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Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images On their way to a blowout, the Pistons dug deep and discovered some defensive intensity A spirited effort and a huge comeback was not enough as the Detroit Pistons fell to the Boston Celtics 124-118. The Pistons gave the defending champions everything they had in the second half, but it just wasn’t enough. But it was a fight, and … [Read more...] about Pistons vs. Celtics final score: Detroit comes back from huge deficit, but can’t finish the job

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Pistons on no rest face the defending champs. OK. Fresh off a pretty lopsided loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons enter the midpoint of their brutal six-game opening-season stretch by facing the Boston Celtics on the second night of back-to-back. The Celtics have started the season blisteringly hot. They … [Read more...] about Pistons vs. Celtics GameThread: Game Time, TV, Odds, More

Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images Less than 24 hours after a frustrating loss in Cleveland, the Pistons run into the defending NBA champions. Two games. Two losses. Now, here come the defending NBA champs as the Boston Celtics head to Little Caesars Arena, hoping to continue their sharp start to the new season. The Pistons head back to Detroit after a quick … [Read more...] about Pistons vs. Celtics preview: Detroit heads back home for their toughest game yet

Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Turnovers and lack of defense are early red flags for this team The Detroit Pistons took a quick road trip to Cleveland in hopes they could use The Casey Effect for JB Bickerstaff in his first matchup with his former team. There were 11 lead changes in the first half as both teams battled, but a Cavs 17-7 run late in the second quarter had the … [Read more...] about Pistons at Cavs final score: Pistons lose steam in JB’s return to Cleveland

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images JB Bickerstaff sees how his new team stacks up against his old team The Detroit Pistons showed in game one, they could start but not finish. Game two against the Cleveland Cavaliers is an even tougher assignment, and one where I’m hoping it at least remains competitive into the fourth quarter so that we can see if the Pistons have … [Read more...] about Pistons vs. Cavs GameThread: Game Time, TV, Odds, and More