The Detroit Pistons were riding a pretty big wave before this December gauntlet had started.
Blake Griffin is healthy as ever, and his playing arguably his best basketball of his career.
Andre Drummond has been dominating the glass, and is showing improved rim protection.
Stanley Johnson was becoming a force off the bench, molding into the player a certain someone has always believed he’d be (me).
Luke Kennard was on his way back from injury.
It all was looking up for a squad riding a five game winning streak, with a convincing win over the Golden State Warriors.