Detroit — The Pistons entered Monday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers on a seven-game losing streak, which is tied for the longest slump of the season.
The last time the Pistons won was on Feb. 10, when Jalen Duren produced the best game of his young NBA career. Since then, Duren has lacked his usual explosiveness and has been unavailable for the past four games due to bilateral ankle soreness. The Pistons have dealt with a handful of other injuries to key rotation players, including as Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks, Isaiah Stewart, Killian Hayes and Isaiah Livers.