(Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., Detroit News)
Phoenix — With Monday’s loss at Cleveland, the Pistons missed an opportunity to create some cushion in their quest to make it back to the playoffs in the East. The struggling Cavaliers (18-53) have been playing better, but the Pistons were on a roll.
In the first three meetings with Cleveland this season, the Pistons had won by an average of 18 points. Monday’s game was one that they shouldn’t have lost — even without Blake Griffin, who was resting.
Instead of a one-game lead over Brooklyn for sixth place, the Pistons could have doubled that.