Detroit Pistons 2019-20 preview: Reggie Jackson’s profile
Reviewing Reggie Jackson’s 2018-19 season
Jackson played a career high 82 games along with all four playoff games. This past season the Pistons were clearly Griffin’s team, however, Jackson remaining healthy and starting all 82 games played a huge role in the success of the team.
This is evident in that Detroit made the playoffs for the first time since 2016. The Pistons were missing a healthy Griffin – the main reason they made the playoffs – which is why they got swept by the regular season champions, the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Jackson averaged a career-high 37 percent from beyond the arc while making two 3-pointers per game. He also shot a career-high 50 percent effective field goal percentage. He solidified his role as the second or third best player on this team and answered the call when needed.
It was not always peachy, as it took time for Griffin’s supporting cast to get adjusted to playing with a serious focus for 48 minutes. In a January game against the Pelicans, the Pistons squeezed a win out in a game where they should’ve never lost control. In the postgame interview, Jackson video bombs Griffin, which symbolized the team’s lack of focus.
As the season went along, Griffin left his imprint on the whole team, as Drummond and Jackson played with a sense of urgency and showed their true potential.
In the playoffs, Jackson averaged 17.8 points per game, which was second only to Griffin who played two games. He was a constant threat as Detroit put up a fight in the four game sweep.