3 takeaways from Pistons’ frustrating loss to Wizards
The Detroit Pistons’ Big 3 of Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey and Jerami Grant
This was probably the best game of the season for Cade Cunningham, Saddiq Bey and Jerami Grant as a trio, the problem is that the rest of the team didn’t show up.
The Pistons’ “Big 3” had a combined 65 points, 11 assists and 19 rebounds. All three shot at least 50 percent from the floor, were efficient and got good shots at the rim or mid-range all night.
They did this damage with only five made 3-point shots between them, so they were getting to their spots and knocking them down.
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The problem was the rest of the team.
The Pistons not named Cunningham, Bey and Grant scored just 48 points between them while adding 12 assists and 24 rebounds.
If the Pistons had gotten anything from literally anyone else they might have won this game, but Kelly Olynyk was the only player other than the “Big 3” to score in double digits and he had just 10 points on the night.
This game illustrated how much Detroit needs another starting-caliber shooting guard to go with Cade Cunningham and how desperately the team needs a few guys who can consistently knock down a 3-point shot.
Shooting might be the biggest offseason need, but this game was really lost because of a poor effort from the bench.