When the highlight of your game was a photo of your general manager getting a good long look at Victor Wembanyama, you know it didn’t go your way. Pretty definitively, nothing went the Detroit Pistons’ way in their 126-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls in Paris.
It’s not that the Detroit Pistons wilted in the spotlight of a signature overseas game. It’s that under the bright lights, they played about as dull as could be. Nothing stood out as impressive or a signature building block.
There was no dynamic offensive ball movement, no imposing defensive presence.