Hunter Patterson
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Covering the Detroit Pistons for @TheAthletic. @LoyolaMarymount, @USCAnnenberg Alumnus
Detroit, MI
Joined June 2010
Thanks to Ausar Thompson’s first healthy offseason, he has “the mentality of wanting to kill whoever” is in front of him this year. An exclusive on his summer, how Amen helped inspire his new mindset and why the Pistons believe he’s ready to break out: https://t.co/UBkkNBCvwv
nytimes.com
"I've always wanted to do whatever I do to the highest capacity," says Thompson after spending the summer getting stronger.
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Pistons end the first on a 17-2 run to take a 36-23 lead. They posted 63/50/100 shooting splits and have 10 assists on their 15 makes.
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Pistons are already up to 14 points in the paint while shooting 3/7 from 3-point range. Have to clean up the turnovers though.
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Stew gets the start in place of JD.
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Jalen Duren (left lower leg contusion) is out for the Pistons’ matchup against the Heat tonight. Caris LeVert (right knee) is questionable.
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With the Pistons eliminated from the Cup, they’ll host the Hawks on Dec. 12 and be on the road against the Celtics on Dec. 15.
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Magic hang on to beat the Pistons 112-109 as Detroit falls to 15-4 on the season. Orlando clinches East Group B with the win.
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Cade Cunningham had his second triple-double of the season with 39 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
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That’s 35 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and counting for Cade Cunningham. LCA is rockin and it’s all even at 100 with 4:10 remaining.
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Magic take an 89-84 lead into the fourth. Pistons will need someone other than Cade to step up offensively down the stretch.
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Cade just got T’d up after letting David Guthrie know Anthony Black was holding his jersey as he tried to come off a screen. Neither team is happy with the officiating tonight.
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Pistons are starting to look stagnant offensively.
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Call on the floor stands. Refs say there’s not clear and conclusive evidence to overturn it.
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So that was a tech on Wendell Carter Jr., and J.B. is challenging that out of bounds call.
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Pistons trail the Magic 59-58 at the half. Neither team is shooting well from distance and Orlando has a 34-26 advantage in paint points. The 28 combined fouls have muddied up the flow so far. Cade is Detroit’s lone double-figure scorer with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
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Each time the Pistons score the Magic are getting it out of the net and heading back down the floor in a hurry.
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Jaden Ivey got a warm welcome from the crowd as he checked in for the first time this season at LCA.
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Stew’s corner 3 makes it a 16-3 Pistons run and forces a Magic timeout.
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