Five weeks ago to the day, the Detroit Pistons acquired Blake Griffin; the following night, the team rolled Cleveland 125-114 without their new forward in the lineup. The Pistons went on to win their next four games with Griffin, and the team had new life for the first time in a long time.
How things can change in a month.
Heading into tonight, Detroit is five games below .500, the lowest mark of the season, and have dropped eight of their last 10 games including a disastrous trip to Florida this past week.