AUBURN HILLS – Stan Van Gundy is aware the Pistons have a bench problem. Less clear – way, way murkier – is what to do about it.
The starting unit – Andre Drummond, Blake Griffin, Reggie Bullock, Stanley Johnson, Ish Smith – is playing well.
“Our starters played together as a unit 20 minutes last night and they were plus-9,” Van Gundy said Saturday, talking of a game the Pistons lost by 12 with their bench being outscored 65-21 by Boston’s. “And that’s pretty much been the norm. We’ve struggled when we break that lineup. And we have tried different things.