The Pistons are struggling, on a 4-game skid, amid a string of teams against playoff contenders Rod Beard, The Detroit News
Detroit — Turning the calendar to December brought a surprise with the Pistons’ victory over the Golden State Warriors. The bitter cold has come since, with four straight losses, to the Thunder, Bucks, Sixers and Pelicans.
The schedule doesn’t let up, with big games at the Sixers Monday, at the Hornets Wednesday and home against the Celtics and Bucks after that.
It was one of the caveats of the early surge the Pistons had when they were 13-7 — the schedule was going to get tougher and the true test wasn’t Golden State, but the teams after in the schedule.