Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Towards the Title

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I'm back with 2k13 to do another Pistons Dynasty. You can check out my link below to my dynasty for 2k12. I will be doing this dynasty in the same fashion. I play as the Pistons and play most games, with the occasional Sim. I control all 30 teams. I make the rotations for all 30 teams, I do all contracts, free agents, roster moves, trades, etc. For each game as the Pistons I will provide a boxscore and a short news article detailing the game. I will also post major injuries, league news, league leaders, standings, etc.

So I hope everyone enjoys this dynasty as much as they did my other one.

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Detroit Pistons Opening Day roster 2012/2013
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
1	Andre Drummond	C/PF	19	6-10	270	2/4.82m + Team
3	Rodney Stuckey	SG/PG	26	6-5	205	1/8.50m + Team
5	Austin Daye	SG/SF	24	6-11	200	1/2.96m
7	Brandon Knight	PG/SG	20	6-3	189	2/5.47m + Team
10	Greg Monroe	C/PF	22	6-11	250	2/7.30m
12	Will Bynum	PG	29	6-0	185	1/3.50m
22	Tayshaun Prince	SF/PF	32	6-9	215	3/21.71m
24	Kim English	SG	24	6-6	200	2/1.26m
25	Kyle Singler	SF/SG	24	6-8	230	3/1.51m
31	Charlie Villanueva	PF/SF	28	6-11	232	1/8.06m + Player
32	Khris Middleton	SF	21	6-7	215	2/1.27m + team
33	Jonas Jerebko	PF/SF	25	6-10	231	2/9.0m + Player
50	Cory Maggette	SF	32	6-6	225	1/11.70m
54	Jason Maxiell	PF	29	6-7	260	1/5.0m
55	Viacheslav Kravtsov	C	25	6-11	247	3/1.55m

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Detroit Pistons Depth Chart - 2012
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Brandon Knight	Rodney Stuckey	Will Bynum
SG	Kyle Singler	Rodney Stuckey	Austin Daye	Cory Maggette
SF	Tayshaun Prince	Austin Daye	Kyle Singler	Cory Maggette
PF	Jason Maxiell	Charlie Villanueva	Andre Drummond	Jonas Jerebko
C	Greg Monroe	Andre Drummond	Jason Maxiell

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NBA Power Rankings Opening Day
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 ()	San Antonio Spurs
2 ()	Miami Heat
3 ()	Oklahoma City Thunder
4 ()	Chicago Bulls
5 ()	Los Angeles Lakers
6 ()	Boston Celtics
7 ()	Indiana Pacers
8 ()	New York Knicks
9 ()	Philadelphia 76ers
10 ()	Memphis Grizzlies
11 ()	Denver Nuggets
12 ()	Dallas Mavericks
13 ()	Los Angeles Clippers
14 ()	Atlanta Hawks
15 ()	Golden State Warriors
16 ()	Portland Trailblazers
17 ()	Minnesota Timberwolves
18 ()	New Jersey Nets
19 ()	Cleveland Cavaliers
20 ()	Utah Jazz
21 ()	Houston Rockets
22 ()	New Orleans Hornets
23 ()	Phoenix Suns
24 ()	Toronto Raptors
25 ()	Milwakee Bucks
26 ()	Detroit Pistons
27 ()	Sacramento Kings
28 ()	Washington Wizards
29 ()	Orlando Magic
30 ()	Charlotte Bobcats

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Pistons 4th Quarter Comeback Leads To Win In Home Opener

Lovers of defense may have been put off by the Pistons opener, but most Detroit fans probably didn't care. The Pistons overcame a 13 point deficit heading into the 4th quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 128-124. The 1st half ended with Houston leading 55-54, but the 2nd half turned into a shootout as Detroit scored 74 and Houston scored 69. The Pistons reversed the deficit in the first 5 minutes of the 4th, taking the lead with 6:48 remaining. From there the teams traded the lead back and forth before Greg Monroe and Tayshaun Prince both hit big buckets to give Detroit a 1 point lead. Brandon Knight hit two free throws and then picked the pocket of James Harden leading to one of two free throws for Rodney Stuckey to finish the scoring.

Detroit was led by Greg Monroe with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots. Tayshaun Prince had 20 points and Charlie Villanueva had 20 points off the bench in just 21 minutes. Brandon Knight led the Pistons with 10 assists, despite turning the ball over 7 times. Houston was led by James Harden with 29 points. Chandler Parson had 26, including hitting 5 of 9 three pointers. Omer Asik had 18 points to go with 17 rebounds, including 9 of them on the offensive glass. Patrick Patterson also had 18, while Jeremy Lin had 13 assists. The Pistons bench outscored Houston's bench 47-19.

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said, "It was a good win. We really got out of sorts in the 3rd quarter and dug ourselves a hole. But in the 4th Charlie, Greg, Rodney, Brandon, and Tayshaun all started being agressive and getting to the foul line. We have to do a better job on the defensive boards but I liked our energy out there and I liked our agression. We also spaced the floor well leading to open threes that we knocked down. There is certainly work to do but it's nice to get that first win out of the way."

Houston coach Kevin McHale said, "We simply didn't stop penetration in the 4th quarter. You can't win with there guys getting that many shots in the paint or getting to the foul line."

Detroit now heads to Phoenix for a game with the Suns on the 2nd of November.

Houston Rockets at Detroit Pistons
Oct 31, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston (0-1)	26	29	42	27	124
Detroit (1-0)	27	27	30	44	128

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lin	39	5-18	0-1	4-4	4	13	2	0	1	14
James Harden	37	12-27	3-8	2-2	5	5	1	0	3	29
Chandler Parsons	37	10-16	5-9	1-1	4	2	1	1	0	26
Patrick Patterson	36	7-9	0-0	4-5	10	1	3	0	1	18
Omer Asik	35	8-13	0-0	2-5	17	2	0	1	0	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Toney Douglas	19	3-9	2-3	2-2	1	6	1	0	1	10
Carlos Delfino	15	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	5
Marcus Morris	13	2-9	0-5	0-0	6	0	1	0	1	4
Greg Smith	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cole Aldrich	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Terrence Jones	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Daquan Cook	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		49-107	11-29	15-19	53	30	9	2	7	124

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	41	5-13	2-6	3-4	5	10	1	0	7	15
Kyle Singler	29	5-9	4-5	3-4	2	2	0	1	0	17
Tayshaun Prince	38	7-8	2-2	4-5	5	3	0	0	0	20
Jason Maxiell	21	3-9	0-0	2-2	9	2	0	0	0	8
Greg Monroe	36	6-19	0-0	9-11	11	1	1	2	0	21
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	32	6-13	1-1	6-7	5	6	2	0	3	19
Andre Drummond	20	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	0	0	6
Charlie Villanueva	21	8-12	2-5	2-2	6	0	0	2	0	20
Austin Daye	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	1	0	2
Will Bynum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jonas Jerebko	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Cory Maggette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		43-88	11-19	31-37	52	27	5	6	10	128

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Pistons Again Seize Game In 4th Quarter, Move to 2-0

The Detroit Pistons seem to enjoy being fashionably late to the party. For the 2nd game in a row, the Pistons trailed by double digits in the 4th quarter, only to come back and win the game, this time 108-102 over the Phoenix Suns. Detroit trailed by 9 entering the 4th and by 11 after the Phoenix Suns scored the first basket of the 4th quarter, but from there Brandon Knight and Charlie Villanueva helped lead the Pistons comeback. Villanueva scored 6 points early in the 4th while Knight had 11 of his 18 points in the final 8 minutes of the game. Despite Greg Monroe fouling out with 5:02 to play, the Pistons took the lead at 101-100 and never looked back.

Rodney Stuckey, settling into his new role as 6th man, led Detroit with 22 points and also had 5 assists. Knight had 18 points to go with 5 assists of his own. Villanueva and Monroe both had 17 each. For the 2nd straight game, the Pistons bench dominated the opposition bench, this time out-scoring the Suns Bench 49-25. One major issue for the Pistons was the defensive glass. Phoenix grabbed 20 offensive rebounds, including 10 in the 4th quarter, allowing them to hold on to the lead longer than they should have. Phoenix was led by Shannon Brown with 22 and Luis Scola with 21 points. Goran Dragi led the Suns with 13 assists but shot just 3-18 from the field. Michael Beasley had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said, "I hope this isn't going to be a habit...the waiting until the 4th quarter part, not the winning. We have to play better from the opening whistle. I liked how our defense tightened in the 4th, but we weren't finishing by getting the defensive rebound. If the Suns don't go cold, we lose that game. We can't count on getting hot in the 4th and the other team going cold every game. We got lucky a bit these two games. Now it's time to play solid D all game long, play smart, aggressive basketball on the offensive end, and control the glass."

Suns coach Alvin Gentry said, "We let this one slip away. We had opportunities, but both Shannon and Goran went cold in the 4th and even our putbacks weren't falling."

Detroit is now 2-0 and heads to across country for a Sunday night game with the Orlando Magic in Orlando.

Detroit Pistons at Phoenix Suns
Nov 2, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (2-+0)	22	24	28	34	108
Phoenix (0-2)	28	27	28	19	102

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	36	6-13	3-6	3-4	2	5	0	0	3	18
Kyle Singler	26	4-5	2-2	0-0	5	2	2	3	0	10
Tayshaun Prince	36	5-8	0-2	0-1	5	2	0	0	0	10
Jason Maxiell	21	2-6	0-1	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	4
Greg Monroe	29	6-16	0-0	5-5	7	2	0	1	2	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	32	10-17	0-2	2-2	2	5	2	1	0	22
Andre Drummond	26	3-7	0-0	0-2	7	0	2	1	0	6
Charlie Villanueva	23	6-14	3-5	2-2	8	1	0	1	2	17
Austin Daye	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jonas Jerebko	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Will Bynum	11	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	5	1	0	1	4
Cory Maggette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		44-90	8-19	12-16	47	23	7	7	9	108

Phoenix Suns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Goran Dragic	43	3-18	1-5	0-0	8	12	2	1	5	7
Shannon Brown	40	10-27	1-8	1-2	5	4	1	0	2	22
Jared Dudley	42	6-8	2-2	0-0	8	3	0	0	1	14
Luis Scola	31	8-16	0-0	5-7	8	1	2	1	0	21
Marcin Gortat	31	4-8	0-0	5-8	10	0	1	1	1	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Michael Beasley	21	6-13	1-2	1-2	10	0	0	0	2	14
P.J. Tucker	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jermaine O'Neal	7	1-2	0-0	4-4	3	0	1	0	0	6
Sebastian Telfair	6	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	3
Marcus Morris	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2
Channing Frye	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Wesley Johnson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		40-99	6-21	16-23	58	26	8	3	12	102

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Pistons Stun Lakers At the Forum, Improve to 3-0

Three games into the season and the Detroit Pistons are the talk of the league. In the offseason the Pistons traded Ben Gordon to the Charlotte Bobcats and had to include a protected 1st round pick in order to get Charlotte to take Gordon's salary. Unless the Pistons made the playoffs, that pick seemed safe this year. Or so the experts thought. But after three games, Piston fans are starting to envision the playoffs. Detroit chose to start fast tonight rather than needing a 4th quarter comeback and knocked off the Lakers 109-101. The Pistons raced out to a 32-20 1st quarter lead, and added 3 more points to the lead for a 15 point halftime advantage. Once again the bench was key as Detroit's bench, led by Rodney Stuckey and Charlie Villanueva, scored 34 points to just 16 for the Lakers somewhat suspect bench.

Brandon Knight led the Pistons with 23 points while Greg Monroe had a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Monroe also had 4 steals. Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 10 assists. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 30 points and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Dwight Howard had 23 points and 17 boards. Steve Nash led the team with 8 assists and added 14 points. Pau Gasol struggled in his new role wandering farther from the post. Gasol had just 10 points and 5 rebounds, while shooting 3-11. For the season Gasol is averaging less than 12 points and 9 rebounds a game and has shot just 16-43.

Detroit now heads to Denver who are currently 2-1 for a game Tuesday night.

Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Lakers
Nov 4, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (3-0)	32	26	26	25	109
Los Angeles (3-1)	20	23	30	28	101

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	34	9-17	2-6	3-3	4	5	1	0	2	23
Kyle Singler	26	3-9	0-2	5-6	4	6	0	0	1	11
Tayshaun Prince	36	4-9	2-2	5-8	5	2	0	0	1	15
Jason Maxiell	28	2-4	0-1	0-0	7	1	0	1	1	4
Greg Monroe	31	11-19	0-0	0-0	12	1	4	1	4	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	36	5-16	1-3	0-2	4	10	0	0	1	11
Andre Drummond	22	0-0	0-0	3-6	5	0	0	1	0	3
Charlie Villanueva	15	3-6	1-2	3-3	6	2	0	1	0	10
Austin Daye	12	4-5	2-2	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	10
Will Bynum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jonas Jerebko	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Cory Maggette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		41-85	8-18	19-28	52	27	6	5	11	109

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Steve Nash	36	5-9	2-2	2-2	1	8	0	0	2	14
Kobe Bryant	39	9-22	2-6	10-12	9	4	2	1	4	30
Metta World Peace	32	3-7	2-2	0-4	5	2	0	1	1	8
Pau Gasol	32	3-11	0-2	4-8	5	3	0	0	2	10
Dwight Howard	35	9-15	0-0	5-9	17	0	1	1	1	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jodie Meeks	20	1-3	0-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	1	2
Antwan Jamison	16	1-6	0-1	1-2	6	1	0	0	0	3
Steve Blake	15	0-1	0-1	4-6	1	3	0	0	1	4
Jordan Hill	15	2-3	0-0	3-6	5	1	0	0	0	7
Chris Duhon	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Devin Ebanks	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Darius Morris	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33-77	6-16	29-49	53	23	4	3	12	101

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Pistons Clamp Down Defensively In 2nd Half, Knight Shines In 93-86 Win

The Detroit Pistons contiinue to be both the talk of the league and the comeback kids. For the third time in their 4 wins, the Pistons overcame a double digit 2nd half deficit to grab victory, this time 93-86 over the Denver Nuggets in Denver. Detroit fell behind by 6 after 1 quarter and 10 at half. However in the 2nd half Detroit held the Nuggets to just 32 points. Brandon Knight had 33 points, 20 in the 2nd half to lead the Pistons to the victory, their third in as many tries on the road.

In addition to Knight, Greg Monroe and Rodney Stuckey were the other Pistons in double figures with 16 and 12 points respectively. Andre Drummond led the team with 10 rebounds in just 20 minutes of action. Kenneth Faried led the Nuggets with 18 points. Ty Lawson had 13 to go with 6 assists and Danillo Gallinari had 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Denver's top two scorers, Gallinari and Andre Iguodala both struggled from the field, combining to shoot just 4-24.

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said, "Despite being 4-0, this is the first game I really felt like we played well defensively throughout. I would like to see us play like we did in the 2nd half all the time. We still need to work on our defensive rebounding. We continue to give up too many offensive rebounds. However it is hard to complain too much when we are 4-0."

Nuggets coach George Karl said, "We simply didn't make shots and we failed to stop Knight. Those two factors are why we lost, plain and simple. We Ty and Andre struggled to guard him and our other guys did a poor job of helping out. At the same time we had some good shooters have bad nights. What we can take away from this game is that even with off nights from some key players, if we play better D on Knight...we win."

Detroit has to leave tonight for a flight to Sacramento as they play their first back-to-back Wednesday evening against the 1-3 Kings.

Detroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets
Nov 6, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (4-0)	22	22	21	28	93
Denver (2-2)	28	26	13	19	86

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	36	11-21	7-11	4-5	6	5	1	0	3	33
Kyle Singler	27	1-5	0-2	4-5	3	4	0	1	0	6
Tayshaun Prince	36	4-17	0-1	1-2	5	1	1	2	1	9
Jason Maxiell	28	2-4	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	5
Greg Monroe	31	6-10	0-0	4-6	9	4	1	2	2	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	34	4-13	0-3	4-4	3	3	0	0	2	12
Andre Drummond	20	1-3	0-0	0-0	10	0	2	0	1	2
Charlie Villanueva	16	2-3	0-1	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	5
Austin Daye	12	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	0	4	0	2	5
Will Bynum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jonas Jerebko	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Corey Maggette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		33-81	8-20	19-26	48	19	9	5	11	93

Denver Nuggets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Ty Lawson	39	5-12	3-5	0-0	3	6	2	1	3	13
Andre Iguodala	36	2-12	0-3	5-7	7	6	3	0	1	9
Danilo Gallinari	32	2-12	1-2	6-6	10	2	0	2	2	11
Kenneth Faried	30	8-16	0-1	2-4	8	0	0	2	2	18
Kosta Koufos	24	4-8	0-0	1-2	7	0	0	0	2	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Andre Miller	23	2-5	0-0	4-4	0	2	1	0	4	8
JaVale McGee	24	3-5	0-0	1-4	8	0	0	0	0	7
Wilson Chandler	22	2-7	1-4	4-4	9	0	0	0	1	9
Corey Brewer	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2
Jordan Hamilton	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Timofey Mozgov	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Anthony Randolph	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		29-78	5-15	23-31	58	16	7	5	15	86

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Pistons Fall For 1st Time To Kings, 127-124 In Sacramento

Even the most optimistic Detroit Piston fan knew they wouldn't go undefeated, but that still didn't make Wednesday night's loss to Sacramento any easier to take. Detroit entered the game with a strategy of not letting DeMarcus Cousins beat them and forcing Tyreke Evans into jump shots. Cousins was limited to 13 points but Evans showed a surprising skill in knocking down long 2s and even hit 4-9 from three point range on his way to 35 points. Detroit almost pulled off a 4th quarter comeback erasing a 14 point deficit but falling short as Charlie Villanueva missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have tied the game at 127.

Detroit was led by Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight. Monroe had 25 points and 14 rebounds. Knight had 24 points and 14 assists. Tayshaun Prince had 21 with 10 of them coming in the 4th quarter comeback. Also in double figures were Rodney Stuckey with 16, Villanueva with 14, and Kyle Singler with 11 points, all of them in the 2nd half. Evans led Sacramento with his 35. Marcus Thornton and Aaron Brooks both had 14, Cousins had the aforementioned 13,a and John Salmons had 10 in just 8 minutes of play. Jason Thompson led the Kings with 12 rebounds and Brooks had 11 assists. Sacramento only turned the ball over 4 times and outscored the Piston bench 51-39.

Piston's coach Lawrence Frank said, "Very disappointing game from a defensive perspective. You aren't going to win too many games giving up 127 points. We took away Cousins in the post but did a very poor job of rotating to open shooters. We also didn't put enough pressure on their ballhandlers to force turnovers. Our defense simply has to improve to compete night in and night out in this league."

Kings coach Keith Smart said, "We held serve at home. That is what you have to do in this league. I was very pleased with our bench play. Guys came in and knocked down shots. And having just turnovers is simply fantastic."

Detroit heads off to face Oklahoma City on Friday night. The Thunder are currently 3-1.

Detroit Pistons at Sacramento Kings
Nov 7, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (4-1)	33	18	31	42	124
Sacramento (2-3)	33	26	37	31	127

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	40	10-19	4-9	0-0	4	14	1	1	1	24
Kyle Singler	28	5-12	0-5	1-1	3	2	0	1	1	11
Tayshaun Prince	33	7-10	2-3	5-6	7	4	1	0	0	21
Jason Maxiell	15	2-7	0-0	0-1	6	0	1	1	1	4
Greg Monroe	36	9-16	0-0	7-9	14	4	0	1	1	25
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	39	6-12	1-3	3-3	3	6	0	1	5	16
Andre Drummond	23	3-6	0-0	1-2	8	0	0	0	1	7
Charlie Villanueva	19	6-10	1-2	1-2	5	1	0	0	0	14
Austin Daye	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Will Bynum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jonas Jerebko	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Corey Maggette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		49-93	8-22	18-24	50	31	3	5	11	124

Sacramento Kings
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Aaron Brooks	28	5-13	2-5	2-2	1	11	1	0	2	14
Tyreke Evans	41	15-30	4-9	1-1	1	3	0	1	0	35
James Johnson	34	4-5	0-0	2-2	6	5	2	1	0	10
Jason Thompson	30	1-3	0-0	2-4	12	3	0	1	1	4
Demarcus Cousins	32	4-7	0-0	5-8	8	0	1	0	0	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marcus Thornton	21	6-11	1-4	1-1	3	3	0	1	0	14
Isaiah Thomas	16	2-6	1-1	2-2	2	3	0	0	1	7
Chuck Hayes	13	2-4	0-0	4-5	6	0	0	0	0	8
Jimmer Fredette	12	3-6	3-4	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	9
Thomas Robinson	11	1-4	0-1	1-2	3	1	1	0	0	3
John Salmons	8	4-7	1-3	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	10
Travis Outlaw	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		47-96	12-27	21-28	44	32	6	4	4	127

[timbeau0805]

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Tough loss to the Kings, but hey, very nice start nonetheless!

[Comduklakis]

Re: Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Towards the Title

Pistons Lose 2nd In A Row On The Road to OKC, 91-83

The Detroit Pistons once again had a strong 4th quarter, but unfortunately for them, the game was too far out of reach. The Oklahoma City Thunder built up a 17 point lead in the first three quarters so that even a strong defensive 4th quarter for Detroit (20-11) wasn't enough to get Detroit the victory. OKC was led by Kevin Durant with 33 points and 13 rebounds. Neither team shot particularly well (40% each), but OKC hit 7 more free throws and won the turnover battle 16-9.

Detroit was led by Brandon Knight with 24 points. Greg Monroe had 17 and both Rodney Stuckey and Tayshaun Prince had 11. Knight struggled with turnovers again, coughing it up 7 times. He also only hit 1-8 from three point land but was far more successful taking the ball to the hoop. In addition to Durant, Russell Westbrook and Thabo Sefolosha had 13 each while Serge Ibaka added 12. Westbrook led OKC with 8 assists.

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said, "I liked our defense a lot better but we simply didn't hit shots tonight. It happens. I don't think we took bad shots, we simply had an off night shooting. Against OKC that will get you beat."

Durant said, "It was a good win, although we have to close games out better in the 4th quarter. We went cold in the 4th but our defense helped us keep the victory."

Detroit now heads to Houston for the 2nd of back-to-back games. Houston is 1-4.

Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City Thunder
Nov 9, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (4-2)	24	22	17	20	83
Oklahoma City (5-1)	29	27	24	11	91

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	36	8-20	1-8	7-8	8	5	0	0	7	24
Kyle Singler	29	1-7	0-1	0-0	2	4	1	0	0	2
Tayshaun Prince	35	5-11	1-2	0-0	5	4	0	0	2	11
Jason Maxiell	27	2-5	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	0	0	6
Greg Monroe	31	6-15	0-0	5-6	8	3	3	2	2	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	34	5-10	0-1	1-2	1	5	2	0	2	11
Andre Drummond	20	1-2	0-0	1-4	6	0	0	2	2	3
Charlie Villanueva	16	3-5	1-1	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	9
Austin Daye	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Will Bynum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jonas Jerebko	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Corey Maggette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-77	3-15	18-24	53	21	6	4	16	83

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Russell Westbrook	37	4-15	0-2	5-6	2	8	2	0	2	13
Thabo Sefolosha	30	3-7	2-2	5-6	6	4	1	1	2	13
Kevin Durant	39	12-27	1-6	8-10	13	3	3	2	0	33
Serge Ibaka	33	6-14	0-1	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	12
Kendrick Perkins	28	2-3	0-0	1-6	9	0	1	3	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kevin Martin	24	3-8	1-4	2-2	1	3	1	0	2	9
Nick Collison	20	0-1	0-0	2-2	5	1	2	0	0	2
Eric Maynor	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	1	1	2
Hasheem Thabeet	14	0-0	0-0	2-4	1	0	0	0	0	2
Jeremy Lamb	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Reggie Jackson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Perry Jones	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		31-76	4-15	25-36	47	21	11	8	9	91

[Comduklakis]

Re: Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Towards the Title

Pistons Lose 3rd In A Row, Struggle Defensively In 125-117 Loss

Once again it was the defense that let the Detroit Pistons down. Detroit gave up 125 points to the Houston Rockets in losing their 3rd straight game. With James Harden saddled with foul trouble, Carlos Delfino stepped up, scoring a career-high 35 points.

Detroit was led by Charlie Villanueva with 24 points in just 21 minutes off the bench. Greg Monroe had 16 points and 8 rebounds. Cory Maggette and Jonas Jerebko played for the first time this season, scoring 10 and 8 points respectively. Harden had 24 points in just 22 minutes. Omer Asik had 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Jeremy Lin had 14 assists.

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said, "I'm frustrated. We have to find five guys who will play defense. If we can't then we will have to go elsewhere to find five guys who will play defense."

Detroit Pistons at Houston Rockets
Nov 10, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (4-3)	29	24	28	36	117
Houston (2-4)	37	30	24	34	125

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	31	5-10	1-2	2-2	3	5	1	0	3	13
Kyle Singler	22	1-5	0-2	4-5	3	1	0	1	1	6
Tayshaun Prince	27	2-5	1-1	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	5
Jason Maxiell	16	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	2
Greg Monroe	27	8-14	0-0	0-0	8	2	0	1	1	16
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	29	4-12	0-3	5-7	3	5	0	0	1	13
Andre Drummond	22	2-4	0-1	2-2	9	2	0	0	0	6
Charlie Villanueva	21	9-11	2-3	4-4	4	1	1	0	0	24
Austin Daye	13	2-3	1-1	0-1	2	1	0	0	1	5
Will Bynum	16	2-6	1-2	4-4	1	6	1	0	2	9
Jonas Jerebko	10	3-5	0-1	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	8
Corey Maggette	10	5-8	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	10
TEAM TOTALS		44-87	6-17	23-27	43	29	4	4	11	117

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lin	41	3-15	0-1	8-8	4	14	3	1	0	14
James Harden	22	9-16	2-5	4-4	2	4	0	1	1	24
Chandler Parsons	35	5-10	1-4	0-2	5	7	2	0	1	11
Marcus Morris	33	5-10	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	10
Omer Asik	35	5-6	0-0	4-6	15	1	2	1	1	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Toney Douglas	22	2-8	1-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	5
Carlos Delfino	25	10-13	4-5	11-11	5	6	2	0	2	35
Terrence Jones	16	4-8	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	8
Cole Aldrich	15	1-5	0-0	2-2	7	0	1	0	0	4
Donatas Motiejunas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Greg Smith	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Daequan Cook	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		44-91	8-20	29-33	47	36	11	3	8	125

[Comduklakis]

Re: Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Towards the Title

Durant Drops 55 On Detroit As Pistons Lose 4th In A Row

Tayshaun Prince has a reputation as a pretty good defensive player. But tonight the national guard couldn't have stopped Kevin Durant. Durant hit 22 of his 34 shots, including knocking down 6-8 three pointers on his way to 55 points. He also grabbed 11 rebounds. Detroit tried everything against Durant including double teams, zones, and a variety of defenders.

Detroit was led by Brandon Knight with 22 points. Greg Monroe had 18 points and 10 rebounds. In addition to Durant, the Thunder were led by Russell Westbrook with 26 points and 9 assists. Thabo Sefolosha had 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Serge Ibaka left the game with a sore ankle after just 7 minutes and is expected to miss 7-14 days.

Detroit is now 4-4 after a 4-0 start. The Thunder improved to 7-1. Detroit travels to Philadelphia to play the 4-2 76ers.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Detroit Pistons
Nov 12, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Oklahoma City (7-1)	28	21	34	27	110
Detroit (4-4)	19	24	20	31	94

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Russell Westbrook	40	11-28	1-2	3-6	3	9	2	1	3	26
Thabo Sefolosha	37	0-1	0-0	2-2	10	8	0	4	1	2
Kevin Durant	42	22-34	6-8	5-6	11	2	3	1	1	55
Serge Ibaka	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Kendrick Perkins	31	2-3	0-0	0-1	6	1	0	2	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kevin Martin	29	3-9	2-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	8
Perry Jones	26	4-6	0-0	2-3	4	1	1	1	2	10
Eric Maynor	15	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	6	1	0	0	3
Hasheem Thabeet	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jeremy Lamb	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Reggie Jackson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Daniel Lamb	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		44-85	10-14	12-18	44	29	8	10	8	110

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	39	9-18	4-6	0-0	4	5	1	0	4	22
Kyle Singler	26	0-2	0-1	2-3	3	2	0	0	0	2
Tayshaun Prince	34	6-11	2-3	0-0	6	2	0	1	0	14
Jason Maxiell	29	3-7	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	1	2	7
Greg Monroe	30	9-17	0-0	0-1	10	5	1	1	6	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	33	6-14	1-3	4-5	3	3	2	0	2	17
Andre Drummond	22	2-4	0-0	3-5	6	1	0	0	0	7
Charlie Villanueva	15	2-9	1-2	2-2	6	0	0	1	1	7
Austin Daye	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0
Will Bynum	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jonas Jerebko	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Corey Maggette	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		37-83	8-15	12-18	49	19	4	5	15	94

[EAGLESFAN10]

Re: Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Towards the Title

Instant follow since were both Piston Fans

[Comduklakis]

Re: Detroit Pistons: Rebuilding Towards the Title

Pistons Lose 5th Straight 107-94 To Sixers, Fall Below .500

After being the talk of the league for a 4-0 start the Pistons dropped their 5th straight game, 107-94 to the Philadelphia 76ers. Pistons big man Greg Monroe struggled with foul trouble and the rest of his teammates failed to compensate for his absence in the scoring column. Detroit started fast, grabbing a 32-24 1st quarter lead but only led at half by one after a poor 2nd quarter. Philadelphia took control in the 3rd, dropping 38 points on Detroit and cruised to victory.

The 76ers were led by Thaddeus Young with 24 points. Jason Richardson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Andrew Bynum also had a double-double with 17 points and 10 boards. Jrue Holiday led the team with 11 assists to go with his 17. Detroit was led by Tayshaun Prince and Brandon Knight with 14 apiece. Rodney Stuckey had 13 and Andre Drummond 12. Drummon led the team with 12 rebounds while Knight had a team-high 8 assists.

Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said, "We have to stop these 35 and 40 point quarters. Our defense continues to struggle and we won't win a lot of games until we get it figure out."

76ers center Bynum said, "We got off to a slow start but then J-Rich got going in the 2nd and in the 2nd half Thaddeus started hitting his jumper. When we are all working together, we are hard to beat."

Detroit now heads home to take on the 3-4 Orlando Magic.

Detroit Pistons at Philadelphia 76ers
Nov 14, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit (4-5)	32	25	21	16	94
Philadelphia (5-2)	24	32	38	13	107

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brandon Knight	40	5-18	3-6	1-2	7	8	2	0	5	14
Kyle Singler	27	3-6	1-1	0-2	3	2	0	1	1	7
Tayshaun Prince	39	5-9	1-1	3-3	8	1	1	0	2	14
Jason Maxiell	26	5-9	0-1	2-2	7	1	1	0	0	12
Greg Monroe	17	5-9	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Rodney Stuckey	31	5-10	0-0	3-3	6	4	4	0	4	13
Andre Drummond	27	6-13	0-0	0-2	12	2	0	0	1	12
Charlie Villanueva	19	3-7	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	7
Austin Daye	13	1-3	0-1	3-3	3	1	0	0	0	5
Will Bynum	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jonas Jerebko	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Maggette	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TEAM TOTALS		38-86	6-13	12-17	51	20	8	1	18	94

Philadelphia 76ers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jrue Holiday	38	7-12	0-1	3-3	3	11	2	0	1	17
Jason Richardson	31	8-16	3-6	1-1	10	2	2	0	2	20
Evan Turner	40	4-16	1-1	7-7	7	3	1	0	3	16
Thaddeus Young	38	12-18	0-0	0-2	4	4	1	0	1	24
Andrew Bynum	30	7-15	0-1	3-5	10	2	1	2	0	17
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dorrell Wright	21	5-6	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	11
Spencer Hawes	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	4	2	2	0	2
Damien Wilkins	13	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Lavoy Allen	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	1	0
Maalik Wayns	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Kwame Brown	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Arnett Moultrie	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		44-90	5-10	14-18	46	28	12	5	9	107