Detroit Pistons - Return of The Bad Boys

[Matt_1979]

PISTONS DESTROYED BY J.R. SMITH


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Detroit Pistons (17-17) at New York Knicks (16-17)
Jan 1, 2013 1 2 3 4 Final Detroit 24 23 22 24 93 New York 35 29 27 15 106 Top Performers Detroit Pistons Green - 31 pts, 2 asts, 3 steals Smith - 12 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts, 2 steals, 1 block New York Knicks Smith - 43 pts, 7 asts, 4 steals, 2 rebs Anthony - 19 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 2 steals	Team Stats Comparison DET NYK FG Made-Att 39/65 42/68 3PT Made-Att 9/21 12/25 FT Made-Att 6/12 10/14 Rebounds 29 25 Assists 25 25 Turnovers 14 8 Steals 7 11 Blocks 3 1
Detroit Pistons STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G. Green 25 13-25 5-11 0-0 0 2 3 0 4 31 J. Smith 25 6-9 0-0 0-0 4 4 2 1 0 12 K. Faried 26 3-3 0-0 2-4 6 1 0 1 2 8 B. Jennings 26 3-6 0-3 2-4 0 4 0 0 3 6 A. Drummond 23 2-4 0-0 1-2 7 2 0 0 0 5 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Lee 10 6-7 3-3 2-4 1 1 0 0 2 17 T. Mozgov 11 2-4 0-1 1-2 2 1 0 0 0 5 L. Datome 8 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 4 1 0 1 0 C. Billups 8 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4 K. Singler 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Bynum 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 0 2 0 J. Jerebko 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 1 0 5
New York Knicks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. R. Smith 27 18-24 5-10 2-2 2 7 4 0 3 43 C. Anthony 30 7-11 3-4 2-2 3 3 2 0 2 19 A. Stoudemire 24 5-6 0-0 0-0 7 2 2 0 0 10 P. Prigioni 28 3-7 2-4 2-2 0 9 1 0 2 10 T. Chandler 25 1-1 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 0 2 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS K. Martin 10 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 1 0 1 0 1 T. Murry 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 T. Hardaway Jr 6 3-6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 I. Shrumpert 12 2-7 1-2 1-2 2 1 0 0 0 6 S. Brown 7 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 5 A. Bargnani 6 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 L. Odom 6 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2

J.R. Smith was a man on a mission tonight as he put up a massive 43 points and 7 assists against a poor Pistons defense. Detroit knew they were in for a long night when the Knicks knocked down 3 pointers in succession in the first two minutes of the game and their dominance continued from there.

Gerald Green was a bright spot offensively for the Pistons but his defensive work let him down, as well as his four turnovers. Malcolm Lee managed to put up 17 points in ten minutes from the bench and was second highest scorer.

Despite the away team winning the rebound battle they six more turnovers which constantly stalled any momentum they were able to get going and even a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter was only enough to narrow the Knick's lead to 7 before they pulled away again for what was in the end an easy, dominating victory.

A small plus point for the losers was that the leagues top scorer, Carmelo Anthony, was held to 19 points.

THE HOT: J.R. Smith

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A completely dominating performance in a game where he could score at will and at times toyed with the Detroit team.

THE NOT: Brandon Jennings

The Detroit Point Guard put up only 6 points in 26 minutes and provided 4 assists.

[Matt_1979]

That was a tough game. The Knicks barely missed anything until the fourth.

[Matt_1979]

[Matt_1979]

DETROIT PISTONS: RETURN OF THE BAD BOYS

2013/2014 SEASON

TRADE: BILLUPS OUT, PARSON & DRAFT PICK IN

The Houston Rockets finally got their man as they added veteran point guard to their roster at the expense of forward Chandler Parson and a first round pick in the 2015 draft.



Billups was averaging 14 minutes and 7 points a game this season where he was backing up Brandon Jennings and offered experience and versatility but Chandler Parson gives the Pistons the stretch 3 they've been looking for since Gerald Green was moved to the shooting guard position.

Parson, 25, will go from playing starters minutes in Houston to backing up Josh Smith but can also slot in at the Power Forward position when needed.

[Matt_1979]

DETROIT PISTONS: RETURN OF THE BAD BOYS

2013/2014 SEASON

INJURED DRUMMOND TO MISS 6 WEEKS



Andre Drummond, starting Centre for the Detroit Pistons, will miss 4-6 weeks of action due to ligament damage in his right elbow.

The second year man has had a fine season so far and leads the NBA in offensive rebounds.

His spot on the line up will be taken by Timofey Mozgov and Josh Harrellson will be activated as backup.

[Matt_1979]

[DavidTheGreat20]

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Matchup Preview | January 26, 2014
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Detroit Pistons (24-19, Away)		Dallas Mavericks (24-21, Home)
Projected Starters Brandon Jennings Point Guard Devin Harris Gerald Green Shooting Guard Monta Ellis Josh Smith Small Forward Shwan Marion Kenneth Faried Power Forward Dejuan Blair Timofey Mozgov Center Brandan Wright Injury Report Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Broken Foot (Day to Day) Dirk Nowitzki Sore Foot (Day to Day) Andre Drummond Elbow Ligament (2-4 weeks) Samuel Dalembert Strained Groin (1-2 weeks) Gerald Green Back Spasms (Day to Day) Game Notes The Pistons are 7-3 over the last 10 games and have won 7 in a row, whilst the Mavericks have gone 3-7. Can the winning streak continue?