DETROIT — As frustrating as it can be, Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff knows lessons are typically learned the hard way. For the Pistons, the hard way was a four-game losing streak that had the team clinging to the top spot in the Eastern Conference after almost being in a world of their own for months.

The Detroit Pistons were a very good basketball team last year, and they have graduated to excellent this season. While saying as much earlier in this season might have generated some side eye, you don’t generate a 5.5-game lead in the Eastern Conference ...

Now that Dennis Schroder has been traded to the Cavaliers, the Pistons could theoretically take him into their trade exception, the one that was created when he signed with the Kings last summer. That idea was floated by the Game Theory Podcast host Sam ...

DETROIT — You could argue this is no time for half measures. But that’ll be the dilemma now with these Detroit Pistons, who are halfway to a place they haven’t been in 20 years and perhaps nowhere near their full potential.

Jalen Duren collected 24 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Reed added 17 points off the bench, fueling the Detroit Pistons to a ​117-95 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Thursday.

The Washington Wizards take on the top-seeded Detroit Pistons for the second time in a row on Thursday at Capital One Arena. Game info When: Thursday, Mar. 19 at 7:00 p.m. ET Where: Capital One Arena,