It was a bittersweet night at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Besides being the last game of the season, Thursday night’s game is possibly the last for Ben Wallace who’s set to retire.

He started for your Detroit Pistons one last time and the crowd couldn’t have been happier.

I did my best to capture the introduction for you.

Yes…that’s me I whistle LOUD.

We’ll miss you Ben.

The 24-41 #Pistons will be hosting the 35-30 Sixers to close out the season and possibly Ben Wallace’s career. Ben Wallace will be starting for your Detroit Pistons in what could be his last game in the NBA.

• The good: One last time to hear Mason introduce Ben Wallace during the Pistons intros.
• The bad: The close of the season and having to say goodbye to Ben Wallace.
• The unknown: The possibility of tears out of a man who has been feared for years!

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Don’t forget about the new and improved Salt-N-Pepa who will be performing at the half!

Tip off is at 8:00 pm and will be broadcast on Fox Sports. If you can’t catch the game on TV, catch it on the radio over at 97.1 The Ticket.

The #Pistons are closing out the season Thursday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills against the Sixers. This may be the last time you’ll see Ben Wallace on court in a Pistons uniform, so if you can get out to the Palace you should give it a try.
If Ben Wallaces’ possible retirement doesn’t get you to come out for the last time this season, than the halftime show of Salt-n-Pepa just might.

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And you didn’t think the girls could look this good after all these years.

See you at the Palace.

The Indiana Pacers handed the #Pistons their last road loss of the season Monday night.  In a game that proved much closer than the Pistons season opener with Indiana, they still couldn’t put things together down the stretch to get the win. The final score Indiana 103 Detroit 97.

Key Points:

• The Pacers converted 22 offensive rebounds into a season-best 32 second-chance points.

Lawrence Frank: “The game came down to free throws and rebounds, we gave up 32 second-chance points and we were minus 16 in free throw makes. Just think about all those extra possessions. We still had great opportunities, good looks, had free throws, but all those extra possessions add up and it put us in a situation where it’s a make-or-miss game and, unfortunately, tonight we missed.”

• Was it me or did Rodney Stuckey already punch out for the season? Rodney with zero points in 20 minutes.
• Daye getting minutes I assume to see what they are going to do with him next season. Though I’m not sure this extra time will tell them what happened to his “game.” Austin finished with 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting in 18 minutes.
• As the season draws to a close I don’t think we’ll ever really know what happened or didn’t happen with Charlie Villanueva. CV31 finished the game with 13 points in 18 minutes.
• As much as I can’t stand the Pacers, as every true Piston fan should, they really do have some great young talent.
• Brandon Knight with 16 points and 4 assists in 35 minutes on the floor. What I would love to see more of next season is assists, other than that Brandon has done a wonderful job in this shortened rookie season.

• Vernon Macklin, playing in place of Ben Wallace, did a very nice job in his 14 minutes on the floor. Vernon scored 6 with 6 boards and a blocked shot. i wouldn’t be surprised if he gets a legitimate chance next season.
• Six Pistons in double figures.
• Greg Monroe with his 30th double-double of the season. Moose scored 18 points with 12 boards in a solid effort that was just a bit tarnished by his two turnovers late when the game was on the line.
• Highlights via NBA.com

• Your last chance to watch your Detroit Pistons and possibly the last time you will see Ben Wallace on court is Thursday night at the Palace against the Sixers.

The 24-40 #Pistons will be playing their last road game of the season in Indiana against the playoff bound 41-33 Pacers.

• The good: We need to enjoy the rest of this season and look forward to an improved Pistons team next season.
• The bad: The Pacers have won the last seven against the Pistons.  Detroit is 7-25 on the road this season and has beaten one team that currently has a winning record, Boston on Feb. 15, while Indiana is 22-9 at home and hasn’t lost to a sub-.500 opponent.
• The unknown: Will the Pacers go all out or let the Pistons get the better of them and hold off till the playoffs considering they have already locked themselves into the third seed.

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Tip off is at 7:00 pm and will be broadcast on Fox Sports. If you can’t catch the game on TV, catch it on the radio over at 97.1 The Ticket.

The Pistons 76-73 victory Sunday night at the Palace wasn’t pretty, but it showed that the Pistons believe in winning more than anything. As Detroit’s lottery dreams fade with every W on the schedule, it seem the most important thing on Lawrence Frank’s mind is teaching this team how to win.

Key Points:

• It took till the final second of this one to decide which team was going to get better lottery positions.
• Ben Gordon scored 15 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter.  Gordon put the Pistons ahead to stay, 71-68, on a 3-pointer with 2:44 remaining.
• It was so bad that Detroit had just 29 points at the half.
• Brandon Knight with 19 points, 2 assists, 3 boards and a steal in 31 minutes on the floor. If not for Brandon and Ben this one wouldn’t have gone the Pistons way.

• I think Austin Day may have got his last chance last week, he was a DNP coaches decision.
• 27% shooting in the first half and 36% shooting on the night for Pistons. The Raptors didn’t do much better themselves shooting 37% on the night.
• The Pistons have shot below 37 percent in three straight games.
• This game was tied 16 times with 21 league changes.
• Despite the Hammer in the building at the half, the Raptors on a Sunday evening didn’t draw a big crowd at the Palace.
• Stuckey 1-for-7 for 7 points on the night.
• Ben and Brandon were the only Pistons in double figures.
• Greg Monroe with 17 rebounds.
• Highlights via NBA.com

• Pacers Monday night and then just one more on Thursday at the Palace against the Sixers.

The 23-40 #Pistons will be hosting the 22-41 Raptors Sunday evening at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Both teams are looking to break out of slumps when they meet for the last time this season.

• The good: Mc Hammer will be performing at halftime. Detroit has won 13 of the last 16 home matchups with Toronto.
• The bad: The Pistons knack of letting teams that they should beat, beat them.
• The unknown: Who’s going to throw down the Hammer better, MC Hammer or LF Hammer?

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Tip off is at 6:00 pm and will be broadcast on Fox Sports. If you can’t catch the game on TV, catch it on the radio over at 97.1 The Ticket.

If you didn’t know by now, MC Hammer will be the Halftime show at the #Pistons – #Raptors game Sunday evening at the Palace of Auburn Hills. What you probably didn’t know is that LF Hammer will be performing all night long.

You can’t touch him.

You probably didn’t know that Lawrence Frank was Too Legit to Quit!

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The 23-39 #Pistons are back home to play their third game in as many days against the 25-38 Minnesota Timberwolves.

• The good: No Kevin Love and no Ricky Rubio…but bad for most Pistons fans like myself who wanted to see them play in person.
• The bad: For the Timberwolves – With Kevin Love (concussion), Ricky Rubio (knee) and Luke Ridnour (ankle) all out, Minnesota in the midst of an 11-game losing streak. Their longest since losing 15 in a row to close 2010-11.
• The unknown: Can the Pistons erase the bad taste that the Hawks left Wednesday night?

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Take the Cavaliers game played 24 hours earlier, but reverse the outcome and you have the Pistons/Hawks match up in a nutshell. The 116-84 loss to the Hawks was the Pistons 39th of the year.

Key Points:

• Lawrence Frank rested Ben Wallace and Tayshaun Prince.
• Austin Daye a chance to start to I’m sure see what his future holds in the Motor City. Daye did less than impress going just 1-for-11 with 4 points on the night in 29 minutes on the floor for the Pistons. He’s not doing much to make his case here, or in the league for that matter. He’s got to work through whatever it is that has him in this funk. I know we have been down on him this season, but he looked turrrable last night.
• Ex Pistons (for a season) Tracy McGrady had a season high 17 against his former team.
• Pistons starters just 30 points.
• It was as bad as this…the Hawks led 40-20 after the first.
• At this point it’s about the lottery and finding out who’s going to be here next season.
• Stuckey scoreless.
• Greg Monroe scored 17 points and was the only Detroit starter in double figures.
• Macklin time! Vernon Macklin got his first minutes since returning from his D-League stint, when he averaged 14 points and 14 rebounds in 10 games. Macklin showed promise scoring eight points and grabbing nine rebounds in 23 minutes.
• Vernon Macklin: “I’m glad Coach gave me the opportunity to go out and play significant minutes,” he said. “It felt great. I’m just disappointed we lost. We’re going to regroup and just keep on working harder. I can say I gained a lot of confidence by getting an opportunity to play and getting some touches down in the D-League. I think I did OK. That’s about it.”
• Want to watch the lowlights?

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• Walker D wants to stay in the “D”, not the D-League. The Walkman scored 15 on 5-for-8 shooting with an assist, a steal and 2 boards in 12 minutes.
• Charlie V with 14 on 5-for-11 shooting.
• Another game tonight against the Kevin Loveless Timberwolves at the Palace should be interesting.