The Detroit Pistons desperately needed a bounce-back game following their disappointing loss against the Brooklyn Nets just three days prior. Two players particularly needed to drink some of Michael Jordan’s Secret Stuff to ease the collective heart rate of anxious Pistons fans, namely Andre Drummond and Stanley Johnson.
The chatter leading up Saturday’s contest was mostly negative surrounding both players; Dre’s not a leader, Stanley’s lost his mojo. Drummond was coming off his worst performance of the season which included a benching by Stan Van Gundy due to lack of effort. And so far this season, Johnson has legitimately looked like one of the Monstars have taken his basketball powers, leaving him lost on the floor, coming into the game shooting 2/16 on the season.