Boston — In the early part of the season, the Pistons have shown themselves to be slow starters. In four of the first five games, they fell behind by at least five points in the first six minutes of the game.
They’ve fought back to gain some traction in those games, with their only loss coming to the Boston Celtics on Saturday in a 20-point blowout loss.
The slow starts are a trend that they recognize, but it hasn’t been easy to get those turned around and throw the first flurry to get ahead in the early minutes instead of having to climb uphill and erase a deficit.