NEW YORK – Give the Pistons this much: They lost at Brooklyn like they’ve won time and time again for the past month – together.
The reasons they’d fashioned the NBA’s No. 1 offense and No. 1 3-point shooting record since Feb. 1 were many and varied. It starts with getting two healthy point guards, Reggie Jackson and Ish Smith, having Luke Kennard and Langston Galloway both fall into a groove from the 3-point arc, integrating Wayne Ellington into their starting lineup and getting the best sustained stretch of Andre Drummond’s career with a particular uptick in his scoring efficiency and passing.