Detroit Pistons: Why this Warriors game is the biggest in years
The Detroit Pistons will take on the Golden State Warriors at home tonight in a game that will be the biggest in years for Detroit.
You might not think that a team with a 4-10 record playing the NBA’s best team (13-2) is much to get excited about but these four wins have been different for Detroit.
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The Pistons are younger and have played a brutal schedule so far, and still got to four wins faster than last season, a sign of the progress and development we’ve long wanted.
It’s been a long time since the Detroit Pistons were involved in a “big” game, but this one against the Warriors meets the criteria for a few reasons.
Detroit Pistons: The fans
The Detroit Pistons have been one of the worst teams in the NBA in terms of attendance since, well, forever.
Fans have checked out in Detroit for a variety of reasons, whether they be pandemic, financial or just plain apathy over a team that hasn’t been good in a long time.
Not much has changed this season, as the Pistons are still dead last in attendance in the NBA, drawing an average of just 12,178 fans per game, which is less than 60 percent capacity.
The Warriors are one of the biggest road draws in the league filling 96.5 percent of arenas away from home.
Stephen Curry is listed as day-to-day and may sit tonight, which would be a bummer for Pistons’ fans (though better for the Pistons chances of actually winning), but the current frontrunner for MVP is must-see TV at the moment.
The addition of Cade Cunningham and the Pistons’ restoration has a lot of fans buzzing, but that hasn’t translated to butts in seats yet, so let’s hope this game kicks off a boost in home attendance for Detroit.