Post-Game Press Conference: J.B Bickerstaff | Pistons at Wizards | 11.10.2025

BACK TIRED LEGS, BUT THE WAY THIS GROUP BATTLED TO TAKE IT TO OVERTIME. WHAT DID YOU SEE IN THE WAY THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPETE DOWN THE STRETCH. >> I MEAN THERE’S A GRIT TO THEM. THERE’S A TOUGHNESS TO THEM. YOU KNOW I COULDN’T BE MORE PROUD OF THEIR EFFORT. AND AGAIN, DOWN AS MANY BODIES AS WE WERE A TOUGH GAME LAST NIGHT. TEAMS SITTING HERE WAITING ON US FRESH. YOU KNOW DOWN 13 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. WE HAD PLENTY OF TIMES WHERE WE COULD HAVE GIVEN IT UP. AND JUST GOT READY FOR WEDNESDAY. BUT THAT’S NOT THE NATURE OF THIS GROUP. AND YOU KNOW, JUST TO SEE THE WAY WE DID IT AND HOW MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED. AND THAT’S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. OUR IDENTITY IS TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS TOGETHER. AND FROM 1718 DOWN, YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE IN ALL THESE GUYS THAT CAN HELP US. BUT THEY’VE ALL BOUGHT INTO IT. AND TONIGHT WAS A CLEAR PICTURE OF IT. >> TO DROP THAT PLAY FOR DENNIS JENKINS TO HIT THAT THREE TO TAKE IT TO OT. YOU KNOW WHY DO YOU HAVE SO MUCH CONFIDENCE IN HIM. >> THE PLAY WAS NOT FOR DENNIS JENKINS OKAY. THEY DID IT. NO THEY DID A GOOD JOB. THEY KNOCKED US DOWN AT THE TOP OF THE FLOOR. SO OUR OUTLETS WEREN’T THERE. DUSEL DENNIS. BUT WE WANTED DENNIS ON THE FLOOR BECAUSE WE KNOW THE WORK THAT HE PUTS IN. YOU KNOW, HE IS. YOU THINK ABOUT THE HOUSTON GAME DOWN THERE. WHEN HE CAME IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, HE HIT A BIG SHOT. SO HE’S EARNED IT. THE RESPECT OF HIS TEAMMATES AND THE TRUST OF HIS TEAMMATES AND ALL THE COACHES AS WELL. >> HUGE EFFORT FROM JAVONTE GREEN. I MEAN LOOK AT THE NUMBERS FOR THE SCORE. BUT HE CONTESTED A LOT OF LATE THREES. KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE EFFORT THAT HE GAVE IN THE LAST STRETCH. >> YEAH I THINK HE BLOCKED THREE THREES, WHICH IS HARD TO DO ON GUYS THAT WEREN’T HIS MAN. ONE OF THEM WAS ON A SEVEN FOOTER WITH AN EVEN HIGHER RELEASE THAT HE GOT OUT THERE AND BLOCKED IT. YOU KNOW AGAIN IT’S TOP TO BOTTOM. THESE GUYS CARE ABOUT WINNING AND THEY’RE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN. AND WHO KNOWS WHO HE IS AND UNDERSTANDS HOW HE IMPACTS WINNING. AND AGAIN, THAT’S WHY WE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM WHEN HE SHOWED UP AT TRAINING CAMP, BECAUSE WE KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A TIME WHERE HE’D WIN YOU A GAME BY MAKING THOSE TYPES OF PLAYS, AND TONIGHT WAS ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS. >> CADE SPENT MUCH OF THE NIGHT TRYING TO FIND HIS SHOT. OBVIOUSLY COMING OFF OF LAST NIGHT, MAYBE THAT LEGS A LITTLE BIT, BUT FOR HIM TO HAVE THE HARD FALL COMEBACK, YOU KNOW, LEAD THE TEAM DOWN THE STRETCH. YEAH I GUESS ONE WHEN HE WENT DOWN. JUST WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT THERE. YOU KNOW IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS TOLD TO GET UP. >> WELL NO HE WAS SLOW TO GET UP, BUT I DIDN’T LIKE THE WAY THAT IT HAPPENED. AND THAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, RIGHT? IT’S ONE THING IF YOU FOUL A GUY, OKAY? AND IT’S A FOUL OR WHATEVER. BUT WHEN YOU TAKE A GUY OUT OF THE AIR LIKE THAT, YOU DON’T WALK UP ON HIM. SO I THOUGHT THEY COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF CONTROLLING THAT SITUATION BEFORE, YOU KNOW, GIVING ME A TECHNICAL FOUL FOR IT. SO AGAIN, THAT’S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE’LL I GUESS WE’LL TALK TO THE LEAGUE ABOUT. BUT AGAIN, IT SHOWS, YOU KNOW, THE COURAGE OF CADE, THE RESILIENCY OF CADE, THE WANT TO NOT LET HIS TEAMMATES DOWN. AND YOU KNOW, HE COULD HAVE STAYED IN THE BACK THAT VERY EASILY WITH WHAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH. BUT HE DIDN’T WANT TO GIVE UP. HE WANTED TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT EVEN WHEN WE WERE DOWN. AND HE LED US TO THE VICTORY. APPRECIATE Y’ALL. OH, SORRY. SORRY. >> CHAZ HAD THE MOST RUNWAY I THINK HE’S HAD THIS SEASON. JUST WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HIS PERFORMANCE? >> I THOUGHT HE WAS GOOD. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT’S THE THING WITH HIM IS. EXCUSE ME. HE’S GOT A VERY MATURE GAME, ESPECIALLY ON THE OFFENSIVE END OF THE FLOOR. AND THEN HE UNDERSTANDS THE GAME DEFENSIVELY TOO. LIKE YOU WATCH HIM BE EARLY IN HIS SPOTS. YOU KNOW HOW HE MOVES OFFENSIVELY WITHOUT THE BALL TO CREATE WINDOWS FOR HIS TEAMMATES TO FIND HIM. HE’S GOT A REALLY REALLY MATURE GAME AND HE’S READY FOR THE MOMENT ALSO. >> HEY HEY COACH. SORRY BUT WHAT ARE THE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THAT YOU HAVE WITH A LOT OF THESE PLAYERS TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY READY FOR THE MOMENT? >> I MEAN, IT’S A CONVERSATION THAT’S BIGGER THAN JUST THEM AS INDIVIDUALS. IT’S A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE’VE TRIED TO CREATE IN THIS BUILDING. IT’S A TYPE OF PEOPLE AND THE CHARACTER THAT TRAJAN HAS MADE A PRIORITY TO BRING IN THIS BUILDING. YOU KNOW, WE JUST DON’T STAND FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN’T WILLING TO DO THE THINGS THAT IT’S GOING TO TAKE THAT’S BEST FOR THE TEAM AND NOT JUST THEMSELVES. AND THAT’S WHAT TRAJAN HAS EMPHASIZED IN THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT HE’S BROUGHT HERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKERS, PEOPLE WHO WILL DO THE THINGS NECESSARY, WHO WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THAT’S WHAT WE HAVE ON THIS TEAM IS A BUNCH OF GUYS THAT JUST DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PUT THEMSELVES IN POSITION TO HELP THE

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  8. Daniss Jenkins only wanted the opportunity. He is a hooper. Green also played well. With all the guys we got out, these other dudes are showing up and showing out. We got Wendall Moore back tooπŸ€πŸ€πŸ€

  10. I'm so glad we won, because I was ready to talk bad about you JB! "Why is Cade playing so many minutes?!" "Why isn't Ron on McCollum?", etc. Lol.

  12. I still don’t know why Jenkins isn’t getting more playing time.

    I think they should’ve been playing through him more this game. I was literally thinking coming out of the last timeout in regulation that he should get the shot. He has confidence and is a scorer; just needs the green light, especially on a night where he had some of the freshest legs.

  13. These type of 'banana skin' games will occur over the course of a Season. Can't really dissect much from these games against Teams that you know aren't gonna be Playoff contention other than learning about your Team's Character. Of course, it doesn't help heading into these games when you've got a depleted squad, like we currently have.

  18. The NBA has become a part time job. Very few play back 2 backs anymore. It's all so suspect to me when we know there's a ton of gambling going on.

    I feel like the mob is deciding my teams starting line up and probably more, unfortunately.

  23. I was surprised they won this game come off of a back to back although the Wizards record does not look good right now. The Wizards meant business and played a competitive game. I wanted the Pistons to win this to help them become use to winning back to back games and not lowering their level of play against certain opponents. Good teams win consistently and they need as many wins as they can because hard time do hit teams later in many cases. Good game!

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