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Detroit Pistons lose game three 119-103 to Milwaukee

By Ku Khahil

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 20: Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons handles the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Three of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2019 at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - APRIL 20: Blake Griffin #23 of the Detroit Pistons handles the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Three of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on April 20, 2019 at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Andre Drummond wrongfully booed

Andre Drummond struggled this game. He shot 5-14 from the field and 2-8 from the free throw line, to go ahead with his five turnovers.

He ended with 12 points, 12 rebounds, four steals, two assists, and three blocks.

Almost any big man in the league would take those numbers and call it a great night. Drummond struggled on the offensive side of the ball, as Brook Lopez sat under the rim in drop coverage during the Pistons pick and roll action. With the Pistons guards unwilling to attack Lopez with a floater or a contested layup that could lead to a Drummond clean up, Drummond was given the ball early on the roll and forced to take contested shots at the rim.

He forced the issue a few times after struggling early on, taking a few hook shots and floaters that would not fall down. Still, he was a -8 in a 16 point loss and provided the Pistons good defense at the rim and cleaned up the glass as usual.

But, as many fans continually wrongfully assume, fans booed Drummond because he looked like “he didn’t care”. What fans need to understand is that poor performance and struggles on the court, does not equal not caring. It’s possible to have a bad night from the floor, and it be just an off night.

Those happen.

However, it is absolutely unacceptable for fans to be booing their star player, in a home game, in the playoffs, while he’s on the court giving everything he’s got because he’s having an off night. The Pistons fans have treated Drummond like absolute garbage over the pass three games, making him the scapegoat (when he’s not) and completely forgetting how dominant he was during the season to get them here.

Drummond deserves better.

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