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Sacramento, Calif. — Even with Blake Griffin, the Pistons already were struggling in their recent skid, having dropped eight of the last 10. Without their star, the Pistons didn’t fare much better.
Griffin (rest) missed his second game of the season on Thursday, as the shorthanded Pistons faced the Sacramento Kings on the second night of a back-to-back.
The result wasn’t much different than Wednesday’s lackluster loss against the Lakers.
The Kings used a big first quarter to take a double-digit lead and crushed the Pistons, 112-102, at Golden 1 Center.