FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Thursday night’s 112-102 loss to the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center
NO BLAKE, NO WIN – Blake Griffin criticized the energy the Pistons brought to Wednesday’s loss to the Lakers to open their four-game road trip. It didn’t appear to get any better without him 24 hours later at the other end of California. The plan to give Griffin a night off was made long ago, Dwane Casey said, which he admitted pained him with the Pistons in the throes of a slump that began in early December, at about the same time a run of injuries struck.