FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Friday night’s 109-106 loss to the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center
BITTER PILL – The Pistons had legitimate reasons for the 4-8 record they lugged into Friday’s game at Charlotte, but their performance against the Hornets is one they won’t easily digest. Leading by 14 at halftime on a night they had both Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose in the lineup, the Pistons scuffled through a second half in which they scored just 41 points while committing 12 turnovers. Their 14-point lead evaporated in the third quarter – Charlotte both started and ended the quarter on 11-2 runs – and then Charlotte went on a 9-0 run as the Pistons went scoreless for nearly four minutes.