“He’s dead serious that throughout his career, that’s what he wants to do,” Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said after their five-point win over Minnesota. “That’s where he wants to put his impact on the game, and for a guy who understands that at this age and knows how important it is, particularly to our team, it means even that much more that he’s willing to go the extra mile to go out and do what he does every single night knowing that it’s not an easy job.”