After three games, the Pistons still haven't won. It's not entirely a surprise given the schedule – Indiana, Cleveland and Boston for starters – and it doesn't seem to affect the players too much. Because the three meetings were interesting and the differences are not worrying.
The Pacers won by only 6 points, the Cavaliers by 12 and the Celtics also won by 6 small units. “We may be at 0-3 but we have the feeling of not being far away”, notes Malik Beasley. “Here we are. The chemistry is very good, the camaraderie too and we have energy. »
“Rome was not built in a day”
After their catastrophic 2023/24 season (14 wins for 68 losses) and previous seasons as bad or almost as bad, the Pistons must relearn how to win. And when you've lost so much, it doesn't happen in a day…
“We are going to learn”warns Malik Beasley. “Because we are fighting, we are going to find ourselves in close matches. I've played on every team, whether they were chasing the title or rebuilding, and my job is to show the guys that even after a win, you still have a lot of work to do. Rome was not built in a day. »
The most important thing for now is to stay in the matches. Facing three big teams from the Eastern Conference, the Pistons managed to give themselves a chance. That's already it.
“We were very good at being competitive, because we were never out of matches, even when we were down by 20 points,” insists Jaden Ivey. “We had the opportunity to win every game. We could be 3-0”believes Isaiah Stewart, who observes a contrast with the old versions of Detroit. “The sensations are totally different. The opposing teams feel the pressure at the end of the last quarter. We just need to fix some things. »
