“After winning five straight, there was some concern the Pistons were standing around on offense, watching Griffin operate. Not the problem here. They simply stood around on defense and watched the Pelicans operate, and when superstar Anthony Davis (38 points) has room, he uses it and abuses it.
Stan Van Gundy was perplexed. So were Andre Drummond and Griffin. You could call it inexplicable, except that this team bounces up and down so wildly, it’s impossible to know what’s next. It definitely was inexcusable, as the Pistons wadded up the goodwill from the Griffin deal and tossed it aside.