AUBURN HILLS – If you’re a glass-half-full sort – and around Dwane Casey’s perpetual positivity, that’s the Pistons these days – then you’ll embrace the season-opening win over Brooklyn for everything it was while ignoring everything it wasn’t.
What it was: The Pistons winning a game on the overwhelming strength of Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond – they combined for 50 points and 28 rebounds – despite missing two starters, spotting Brooklyn an 8-0 lead and coping with foul trouble that dogged Drummond throughout the second half.
“We hit those jitters early,” Griffin said after the 103-100 win sealed by two Reggie Jackson free throws with six seconds to play and ensured when Glenn Robinson III smothered Joe Harris’ game-tying triple attempt at the buzzer.