Detroit Pistons

Joe Johnson scored 24 points, Jamal Crawford had 18 and the Hawks pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 97-86 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

LeBron James plans to give up No. 23 next season and wants other players to stop wearing Michael Jordan's iconic number as well.

Nelson, second on the NBA's career list with more than 1,300 wins, stormed out of practice Thursday after a dispute with guard Monta Ellis.

The defensive numbers are in after eight games. The Pistons are allowing 89.62 points per game -- good for fifth in the NBA. Opponents are shooting only 41.9% -- good for second. And they lead the league in defending the triple -- allowing opponents to make only 27.8%.

MINNEAPOLIS — Mavericks forward Josh Howard is out indefinitely to continue his recovery from surgery on his left ankle. Dallas visits the Detroit Pistons on Sunday evening.

CLEVELAND — LeBron James wants NBA players to give up their No. 23s to honor Michael Jordan.

A preview of today's Pistons game against the Washington Wizards.

The Pistons have gone 3-2 without both Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince, but now comes a brutal seven-game stretch, five of them on the road, all against likely playoff teams. Get the lowdown on how it all shakes out at True Blue Pistons.

Questions and answers from Keith Langlois

Coverage at 7:00 pm ET Detroit: 4-4 (1-3 road) Margin: +2.5 Washington: 2-6 (1-2 home) Margin: -4.9 Oppo research Flip Saunders’ start at the helm of the Washington Wizards has been a bit bumpy, but to no fault of his own.  Once again, the Wizards’ greatest enemy isn’t the opposition, it’s their own health.  Washington will be playing without Antawn Jamison [...]

From MLive’s Patrick Hayes: Anyone who has watched a Pistons home game this year has surely noticed the empty seats at the Palace of Auburn Hills. I have no real data for this post, just a feeling that I’ve long had: Do the Pistons have an inordinate number of bandwagon fans compared to other pro teams in [...]

By now everyone has seen footage of Will Bynum spitting in gravity’s eye last night, right? FanHouse’s Rob Peterson takes a closer look at the film in today’s edition of The Stinkface Chronicles.

…but I’d sure love to see Rip in the mix.  I guess this very well done highlight package will have to suffice.

The combination of the game being a 1 o’clock Sunday game and me being under the weather does not lend itself well to my traditional recap styling. What I’ll say is that with Charlie V starting to get going it’s opening up different looks on the offensive end. The two rookie, Jerebko and Daye, played excellent.  You [...]

The Pistons (2-4, 1-1 at home) will be hosting the Philadelphia 76ers (3-2) Tip off is 1:00 pm est from the the Palace of Auburn Hills and will be televised locally on Fox Sports Detroit, and can be heard on WWJ 950. 76ers’ Snapshot Road record: 1-1 Last game: 11/6 (Fri) W 94-97 Vs. Nets Streak: Won 1 Doesn’t [...]

Knowing what we know now, was trading Chauncey Billups the right move for the Detroit Pistons?

At the first sign of retooling over the years, the Palace always seems to empty out rather quickly.

Rodney Stuckey has been a bit inconsistent to this point in his career, but he's not the only talented player from his draft class experiencing that kind of adjustment to the NBA.

Game Info Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (6-3) vs. Utah Jazz (4-5) When: 7:30 PM (ET) Where: Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) TV/Radio: FSOHIO HD, WTAM 1100 Lineups Jazz: Eric Maynor, Wes Matthews, Ronnie Brewer, Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, LeBron James, JJ Hickson, Shaquille O’Neal Injuries Jazz: Matt Harpring (Ankle, Knee), Deron Williams (Personal Issues), Kyle Korver (Left Knee Surgery), CJ [...]

Here are the rosters for tonight’s game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. Face-off is scheduled for 7:00 from Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. BOSTON BRUINS (8-7-3, 19 pts.): #6 D Dennis Wideman 1-3-4-6 #16 F Marco Sturm 3-5-8-10 #17 F Milan Lucic 0-3-3-9 (IR – finger) #20 F Daniel Paille 1-5-6-4 (totals w/ BOS & BUF) #21 D Andrew Ference [...]

One rumor we keep hearing a lot has the Brewers being interested in the services of Detroit’s Edwin Jackson. Detroit seems determined to cut some payroll, and after a solid 2009 season, Jackson is due for a nice little raise in arbitration this winter. It makes since that the Brewers would be interested [...]