The Detroit Pistons went from up 16 to down 17. They went from playing a complete game on both ends of the floor to buckling under the same persistent problems the team has dealt with all year. They went from playing with energy and focus to suffering yet another injury to a major part of their rotation. They went from potentially snapping their six-game losing streak to another L, and it is unclear where that next victory is going to come from. They lost 114-106.
Let’s run down the reasons they lost. All of these will look extremely familiar to anyone who has watched the previous six games of Pistons basketball.