Detroit Pistons

Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons are running out of time waiting for his official arrival in the postseason. Duren, a force to be reckoned with in the regular season, has been a disaster through three games in the postseason. That, coupled with Cade Cunningham delivering his first dud of the playoffs in Game 3, […]

The Double Dribble Monday! Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil react to all of the games from the weekend. • Can the Nuggets get out of this 3-1 hole? • Jokic is the defender of the unwritten rules. • DiVincenzo and Edwards' injuries. • The Raptors surprise us and the Cavaliers disappoint us. • The Magic take the series lead again vs the Pistons. Is JB Bickerstaff built to coach the playoffs? What happened to Duren? Where is Detroit's defense? • Knicks respond after a bad game three loss, is the way to...

The Detroit Pistons will attempt to even their first-round series with the Orlando Magic at two games apiece on Monday. They could be without guard Kevin Huerter during the pivotal Game 4 matchup in Orlando. Huerter is questionable on Monday due to left hip soreness. The midseason trade acquisition exited Saturday’s 113-105 Game 3 loss […] The post Pistons, Magic both have 1 player on Game 4 injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Detroit Pistons lost Game 3 to Orlando 113-105 and trail the series 2-1. The score is not the problem. The rebounding margin is. Orlando...

All-Star center Jalen Duren, a restricted free agent after the season, is taking a lot of heat for his playoff performances against the Magic. He’s averaging 9.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.7 turnovers as the Pistons head into Game 4 down 2-1 in the series. Duren has been badly outplayed by […]

Oklahoma City and Minnesota can advance to the second round on Monday

The Orlando Magic host the Detroit Pistons at Kia Center on Monday, searching for a crucial home win that would give them a 3-1 lead.

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The Chicago Bulls have reportedly completed their first round of interviews for a new head of basketball operations. Minnesota Timberwolves GM Matt Lloyd, Atlanta Hawks VP of basketball operations Bryson Graham and Detroit Pistons VP of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey are considered the finalists to be the Bulls next lead decision-maker. Chicago has also met with Cleveland Cavaliers GM Mike Gansey and San Antonio Spurs assistant GM Dave Telep. All of the initial meetings were reportedly ...

The New Orleans Pelicans are considering James Borrego to remain as their head coach, as well as looking at several long-time NBA assistant coaches. Borrego went 24-46 as the Pelicans interim head coach after he took over for Willie Green. New Orleans is also considering multiple assistant coaches. San Antonio Spurs assistant Sean Sweeney, Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham, and Brooklyn Nets assistant Steve Hetzel are all in the mix. The Pelicans are also hoping to interview Detroit Piston...

On Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Pistons fell behind 2-1 in their first round playoff series against the Orlando Magic with an ugly 113-105 loss in Game 3. The Pistons trailed this one for most of the way, and although they came back to take a late lead, they then melted down over the next few […] The post Pistons most to blame for 2-1 series deficit vs. Magic after ugly Game 3 loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets have developed an intense rivalry, meeting in the NBA playoffs three times in the last four years. The Nuggets bounced the Wolves 4-1 in 2023 on their way to the franchise's first NBA championship but Minnesota won the rematch a year later, capped by a 20-point second-half comeback in Game 7 in Denver. This year the Nuggets rolled into the playoffs on a 12-game winning streak and handled the Timberwolves in the opener of their Western Conference p...

The Detroit Pistons find themselves with plenty to do in their first-round series against the Orlando Magic after losing Game 3 113-105. The No. 1 seed Detroit have not played like the team they have looked all season, coming into the series after going 60-22 in the regular season. A huge reason of the struggle […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham makes Jalen Duren promise after embarrassing start to Magic series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Detroit Pistons find themselves in a troublesome hole, down 2-1 in their first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Their Game 3 matchup ended with a 113-105 loss, where the Pistons were playing catch-up for the majority of the contest. Orlando led by as many as 17 points, and Detroit struggled to keep pace or […] The post Why JB Bickerstaff won’t ‘hang onto’ Pistons’ ugly Game 3 loss to Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead before rallying to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Banchero had 12 rebounds and nine assists. Franz Wagner scored 17 points for Orlando, which got 15 from Jalen Suggs and a 14-point, 17-rebound game from Wendell Carter Jr. Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which trailed 96-79 with ...

Magic star sends a message to fans and teammates following upset win over Pistons.

University of Michigan center Aday Mara has decided to enter his name in this year’s draft but will keep his college eligibility, Tony Garcia of the Detroit Free Press reports. Mara, a potential lottery pick, played a major role in the Wolverines’ national championship season as their starting big man after transferring from UCLA. Mara […]

The Orlando Magic have punched above their weight thus far in their first-round series against the No. 1 seed Detroit Pistons. They arrived to the playoffs after defeating the Charlotte Hornets in the play-in, and come into Game 3 against Detroit with the series tied 1-1. And well, Desmond Bane continues to stand out on […] The post Magic’s Desmond Bane goes viral for electric Game 3 performance appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic watched a 17-point fourth-quarter lead evaporate before rallying to defeat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 Saturday, taking a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series.

All the Magic was on Orlando’s side as the Detroit Pistons dropped Game 3 113-105 to the Orlando Magic and face a 2-1 series deficit and plenty of questions. I’m not sure how many of them have answers Pistons fans are comfortable with. The Pistons played awful basketball nearly the entire game, but somehow found […]