Going 4-11 in December is a sour tone to close a sour year for the Detroit Pistons organization. It’s a long season, but watching the Pistons play ugly, losing basketball this month made the season feel interminable. Was there anything specifically in December that went wrong? Let’s dive in.
I use NBA.com numbers because they’re accessible to all, and garbage time matters to me, dammit.
Record: 16-18. 11-8 at home, 5-10 on the road. 5-10 against teams above .500 (as of Dec. 30) (Wins: Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Golden State, and Houston).