Pistons vs Clippers

Kawhi Leonard is expected to sit out in first game of a Clippers back-to-back.

They are figuring things out, especially on the defensive end. Solutions to being the worst team in the NBA, solutions to recent third-quarter blowouts, and solutions to losing eight of is past nine games. The defense feels like it's destined to be one of the league’s worst all season.

Kawhi Leonard's status for his return to Toronto to face the Raptors on Tuesday remains uncertain.

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The Pistons hope the holiday break did them some good, as they have a tough test against the Clippers on Boxing Day.

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Clippers guard Reggie Jackson drives to the basket against Pistons guard Killian Hayes during the first half on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, at Little Caesars ...

The Los Angeles Clippers (19-15) play against the Detroit Pistons (27-27) at Little Caesars Arena Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The ...

– [@TheAthletic](https://twitter.com/TheAthletic) [@Stadium](https://twitter.com/Stadium). [pic.twitter.com/AfxkVi0x44](https://t.co/AfxkVi0x44)– [6:51 PM](https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/1607524496189296640) [Mike Curtis](https://twitter.com/MikeACurtis2)@ [MikeACurtis2](https://twitter.com/MikeACurtis2) [#Pistons](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Pistons)starters: Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey, Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart and Jalen Duren. [#Clippers](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Clippers)due to a non-Covid illness. [#Pistons](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Pistons)and their third quarter woes. [#Clippers](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Clippers)have a slight 12-11 lead over the [#Pistons](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Pistons)with 6:25 left in the first quarter. [#RipCity](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23RipCity) [#moreshaedonsharpe](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23moreshaedonsharpe)– [8:51 PM](https://twitter.com/kerryeggers/status/1607554676576382979) [Mike Curtis](https://twitter.com/MikeACurtis2)@ [MikeACurtis2](https://twitter.com/MikeACurtis2) This isn’t the game we had last month in LA. Pistons were up 3 at half Friday night in ATL, then got smacked. Clippers have their largest lead of the game at 81-69 with 8:16 left in 3rd quarter. This game deserves to end in a tie – Hayes makes the technical free throw and Diallo makes the free throw for the 3-point play.

Luke Kennard had 18 points for Los Angeles, while Marcus Morris Sr., Norman Powell and John Wall supplied 16 points apiece. George gave the Clippers the lead ...

From there, the Pistons shot 1 of 12 with five turnovers and two missed free throws. However, the Pistons answered with a 21-5 run, taking a 92-91 lead on Stewart's dunk. ... Jalen Duren had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Los Angeles then outscored Detroit 14-3 in the extra period. 22 against the New York Knicks. DETROIT (AP) Paul George scored 32 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 3:34 of regulation to beat the Detroit Pistons 142-131 in overtime on Monday night.

The team had double-digit contributions from all eight players who saw more than 10 minutes of action. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue even pulled his starters as he ...

Add it all up and the Pistons were on the receiving end of a 30-5 run in just 8:34 seconds of game action. For the stat-minded among you, I’ll note that Isaiah Stewart had 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, hit 3-of-4 from deep and looks increasingly comfortable executing action on the perimeter. The locker room is probably a gloomy place, and I’ll be interested if anyone feels like there are answers for anything happening on the floor. Those were the only Pistons points of overtime. The team had double-digit contributions from all eight players who saw more than 10 minutes of action. Sloppy turnovers, no-pass possessions, and terrible looks at the rim all combined for an epic Detroit collapse.

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue pulled his starters when his team fell behind 126-112, but a lineup of Luke Kennard, Terance Mann, Amir Coffey, Nicolas Batum and ...

''We had the lead and we didn't finish the game. From there, the Pistons shot 1 of 12 with five turnovers and two missed free throws. ''They took their starters out and we thought the game was over,'' Stewart said. ... Jalen Duren had 15 points and 12 rebounds. However, the Pistons answered with a 21-5 run, taking a 92-91 lead on Stewart's dunk. I'm proud of the way we put ourselves into position to beat one of the best teams in the West, but we didn't get it.''

The Clippers, led by Paul George, looked dead in the water vs. the Pistons, but Terance Mann doesn't know when to quit.

Paul George had 32 points and 11 dimes in the winning effort, and perhaps this is the start of their roll, especially with Kawhi Leonard playing his best basketball of the season as of late. Terance Mann was a +28 in only 21 minutes of play, a ridiculous output. Shortly thereafter, Killian Hayes matched George’s efforts at the foul line. 39 seconds later, George, who was re-inserted into the game, was fouled by former teammate Hamidou Diallo, gifted a golden chance to tie the game at the charity stripe. [Clippers blew a 3-1 lead](https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-denver-completes-historic-3-1-comeback-with-game-7-win-vs-clippers) to the Denver Nuggets during the NBA bubble. The Los Angeles Clippers, for the first four seasons of the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George era, have been defined by all sorts of comebacks.

DETROIT (AP) Paul George scored 32 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 3:34 of regulation to beat the Detroit ...

''We had the lead and we didn't finish the game. From there, the Pistons shot 1 of 12 with five turnovers and two missed free throws. ''They took their starters out and we thought the game was over,'' Stewart said. ... Jalen Duren had 15 points and 12 rebounds. However, the Pistons answered with a 21-5 run, taking a 92-91 lead on Stewart's dunk. I'm proud of the way we put ourselves into position to beat one of the best teams in the West, but we didn't get it.''