The Detroit Pistons hosted the Los Angeles Clippers on an unusually warm Saturday in early February of this year. Warm, in this case, means 42 degrees which, for myself, is darn near top-down convertible weather in Detroit. Early in the game, the Pistons’ shooting echoed the outdoor heat wave by connecting on eight-of-twelve first quarter three-pointers while leaping out to a 40-22 lead at the end of one. The Clippers’ deficit would eventually balloon up to 25 midway thru the second quarter.
Then the wheels fell off.
The second half saw Detroit shoot 14-of-40 overall, including 6-for-22 from the long-line and the Pistons ended up losing 111-101.