Pistons Falter In 4th Quarter, Lose To Raptors, 87-75
Reggie Jackson had 20 points for Detroit, which lost its third in a row. Andre Drummond had 22 points, but only had eight before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
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Reggie Jackson had 20 points for Detroit, which lost its third in a row. Andre Drummond had 22 points, but only had eight before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers' D'Angelo Russell has had some lowlight's during his career -- mostly off the court -- but this one takes the cake.
Tobias Harris scored 23 of his 28 points in the first half, when the Detroit Pistons took control with a fast start on their way to a 112-92 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.
Dirk Nowitzki has now scored over 30,000 points, just the sixth NBA player to do so, and most fans didn't even see it coming.
The Pistons climbed into a tie for the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference with the Bulls, who were playing without injured Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo.
Andrew Bogut didn't make it through one minute of his debut with the Cavaliers.
The Pistons had four players reach the 20-point mark: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Marcus Morris, Tobias Harris and Reggie Jackson.
The NBA will start keeping stats on officials, too.
"We're kind of waiting for it all to happen," Kent Bazemore said.
Greatness on the basketball court doesn't guarantee success as a coach or team executive. Just ask any number of former NBA stars.
With the NBA season more than half over, Western Conference teams prepare for the playoffs or the draft.
"As opposed to Boban (Marjanovic, now with Detroit) coming from Serbia, who didn't have anyone and whose wife was having a baby two months after the season starts.
The next few days will likely see Carmelo Anthony, Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson, Reggie Jackson and many more all discussed by various teams.
With the NBA season more than half over, Eastern Conference teams prepare for the playoffs or the draft.
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant played together for only 81 seconds in the All-Star Game, just one very early stint.
Senior NBA writer for Basketball Insiders Michael Scotto tweeted Sunday night that the Pistons and the Sacramento Kings engaged in talks about swapping centers Andre Drummond and DeMarcus Cousins a some point during the season.
The game, which will take place following the 15th edition of Basketball without Borders Africa, will once again feature a Team Africa vs. Team World format.
Durant and Westbrook, both All-Stars, had a grudging respect and faux friendship until Durant left the Thunder for the Warriors.
You know the names. Now know the numbers.
The NBA's 2017 All-Star Weekend includes a full schedule of events, from the Rising Stars Challenge through the All-Star Game.
The NBA Development League will be renamed to the NBA Gatorade League for the 2017-18 season.
Greg Monroe had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Michael Beasley added 23 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 102-89 on Monday night, winning their first home game since star forward Jabari Parker got hurt.
Oakley and Dolan met with Silver on Monday at NBA headquarters, with Jordan participating by phone, the league said in a statement.
Caldwell-Pope made it a two-point game with a pull-up jumper with 47.9 seconds remaining, and then put the Pistons in front 102-101 with his 3-pointer.
After a roller-coaster of emotions surrounding his return to Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant was glad to come out with a win and move on.
