Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 7:30 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted January 23, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Rodney Stuckey returned to the lineup and helped the Detroit Pistons shake their turnover problems. Stuckey scored 28 points, part of a crisp offensive performance by Detroit in its 94-91 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. The Pistons led by 16 in the third quarter then held on to win when Raymond Felton lost the ball near midcourt in the final seconds. Detroit turned the ball over 25 times in a loss to Memphis on Friday night. The Pistons reduced that number to 11 on Saturday and looked more comfortable with Stuckey in the backcourt alongside rookie Brandon Knight. Both players are capable of playing point guard. "We can play off of each other," Knight said. "It's definitely good having two ball handlers that can both attack and both create for the team." Stuckey had been averaging only 11.3 points, but he was aggressive from the start after missing the previous game with a groin injury. Detroit was without guard Ben Gordon (left shoulder). "I was just trying to come out and be aggressive for my team tonight," Stuckey said. "With the injury, it's just going to be a nagging thing throughout the whole year." The Pistons won for only the second time in 12 games. The Trail Blazers were down three after Felton made two free throws with 37 seconds remaining. Stuckey missed a wild driving attempt, and Portland rebounded and called a timeout with 15.6 seconds left.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120121_POR@DET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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