Detroit — With the final seconds running down on the clock, Reggie Jackson stood in the giant Pistons logo near center court and motioned to Andre Drummond, who made his way over for a congratulatory hug.
This was no ordinary postgame embrace, though, just as this was no ordinary win for the Pistons, who didn’t just open the season with a 102-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.
They opened a new era of Pistons basketball as well — the first true home game in Detroit in nearly four decades — and while the contributions came from every part of the roster in this one, nowhere did it register quite so much as it did with those two players.