DETROIT – Some loud underlying numbers said the Pistons should have won. And in another time maybe that would count as encouraging. But when they added up to a fourth straight loss, all they took away was frustration.
The Pistons got up a whopping 19 more shots than New Orleans, a combination of committing eight fewer turnovers and amassing nine more offensive rebounds.
And they came away with a 60-54 edge in paint points against the team that leads the league in point production in that area.
But New Orleans got its 54 points by making 27 of 35 shots in the paint; the Pistons needed 59 shots, making 30, for their 60 paint points.