LOS ANGELES – If a .500 record logically earns a C letter grade, then 18-23 – where the Pistons stand at the mid-point of the 2018-19 season – just as logically should earn a D. In their case, the D might as well stand for Disappointment.
When the Pistons stood at 13-7 on Dec. 1 after a convincing win over the Golden State Warriors, they felt they hadn’t yet played their best basketball. They were winning in spite of subpar 3-point shooting they expected would pick up after playing much of the first quarter of the season without their two best shooters, Reggie Bullock and Luke Kennard.