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The Cleveland Cavaliers will look to pick up their second win this week against a team in the top half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Cleveland has split its previous two games against the conference-leading Detroit Pistons, but its current team looks a lot different from the one that faced them in October and […]
From Fear The Sword | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Coming off an impressive win against the East-leading Detroit Pistons, the Spurs traveled north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors. The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with the Spurs generating offense through fast-paced ball movement, resulting in open shots. Devin Vassell’s hot shooting continued, and Dylan Harper started six of six […]
From Pounding The Rock | 8 days ago | 3 reads
Editor’s note: Jeje Gomez here. This is a candid conversation between PtR’s Editor in Chief, J.R. Wilco, and me after the impressive win over the Pistons. It has been lightly edited for clarity. Enjoy! J.R. Wilco: You said this was a great Wemby game, and even though the broadcast kept saying it was an off […]
From Pounding The Rock | 9 days ago | 2 reads
Regular season basketball is a funny thing because there was a moment near the end of the first quarter when Tobias Harris threw down a hellacious dunk in traffic and I thought to myself, dramatically, “This is it. This is how the dream dies.” The Pistons had not only erased a massive early deficit, but […]
From Pounding The Rock | 10 days ago | 1 read
The highest game total in the 2005 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons was Game 5 with the Spurs winning 96-95. The Silver and Black won that nail biter on a go-ahead, clutch three-point shot by none other than Robert Horry. Tim Duncan had 26 points and 19 rebounds along […]
From Pounding The Rock | 10 days ago | 1 read
The Spurs’ much-anticipated visit to the league-best Pistons lived up to the hype. The matchup had the intensity of a playoff game, with both teams clearly valuing a win more than they’d normally would on an average February night. In that context, San Antonio’s 114-103 victory has to be considered one of their best of […]
From Pounding The Rock | 10 days ago | 2 reads
In one of their most impressive wins of the season, which is saying a lot, the Spurs went into the den of the top team in the NBA and slayed the Detroit Pistons. After a quick start, it took some time for Victor Wembanyama to adjust to the physical play, but his teammates were able […]
From Pounding The Rock | 10 days ago | 2 reads
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The Spurs are on an eight-game winning streak, which matches their […]
From Pounding The Rock | 10 days ago | 1 read
Three seasons ago, the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons faced off on January 6th. At the time, the winner of the game was actually considered the loser. Both teams were on a downward slide and playing to increase their lottery odds for the ultimate prize, the chance to draft Victor Wembanyama. Now, after two […]
From Pounding The Rock | 11 days ago | 1 read
The New York Knicks (35*-21) host the Houston Rockets (34-20) tonight at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks hope to bounce back from a bad showing on Thursday against the Pistons. Meanwhile, Kevin Durant and the Rockets just squeaked by Charlotte, winning by four. Tip off is 8:30 p.m. EST on ABC. This is your game […]
From Posting and Toasting | 12 days ago | 1 read
The Detroit Pistons have a commanding 5.5 game lead in the East (as of Saturday afternoon). Behind them are the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers, all bunched up within a game and a half of each other. It is worth noting that the Raptors are 3.5 games out of 2nd place as […]
From CelticsBlog | 12 days ago | 3 reads
Tonight, the Houston Rockets head to world’s most famous (indoor) arena to take on the New York Knicks in a primetime game on national television. Houston is coming off a close and hard-fought win over the upstart Charlotte Hornets. New York, meanwhile, is coming off a loss against the upstart Detroit Pistons, the same team […]
From The Dream Shake | 13 days ago | 3 reads
The Knicks aren’t winning it all this season. Assuming they finish the regular season with a top-three seed, they’ll only meet the Pistons in the ECF. That’s it, that’s where everything will end. The season won’t last past that. Mike Brown On Towns’ comfort in offense: “He’s comfortable. We’re continuing to try to do different […]
From Posting and Toasting | 14 days ago | 1 read
Broadway. CBGBs (RIP). The Apollo. Yankee Stadium (RIP). Ain’t a patch of terra firma anywhere else on the whole damn terra can rival the platforms NYC does. Madison Square Garden’s on that list, where last night Cade Cunningham was Sinatra, the Beatles, James Brown and Michael Jordan in a 126-111 Detroit Pistons win. The Knicks […]
From Posting and Toasting | 14 days ago | 3 reads
Tonight at Madison Square Garden, the Detroit Pistons (41-13) completed a three-game sweep of the Knicks (35*-21), 126-111. The first half was physical and fast. New York gave away an early edge by missing 15 straight threes and failing to engage Karl-Anthony Towns. Meanwhile, Cade Cunningham powered Detroit to a 58-48 halftime lead. Towns opened […]
From Posting and Toasting | 14 days ago | 4 reads
The Knicks (35*-20) host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons (40-13) tonight at Madison Square Garden. New York hopes to salvage a season series in which they’ve lost two games by a combined 69 points so far. Both teams have won eight of their last ten, with Detroit boasting the league’s second-best defense (109.2 rating), top […]
From Posting and Toasting | 14 days ago | 1 read
Knicks basketball is back as New York takes on Detroit for a third and final time this season. The Pistons won the first two meetings easily, but they have their two brutes—Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart—suspended for Thursday. Knicks, please. Mike Brown On the losses to the Pistons ahead of Thursday’s matchup: “Yeah it should. […]
From Posting and Toasting | 15 days ago | 2 reads
In sports, marriages, and baby juggling, sometimes the third time’s a charm. After losing to them twice this season, by a combined 69 points, the very determined Knicks (35*-20) host the Detroit Pistons (40-13) at Madison Square Garden tonight. Gluttons for punishment? We think not! Both teams are coming in hot for this potential playoff […]
From Posting and Toasting | 15 days ago | 1 read
The Cleveland Cavaliers have one of the easiest schedules in the league after the All-Star break, but they have a tough stretch to start things off. They play five games in seven nights, and they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons (twice), and the Boston Celtics over the next two-and-a-half […]
From Fear The Sword | 15 days ago | 1 read
Does the regular season matter? Well, you need to win enough games in the regular season to make the playoffs and get a favorable seed in the playoffs. Home court advantage is very important. But does it matter who you beat and who you lose to? Probably not. The Knicks won the season series with […]
From Posting and Toasting | 15 days ago | 0 reads
Here’s another edition of our Round(Ball) Table, where the Posting & Toasting crew convene to share our speculations, worries, and frustrations. With the All-Star weekend now behind us, it’s time to speculate about the remainder of the season. With the New York Knicks sitting third behind the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics, what seed should they […]
From Posting and Toasting | 16 days ago | 2 reads
Pistons center Jalen Duren uses homophobic and anti-lesbian language in a rap song. An NBA player should know better. The post Pistons’ Jalen Duren under fire for homophobic slur in rap lyrics appeared first on Outsports .
From Outsports | 18 days ago | 2 reads
On Christmas Eve, Baylor sent shockwaves around NCAA by signing 7-foot center James Nnaji, the No. 31 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft who never actually signed an NBA contract. His rights were originally owned by the Detroit Pistons before getting moved to Charlotte. But Nnaji spent time overseas in Spain and, most recently, […]
From Mountain West Connection | 21 days ago | 3 reads
Earlier this week, ESPN released its post-trade-deadline updated power rankings. Houston came in at the number seven spot, slipping one spot from their previously held sixth spot. This puts Houston behind the Thunder, Spurs, and Nuggets in the Western Conference and behind the Pistons, Knicks, and Celtics in the Eastern Conference. NBA.com cited Houston’s very close […]
From The Dream Shake | 21 days ago | 3 reads
In one last game before the All-Star Break, the Toronto Raptors welcomed the Detroit Pistons for the first game between these two teams this season. The Pistons are the top team in the East this season, their team-building efforts from the past few seasons coming to fruition. While fans were disappointed to see the Raptors […]
From Raptors HQ | 22 days ago | 3 reads