Here’s why the Detroit Pistons have the second-best bench in the NBA

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Obviously the starters of an NBA team are going to be comprised of the best players from that team. When the starters rest, ideally the bench should be able to go into the game and be able to play without much of a drop off. This is not the case with all teams, but it is a blessing for the Pistons this season that they can rely on their bench. In some cases this season the bench has looked better than even the starters.

This season the Pistons bench ranks second in point per game averaging 45.2 bench points per game and are first in bench 3-point percentage at 44.9 percent. Put plainly, the bench has been absolutely fabulous this season.

Historically, the Pistons have been a team that gets great play from their starters and weak play from their bench so the fact that we are still losing with great bench play this season can be frustrating and confusing for fans.

The issue is and always has seemed to be the lack of health from the Pistons stars. Jackson has been out through most of the season due to injury and Griffin has not been able to play healthy this season either.

If the Pistons can find a way to get and keep those two healthy than watch out NBA, the Pistons are going to start winning some games. Until then, the Pistons will have to rely on more stellar performances from their bench unit to try and stay afloat.