AUBURN HILLS – Dwane Casey’s bench salvaged a lot of wins for the Pistons over the season’s first few months, but Saturday’s loss to Utah is one they’d all like to erase.
The bench was in during the second quarter when Utah, held to 13 points and 19 percent shooting in the first quarter, went on a 14-0 run to all but wipe out an 18-point lead. When Casey tried to buy some time for a late push by stars Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond, a four-point lead in the fourth quarter became a two-point deficit in less than two minutes while both sat.