It is quite fitting that the first game after the All Star game for the Pistons is against the Pacers. There was nothing notable about the Pistons during All Star weekend since they had no All Stars and nobody participating in the Saturday Night festivities. However, they did have Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey in the Rising Stars game and before losing their first game, Benedict Mathurin and Jaden Ivey had a bit of a square off.
Mathurin got the last laugh after claiming that Ivey could not guard him, as he proceeded to lead his team to victory and lead his team in scoring en route to the Rising Stars MVP.