SAN ANTONIO – The Pistons came to the south central Texas plains in possession of the NBA’s No. 1 offense over the eight games – a solid reason for their 7-1 record over that span. Their 115.9 points a game for February represented their highest-scoring month since they called the Silverdome home in November 1987. In San Antonio, they were encountering the NBA’s 23rd ranked defense.
The ingredients were there, in other words, to notch another big road win in a place where wins have been precious for the Pistons – and, well, for everybody else – for rhe last quarter century.