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Reggie Jackson realizes the Detroit Pistons will continue to flounder if they don't start playing harder on defense. Detroit's defensive issues have been the main reason why the team has dropped five games under .500 with the midway point fast approaching. The Pistons, who host Charlotte on Thursday, have lost 11 of their last 16 games while allowing opponents to shoot 47 percent or better from the field in nine of those outings. Continue to Article

January 05, 2017 12:50:am EST

Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson led the Detroit Pistons to their first playoff berth in seven years last season. Drummond, an All-Star center last year, had 25 points, 18 rebounds, two steals and two blocks in a 107-98 road victory over the depleted Miami Heat. The Pistons, who had lost seven of their last eight games, will try to build off that victory when they host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. Continue to Article

January 02, 2017 7:34:pm EST

Reggie Jackson scored 27 points, Andre Drummond finished with 25 points and 18 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons wore down the depleted Miami Heat for a 107-98 victory Sunday night. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 23 for Detroit, which improved to 1-17 this season when trailing at halftime. The Pistons outrebounded Miami 48-34 and held the Heat to 36 percent shooting over the final 39 minutes. Continue to Article

January 01, 2017 8:49:pm EST

No team in the NBA is playing worse than the Detroit Pistons right now, and the Miami Heat are below them in the Eastern Conference standings. Only the top eight teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs, and Miami, one game ahead of the last-place Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers, are nowhere near the postseason. The Heat, riding a four-game losing streak, is looking like a lottery team for the 2017 NBA Draft. Continue to Article

December 31, 2016 5:34:pm EST

Paul Millsap wasn't in uniform the last time the Atlanta Hawks played the Detroit Pistons. ''We moved the basketball well,'' Millsap said. Kyle Korver scored a season-high 22 points for Atlanta to complement Millsap, who was 9 of 20 from the field to break out of an 11-of-48 shooting slump. Continue to Article

December 31, 2016 12:03:am EST