Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who was out for Wednesday’s loss in Milwaukee, will miss his second straight game on Friday when the Cavaliers play at Detroit, tweets Jamal Collier of ESPN. Mitchell is dealing with a right groin strain. The Cavs have gone 2-3 so far this season without Mitchell, a seven-time All-Star who last […]
The Eastern Conference was supposed to be the Land of Opportunity this season, and while teams like the powerhouse Detroit Pistons and emerging Toronto Raptors have definitely capitalized, the Miami Heat (31-29) appear to be stuck in no man’s land. Erik Spoelstra’s squad is currently positioned to compete in the NBA Play-In Tournament for a […] The post Heat’s Bam Adebayo is sick and tired of playing in the play-in tournament appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Early in the first quarter, Jaylin Williams accounted for seven of the Thunder’s first 11 points, scoring on an aggressive drive against Pistons star Cade Cunningham before landing awkwardly and briefly favoring his ankle, via Rylan Stiles of SI.com. With Oklahoma City already missing several key players, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah […] The post Mark Daigneault calls Jaylin Williams performance ‘unreal’ appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder face a high-stakes matchup Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET at Paycom Center, with several key players on both sides listed on the injury report. Denver enters the game after a 103-84 win over Boston, while Oklahoma City looks to bounce back following a 124-116 loss at Detroit. Denver’s […] The post Nuggets vs Thunder injury report: key absences could shift Friday’s clash appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
When the Oklahoma City Thunder had their smoldering start, winning 24 of their first 25 games, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that they would return to the NBA Finals. But while the Thunder still have the best record in the league at 45-15, they have looked rockier over the past few weeks, especially with […] The post Dwyane Wade leaves Thunder out of his NBA Finals prediction appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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The San Antonio Spurs extend their winning run as Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder lose at the Detroit Pistons.
Cleveland Cavaliers (37-23, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (43-14, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons host Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Eastern Conference action. The Pistons are 28-7 in Eastern Conference games. Detroit is 8-4 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Cavaliers have gone 23-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland ranks eighth in the Eastern Confe...
Williams closed with 30 points (9-14 FG, 5-10 3Pt, 7-7 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal across 35 minutes during Wednesday's 124-116 loss to Detroit. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
Send in your questions now for this week’s episode of The Pindown: A Detroit Pistons Podcast to discuss everything Pistons. Submit your question to the comments section here or on X/Twitter to @TheRealWesD3 and/or @blakesilverman. Join us live on Saturday morning for the show where we’ll recap the Pistons’ recent stretch of games. Does Cade Cunningham have a real shot […]
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Not too long ago, the Detroit Pistons were looked down upon by the rest of the NBA. Cade Cunningham saw his team win just 54 combined games over his first three seasons in the league, and this organization was nowhere close to being a threat in the East. Even other teams were making fun of […] The post How Pistons’ mind-blowing dominance vs. best proves they can reach NBA Finals appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been doing a solid job of staying afloat despite their injury absences, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams. Unfortunately, that came to a halt on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, despite a valiant effort. Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs picked up their tenth straight win with a comeback victory over […] The post Thunder’s stranglehold on No. 1 seed now gravely threatened by Spurs after 24-1 start appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff lauded his team’s effort and individual contributions following a 124-116 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena. “During pregame, you talked about this group’s ability to be honest with themselves and move forward… there were some really good moments where we did the things that […] The post J.B. Bickerstaff praises Pistons’ resilience and star performances after win appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Head coach Mark Daigneault and the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder watched their 25-point lead against the Toronto Raptors disappear in the fourth quarter, but still prevailed in a 116-107 win on Tuesday. In yet another Thunder matchup without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, among others, Oklahoma City responded with a 15-6 run to secure its […] The post Mark Daigneault’s honest take on Thunder’s ‘mental toughness’ after win vs. Raptors appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The city of Detroit has not known hope like this in a basketball sense since the mid-2000s. But thanks to the emergence of Cade Cunningham as one of the best players in the association, the Pistons have blossomed into one of the best teams in the NBA. They are a true nuisance to play against […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham leaves kids in a frenzy after beating Thunder appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Who would have thought just two years ago that a Pistons vs. Thunder game would be getting flexed onto ESPN because both teams are number 1 in the Conference. Obviously, that isn’t a huge surprise for the reigning NBA Champs, but the Pistons lost 28 games in a row just 2 years ago, they aren’t […]
Entering Wednesday’s matchup with a laundry list of injuries, head coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder fought back, led by backup center Jaylin Williams, in an attempt to upset the Detroit Pistons. Daigneault and the shorthanded Thunder faced the Pistons without four starters. And although Detroit snapped Oklahoma City’s three-game win streak, Daigneault […] The post Thunder’s Jaylin Williams toughness gets ‘unreal’ endorsement from Mark Diagneault appeared first on ClutchPoin...
DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Duren had 29 points and 15 rebounds, Cade Cunningham added 29 points and 13 assists and the Detroit Pistons beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 124-116 on Wednesday night in a matchup of conference leaders. The Thunder started the game without five of their six leading scorers — Shai Alexander-Gilgeous (abdomen), Isaiah Hartenstein (calf), Chet Holmgren (back), Ajay Mitchell (abdomen) and Jalen Williams (hamstring). The only one of the top six to start was Isaiah ...
