Just hours before tip-off, the Detroit Pistons announced that they would be without point guard Reggie Jackson for at least four weeks. Derrick Rose and Tim Frazier were both listed as questionable, and neither of them were able to go.
None of the Pistons that were actIve had ever started an NBA game at the point guard position. But Bruce Brown stepped up when given the opportunity.
Brown was sensational in his first start at point guard, scoring a career-high 22 points, along with dishing seven assists without a turnover.