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Pistons owner Tom Gores expresses confidence in Stan Van Gundy

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores expressed "absolute confidence" in coach/president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy on Sunday despite his team's slow start to the season.

The Pistons, with a 19-24 record a season after ending a six-year playoff drought in 2015-16, snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday with a 102-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. It was the first time the Los Angeles-based Gores could celebrate a Pistons victory in his adopted hometown since he bought the team in 2011.

On Saturday, Gores had a three-hour meeting with Van Gundy.