AUBURN HILLS -- A three-loss week, including blowing an 18-point second-half lead Tuesday at Sacramento, has the Detroit Pistons falling again in power rankings around the NBA.
The Pistons averaged a 19.0 composite ranking among the six major national media outlets who release weekly power rankings, down from their 17.7 last week.
Detroit is coming off a 2-3 trip out west, marred by blowout losses at Golden State and Utah.
This week for the Pistons: Home games against Atlanta (Wednesday) and Washington (Saturday), with Sacramento in on Monday.
Here's the rundown:
CBS Sports: 17, even with last week.