Detroit Pistons News

Sunday's spotlight wasn't all on Pebble Beach as the NBA had some riveting basketball for its fans to close out week 7 in most standard leagues.

But rookie JaJuan Johnson and Chris Wilcox - the two forwards who benefitted the most yesterday from the absence of Jermaine O'Neal and Brandon Bass - appear to have figured it out.

In practice, Hornets guard Marco Belinelli persistently works to make shots he'll likely attempt in games.

During a timeout, Lewis stood up and the fan shouted, "Hey, Rashard. I came to see you! Who do I need to talk to?" During another timeout, the fan had just arrived with two beers from the concession stand and before sitting down shouted, "Rashard! Rashard! What's up?" Lewis, who had missed the previous three games nursing a sore right knee, ... (more)

Rajon Rondo and a group of empty Boston Celtics jerseys was too much for the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls to handle.

Derrick Rose will miss his second straight game with a sore back and said he planned to visit specialists on Monday when the Chicago Bulls return from their season-high, nine-game trip.

Washington Wizards guard Nick Young, shown here driving in a loss Friday against the Miami Heat, leads his team in scoring at 17.4 points per game.

The big issue for the Orlando Magic will be whether or not Dwight Howard signs a contract extension or simply follows a similar trend as LeBron James , Chris Paul or Carmelo Anthony .

Are they the hopeless losers of 20 of their first 24 games, often overwhelmed by the NBA's best teams? Or are they the resurgent group that immediately followed a seven-game losing streak with a four-game winning streak , which is favored to reach five Sunday against the lowly Washington Wizards? Are they the sad-sacks who had skeptics convinced ... (more)

The publicity-shy C.J. Watson now has another reason to shun the spotlight. On Wednesday, the public relations arm of the agency that represents him sent out a release pushing his candidacy for the NBA 's 3-Point Contest.

The coaching staff cooled down with an extended postgame meeting out in the hallway - clearly preferable to where they watched the actual calamity last night.

The Boston Celtics have lost two straight games, including a bad loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday, and things don't get any easier for the green when they host the Chicago Bulls at the TD Garden on Sunday afternoon.

Folks in and around Lexington, Ky., might have more interest than just about anyone else in what most would consider a relatively mundane NBA game Sunday between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards.

The NBA has played a Rookie versus Sophomore challenge during the all star weekend for a few years now.

One of the first players to congratulate Pacers center Roy Hibbert on his selection to this month's All-Star Game in Orlando was Greg Monroe.

It has been a long, hard, difficult road with little reason for hope. And no, I'm not talking about Jonah Hill's diet.

The first 10,000 fans at the Palace tonight will win a free Star Wars movie poster.

This, of course, is the first meeting between these Southeast Division rivals since Atlanta knocked the Magic out of last year's playoffs in six games.

If Detroit Pistons rookie point guard Brandon Knight should happen to drive the lane and see teammate Greg Monroe waiting in a couple of weeks, he joked today that he has a specific idea how that confrontation must transpire.

In today's NBA there is one thing that seems to separate a mediocre player from a good player, or even a good player from a great player, and that is the ability for that player to produce night in and night out for his team.