SHOCKER: Detroit Pistons Survive as Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson DELIVER in Wild Win Over Portland

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1. Holy shit this channel is negative and crying about everything! Definitely trying to ruin this team vibe

2. Remember when JB mentioned that the Pistons prefer playing close games? I believe they are intentionally giving up significant leads. 😂

3. Cade really didn’t have a bad game, he shiot 66.7% from the field, and 70% TS. He only took 9 shots before he fouled out.

4. No lie i disagree with how the rotation happened after cade foul out. Ivey or Dj should been on the floor at all times. Green did nothing this game 8 did nothing in this game and there where on the floor. One of gurads should of been out there

5. It almost felt like JB bickerstaff was trying to lose. He left Cade out there for a majority of the third quarter. Had no fouls to start the quarter and and when he left in the 3rd had five fouls. Where is the head coach who's at least should have took him out at 3 fouls

6. I’m happy we saw grit and determination from the team. Yes. It would have been better to maintain the lead and blowout the Blazers. But it was something special to see us witness Ausar and Duren carrying us down the stretch.

   And considering the Blazers were the team who started our 28 game losing streak when they came from behind and beat us two years ago, this win is particularly important.

7. as long as the number on the left side of the record changes I’ll take it

8. A very very ugly 4th quarter however a W is a W. Be better today and play a complete game.

9. We're 23-6. Feels like a win is a win. Especially with an all time great performance by the refs and Deni. Hell of a combo

10. As long AS THEY WIN YOU KINDA GETTING CRAZY BRO THEY ON THE ROAD THE COACH PLAY WHO HE WANTS ALL THE PLAYERS CAN PLAY SO IT DONT MATTER WHO HE PLAYS BRO

11. Too close is crazy! Every game isnt gonna be a blowout. Teams are gonna come back and make it close sometimes. sometimes folks act like we arent playing other teams that are trying to win. Winning isn't good enough, but yet losing is a no no. I really believe people think the games should go exactly as they expect them too. Its kinda foolosh.

12. I actually liked the late 4th qtr when we needed buckets and we couldn't just give it to Cade every time down the court. It made us way less predictable and was refreshing. No, I am not suggesting Cade is the problem, but we are way more predictable with him in there because everyone knows he is getting the ball. I enjoyed not knowing where the ball was going and who was going to get the shots up. I agree with those that said a West coast win is a win, you just take it and move on. Anytime your best player fouls out with 8 minutes left and you win, just smile and look ahead to the next game.

13. How did your explanation of why Ivey isn’t on a minutes restriction, make me think even more that he is on a minutes restriction 😂. You mean to tell me because he hit 21 minutes one time JB must not trust him because he played 3 less minutes. Harris didn’t play in the entire second half of a game damn near recently. It’s very obvious that they are trying to keep him around the 20 minute limit. You don’t put him back in there after being sat for so long.

14. Brother they covered the -5.5 point spread. Vegas expected it to be closer. They did their job and then some. Stop this bs for clicks and views

15. I believe that he went with defense and experience

16. Please don't bring up Monty, thx 🙏

17. No such thing as a good loss and no such thing as a bad win

18. Where was Ron Holland?

19. It's not a minutes restriction, JB is playing who he feels gives the team the best chance to win

20. They have Dannis as backup pg

21. Ivey might get traded for MPJ and Trajan is making sure he doesn't get hurt again.

22. No such thing as a bad win. A dub is a dub.

23. Deeetroit basketball 🏀 Tobais and Ivey aren't getting a lot of minutes. Is Pistons trying make a move. Ivey is playing great offensively but his defense is questionable for now.

24. I loved that Ausur and Duren stepped up when Cade went out! Shows they're growth, we do need a veteran PG and we need to do better at shooting the ball from 3 .

25. That was a good win pistons lose that game 2 yrs ago they locked in just costing it's that time of the season for good teams

26. Winning by 1 and winning by 22 nets the same results.

27. Ku if he doesn't trust Ivey with the ball in his hands then what are we even doing? is he really just gonna be a 15 min bench guy for the rest of his career? just trade him with a 1st attached and be done with it, try to get someone who can consistently make catch and shoot 3s

28. Good Game. Was it close? Yes, but a wins a win. Also, I’d take Ivey over Levert every day.

29. Bad win ??? Our superstar fouled out with 8mins left. An Duran Tobias an AT carried us what game did you watch brother ?

30. Are you changing your opinion about Ausar being on a minute restriction last season?

    JB did the exact same thing to Ausar all season. JB also avoided using the word "minute restriction" after the All Star break.

    If Ausar wasn't on a minute restriction then why wasn't he getting more minutes in the playoffs?

    NBA athletes are closely monitored during the recovery from injury. The Same medical staff that was constantly adjusting how much Aussr could play is now doing the same thing to Ivey.

31. I just checked my YouTube Year end rewind, and apparently Locked On Pistons is my number 1 channel this year. I am like apparently 0.03% watcher or something like that. I know I am less than 1% of your viewers. I have seen like 130-180 videos this year. Suffice to say I really enjoy your content. I subbed to your substack, and I know you are pausing content, I am still a subscriber. Keep up the content and keep representing Detroit Basketball! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

32. Ku – he said it was a minutes limit right after the quote your read!