Pistons
Detroit
Eastern Conference
Central
4
2
6
3119
2669
20
7
35
84
40
48
22
16
73
38
9
47
9
22
9
13
16
103
4
44
21
48
2021
1110
55
61
51
84
138
22
160
24
55
10
25
2922
6060
57
13
23
2319
109
5
96
55
57
810
31
841
12
57
53
24
2626
6060
4
2
50
20
11
55
6
5
83
13
2
15
2
5
1
2
29
60
4
1
25
21
10
48
1
1
100
8
2
10
4
5
0
5
22
60
5
1
20
23
10
43
9
5
56
8
3
11
1
5
5
2
26
60
7
3
43
19
9
47
6
5
83
10
1
11
2
7
3
4
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tobias
Harris
Tobias Harris
True
34
4
11
36
0
3
0
1
1
100
0
4
4
0
0
2
3
2
9
9
none
Andre
Drummond
Andre Drummond
True
33
6
11
55
0
0
0
7
11
64
3
16
19
1
1
3
4
2
19
13
double
Ish
Smith
Ish Smith
True
28
5
13
38
0
1
0
1
2
50
1
4
5
8
3
0
2
1
11
7
none
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
True
27
5
11
45
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
13
16
none
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
True
27
5
10
50
1
2
50
4
4
100
3
3
6
0
1
0
0
4
15
22
none
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
False
28
6
10
60
1
2
50
2
2
100
2
1
3
3
1
1
0
2
15
11
none
Beno
Udrih
Beno Udrih
False
19
3
6
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
0
0
2
0
7
10
none
Stanley
Johnson
Stanley Johnson
False
18
5
7
71
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
12
-1
none
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
False
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
3
1
3
0
6
none
Boban
Marjanović
Boban Marjanović
False
2
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
-2
none
Darrun
Hilliard
Darrun Hilliard
False
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Michael
Gbinije
Michael Gbinije
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Henry
Ellenson
Henry Ellenson
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
7
November
2016
Monday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Clippers
Los Angeles
False
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
2
3
5
3528
2627
25
7
28
94
31
33
20
17
85
32
16
48
2
15
8
16
15
86
4
102
12
12
2725
511
19
210
18
9
78
55
133
00
24
13
31
1232
6060
76
22
29
2220
87
4
53
53
100
107
51
158
10
54
13
66
2319
6060
10
1
10
27
5
19
2
1
50
7
5
12
0
2
1
3
12
60
2
2
100
25
11
44
10
8
80
8
5
13
0
4
3
1
32
60
7
2
29
22
8
36
5
5
100
10
5
15
1
5
1
6
23
60
6
2
33
20
7
35
3
3
100
7
1
8
0
4
3
6
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
29
5
14
36
2
7
29
4
5
80
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
16
-11
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
True
27
4
10
40
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
4
0
9
-11
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
24
0
7
0
0
2
0
6
7
86
0
2
2
3
1
0
4
2
6
-19
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
23
5
8
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
12
1
2
1
4
3
10
-24
double
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
22
3
9
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
0
1
1
1
3
6
-14
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
31
9
18
50
1
4
25
2
2
100
3
6
9
0
0
0
2
1
21
-9
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
23
1
8
12
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
0
1
3
3
-11
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
15
1
8
12
0
0
0
2
2
100
5
1
6
1
0
0
0
2
4
-9
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
15
1
5
20
0
1
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
10
1
2
50
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
6
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
none
6
November
2016
Sunday
TD Garden
Boston
Celtics
Boston
False
The Detroit Pistons defeated the visiting Denver Nuggets 103 - 86 , Saturday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills . The Pistons are off to a fantastic start this season in terms of defending their home court , where they stand 40 . The Pistons ( 4 - 2 ) shot 48 percent from the field and 35 percent from long range en - route to the 19 - point victory . They had a bit of trouble as they gave up 14 turnovers but were able to force 16 out of the Nuggets to earn the advantage in that category . Andre Drummond went to work , finishing with 19 points , 20 rebounds , in 34 minutes and also notched his 500th career block , finishing with three blocks in the game . Marcus Morris chipped in 15 points , while John Leuer was solid off the bench , with 15 points of his own . The Pistons ' bench accounted for 36 points on the evening and provided the boost they needed to pull away from the Nuggets . Denver came into this game well rested after a solid win versus the Timberwolves but were met with an unforgiving challenge from the Pistons . The Nuggets ( 2 - 3 ) were held to 31 percent shooting in the first half and did not see much improvement in the second half as they finished the game shooting only 33 percent from the field . Wilson Chandler was the high - point man for the Nuggets , as he finished with 21 points and nine rebounds , in 31 minutes off the bench . Jusuf Nurkic notched a double - double with 10 points and 12 rebounds , in 24 minutes , while Jamal Murray finished with nine points and two assists as a starter . On the plus - side Gary Harris and Darrell Arthur both returned to the line up after missing multiple games . Next up the Pistons visit Los Angeles for a date with the Clippers on Monday , while the Nuggets will face - off against the Celtics on Sunday for their second game in as many nights . Denver shot only 33 percent from the field and 28 percent from long range , however was able to hit 17 - of - 20 free throws . Wilson Chandler was big in 31 minutes off the bench , finishing with 21 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting from the field , along with nine rebounds . Danilo Gallinari shot only 5 - of - 14 from the field on his way to 16 points , in 29 minutes . Rookie , Jamal Murray recorded nine points in 27 minutes , on 4 - of - 10 shooting , including 1 - of - 4 from deep . Kenneth Faried had a tough night , going 1 - of - 8 from the field , finishing with four points in 16 minutes . Andre Drummond was a monster for the Pistons , with 19 points and 20 rebounds , along with three blocked shots , in 34 minutes . John Leuer has been steadily improving for the Pistons and finished with 15 points on 6 - of - 10 shooting , in 28 minutes off the bench . Stanley Johnson was solid in 19 minutes off the bench , with 12 points on 5 - of - 7 shooting .
The Detroit Pistons defeated the visiting Denver Nuggets 103 - 86, Saturday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons are off to a fantastic start this season in terms of defending their home court, where they stand 40. The Pistons (4 - 2) shot 48 percent from the field and 35 percent from long range en - route to the 19 - point victory. They had a bit of trouble as they gave up 14 turnovers but were able to force 16 out of the Nuggets to earn the advantage in that category. Andre Drummond went to work, finishing with 19 points, 20 rebounds, in 34 minutes and also notched his 500th career block, finishing with three blocks in the game. Marcus Morris chipped in 15 points, while John Leuer was solid off the bench, with 15 points of his own. The Pistons' bench accounted for 36 points on the evening and provided the boost they needed to pull away from the Nuggets. Denver came into this game well rested after a solid win versus the Timberwolves but were met with an unforgiving challenge from the Pistons. The Nuggets (2 - 3) were held to 31 percent shooting in the first half and did not see much improvement in the second half as they finished the game shooting only 33 percent from the field. Wilson Chandler was the high - point man for the Nuggets, as he finished with 21 points and nine rebounds, in 31 minutes off the bench. Jusuf Nurkic notched a double - double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, in 24 minutes, while Jamal Murray finished with nine points and two assists as a starter. On the plus - side Gary Harris and Darrell Arthur both returned to the line up after missing multiple games. Next up the Pistons visit Los Angeles for a date with the Clippers on Monday, while the Nuggets will face - off against the Celtics on Sunday for their second game in as many nights.
The Detroit Pistons defeated the visiting Denver Nuggets 103 - 86, Saturday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons are off to a fantastic start this season in terms of defending their home court, where they stand 40. The Pistons (4 - 2) shot 48 percent from the field and 35 percent from long range en - route to the 19 - point victory. They had a bit of trouble as they gave up 14 turnovers but were able to force 16 out of the Nuggets to earn the advantage in that category. Andre Drummond went to work, finishing with 19 points, 20 rebounds, in 34 minutes and also notched his 500th career block, finishing with three blocks in the game. Marcus Morris chipped in 15 points, while John Leuer was solid off the bench, with 15 points of his own. The Pistons' bench accounted for 36 points on the evening and provided the boost they needed to pull away from the Nuggets. Denver came into this game well rested after a solid win versus the Timberwolves but were met with an unforgiving challenge from the Pistons. The Nuggets (2 - 3) were held to 31 percent shooting in the first half and did not see much improvement in the second half as they finished the game shooting only 33 percent from the field. Wilson Chandler was the high - point man for the Nuggets, as he finished with 21 points and nine rebounds, in 31 minutes off the bench. Jusuf Nurkic notched a double - double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, in 24 minutes, while Jamal Murray finished with nine points and two assists as a starter. On the plus - side Gary Harris and Darrell Arthur both returned to the line up after missing multiple games. Next up the Pistons visit Los Angeles for a date with the Clippers on Monday, while the Nuggets will face - off against the Celtics on Sunday for their second game in as many nights. Denver shot only 33 percent from the field and 28 percent from long range, however was able to hit 17 - of - 20 free throws. Wilson Chandler was big in 31 minutes off the bench, finishing with 21 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting from the field, along with nine rebounds. Danilo Gallinari shot only 5 - of - 14 from the field on his way to 16 points, in 29 minutes. Rookie, Jamal Murray recorded nine points in 27 minutes, on 4 - of - 10 shooting, including 1 - of - 4 from deep. Kenneth Faried had a tough night, going 1 - of - 8 from the field, finishing with four points in 16 minutes. Andre Drummond was a monster for the Pistons, with 19 points and 20 rebounds, along with three blocked shots, in 34 minutes. John Leuer has been steadily improving for the Pistons and finished with 15 points on 6 - of - 10 shooting, in 28 minutes off the bench. Stanley Johnson was solid in 19 minutes off the bench, with 12 points on 5 - of - 7 shooting.
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<AST> 8 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tobias Harris <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Beno Udrih <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boban Marjanović <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Henry Ellenson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Gbinije <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrun Hilliard <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 21 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 12 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 0 7 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 5 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none