HOUSTON – As the Pistons inhale the intoxicating aroma of roasting turkeys Thanksgiving afternoon, they’ll be mulling all the possessions that could have made the difference in a two-point loss to the Houston Rockets. Won’t take long for them to get to apply whatever conclusions they derive, either: Houston is Friday’s guest at Little Caesars Arena.
“I’m sure LCA Friday – it’ll be rocking,” Ish Smith said after the 126-124 loss featured a wild finish that saw Blake Griffin’s five 3-pointers in the span of 3:30 peel a 14-point deficit to four.
Grififn finished with 37 points, but it’ll be the nine turnovers – two in the last minute, both with the Pistons trailing by four – that he’ll have a tough time digesting.