Portland, Ore. — With the Pistons in rebuild mode, there will be plenty of losses in the remainder of the season.
There also will be some surprises.
Early on in Sunday’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers, it looked to be more of the former than the latter. The Blazers had a 19-point lead eight minutes into the first quarter, but the Pistons flipped the script.
In less than a quarter, the Pistons erased the deficit, but the Blazers rallied late for a 107-104 victory at Moda Center. The loss extends the Pistons’ losing streak to six games, after the first game of their four-game western trip.