In a preseason where we knew that Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey would play a consistent game of “lineup roulette”, the combination that no one could have foreseen being effective won the game tonight.
Tim Frazier, Bruce Brown, Svi Mykhailiuk, Joe Johnson, and Thon Maker played out the final 3:36 of the fourth quarter after being down 9 points. The five of them initially played slightly out of sync, but were held in balance by Brown’s outstanding play on both ends of the floor. Johnson was receiving open looks, but shots weren’t falling.