There isn’t much of a Detroit Pistons footprint at NBA All-Star Weekend this weekend in Indianapolis, but we do at least get to see a couple great young Pistons in the Rising Stars game. Both second-year players Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren will compete for coach Tamika Catching’s team.
The format of the Rising Stars game has been a bit different these past couple years, and I actually prefer it to the typical horror show that is the actual All-Star game.
There are now four teams instead of two, and they play a semi-final and a final game with the first team to 40 points winning in round 1, and the first team to 25 in the final round.