Detroit — It was a nice little reunion story for a minute.
Pistons coach Dwane Casey and San Antonio Spurs leading scorer DeMar DeRozan shared a warm hug and spent a few minutes catching up before Monday night's game. Casey and DeRozan were together for nine years in Toronto, where DeRozan began his career as a 19-year-old.
“He’s almost like a son,” Casey said before the game.
Then the game happened; specifically, the second quarter happened. DeRozan scored six points and triggered an 18-2 run against a beat-up Pistons’ second unit, sending the Spurs to their fifth straight win, 119-107 at Little Caesars Arena.