Stuckey came into the league relatively under-the-radar from Eastern Washington. He made a splash at the end of his first season with the Pistons in the playoffs when Chauncey Billups when down with a pulled groin. That performance led Joe Dumars, Pistons President, to

Pistons Crush Bobcats Behind Villanueva's Third Quarter Explosion

2009-11-12T01:20:00.003-05:00

The Detroit Pistons trounced the Charlotte Bobcats 98-75 in Wednesday's game. The win puts Detroit at .500 and tied for third in the Central division with Chicago. Charlie Villanueva looked amazing in the third quarter. The Bobcats were slow to close out on him early in the quarter and he made them pay by hitting his perimeter shots. Once they started to venture out, to more heavily contest

Pistons-Bobcats Pregame

2009-11-11T13:59:00.004-05:00

Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince will be out again for the game tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats. Hamilton, who has a sprained ankle, has missed seven games so far and Prince, ruptured disc in lower back, has missed five. There is still no definitive date on the return of either. Ben Gordon will start in place of Hamilton. Gordon has looked very good this season, averaging 24 points a

Pistons Down Sixers after Rally in Fourth

2009-11-08T23:08:00.003-05:00

The Detroit Pistons held off the Philladelphia Seventy Sixers on Sunday 88-81. The performer of the game had to be Ben Wallace. Here's what Dana Gauruder of Nba.com had to say about Wallace in his article: Wallace scored just two points in the Pistons' 88-81 victory over Philadelphia on a Sunday afternoon but he showed his team how it could win without Tayshaun Prince and Richard

Tayshaun Prince Out Indefinetly

2009-11-07T21:17:00.004-05:00

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons announced today that Tayshaun Prince will be out of the line-up indefinitely due to a small rupture of a disc in his lower back. The injury was confirmed following an MRI exam and evaluation by team doctors conducted this week. Prince will continue to receive treatment for the injury and further updates on his status will be provided when

Detroit Pistons Fail to Overcome First Quarter Deficit at Orlando

2009-11-06T23:54:00.006-05:00

The Detroit Pistons fell again last night to the Orlando Magic, 110-103. The Magic came out firing on all cylinders in the first quarter, hitting their first five triples. They rode that hot streak to a 40 point quarter and a 17 point lead over Detroit. Dwight Howard managed to stay on the floor much longer than his 17 minute stint on Tuesday, playing 38 minutes before fouling out

Pistons-Magic Pre-game Part Deux

2009-11-06T15:57:00.001-05:00

Just three days ago the Detroit Pistons handed the Orlando Magic their first loss of the season. They look to hand them their second tonight. On Tuesday, the game turned into a defensive slug fest that saw Will Bynum leave the game in the second half after getting poked in the eye. He later returned to finish the clinic he started earlier in the game. In that game Orlando

Detroit Pistons Fall Short Against Toronto Raptors

2009-11-04T23:37:00.004-05:00

The Detroit Pistons lost Wednesday night against the Toronto Raptors 110-99. It was the Pistons' second game in two nights, and it showed in the second quarter where they were outscored 44-28. The Raptors' Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani killed the Pistons on the offensive end, with a combined 47 points. Detroit could not seem to keep Bosh off the line, as he went 15-20. The

Pistons-Raptors Pre-Game

2009-11-04T14:51:00.003-05:00

The Pistons are coming off of a solid win against the undefeated Orlando Magic. For Detroit's big men it's not going to be any easier tonight as they face Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani. The Toronto twin towers have been pouring in points for the Raptors so far this season, to the tune of 53 points per game. That's about half of their offense in two players. Look for them to try and

Detroit-Orlando: Pistons Stun Magic

2009-11-03T23:18:00.010-05:00

The Detroit Pistons live inside the Orlando Magics head. This was very apparent in Detroit's 85-80 win on Tuesday night at the Palace, and no Piston deserves more credit for this win than Will Bynum. Bynum finished with 20 points, on 7-15 shooting, along with 3 rebounds. Bynum took a "Three Stooges" poke to the left eye from Marcin Gortat halfway through the fourth, which left him

Pistons-Magic Pre-game

2009-11-03T18:56:00.001-05:00

Here's a pre-game interview with Scott Perry, Pistons Vice President of Basketball Operations. He's right when he says our success depended on being able to handle D-Howitzer without having to revert to the double-team. Thats not going to be the case this year as Kuester has said it will be defense by committee. I expect to see big Ben and Kwame together tonight, which might come at the

What's Ailing the Detroit Pistons?

2009-11-02T21:18:00.008-05:00

It’s now three games into the season and the Pistons are 1-2. This isn’t as bad as it sounds, as the two losses came when the Pistons leading scorer for the past seven seasons, Richard Hamilton, was riding the pine. It does raise some concerns though, as the Pistons have gotten beaten pretty badly in the post. Keith Langlois’ latest article talks about just how badly

Pistons Bucks Video Recap

2009-11-01T02:25:00.005-05:00

Detroit-Milwaukee: Bucks Kick Pistons

2009-11-01T00:24:00.004-04:00

The Detroit Pistons dropped their second game in a row to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, 96-85. Brandon Jennings, the Bucks first round pick this summer, torched the Pistons for 24 points. Hakim Warrick was also able to exploit the Pistons to the tune of 21 points, thanks in part to taking 15 free throws and sinking 10. Similar to the game against Oklahoma City, the

Detroit-Oklahoma City: Thunder Strike Pistons

2009-10-31T01:04:00.001-04:00

The Detroit Pistons dropped their home opener Friday, to the Oklahoma City Thunder 91-83. Playing without shooting guard Richard Hamilton they continued their solid defense but faltered offensively in the second half. Ben Gordon, starting in place of Hamilton, led the Pistons offense with another strong performance, scoring 25 points to go with his seven boards and four assists. On

Detroit-Memphis: Pistons Dominate Grizzlies

2009-10-31T01:01:00.005-04:00

The Detroit Pistons opened the 2009-2010 season Wednesday night with a 96-74 blowout win at Memphis. The win, only one point away from tying a season opener record for margin of victory, was largely due to the outstanding play of the Pistons guards and a certain four time defensive player of the year. Richard (Rip) Hamilton poured in 25 points after a dismal shooting performance early in the

Detroit Pistons Summer League: Game Five Recap

2009-07-17T01:32:00.001-04:00

The Pistons closed out the Las Vegas Summer League with a solid win over the Cleveland Cavaliers squad, 92-86. Austin Daye had another terrific outing, going off for 20 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, and at least one blocked shot. He also made a couple of very nice passes, one being a one-handed laser pass to Trent Plaisted in the paint. Plaisted missed the shot which cost Daye a deserved

Detroit Pistons Summer League: Game Four Recap

2009-07-15T00:31:00.001-04:00

With four games under their belt, the Pistons' big three, Austin Daye, Dajuan Summers, and Jonas Jerebko appear to be much more comfortable playing together. After a bad third game, where the Pistons looked tired and couldn't keep up with Golden State's frantic pace, the Pistons came back with a blowout win over the New York Knicks, 96-73. Early on in the first quarter, Jerebko looked to

Detroit Pistons Summer League: Game Two Recap

2009-07-11T17:31:00.001-04:00

Game two for the Detroit Pistons in the Las Vegas Summer league came down to the last couple of possessions. Dajuan Summers sealed the game with two clutch free throws with 4.7 seconds remaining giving the Pistons a 91-87 win over the Toronto Raptors. Summers had another good game to go along with his player of the game performance in game one. He finished the game with 19 points and six

Detroit Pistons Summer League: Game One Recap

2009-07-10T17:00:00.001-04:00

Well, Detroit's first game in the summer league was pretty impressive. They beat the Sacramento Kings' squad 86-77 handily. In fact, the Kings only led for the first minute of the game. The rest was all Pistons. Winning isn't the real point of summer league though—evaluating young talent is, and there were a couple of great performances. First and foremost, Dajuan Summers, the Pistons' first