Back to the Detroit Pistons Newsfeed

Pistons drop preseason opener, 117-96, to Knicks

New York — Preseason games typically don't mean much, but for a young team like the Pistons with several new additions, they can be used as measuring sticks to gauge progress.

After spending the first week of training camp playing against each other, the Pistons played their first exhibition game under the bright lights in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, and the contrast was evident.

The Knicks, led by RJ Barrett, proved too much as the re-tooled Pistons suffered a 117-96 loss on Tuesday night.

Pistons coach Dwane Casey opted to go with a starting lineup of Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Saddiq Bey, Bojan Bogdanovic and Isaiah Stewart.