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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 3h

FINAL: Bucks 117, Pistons 111. Detroit falls to 1-1 in preseason. Cade Cunningham led everyone with 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals all in the first half. Ausar Thompson added 11 points and 5 rebounds

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 4h

No Cade to start the second half. Pistons open with Daniss Jenkins, Robinson, Thompson, Holland and Stewart

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 4h

He sat out of the second half on Monday. We'll see if he sits tonight with a few more guys on the injury report

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 4h

Halftime: Pistons 72, Bucks 60.

Cade is dominating again: 26 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 8-14 overall shooting, 8-8 at the line in 18 minutes. Through two preseason games, he has 46 points on 16-25 shooting.

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 4h

Klintman was quiet in his 9 minutes on Monday. He's got a couple of 3s in the first half tonight

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 4h

Back-to-back 3s from Cade and Chaz. Pistons are up 53-41. Cade's up to 22 points on 6-10 shooting (8-8 at the line) in 14 minutes. Lots of good stuff on both ends tonight

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Cade's up to 16 points in just under 11 minutes.

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Cade wanted a call on his last two shots, motioned to the ref both times. Eventually settled for an assist to Stew to give the Pistons the lead again, 35-33

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Pistons down 33-31 after 1. Cade has 11 points on 4-6 shooting, and Javonte Green has 5 points.

Ausar's got 4 points, 3 boards, an assist and a steal. Handled the ball a lot. Only 2-6 at the line, tho

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Very nice from Ausar. Beat the full court press from Ryan Rollins, bumped Jericho Sims to make room at the rim and laid it in

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Cade's got 11 of the Pistons' 21 points. Getting wherever and whatever he wants, again

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Pistons are 3-3 from 3 to start. Stew just knocked one down, joining Cade and Ron

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Tobias and Ivey are in street clothes on the bench. Explains the starting lineup changes

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 5h

Pistons open with a catch-and-shoot 3 from Ron. Same spot he hit a 3 from on Monday

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 6h

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Motor City Hoops @motorcityhoops.bsky.social · 6h

🚨New #ThePistonsPulse🚨

@omarisankofa.bsky.social Wes & myself discussed the #Pistons first preseason game AND did our annual lineups episode

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The Pistons Pulse: Strategic Lineup Predictions

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 6h

Duncan Robinson and Ron Holland will start tonight with Cade, Ausar and Stew

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 1d

Duncan casually knocking down one-handed 3s. Made two or three in a row before I started recording

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 1d

We're live www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WPE...

The Pistons Pulse: Strategic Lineup Predictions

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 1d

Recording the pod live in ~15 minutes

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 2d

We're recording the Pistons Pulse at 7:30 am ET tomorrow now, instead of tonight. Didn't want to record during the Tigers

Motor City Hoops @motorcityhoops.bsky.social · 2d

🚨#ThePistonsPulse LIVE🚨

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@omarisankofa.bsky.social Wes & myself will be LIVE tonight at 8pm ET recapping #Pistons preseason Game 1 AND talking lineup configurations

The Pistons Pulse: Strategic Lineup Predictions

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 2d

Cade was asked about this play today:

"It was the best lob pass I ever had, so I wanted to make sure I scored it."

MrBuckBuck @mrbuckbucknba.bsky.social · 3d

Cade Cunningham manage to control the bad alley-oop pass by Tobias Harris, move the ball to his left hand and finishing the reverse alley-oop layup.

SICK

With replays.

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 2d

Cade on overcoming the slow start last night: “The urgency was up. We got stops, rebounded and ran. I think that’s when we’re at our best.”

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 2d

Duren is still day-to-day with hamstring tightness, JB said

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 3d

Some quick observations from tonight’s game, including Cade Cunningham’s dominance in 19 minutes

www.freep.com/story/sports...

Detroit Pistons rally in second quarter, defeat Memphis Grizzlies in preseason 128-112

J.B. Bickerstaff went deep into his rotation, with every player on the roster checking into the game.

www.freep.com

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Offseason O @omarisankofa.bsky.social · 3d

FINAL: Pistons 128, Grizzlies 112. They're 1-0 to open preseason. Trailed by 21 early but controlled the game from midway through the 2nd on.

Cunningham: 20 pts, 4 assts
Harris: 13 pts
Stewart: 12 pts
Smith: 11 pts, 11 rebs
Sasser, Lanier: 11 pts each

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