Aaron Kellerstrass

1 week ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

Ausar Thompson’s second season didn’t go exactly to plan for the Detroit Pistons. He had to miss the entire offseason and training camp because of blood clots and then sat for the first 18 games of the season. After that, it took him a while to ramp up his minutes and get into playing shape, so Thompson didn’t play 30+ minutes in a game until the beginning of March.

1 week ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

Jaden Ivey’s injury back at the beginning of January completely changed the Detroit Pistons’ season in many ways. It was a brutal turn for Ivey, who was playing well and answering a lot of the questions we had about him coming into the season. But the injury also allowed Ausar Thompson to move into the starting five, which changed Detroit’s defense and was one of the reasons they started to surge.

1 week ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks played last night in what could be a preview of the first round of the NBA playoffs. JB Bickerstaff made it clear his team was out to win and wanted to send a “message” to the Knicks, which they certainly did. After a slow start, the Pistons eventually took over the game in the 4th quarter behind timely defense and a monster night from Cade Cunningham, who finished with a game-high 36 points and eight assists.

1 week ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons used a big 4th quarter and a huge night from Cade Cunningham to defeat the New York Knicks last night, the team that would currently be their opponent in the first round of the playoffs. It was the third time the Pistons have beaten the Knicks in four games this season, a record that has some feeling like the Knicks would be the best first-round matchup for Detroit, though they were missing key players last night in OG Anunoby and Josh Hart.

2 weeks ago | pistonpowered.com | Aaron Kellerstrass

The Detroit Pistons will either play the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. We’ve talked about some of the challenging matchups for them in the first round, but the Pistons will also present challenges of their own. The Pistons are a physical team and play hard on defense, so aren’t going to be a fun task for anyone even though Detroit will certainly be the underdog in the opening round.