One of the biggest storylines from the 2023-24 National Basketball Association was how awful the Detroit Pistons were. They were not just bad, they were historically atrocious, as they had a 28 game losing streak, the longest losing streak ever for a single season. Detroit also lost 36 of their first 39 games.
The 2024-25 version of the Pistons are showing signs of improvement. With a record of nine wins and 13 losses after 22 games, they are still four games below .500. However, at this time their record is good enough to get into the play-in tournament if the season ended today.
Last week, the Pistons won two games in different ways, but at the end of the day, came through with what mattered most, a W. On Monday, the Pistons narrowly beat the Toronto Raptors 102-100. The Pistons hero was shooting guard Jaden Ivey of South Bend, Indiana who made the game-winning buzzer beater to break a 100-100 tie with an eight foot field goal. Ivey ended the game with a game-high 25 points, and was an equally impressive +25.
Then on Friday, the Pistons had their most impressive win of the season. They defeated the Indiana Pacers 130-106 on the road. Once again Ivey had offensive success, as he was one of three Pistons with 20 points or more. Ivey, who had 23 points, was joined by shooting guard Malik Beasley of Atlanta, Georgia (25 points), and guard Cade Cunningham of Arlington, Texas (24 points). Beasley, was also a remarkable +30 off the bench.
To put Detroit’s win over Indiana into perspective, this is the first time since March 23, 2022 that the Pistons won a game by more than 20 points. They defeated the Atlanta Hawks 122-101 in that contest.
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