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While others bend and break, Detroit bends and somehow strengthens. It’s a quality that has carried the Pistons to 60 wins and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. One that limited Orlando to 1-of-20 shooting in the fourth quarter. And one Detroit believes will continue carrying it as far as possible. “I have a philosophy I like to say,” Paul Reed told The Athletic over the blaring locker room speaker after the Pistons’ 93-79 Game 6 win. “Pressure either bursts pipe or makes diamonds. Tonight, we came out there and did what we had to do to go get the W and handled business.”
Coty M. Davis: Final: #Pistons 133, Pacers 121 The Pistons finished the 2025-26 season with a 60-22 record. Paul Reed led Detroit with a team-best 26 points, to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Tobias Harris finished with 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting.
Keith Langlois: HALF: Pistons 81, Pacers 63 Highest-scoring first half for the Pistons since 1982. Paul Reed 18/4 and 3 steals, 7 of 7. Cade Cunningham 7/7/10. Pacers 32 of 50 shots from 3. Pistons are shooting 69.6 percent overall and 66.7 percent from 3.
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Omari Sankofa II: On Duren leaving in the 3rd and not playing in the 4th after returning to the bench, JB said Paul Reed was rolling. Doesn't sound like anything serious for Duren. "We’ll take a look at JD and see if he’s alright, but I haven’t seen any problems yet."
Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 117, Wizards 95. The Pistons (50-19 overall) have won 50 games for the first time since the 2007-08 season. 13 games to go. Duren: 24 points, 11 rebounds Reed: 17 pts, 2 blocks LeVert: 14 pts, 6 assists, 5 rebs Huerter: 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 stls
Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games for leaving the bench area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation, and fighting during a recent game against the Charlotte Hornets. Jalen Duren was also suspended two games for initiating the altercation and fighting. Is there any message needed to be given to Isaiah and Jalen about the importance of keeping their emotions with is at stake for the Pistons this season? JB Bickerstaff: We need to move on from that. How do the Pistons move forward from those suspensions? JB Bickerstaff: Our guys have done it all year long. They stay moment to moment and take advantage of the opportunity that is in front of them. Whether it has been injury or adversity when guys have been called upon they have stepped up. Think of guys like Daniss [Jenkins] and Paul Reed. Whenever they have been called upon, they have lived up to the moment and the team has supported them and helped them be successful. That’s how we move forward. We hold the fort down until our guys get back. We will miss those guys while they are out but the strength of our team has been our depth and we will contribute to use that as a weapon.
Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 113, Raptors 95. Pistons (40-13 overall) enter All-Star weekend tied with OKC in the loss column and the only other team in the league with at least 40 wins. Cunningham: 28 pts, 9 assts, 7 rebs, 6-11 from 3 Reed: 22 pts, 5 rebs, 3 assts, 4 blks, 2 stls
Omari Sankofa II: Reed: "You have a team full of guys that’s hungry, that’s ready to go out and compete at the highest level. The suspensions are unfortunate but they trust me and Tolu to come in and help us get dubs. That’s what it says about the team, about the front office bringing us in."
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Officials whistled the Hornets’ Grant Williams for an offensive foul against the Pistons’ Paul Reed, and Lee had seen enough, charging out onto the floor. Lee’s pronounced anger forced Brandon Miller to hold him back — he was that angry. “I take ownership of it,” Lee said. “I thought that we were competing our tails off. I thought that it was a very physical game and you know, Grant’s walking down the paint and barely touched somebody and the guy fell over and that’s what we’re going to call the foul.
Omari Sankofa II: FINAL: Pistons 110, Hornets 104. Snapped Charlotte’s nine-game winning streak. Forced 21 turnovers and owned the paint to overcome a poor night from the arc (5-25). Paul Reed stepped up with 12 points after Stewart and Duren were ejected. Cunningham: 33 points, 9 rebs, 7 assts
Omari Sankofa II: Stew also got ejected. Pistons are down to P Reed as the lone big available. Wow
Omari Sankofa II: Cade Cunningham (right wrist contusion) and Ausar Thompson (right heel contusion) are both probable tomorrow. Paul Reed (personal reasons) is questionable.
