Greg Kelser said what we all were thinking.
“Pistons just don’t have the life right now,” the Pistons broadcaster said of Detroit’s play after Dwane Casey called a timeout with just over nine minutes left in the second quarter. At that point, the Pistons were down 40-26.
Detroit played host to a Portland team down several rotation players including Damian Lillard, Jusef Nurkic, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart and Eric Bledsoe, among others.
Still, the shorthanded Trail Blazers managed to stifle the Pistons handily for much of this game.
The Pistons that started this one looked strangely reminiscent of the pre-2022 Pistons.