Bradley’s quiet example raises Pistons’ game

(Photo: Carlos Osorio / Associated Press)Indianapolis — Avery Bradley was waiting for the pass to come.

He almost always is.

Bradley read the passing lane, jumped in front and stole the ball, raced to the other end and dunked it home.

It’s nothing new, just another clip on his defense-first mix tape. He always seems to be ready, knowing the defensive game plan on how to play some of the NBA’s top scorers like it’s his business.

And it is.

Bradley is an elite defender, though he’s starting to expand that label into being one of the best two-way guards in the league. To the defense he’s added a career-best 17.8 points in his first season with the Pistons, a focal point of their surprising start to…