The Detroit Pistons Drop Third Straight to the San Antonio Spurs
The Detroit Pistons had yet another disappointing nail biter thanks to yet another questionable call at the end. It wasn’t all on the call, however. Detroit shot 15 for 24 from the foul line and 8-27 from the three point line. Yet we were still able to keep it close and lead for a good chunk of the fourth quarter. Detroit really has to step it up and get a win soon with how hard our schedule is.
A+. If it was a grade, I’d give him an A++. Reggie Jackson was a murderer out there. He scored 27 points on 57 percent while grabbing 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal. He did however go 1-4 from the foul line, which was detrimental. Jackson was the reason we were in the game in the first place however.<p class=. PG. Detroit Pistons. REGGIE JACKSON
D+. Avery Bradley was the dark side of Detroit basketball tonight. He scored three points on one for nine shooting. Bradley did lead the team with four assists, which was another low point for Detroit. He also had a rebound and 3 turnovers. Strangely enough, he also led the team in plus minus with a plus 10 rating. His defense was good, but it was incredibly frustrating to watch Bradley tonight. Maybe cut down on the mid range jumpers with 20 seconds on the shot clock.<p class=. SG. Detroit Pistons. AVERY BRADLEY
C+. Thanks to Stanley Johnson being moved to the bench (presumably for situational reasons) Tobias Harris started at small forward. Tobias had a poor shooting night overall, although it was hard to tell from the eye test. He shot 40 percent from the field and 42 percent from deep (the norm). He was able to get five rebounds as well, but not much outside of that.. SF/PF. Detroit Pistons. TOBIAS HARRIS
C+. Anthony Tolliver only shot 25 percent form the field, although he only took four shots. He played the normal AT brand of defense and grabbed three rebounds. He was able to be plus two, which was the second lowest among the starters.. PF. Detroit Pistons. ANTHONY TOLLIVER
A. Andre Drummond shot 50 percent from the field and the foul line for 11 points. He was also able to grab 15 rebounds, two assists, three steals, and a block. Anybody not talking about him when talking about the Most Improved Player Award are deceiving themselves. I will also entertain myself with dark horse MVP talk about him (biased I know).. C. Detroit Pistons. ANDRE DRUMMOND
C+. Ish Smith got 11 points while shooting 40 percent from the field and 75 percent from the foul line. Smith only notched two assists, a steal, and a rebound. It’s safe to assume he’ll get back to Ish “Dish” Smith form soon enough, though.. PG. Detroit Pistons. ISH SMITH
Detroit Pistons. LANGSTON GALLOWAY. C. Following the trend, Langston Galloway had a bad shooting night. He only hit one shot out of four, with all of his misses coming from deep and his only make coming from inside. Langston got pulled after nine minutes. He was able to grab two rebounds, one of them being an offensive board.. SG/PG
SG/SF. Detroit Pistons. LUKE KENNARD. C. Luke Kennard hit one nice three in his eight minutes. That was the only bucket in his time on the floor. That was the only stat he logged.
Stanley Johnson had his best game to date, and it was coming off the bench. He notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Other than that he got two steals and an assist.. SF. Detroit Pistons. STANLEY JOHNSON. B+
Moreland had two points on the only shot he took, one rebound, one block, and one assist. He did play some decent defense though.. C. Detroit Pistons. ERIC MORELAND. C