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Game Vitals:
When: Thursday, April 1, 7 p.m. EST
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Watch: Fox Sports Bally Sports Detroit+
Odds: Pistons +2.5
Projected Lineups:
Detroit Pistons (13-34):
Saben Lee, Josh Jackson, Saddiq Bey, Jerami Grant, Mason Plumlee
Washington Wizards (17-29):
Russell Westbrook, Jerome Robinson, Deni Avdija, Rui Hachimura, Alex Len
Pregame Reading:
The Pistons lost to the Blazers last night, but it was still the Hamidou Diallo Show in Detroit. The Detroit Free Press’ Omari Sankofa II has the story on Hamidou’s play to date.
It won’t be the Diallo Show tonight, however - the team is still being cautious with him as he recovers from that groin injury and he is unavailable:
1:30 Injury Report for tonight's Pistons-Wizards game. Detroit has been taking a conservative approach w/ Hamidou Diallo. This is the second time he's been ruled out for injury management on the second night of a back-to-back. pic.twitter.com/JYrlwjRRkw
— Lauren L. Williams (@LaurenWilli23) April 1, 2021
James Edwards III of The Athletic answers your questions in what is apparently his last mailbag of the season.
Rod Beard at the Detroit News wrote up how Tyler Cook is making his mark in Detroit.
On MLive.com, Lauren Williams profiled Britta Brown, the Pistons’ Senior Director of Basketball Administration.
Last, but not least; Salvation is on the horizon, Pistons fans:
Oklahoma State's Cade Cunningham has declared for the 2021 NBA Draft, he announced.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 1, 2021
Enjoy the game tonight, y’all.