Detroit — With a lot of talk about the P-word floating around Little Caesars Arena on Friday night, Dwane Casey spoke more about the D-word.
That's because the first-year Pistons coach, known for his steady hand in building cultures, knows discipline is a must for the team to have a return to playoff success.
A home-and-home return game against one of the NBA’s best teams yielded a Little Caesars Arena crowd with playoff energy. The Pistons returned the favor with postseason intensity in a 116-111 overtime win.
BOX SCORE:Pistons 116, Rockets 111, overtime
“That was the word for us today was our discipline, in everything we did, offensively and defensively,” Casey said.