Drummond, Harden sit as Pistons beat Rockets
DETROIT — Tobias Harris scored 27 points, and the Detroit Pistons held on for another win against one of the NBA’s top teams, 108-101 over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Detroit is only four...
View ArticlePistons’ Drummond to replace Wall on Team LeBron
Detroit Pistons centre Andre Drummond was named Tuesday to replace injured Washington Wizards guard John Wall on the Team LeBron James’ squad for next month’s NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. NBA...
View ArticlePistons win again with Griffin, beat Heat
DETROIT — Blake Griffin’s first few days with the Detroit Pistons were a bit of a whirlwind. Detroit was able to win two close games with him, but coach Stan Van Gundy sees a lot of room for...
View ArticleBalanced Heat help playoff cause by topping Pistons
MIAMI — The playoff spot is a long way from clinched, and it’s not Miami’s style to be pleased about anything involving being in eighth place. That being said, the Heat knew what this win meant. Kelly...
View ArticleDrummond’s 20-20 game leads Pistons past Wizards
DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons might have waited too long to start a serious push for the playoffs, though they are hoping to at least make things interesting for the Milwaukee Bucks. Andre Drummond...
View Article‘Our time is now’: Casey says Detroit Pistons have plenty of talent in place
DETROIT — Dwane Casey looks at the roster of the Detroit Pistons and sees a core of players capable of a lot more than the team accomplished last season. “Our time is now,” Casey said. The Pistons...
View ArticlePistons hold off Nets in Casey’s debut
DETROIT — Andre Drummond had 24 points and 20 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons won their opener under new coach Dwane Casey, 103-100 over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Blake Griffin added 26...
View ArticleDetroit Pistons still unbeaten, send Cleveland Cavaliers to 0-5 start
DETROIT — Andre Drummond had 26 points and 22 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons remained unbeaten with a 110-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. The Pistons are 4-0 for the...
View ArticleEmbiid scores 39 points, Philadelphia beats Detroit
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia star big man Joel Embiid revels in the chances to go against Detroit center Andre Drummond. And Embiid doesn’t stop going at Drummond when the game is over. Embiid scored 32...
View ArticleDrummond, Johnson pace Pistons to easy win over Hawks
ATLANTA — Andre Drummond had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Stanley Johnson added a season-high 22 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-109 on Friday night. In a game that was...
View ArticleTony Parker has 24 points, Hornets beat Pistons
DETROIT — Most of the stars of the 2005 NBA Finals have been out of the league for several years. Tony Parker, is still beating the Detroit Pistons. Sunday, he faced them for the first time as a member...
View ArticlePistons pull away in 4th quarter, turn back Suns
DETROIT — Dwane Casey is a little perplexed by his team’s performance in afternoon games. “We’ve got to drink some coffee in the morning, wake up a little bit earlier,” the Detroit coach said. “Wake up...
View ArticleDrummond, Griffin lead Pistons in rout of Bulls
DETROIT — Andre Drummond had 19 points and 19 rebounds and Blake Griffin added 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the Chicago Bulls 107-88 Friday night. Reggie Jackson added 20...
View ArticleHoliday scores 37 points, Pelicans beat slumping Pistons
DETROIT — Alvin Gentry knew he needed Anthony Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans coach didn’t get his star at 100 percent. It was still enough. Davis left with a right hip injury after a first-quarter...
View ArticlePistons end Boston’s 8-game run, beat Celtics
DETROIT — Blake Griffin scored 27 points and Andre Drummond added 19 points and 20 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons beat Boston 113-104 on Saturday night, snapping the Celtics’ eight-game winning...
View ArticleBlake Griffin has 44 points in return against Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin kept his emotions to himself in his return to Staples Center for the first time against his old team. After scoring 44 points in the Detroit Pistons’ 109-104 victory over...
View ArticleAndre Drummond, Blake Griffin star as Pistons outlast Magic in OT
DETROIT — Andre Drummond’s bad habits bother Detroit Pistons coach Dwane Casey. Luckily for Casey and the Pistons, Drummond’s good moments can win basketball games. Drummond put up his version of a...
View ArticleLuka Doncic’s 32, Maxi Klebler’s D and 3 lift Mavs over Pistons
DALLAS — Rookie sensation Luka Doncic’s reputation as a scorer keeps growing. So does Maxi Kleber’s penchant for blocking shots. Doncic scored 32 points, Kleber hit a crucial 3-pointer after blocking a...
View ArticlePistons rally to edge short-handed Mavericks
DETROIT — Free throws have dogged Andre Drummond throughout his NBA career, so when he stepped to the line with a two-point lead and 3.3 seconds remaining, Detroit’s victory was far from certain....
View ArticleBlake Griffin stars as Pistons hand Knicks 14th straight loss
NEW YORK — All the roster changes aren’t helping the New York Knicks get any wins. Blake Griffin scored 29 points and Andre Drummond finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons...
View ArticlePistons send Knicks reeling to 15th straight loss
Andre Drummond had 29 points and 20 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons handed New York its 15th straight loss, beating the Knicks 120-103 on Friday night. The Knicks rallied from a 21-point...
View ArticlePistons top Raptors in OT
DETROIT — Blake Griffin scored 14 of his 27 points in the first quarter and the Detroit Pistons finished with plays at both ends of the court to beat the Toronto Raptors 112-107 in overtime on Sunday...
View ArticleBucks roll past Pistons in series opener
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 17 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks showed they were serious about making a playoff run with a 121-86 rout of the...
View ArticleAndre Drummond helps Pistons beat Pacers in opener
INDIANAPOLIS— Andre Drummond softened up the perimeter by hammering away in the middle. Luke Kennard finally took advantage late. It was quite an opening-night combination for the Detroit Pistons....
View ArticleAndre Drummond big game lifts Pistons over Suns
DETROIT — Andre Drummond wasn’t about to predict where he’d be playing in a couple days. “Your guess is as good as mine,” he said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen. I’m going to go to sleep tonight...
View ArticleBigger, better? Cavs acquire Andre Drummond from Pistons
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers were expected to move a big man. Instead, they added another one. In the final hour before the NBA trading deadline, Cleveland acquired two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond...
View ArticleDetroit Pistons move to rebuild after trading Andre Drummond
DETROIT— Ed Stefanski needed only about a minute in his conference call before he said the word the Detroit Pistons have seemingly avoided for so long. “We were always discussing that we were going to...
View ArticleClippers hand Cavs worst home loss in franchise history
CLEVELAND — The presence of Andre Drummond began the night with optimism for the Cleveland Cavaliers. That positive feeling was quickly dashed by a 133-92 loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Clippers, the...
View ArticlePistons slipped in 2019-20, then took steps toward a rebuild
DETROIT— The Detroit Pistons finally broke up their trio of Blake Griffin, Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson. Only Griffin remains — and the 2019-20 season was yet another reminder of how fragile the...
View ArticleDrummond exercises $28.7M option to stay with Cavs
Cleveland center Andre Drummond will exercise his $28.75 million option to stay with Cavaliers, according to multiple reports. Drummond, 27, informed the organization Tuesday. The 6-foot-10 veteran...
View ArticleSexton, Garland lead Cavs to win over Hornets in opener
Collin Sexton scored 27 points and Darius Garland added 22 to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams....
View ArticleAndre Drummond helps Cavaliers drop Grizzlies
Andre Drummond posted game-highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds, Larry Nance Jr. added 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the host Memphis Grizzlies, 94-90 on Thursday. Both...
View ArticleLakers land free agent center Andre Drummond
Free agent center Andre Drummond has signed with the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced Monday (Manila time). According to ESPN, the Lakers have worked hard to lure Drummond with star...
View ArticleLakers GM Pelinka has high praise for Drummond
The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced the acquisition of free agent center Andre Drummond on Sunday, making official a move that for days had been rumored to be happening. The two-time All-Star...
View ArticleAndre Drummond set for Lakers debut vs Bucks
After announcing his signing over the weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers plan on starting new center Andre Drummond in his first game with the team on Wednesday. The Lakers face a tough test with their...
View ArticleShorthanded Lakers ambush Nets on the road
The Los Angeles Lakers entered a prime-time matchup missing five rotational players and lost another early in the second half. Didn’t matter. The energetic Lakers used ball pressure, sticky defense and...
View ArticleMinus stars, Lakers hope to build on big win vs Knicks
The results for the Los Angeles Lakers without LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been uneven, but they discovered over the weekend that they can still dominate with their superstar duo cheering from...
View ArticleCaldwell-Pope, Drummond help Lakers beat Jazz in OT
An MRI on Donovan Mitchell’s injured ankle showed no structural damage, giving the Utah Jazz some hope that their leading scorer would not be out of the lineup for a long period of time, US media...
View ArticleJazz aim for payback against Lakers
The Utah Jazz will look for some payback in the second of back-to-back games against the host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. The Lakers posted a 127-115 overtime victory on Saturday, led by Andre...
View ArticleNBA: Bulls officially sign Andre Drummond, re-sign Derrick Jones Jr.
The Chicago Bulls officially signed veteran center Andre Drummond and re-signed athletic forward Derrick Jones Jr. on Wednesday. The Bulls did not disclose terms of the deals, although both moves...
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