As a team, the Pistons were outrebounded on the night even with Thompson’s dominant effort to clean the glass, so the squad looked like a group that would have benefited from the influence of All-Star center Jalen Duren last night. Now, Duren was unavailable the first time Detroit and Philly squared off earlier in the season, but the Pistons have struggled to maintain a strong presence in the low post over the last several games.
