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Watch The Best Slam Dunk of the Year

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:55:41 +0000

Honestly, you don't even need to be a sports fan to enjoy this one.

During a recent game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Detroit Pistons, the Clippers own DeAndre Jordan rocked the house when he successfully landed a "monster" alley-oop over Pistons player Brandon Knight. It was a shot that caused an immense uproar inside the Staples Center, one which you might still be able to hear.

Pistons Fire Their CEO

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:28:15 +0000

Detroit Pistons have decided to go in a new direction with their upper management. Pistons CEO Alan Ostfield was fired by the team’s new ownership on Thursday. According to sources, Ostfield wasn’t surprised by the move. Click here to read the whole story!

Kuester Fired as Coach of the Pistons

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:01:02 +0000

In a move that was pretty much expected, the Pistons fired Coach John Kuester. The Pistons completed the move Sunday; four days after new owner Tom Gores completed an agreement to buy the team from Karen Davidson. Kuester was 57 – 107 over two seasons with Detroit, which failed to make the postseason in consecutive [...]

Pistons Win Third in a Row

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:55:24 +0000

Pistons Rodney Stuckey scored 24 points, and fellow bench reserve Charlie Villanueva added 20 and Detroit’s 68 bench points were the most since it had 71 in the final game of the 2007-08 season. The final score … 112 – 101. The reserves helped overcome a 15-point hole dug by the starters to snap an [...]

Pistons Lose to Parker and the Spurs

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:53:02 +0000

Tony Parker scored 23 points and the San Antonio Spurs bounced back from a humbling loss by beating the Detroit Pistons 111 - 104 on Wednesday night to clinch a playoff berth. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 20 points off the bench, while Tayshaun Prince added 16

Pistons Nipped By Milwaukee

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:40:32 +0000

Milwaukee’s Brandon Jennings responded in a big way Tuesday night, one game after being benched in the fourth quarter of the Buck’s latest loss. Jennings scored 21 points, had a key block in the closing seconds and made the clinching free throws with 5.9 seconds left, leading the Bucks to a 92 – 90 victory [...]

The Pistons Poor Shooting Returns … Again!

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:08:42 +0000

The Detroit Pistons hit their first six 3-pointers while building a 15-point second-quarter lead Monday night, before returning to their usual shooting ways. The Atlanta Hawks were back in front by halftime and went on to an easy win 94 – 79. Atlanta held the Pistons to just 28 percent shooting in the second half, [...]

Pistons Lose Again

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:13:17 +0000

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 36 points, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to their fourth straight win, 105-100 over the Detroit Pistons. Ben Gordon scored 18 points and Tracy McGrady had 16 for the Pistons

Pistons Take Care Of Business

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:07:38 +0000

The Detroit Pistons had motivation to help the Cleveland Cavaliers extend their history making 26 game losing streak. The Pistons didn’t want to be “those guys”, regardless of the national media targeting them as the streak breaker. Rodney Stuckey led the way for the Pistons with 22 points last night.

San Antonio Beats the Pistons

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:09:29 +0000

Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs picked up 19 points and seven assists, and his Spurs did take a small step toward becoming a tougher defensive team in the second half of a 100 – 89 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. The Pistons scored only 15 points in the third quarter [...]

Pistons Lose Third in a Row

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:00:15 +0000

Amare Stoudemire scored 33 points despite a sprained right knee yesterday for the New York Knicks, who seized control early in the fourth quarter after it was tied through three as the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 124 – 106 on Sunday night. Ben Gordon made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 35 [...]

The Worth of the Piston Franchise Drops

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:02:31 +0000

Information released in a Forbes magazine report about the Detroit Piston franchise’s worth was that it didn’t sink to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ level. Detroit, valued by Forbes at $479 million last year, is reportedly worth 25 percent less this year ($360 million) and finished with the NBA’s second-worst dip, behind a LeBron James-less franchise that’s [...]

Pistons Win Third in a Row

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:07:49 +0000

Rodney Stuckey scored 20 points, and Detroit shot 65 percent in the second half Monday in a 103 - 89 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The Pistons have now won three in a row for the first time all season, and Coach John Kuester's latest attempt to shake up the lineup appears to be paying dividends

Pistons Win in Toronto

Kelly Stevens — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:15:07 +0000

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Toronto Raptors, 101 – 95, at Air Canada Centre on Friday night to snap a five-game road losing streak. The last time the Pistons won a road game was last month against the Raptors. For the second straight game, the Pistons played without star Richard Hamilton. Hamilton has been part [...]

Pistons Could Be Involved in Trade

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:04:01 +0000

Multiple league sources confirmed that the Pistons, New Jersey Nets and the Denver Nuggets were close to agreeing on a deal that could be a 17-player megadeal. But, the primary pieces remain intact in the deal that now has anywhere from a dozen to 15 players. The prized chip, Carmelo Anthony, would head to the Nets, [...]

Pistons May Be Sold This Week

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:01:04 +0000

The Detroit News has cited an unnamed source in a story published online early this morning who said the Pistons could be sold to Tom Gores as soon as next week. Multiple sources told the News that Gores is the front-runner to purchase the Pistons. Gores, who grew up in Flint and graduated from Michigan [...]

Pistons Disappoint Again

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:00:06 +0000

It was another disappointing night for Detroit Pistons last night. With the game tied at 95 with 50.4 seconds left, Utah Jazz guard Raja Bell nailed a three-pointer where it appeared that his feet were touching the line. That triple proved to be the backbreaker as it changed the Pistons’ strategy for the rest of [...]

Pistons Find Unexpected Win!

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:01:57 +0000

Piston Tracy McGrady deferred early and took over late, leading Detroit (11-21) to an improbable, 104 – 92 victory over the Boston Celtics, the team with the league’s second-best record (24-6). Starting point guard Rodney Stuckey was out because of a stomach virus. McGrady had a season-high 21 points, including two late jumpers, and eight [...]

Not This Time! Pistons Roll!

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:54:24 +0000

With rumors of moving their biggest star, the Detroit Pistons weren’t going to let another big lead slip away against the Toronto raptors. Rumored “trade bait” Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 35 points, Rodney Stuckey had 21 and the Pistons beat Toronto 115-93 on Wednesday night, snapping a five-game losing streak against the Raptors. Charlie [...]

Pistons snap four game slide!

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:53:42 +0000

The Pistons snapped a four-game losing streak with a 103-80 win over the Atlanta Hawks last night at The Palace. Rip Hamilton scored 24 points, Charlie Villanueva added 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Rodney Stuckey and Tracy McGrady each had 16 points. The Pistons continue their four-game home stand when they host the [...]