D+. Billy Donovan, without his best player, definitely got the better of Van Gundy tonight. I thought the Thunder were dead in the water after the third quarter but, as he has at times this season, Van Gundy trusted his bench a little too much. They were tasked with holding on to a 15-point lead early in the fourth quarter. On a night where, really, none of them had it going, Oklahoma City stormed back. Donovan went to a two-center lineup and Van Gundy was slow to counter. The result was a near-catastrophic meltdown. I don’t get how you watch Kanter play volleyball on the backboards and not throw the best rebounder in the NBA out there. Nor do I see how, with that bench unit already having coughed up a lead to end the half, you keep rolling with it once the lead shrinks below 10. But, despite a bad night from the coach, the Pistons won again. Chicago beat Indiana, which moves the Pistons into the seventh spot in the East. All Detroit wins are good, but the Pacers falling keeps the Bulls’ playoff hopes on life support.. Head Coach. Pistons. STAN VAN GUNDY