The Pistons lost the regular-season opener to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-101, after giving up a 16-6 run to finish the game. The Pistons played well for three-plus quarters, but the 10 second-half turnovers were their undoing.
Unlike the preseason, they had solid offense in the first half, with a 57-56 lead, but the couldn’t hit 3-pointers and the defense allowed the Timberwolves to get inside for open shots, plus hit some open outside looks.
Here are five observations from the loss:
u25baJosh Jackson is still good: As he showed in the preseason, when he was one of the Pistons’ best players, Jackson was solid again in the opener, with 19 points in 29 minutes, going 8-of-14 from the field and 3-of-7 from beyond the arc.