GAME NOTES PROBABLE STARTERS

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GAME NOTES

DETROIT PISTONS (0-3) vs. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (3-0)

PLAYOFF GAME #4

PLAYOFF HOME GAME #2

THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS

SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2016 AT 8:30 PM EST

TELEVISION: TNT/FSD

RADIO: 105.1 FM/ESPN RADIO

PROBABLE STARTERS

INJURY REPORT: Reggie Bullock (left leg neuritis) is questionable.

DETROIT PISTONS EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

GAME DATE OPPONENT TIME (EDT) TELEVISION/LOCAL TV RESULT

Game 1 Sunday, April 17 at Cleveland 3 p.m. ABC/None L, 101-106

Game 2 Wednesday, April 20 at Cleveland 8 p.m. TNT/FSD L, 90-107

Game 3 Friday, April 22 CLEVELAND 7 p.m. ESPN/FSD L, 91-101

Game 4 Sunday, April 24 CLEVELAND 8:30 p.m. TNT/FSD

Game 5* Tuesday, April 26 at Cleveland TBD TBD/TBD

Game 6* Thursday, April 28 CLEVELAND TBD TBD/TBD

Game 7* Saturday, April 30 at Cleveland TBD TNT/TBD

*If necessary; HOME GAMES IN BOLD

2015-16 RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME PLAYOFFS STREAKS

OVERALL: 44-38 26-15 18-23 4-1 0-3 OVERALL: Lost 3

EASTERN: 30-24 18-10 12-14 3-0 0-3 HOME: Lost 1

WESTERN: 14-14 8-5 6-9 1-1 0-0 ROAD: Lost 2

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POS. PLAYERS 2016 PLAYOFF STATS AND NOTES

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#34 Tobias Harris Ht: 6-9 Wt: 235

Tennessee

Averages: 11.7 Pts 8.3 Rebs 3.3 Asts 1.0 Stls 38.3 Min LAST GAME: 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in 42 minutes at Cleveland (4/22). PLAYOFFS: Tied Playoff career-highs in points (13), assists (4) and blocks (1) in a Playoff career-high 42 minutes vs. Cleveland (4/22)…Set Playoff career-highs in rebounds (10) and steals (2) at Cleveland (4/17). SEASON: In 27 games with Detroit, averaged 16.6 points…With Orlando, recorded a season-high four steals vs. Atlanta (1/18)…Dished out a career-high eight assists vs. Brooklyn (1/8)…Tied a career-high three blocks vs. Sacramento (11/21)…Grabbed a season-high-tying 13 rebounds vs. Utah (11/13)…Recorded season-highs in points (30) and minutes (46) vs. Oklahoma City (10/30).

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#13 Marcus Morris Ht: 6-9 Wt: 235

Kansas

Averages: 15.7 Pts 4.0 Rebs 3.3 Asts 0.7 Stls 37.8 Min LAST GAME: 16 points, three rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes at Cleveland (4/22). PLAYOFFS: Grabbed a Playoff career-high seven rebounds at Cleveland (4/20)…Set Playoff career-highs in points (20), assists (5) and minutes (40) at Cleveland (4/17). SEASON: Scored a season-high 31 points vs. Dallas (4/1)…Dished out a career-high eight assists vs. Philadelphia (2/24)…Played a career-high 57 minutes at Chicago (12/18)…Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds vs. Phoenix (12/2)…Recorded a career-high five steals at Sacramento (11/11).

C

#0 Andre Drummond Ht: 6-11 Wt: 279

Connecticut

Averages: 16.7 Pts 8.3 Rebs 0.3 Stls 1.3 Blks 33.3 Min LAST GAME: 17 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 27 minutes at Cleveland (4/22). PLAYOFFS: Recorded a Playoff career-high two blocks vs. Cleveland (4/22)…Recorded Playoff career-highs in points (20) and steals (1) at Cleveland (4/20)…Set Playoff career-highs in rebounds (11) and minutes (37) at Cleveland (4/17). SEASON: Led the NBA in double-doubles (66)…Tied a career-high four assists at Chicago (4/2)…Recorded a season-high-tying four steals at Milwaukee (2/27)…Tied a season-high five blocks vs. Denver (2/10)…Recorded career-highs in points (33) and minutes (54) at Chicago (12/18)…Recorded a career-high 29 rebounds vs. Indiana (11/3).

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#5 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Ht: 6-5 Wt: 205

Georgia

Averages: 17.3 Pts 4.3 Rebs 2.0 Asts 1.7 Stls 39.3 Min LAST GAME: 18 points, four steals, three rebounds and one assist in 43 minutes at Cleveland (4/22). PLAYOFFS: Recorded Playoff career-highs in steals (4) and minutes (43)…Recorded Playoff career-highs in rebounds (8) and blocks (1) at Cleveland (4/20)…Set Playoff career-highs in points (21), assists (3) and minutes (38) at Cleveland (4/17). SEASON: Tied a career-high eight assists vs. Brooklyn (3/19)…Tied a season-high two blocks vs. Atlanta (3/16)…Tied a career-high four steals vs. New Orleans (2/21)…Grabbed a career-high-tying 10 rebounds at Indiana (1/2)…Recorded a career-high 49 minutes at Chicago (12/18)…Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Boston (12/16).

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#1 Reggie Jackson Ht: 6-3 Wt: 208 Boston College

Averages: 14.7 Pts 3.3 Rebs 8.3 Asts 2.0 Stls 36.7 Min LAST GAME: 13 points, 12 assists, four rebounds and two steals in 39 minutes at Cleveland (4/22). PLAYOFFS: Dished out a Playoff career-high 12 assists vs. Cleveland (4/22)…Recorded a Playoff career-high three steals at Cleveland (4/20)…In his first postseason game with Detroit, recorded 17 points, seven assists, two rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes at Cleveland (4/17). SEASON: Recorded a season-high-tying three steals at Cleveland (2/22)…Played in a career-high 50 minutes at Chicago (12/18)…Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds vs. L.A. Clippers (12/14)…Dished out a season-high 16 assists vs. Phoenix (12/2)…Scored a career-high 40 points at Portland (11/8).

RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 4/12: Signed Lorenzo Brown to a contract. 3/28: Signed Lorenzo Brown to a second 10-day contract.3/18: Signed Lorenzo Brown to a 10-day contract…3/5: Signed Justin Harper to a second 10-day contract…2/24: Signed Justin Harper to a 10-day contract…2/19: Rescinded trade of Donatas Motiejunas and Marcus Thornton from Houston for Joel Anthony and a protected 2016 first round pick… 2/16: Acquired Tobias Harris from Orlando for Ersan Ilyasova and Brandon Jennings.

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LAST GAME:

Friday, April 22, 2016 vs. Cleveland The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,584 – Sellout)

Cleveland Cavaliers 101, Detroit Pistons 91

1 2 3 4 FINAL RECORD FG% 3FG% FT% REB AST STL BLK TOV

Cleveland 24 30 25 22 101 (3-0) 48.8% 41.4% 68.4% 46 24 3 4 10

Detroit 27 26 20 18 91 (0-3) 48.6% 26.1% 68.4% 32 22 7 3 8

Pistons High Scorer: Caldwell-Pope 18 Cavaliers High Scorer: Irving 26 Pistons High Rebounder: Drummond/Harris 7 Cavaliers High Rebounder: James 13 Pistons High Assists: Jackson 12 Cavaliers High Assists: James 7

The Detroit Pistons dropped their third straight game to the Cleveland Cavaliers, falling 101-91 at The Palace of Auburn Hills on 4/22…Marcus Morris paced the Pistons in the first quarter, scoring eight points, helping Detroit to a 27-24 advantage after one quarter…Detroit and Cleveland battled back and forth in the second quarter, exchanging leads 13 times and tying seven times, but the Cavs were able to take a 54-53 advantage at the half…With the score tied at 67-67 with 3:26 left in the third, Cleveland used a 8-2 run to take a 75-69 lead and held a six-point advantage (79-73) after three quarters of play…Down nine (87-78) with 8:16 left in the game, the Pistons used an 8-0 run to cut Cleveland’s lead to just one (87-86) with 6:19 remaining...Up two (92-90) with 3:56 remaining, the Cavs responded with an 8-0 to take a game-high 10-point lead (100-90) with 33.5 seconds left and seal the victory…Cleveland now leads the best-of-seven series, 3-0…The Cavaliers outrebounded Detroit 46-32 and scored 17 second chance points to Detroit’s nine…Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons with 18 points and Andre Drummond scored 17 points…Morris finished with 16 points and Reggie Jackson recorded his second career playoff double-double with 13 points and a playoff career-high 12 assists…Tobias Harris also added 13 points…Kyrie Irving led the Cavs with 26 points.

RECENT GAMES:

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena (20,562)

Detroit Pistons 90, Cleveland Cavaliers 127

Detroit 28 25 15 22 90 (0-2) 43.6% 23.5% 56.3% 40 19 7 4 13

Cleveland 23 32 27 25 107 (2-0) 50.0% 52.6% 50.0% 37 23 7 1 13

Pistons High Scorer: Drummond 20 Cavaliers High Scorer: James 27

Pistons High Rebounder: Caldwell-Pope/Harris 8 Cavaliers High Rebounder: Love 10 Pistons High Assists: Jackson 6 Cavaliers High Assists: Dellavedova 9

The Detroit Pistons dropped Game 2 of their seven game series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 107-90, at Quicken Loans Arena on 4/20…The Pistons opened the game on a 17-7 run, but Cleveland answered with a 9-0 run to cut Detroit’s lead to two (17-15) with 4:15 remaining…The Pistons extended their lead back to nine (26-17) with 1:53 remaining and led by five (28-23) after the first quarter…Detroit and Cleveland battled back and forth in the second quarter, exchanging leads five times and tying six times, but Cleveland was able to take a two-point lead (55-53) at the half…Down five (60-55) with 10:24 remaining, Cleveland used a 21-4 run to take a 76-64 lead with 3:25 left…The Cavaliers led by 14 (82-68) after three quarters of play…Cleveland led by double-digits throughout the fourth quarter and cruised to their second straight victory…The Cavaliers tied a NBA Playoff record for 3-pointers made (20 3FGM) and forced 13 turnovers which led to 23 points…Andre Drummond led the Pistons with a Playoff career-high 20 points and Reggie Jackson added 14 points…Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Tobias Harris each scored 13 points and Marcus Morris added 11 points…LeBron James led the Cavs with 27 points.

Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena (20,562)

Detroit 25 33 20 23 101 (0-1) 50.7% 51.7% 75.0% 37 24 4 2 12

Cleveland 27 26 23 30 106 (1-0) 44.3% 34.3% 46.2% 40 25 7 4 5

Pistons High Scorer: Caldwell-Pope 21 Cavaliers High Scorer: Irving 31 Pistons High Rebounder: Drummond 11 Cavaliers High Rebounder: Love 13 Pistons High Assists: Jackson 7 Cavaliers High Assists: James 11

The Detroit Pistons lost their first playoff game since 2008-09, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-101 at Quicken Loans Arena on 4/17…Detroit and Cleveland battled back and forth in the first quarter, exchanging leads five times, but the Cavaliers were able to take a 27-25 lead after one quarter of play…In the second, Detroit shot 64.7% (11-17) from the field and 77.8% (7-9 3FG) from beyond the arc to take a 58-53 advantage into the half…Down five (72-67) with 5:17 remaining in the third, Detroit used an 11-4 run to take a 78-76 advantage into the fourth…The Pistons extended their lead to a game-high seven points (83-76) with 11:04 left in the fourth, but Cleveland answered with a 12-2 run to take an 88-85 lead with 7:39 left in the game…Up three (98-95) with 2:50 remaining in the game, the Cavaliers used a 7-1 run to take a game-high nine-point lead (105-96) with 11.5 seconds left, putting the game out of reach for Detroit…Cleveland scored 20 second chance points and forced 12 Detroit turnovers which led to 19 points…Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons with 21 points and Marcus Morris scored 20 points…Reggie Jackson scored 17 points and Andre Drummond his first career playoff double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds…Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 31 points.

Detroit Pistons 112, Cleveland Cavaliers 110 (OT)

1 2 3 4 OT FINAL RECORD FG% 3FG% FT% REB AST STL BLK TOV

Detroit 29 29 24 21 9 112 (44-38) 43.5% 48.5% 78.6% 47 24 5 11 12

Cleveland 24 20 28 31 7 110 (57-25) 47.4% 38.9% 73.3% 43 21 4 7 10

Pistons High Scorer: Meeks 20 Cavaliers High Scorer: McRae 36

Pistons High Rebounder: Bullock/Johnson/Tolliver 8 Cavaliers High Rebounder: Mozgov 12

Pistons High Assists: Blake 6 Cavaliers High Assists: McRae 7

The Detroit Pistons won their final regular-season game, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 in overtime at Quicken Loans Arena on 4/13…Steve Blake paced the Pistons with 10 points in the first quarter, helping Detroit to a 29-24 lead after one…Jodie Meeks returned to action, playing in his first game since 10/28 after suffering a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, to score 11 points in the second quarter and help the Pistons to a 58-14 halftime lead…Cleveland sliced Detroit’s lead to six (68-62) with 5:57 remaining in the third, but the Pistons built their lead back up to double-digits (82-72) after three quarters of play…Detroit led by seven (101-94) with 1:49 remaining, but the Cavaliers used a 9-2 run, including a Jordan McRae 3-pointer with 14.6 seconds left, to send the game to overtime…With the game tied at 107-107 with 2:47 left in overtime, Detroit used a 4-0 run to take a 111-107 lead with 1:33 remaining…Cleveland cut the Pistons’ lead to three (112-109) with 4.1 seconds left…McRae was fouled on a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left, giving the Cavaliers a chance to tie the game, but he went 1-for-3 from the line, ending Cleveland’s chance for a comeback…Meeks led the Pistons with a season-high 20 points and Reggie Bullock and Anthony Tolliver each recorded 15 points and eight rebounds…Aron Baynes scored 14 points and Blake tied a season-high with 13 points…Stanley Johnson and Spencer Dinwiddie also each scored 12 points and Joel Anthony contributed seven points and a career-high eight blocks…McRae led all scorers with 36 points.

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PLAYOFF OPPONENT NOTES

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (3-0)

PLAYOFF SERIES QUICK FACTS:

Detroit is 0-3 against Cleveland in the first round of the East Playoffs.

Detroit and Cleveland have met three times in the postseason. This is their fourth meeting.

The last postseason meeting was in Detroit’s last playoff appearance in 2008-09. Cleveland swept Detroit (0-4).

The Pistons have lost 11 consecutive games in the playoffs to the Cavaliers. Detroit’s last win [(79-76 vs. Cleveland (5/24)] was Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals in 2007.

Detroit holds a 6-14 all-time record against the Cavaliers in the Playoffs. The Pistons are 5-5 at home and 1-9 on the road.

Eight of Detroit’s 15 players had never appeared in the NBA Playoffs prior to this series while only two of Cleveland’s 15 players have never appeared in the postseason. In 2007 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James set a record for most points scored at The Palace of Auburn Hills, notching 48 points, including 35 after halftime. His 48 points ranks second for most points scored at The Palace (Anthony Davis, 59, 2/21/16).

REGULAR-SEASON QUICK FACTS:

Detroit went 3-1 against the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, their first regular-season series win since going 4-0 against the Cavs in 2012-13.

Andre Drummond averaged 20.3 points and 13.7 rebounds against Cleveland this season.

LeBron James averaged 20.7 points and 7.7 rebounds against Detroit this season. Detroit holds a 121-85 all-time record against Cleveland and a 49-54 road record. PLAYER/TEAM CONNECTIONS:

Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy coached Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue in Orlando in 2009.

Pistons center Joel Anthony played with Cavaliers forwards LeBron James (2010-14) and James Jones (2008-14) in Miami. Together, they won the 2012 and 2013 NBA Championships.

Pistons forward Tobias Harris is the cousin of Cavaliers forward Channing Frye. The two also played together in Orlando from 2014-16. Pistons forward Anthony Tolliver played with Cavaliers forward Kevin Love for the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2010-12.

Cavaliers forward Dahntay Jones played for the Detroit Pistons NBA D-League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive, this season.

Pistons assistant coach Brendan Malone served as an assistant coach for the Cavaliers in 2004-05 and finished the season as the interim head coach. Cavaliers assistant coach Larry Drew played for the Pistons from 1980-81 and served as an assistant coach for Detroit from 1999-2000.

LAST GAME:

Friday, April 22, 2016 vs. Cleveland The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,584 – Sellout)

Cleveland 24 30 25 22 101 (3-0) 48.8% 41.4% 68.4% 46 24 3 4 10

Detroit 27 26 20 18 91 (0-3) 48.6% 26.1% 68.4% 32 22 7 3 8

Pistons High Scorer: Caldwell-Pope 18 Cavaliers High Scorer: Irving 26 Pistons High Rebounder: Drummond/Harris 7 Cavaliers High Rebounder: James 13 Pistons High Assists: Jackson 12 Cavaliers High Assists: James 7

The Detroit Pistons dropped their third straight game to the Cleveland Cavaliers, falling 101-91 at The Palace of Auburn Hills on 4/22…Marcus Morris paced the Pistons in the first quarter, scoring eight points, helping Detroit to a 27-24 advantage after one quarter…Detroit and Cleveland battled back and forth in the second quarter, exchanging leads 13 times and tying seven times, but the Cavs were able to take a 54-53 advantage at the half…With the score tied at 67-67 with 3:26 left in the third, Cleveland used a 8-2 run to take a 75-69 lead and held a six-point advantage (79-73) after three quarters of play…Down nine (87-78) with 8:16 left in the game, the Pistons used an 8-0 run to cut Cleveland’s lead to just one (87-86) with 6:19 remaining...Up two (92-90) with 3:56 remaining, the Cavs responded with an 8-0 to take a game-high 10-point lead (100-90) with 33.5 seconds left and seal the victory…Cleveland now leads the best-of-seven series, 3-0…The Cavaliers outrebounded Detroit 46-32 and scored 17 second chance points to Detroit’s nine…Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Pistons with 18 points and Andre Drummond scored 17 points…Morris finished with 16 points and Reggie Jackson recorded his second career playoff double-double with 13 points and a playoff career-high 12 assists…Tobias Harris also added 13 points…Kyrie Irving led the Cavs with 26 points.

2016 PLAYOFF COMPARISON

PISTONS NBA RANK CATEGORY CAVALIERS NBA RANK 94.0 10 POINTS PER GAME 104.7 4 47.6 4 FG% 47.6 3 64.2 15 FT% 68.0 11 36.2 5 3FG% 43.1 3 36.3 15 REBOUNDS 41.0 12 21.7 T5 ASSISTS PER GAME 24.0 2 6.0 12 STEALS PER GAME 5.7 T13 11.0 5 TURNOVERS 9.3 2

3.0 12 BLOCKS PER GAME 3.0 T12 104.7 13 POINTS ALLOWED 94.0 7

47.6 14 OPPONENT FG% 47.6 13 68.0 6 OPPONENT FT% 64.2 2 43.1 14 OPPONENT 3FG% 36.2 12

2016 PLAYOFF LEADERS

DETROIT CATEGORY CLEVELAND K. Caldwell-Pope, 17.3 POINTS Kyrie Irving, 26.3

Drummond/Harris, 8.3 REBOUNDS Kevin Love, 11.7 Reggie Jackson, 8.3 ASSISTS LeBron James, 7.0 Andre Drummond, 1.3 BLOCKS LeBron James, 1.7 Reggie Jackson, 2.0 STEALS LeBron James, 1.0

2015-16 REGULAR-SEASON LEADERS DETROIT CATEGORY CLEVELAND Reggie Jackson, 18.8 POINTS LeBron James, 25.3 Andre Drummond, 14.8 REBOUNDS Kevin Love, 9.9

Reggie Jackson, 6.2 ASSISTS LeBron James, 6.8 Andre Drummond, 1.4 BLOCKS Timofey Mozgov, 0.8 Andre Drummond, 1.5 STEALS LeBron James, 1.4

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DETROIT PISTONS VS. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS – REGULAR-SEASON GAME-BY-GAME

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 vs. Cleveland The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,442)

Cleveland 27 29 25 18 99 (8-3) 47.5% 33.3% 60.0% 40 21 8 2 14

Detroit 31 24 20 29 104 (6-5) 42.9% 33.3% 80.6% 48 20 11 1 13

Pistons High Scorer: Drummond 25 Cavaliers High Scorer: James 30

Pistons High Rebounder: Drummond 18 Cavaliers High Rebounder: Love/Thompson 9 Pistons High Assists: Jackson 12 Cavaliers High Assists: Williams 7

The Detroit Pistons snapped a four-game losing streak following a 104-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers…Reggie Jackson (11) and Ersan Ilyasova (10) paced the Pistons in the first quarter, helping Detroit to a 31-27 lead after one…LeBron James’ 13 second-quarter points helped Cleveland take a 56-55 advantage into the half…The Cavaliers opened the third on a 9-0 run to take a 65-55 advantage with 10:00 remaining and led 81-75 after three…Down 10 (87-77) with 8:43 remaining, Detroit used a 21-10 run to take a 98-97 advantage with 2:07 left to play…Cleveland missed three consecutive shots and Jackson added two free throws, giving the Pistons a 100-97 lead with 21.3 seconds remaining…James scored with 15.8 seconds left cutting Detroit’s lead to one (100-99), but Jackson connected on four straight free throws to put the game out of reach for the Cavaliers…Detroit held Cleveland to just three offensive rebounds and zero second-chance points…Andre Drummond recorded his 11th straight double-double with 25 points and 18 rebounds and Jackson earned his first double-double of the season with 23 points and a season-high 12 assists…Ilyasova finished with a season-high-tying 20 points and Marcus Morris scored 14 points…Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also scored 13 points for the Pistons…James finished with 30 points to lead the Cavaliers.

Friday, January 29, 2016 vs. Cleveland The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,012 - Sellout)

Cleveland 33 33 30 18 114 (33-12) 47.0% 39.1% 93.1% 47 20 4 1 8

Detroit 27 31 20 28 106 (25-22) 47.6% 30.4% 73.1% 39 20 5 4 9

Pistons High Scorer: Drummond 20 Cavaliers High Scorer: Love 29

Pistons High Rebounder: Drummond 8 Cavaliers High Rebounder: Thompson 14

Pistons High Assists: Jackson 6 Cavaliers High Assists: James 8

The Detroit Pistons had their two-game winning streak snapped following a 114-106 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at The Palace of Auburn Hills on 1/29…Kevin Love paced the Cavaliers in the first quarter, scoring 10 points, helping Cleveland to a 33-27 advantage after one…In the second quarter, Kyrie Irving scored 11 points as Cleveland extended their lead to eight (66-58) at the half…Up nine (78-69) with 5:44 left in the third, the Cavaliers used a 12-2 run to take a 90-71 lead with 3:25 remaining and led 96-78 after three quarters of play…Detroit used a 10-2 run down 18 (98-80) with 11:09 remaining to cut Cleveland’s lead to 100-90, but could not complete the comeback…Cleveland outrebounded Detroit, 47-39, and scored 17 second-chance points to Detroit’s 11…Andre Drummond led the Pistons with 20 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 19 points…Reggie Jackson and Stanley Johnson each scored 15 points and Marcus Morris added 14 points…Kevin Love led the Cavaliers with 29 points.

Monday, February 23, 2016 at Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena (20,562)

Detroit 33 23 19 21 96 (28-29) 46.3% 32.0% 66.7% 43 17 10 3 15

Cleveland 28 21 19 20 88 (40-15) 43.0% 30.8% 92.3% 40 19 8 2 18

Pistons High Scorer: Jackson 23 Cavaliers High Scorer: Irving 30

Pistons High Rebounder: Drummond 15 Cavaliers High Rebounder: James 8 Pistons High Assists: Jackson/Morris 4 Cavaliers High Assists: Irving/James 5

The Detroit Pistons snapped a five-game losing streak following a 96-88 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on 2/22…Reggie Jackson (12 points) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10 points) paced the Pistons in the first quarter, helping Detroit to a 33-28 after one…Down two (44-42) with 5:32 remaining, Detroit used a 14-5 run to end the half up 56-49…The Pistons extended their lead to 17 points (75-58) with 4:56 remaining, but Cleveland responded with 10-0 run to cut Detroit’s lead to seven (75-68) after three quarters of play…The Pistons opened the fourth with an 11-0 run to take a game-high-tying 18-point lead (86-68) with 8:01 remaining...Down 88-70 with 6:32 remaining, Cleveland used a 12-0 run to slice Detroit’s advantage to six (88-82), but Detroit was able to hang on for the victory…Detroit outscored Cleveland 40-28 in the paint and forced 18 turnovers which led to 23 points…Jackson finished with 23 points and Caldwell-Pope scored 19 points…Andre Drummond collected his 48th double-double of the season with 16 points and 15 rebounds and Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris each scored 14 points…Stanley Johnson also added 10 points off the bench…Kyrie Irving led the Cavs with 30 points.

Detroit Pistons 112, Cleveland Cavaliers 110 (OT)

1 2 3 4 OT FINAL RECORD FG% 3FG% FT% REB AST STL BLK TOV

Detroit 29 29 24 21 9 112 (44-38) 43.5% 48.5% 78.6% 47 24 5 11 12

Cleveland 24 20 28 31 7 110 (57-25) 47.4% 38.9% 73.3% 43 21 4 7 10

Pistons High Scorer: Meeks 20 Cavaliers High Scorer: McRae 36

Pistons High Rebounder: Bullock/Johnson/Tolliver 8 Cavaliers High Rebounder: Mozgov 12

Pistons High Assists: Blake 6 Cavaliers High Assists: McRae 7

The Detroit Pistons won their final regular-season game, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-110 in overtime at Quicken Loans Arena on 4/13…Steve Blake paced the Pistons with 10 points in the first quarter, helping Detroit to a 29-24 lead after one…Jodie Meeks returned to action, playing in his first game since 10/28 after suffering a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, to score 11 points in the second quarter and help the Pistons to a 58-14 halftime lead…Cleveland sliced Detroit’s lead to six (68-62) with 5:57 remaining in the third, but the Pistons built back up a double-digit lead (82-72) after three quarters of play…Detroit led by seven (101-94) with 1:49 remaining, but the Cavaliers used a 9-2 run, including a Jordan McRae 3-pointer with 14.6 seconds left to send the game to overtime…With the game tied at 107-107 with 2:47 left in overtime, Detroit used a 4-0 run to take a 111-107 lead with 1:33 remaining…Cleveland sliced the Pistons’ lead to three (112-109) with 4.1 seconds left…McRae was fouled on a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left, giving the Cavaliers a chance to tie the game, but he went 1-for-3 from the line, ending Cleveland’s chance for a comeback…Meeks led the Pistons with a season-high 20 points and Reggie Bullock and Anthony Tolliver each recorded 15 points and eight rebounds…Aron Baynes scored 14 points and Blake tied a season-high with 13 points…Stanley Johnson and Spencer Dinwiddie also each scored 12 points and Joel Anthony contributed seven points and a career-high eight blocks…McRae led all scorers with 36 points.

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NOTES & STATISTICS

PISTONS2016PLAYOFFSEASONOFFENSIVELEADERS: (INCLUDES TIES)

PLAYER G-GS 10+ PTS 20+ PTS 30+ PTS 10+ REB 15+ REB 10+ AST DOUBLE-DOUBLE TRIPLE-DOUBLE

INDIVIDUAL GAME LEADERS

PTS REB AST Anthony 0-0 Baynes 3-0 Blake 3-0 Brown 0-0 Bullock 2-0 Caldwell-Pope 3-3 3 1 2 1 Dinwiddie 1-0 Drummond 3-3 3 1 1 1 1 2 Harris 3-3 2 1 2 Hilliard 0-0 Jackson 3-3 3 1 1 3 Johnson 3-0 Meeks 1-0 Morris 3-3 3 1 Tolliver 2-0

PLAYOFF GAME NOTES

CUTTING THEIR TEETH: The Detroit Pistons have eight players making their playoff debuts during the 2016 NBA Playoffs. Detroit’s players have played

in a total of 224 playoff games, which is the third least amount of games played among the 16 teams in the Playoffs. Here is a look at the postseason experience of all 16 teams in the NBA Playoffs this season:

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE/2016 PLAYOFF TEAMS

TEAM GAMES TEAM GAMES

San Antonio 1,221 Dallas 515

Cleveland 745 Oklahoma City 454

Miami 678 Indiana 348

Memphis 647 Charlotte 276

Atlanta 604 Toronto 232 L.A. Clippers 602 Detroit 224 Golden State 586 Boston 143 Houston 551 Portland 127 THREE’S COMPANY: In their first game of the 2016 Playoffs, the Detroit Pistons connected on 15 3-pointers, which tied a franchise playoff record set vs. Cleveland (5/7/06). Their 29 attempts were also two off the franchise playoff record for most 3-point attempts (31, at Boston 5/12/02). MOST 3-POINTERS IN A GAME/PLAYOFF FRANCHISE HISTORY GAME 3FGM at Cleveland, 4/17/16 15 vs. Cleveland, 5/7/06 15 vs. Boston, 5/5/02 12 vs. Boston, 5/8/02 12 Four times 11

SVG IN THE PLAYOFFS:Stan Van Gundy has reached the playoffs as a head coach in eight of his 10 years of coaching. He holds a .533 winning percentage in the playoffs and reached the NBA Finals once in 2008-09. Here is a look at his Playoff records throughout the year: STAN VAN GUNDY PLAYOFF RECORD TEAM RECORD WINNING % Miami 17-11 .607

Orlando 31-28 .525

Detroit 0-3 .000

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REGULAR SEASON GAME NOTES

DETROIT AMONG NBA’s MOST IMPROVED TEAMS IN 2015-16:The Detroit Pistons recorded 44 wins this season, the most wins by a Pistons’ team since

2007-08 (59). They recorded 12 more wins than last season and recorded their first season with a winning record since 2007-2007-08. Below is a look at the NBA’s most improved teams from the 2014-15 season to the 2015-16 season:

TEAM CURRENT W-L PCT LAST SEASON W-L PCT CHANGE

New York 32-50 .390 17-65 .207 +15 Charlotte 48-34 .585 33-49 .402 +15 Minnesota 29-53 .354 16-66 .195 +13 Detroit 44-38 .531 32-50 .390 +12 San Antonio 67-15 .815 55-27 .671 +12 Golden State 73-9 .889 67-15 .817 +6

WIN TOTALS: The Detroit Pistons recorded 44 wins this season, the most wins by a Pistons’ team since 2007-08 (59). Detroit tallied 26 home wins this

season, the most home wins since the 2007-08 (34) season and their 18 road wins were tied for the most road wins since 2008-09 (18). Here is a look at the most wins, home wins and road wins by a Detroit team in recent history:

WIN TOTALS/DETROIT PISTONS

TOTAL WINS HOME WINS ROAD WINS

2007-08, 59 2007-08, 34 2015-16, 18 2015-16, 44 2015-16, 26 2008-09, 18 2008-09, 39 2010-11, 21 2014-15, 14 2014-15, 32 2008-09, 21 2013-14, 12

STARTER’S SCORING: The Detroit Pistons starters scored in double-figures in 27 games this season, the most of any team in the NBA. Detroit went 21-6 in

games when all five starters score in double-figures. According to Elias, all five Pistons starters scored between 19 and 24 points in Detroit's 125-111 win at Philadelphia (3/12). It was only the second non-overtime game in the NBA in the last 20 seasons in which each member of a team's starting

lineup contributed at least 19 points. The other was in a New Orleans win at Phoenix on January 5, 2008.

FRANCHISE THREES: The Pistons set franchise marks for 3-pointers made in back-to-back seasons. Detroit made a franchise-best 740 threes this year after

recording 703 last season. This season also marked the first time in franchise history the Pistons had four players make more than 90 3-pointers and the first time three Pistons made 100-plus 3-pointers since 2001 (Chucky Atkins, 138, Jon Barry, 121 and Clifford Robinson, 115):

MOST 3-POINTERS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY PISTONS WITH 90-PLUS THREES THIS SEASON 1. 2015-16 – 740 1. Reggie Jackson – 118 (Career high)

2. 2014-15 – 703 2. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - 114

3. 1996-97 – 582 3. Marcus Morris – 108

4. 2001-02 – 567 4. Anthony Tolliver – 98

5. 1995-96 - 545

HOME SWEET HOME: The Detroit Pistons finished a NBA season-high nine consecutive home games from March 16 to April 1 with a 6-3 record, their

longest home stand in franchise history. Here is a look at how Detroit teams have fared in the franchises’ longest home stands:

LONGEST HOME STANDS/PISTONS FRANCHISE HISTORY

YEAR GAMES RECORD

2015-16 9 6-3

1996-97 8 6-2

1972-73 8 5-3

DETROIT ON THE BOARDS: The Detroit Pistons ranked tied for second in rebounds per game (46.3) and second in offensive rebounds per game (12.5).

Detroit went 37-15 when they outrebounded their opponent and 7-23 when their opponent equaled their rebound total or outrebounded them.

REBOUNDS PER GAME/2015-16 SEASON

TEAM RPG Oklahoma City 48.6 Detroit 46.3 Chicago 46.3 Golden State 46.2 Portland 45.5

SECOND TIMES A CHARM: The Detroit Pistons ranked second in the NBA in second-chance points per game (14.9). Here’s a look at the teams with the

most second-chance points this season:

MOST SECOND-CHANCE POINTS/2015-16 SEASON

TEAM SECOND-CHANCE PTS Oklahoma City 15.8 Detroit 14.9 Boston 14.3 Portland 14.1 Phoenix 14.0

BOOST FROM THE BENCH: After a slow start, the Detroit Pistons’ bench steadily improved throughout the season. Here is a look their statistical

progression throughout the season:

BENCH IMPROVEMENT THROUGHOUT 2015-16

DATE MPG PPG FG% 3FG% REB AST +/- Prior to 12/29 15.5 23.5 37.6 32.0 13.4 4.7 -2.5 Since 12/29 15.5 27.8 43.0 35.7 14.1 6.8 +0.2

BEATING THE EAST AND WEST’S BEST: The Detroit Pistons were one of only five teams (Portland, Milwaukee, Boston and San Antonio) to beat both

Golden State and Cleveland this season. Additionally, Detroit was the only team in the NBA to have knocked off Golden State once and Cleveland three times this season.

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A DETROIT BAKER’S DOZEN: Andre Drummond and Reggie Jackson joined 11 other Detroit Pistons who have won at least one Player of the Week award as a Piston. Drummond and Jackson became the first Pistons teammates to win the award twice each in the same season and the first Pistons teammates to record the honors in the same season since Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace in the 2003-04 season. Here is a list of those players:

DETROIT PISTONS WITH PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS

PLAYER AWARDS WON PLAYER AWARDS WON

Isiah Thomas 6 Joe Dumars 2

Ben Wallace 5 Rodney Stuckey 2

Grant Hill 5 Richard Hamilton 1

Kelly Tripucka 3 Dennis Rodman 1

Chauncey Billups 3 Terry Mills 1

Andre Drummond 2 Terry Tyler 1

Reggie Jackson 2

DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS: Andre Drummond led the NBA in double-doubles this season, recording a career-high 66 double-doubles in 81 games. Here is

a look at the double-double leaders in the NBA:

MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES/2015-16 SEASON

PLAYER DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Andre Drummond, Det. 66 Russell Westbrook, OKC 54 Karl-Anthony Towns, Min. 51

John Wall, Was. 49

DeAndre Jordan, LA-C 49 DeMarcus Cousins, Sac. 47

BOARDING SCHOOL: Andre Drummond led the NBA in rebounds per game (14.8 RPG). Drummond also led the league in offensive rebounds per game

with 4.9 ORPG. He is the first Piston to lead the NBA in rebounding since Ben Wallace (15.4) in 2002-03. Here is a look at the top five rebounders in the NBA this season:

REBOUNDS PER GAME/2015-16 SEASON

PLAYER RPG

Andre Drummond, Det. 14.8 DeAnde Jordan, LA-C 13.8 Hassan Whiteside, Mia. 11.8 Dwight Howard, Hou. 11.8 DeMarcus Cousins, Sac. 11.5

DETROIT DOUBLE-DOUBLES:Andre Drummond’s 66 double-doubles this season were the second most double-doubles by a Piston in franchise history and

is a new career-high (previously 57, 2013-14). Drummond joined Isiah Thomas (65, 1984-85) as the only Pistons to lead the NBA in double-doubles in a season. Here is a look at the most double-doubles by a Piston since 1983-84:

PLAYER/YEAR DOUBLE-DOUBLES Bob Lanier, 1972-73 69 Andre Drummond, 2015-16 66 Isiah Thomas, 1984-85 65 Andre Drummond, 2013-14 57 Isiah Thomas, 1983-84 57 Bill Laimbeer, 1985-86 56

DOUBLING UP:Andre Drummond ranked first for most doubles in the NBA since the 2014-15 season. Here is a look at the leaders in

double-doubles since the 2014-15 NBA season:

MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES SINCE 2014-15/NBA

Andre Drummond, Det. 114

Pau Gasol, Chi. 100

DeAndre Jordan, LA-C 96 DeMarcus Cousins, Sac. 94

John Wall, Was. 89

THE BIG THREE BEFORE 23: Andre Drummond passed Shaquille O’Neal for the most point-rebound double-doubles before the age of 23 since 1983-84

with his double-double against Philadelphia (3/13). Here is a look at the players with the most point-rebound double-doubles before turning 23:

MOST DOUBLE-DOUBLES BEFORE 23 YEARS OLD/SINCE 1983-84

Dwight Howard 237

Andre Drummond 180

Shaquille O’Neal 168

ANDRE 3,000: Andre Drummond recorded his 3,000th career rebound vs. Memphis (12/9), which ranks as the second most by a player 22 years old or

younger since 1985-86 behind only Dwight Howard. Here is a look at the top rebounders 22 or younger since 1985-86:

CAREER REBOUNDS, AGE 22 OR YOUNGER/SINCE 1985-86

PLAYER REBOUNDS

Dwight Howard 4,303 Andre Drummond 3,830 Shaquille O'Neal 2,801 Andris Biedrins 2,561

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HISTORICAL BOARD WORK: Andre Drummond’s 1,198 rebounds ranked as the third-most by a Piston in a single season and the most since Dennis Rodman’s 1,530 in 1991-92. Drummond also joined Walter Dukes, Bob Lanier and Ben Wallace as the only Pistons to average 13-plus rebounds in three consecutive seasons.

MOST REBOUNDS BY A PISTON IN A SINGLE SEASON

PLAYER SEASON TOTAL REBOUNDS

Dennis Rodman 1991-92 1,530

Bob Lanier 1972-73 1,205

Andre Drummond 2015-16 1,198 Dennis Rodman 1992-93 1,132

Bob Lanier 1971-72 1,132

20-20 VISION: Andre Drummond collected five 20-plus points, 20-plus rebound games this season, while the rest of the NBA recorded two such games.

Here is a look at the players who recorded a 20-20 game this season:

GAMES WITH 20-PLUS POINTS AND 20-PLUS REBOUNDS/2015-16 SEASON

PLAYER 20-20 GAMES

Andre Drummond, Det. 5

Dwight Howard, Hou. 2

DeMarcus Cousin, Sac. 2

Six tied 1

GRABBING 20: Andre Drummond recorded nine 20-plus rebound games and is one of only five players who recorded multiple 20-plus rebound games in

the NBA this season. Here is a look at the players with a 20-plus rebound game this season:

GAMES WITH 20-PLUS REBOUNDS/2015-16 SEASON

PLAYER 20-PLUS REBOUND GAMES

Andre Drummond, Det. 9

DeAndre Jordan, LA-C 7

Five tied 2

20-PLUS REBOUNDS LEADERS: After not recording a single 20-rebound game in his rookie season, Andre Drummond has collected 27 career 20-rebound

games since 2013-14, tied for the most games with 20-plus rebounds by any player in the NBA during that span. Here is a list of the players with the most 20-plus rebound games since 2013-14:

MOST GAMES WITH 20-PLUS REBOUND/SINCE 2013-14

PLAYER/TEAM GAMES

Andre Drummond, Det. 27 DeAndre Jordan, LA-C 27 Dwight Howard, Hou. 7 Tyson Chandler, NY-Dal.-Phx. 7 DeMarcus Cousins, Sac. 7

FIVE ALIVE: Andre Drummond has grabbed five or more rebounds in 97 consecutive games, which ranks as the second longest active streak in the NBA.

Here is the look at the longest active streaks of five rebounds in the NBA:

PLAYER/TEAM GAMES

DeAndre Jordan, LA-C 147 Andre Drummond, Det. 97

Pau Gasol, Chi. 71

15 AND 15 MACHINE: Andre Drummond led the NBA in 15-plus point, 15-plus rebound games with 30 such games this season. Here is a look at the

players with the most 15 and 15 games this season:

MOST GAMES WITH 15-PLUS POINTS & 15-PLUS REBOUNDS/2015-16 SEASON

PLAYER/TEAM GAMES

Andre Drummond, Det. 30 DeAndre Jordan, LA-C 13 DeMarcus Cousins, Sac. 12 Hassan Whiteside, Mia. 11 Dwight Howard, Hou. 9

Pau Gasol, Chi. 8

SINGLE SEASON 15-15 GAMES:Andre Drummond’s 30 games of 15-plus points and 15-plus rebounds this season were the fourth most 15-15 games in a

single season since the 2005-06 season. Here is a look at the players with the most 15-plus point, 15-plus rebound games during that span:

15+ PTS, 15+ REBS – MOST GAMES/SINGLE SEASON SINCE 2005-06

PLAYER SEASON GAMES

Kevin Love 2010-11 39

Dwight Howard 2010-11 33

Andre Drummond 2015-16 30

PISTONS WITH 15-PLUS POINTS AND BOARDS: Andre Drummond (68) ranks second for the most games with 15-plus points and 15-plus rebounds by a

Piston since 1984-85. Below are the Pistons with the most 15-plus point, 15-plus rebound games since 85-86:

15+ PTS, 15+ REBS – MOST GAMES/PISTONS SINCE 1985-86

PLAYER GAMES Bill Laimbeer 80 Andre Drummond 68 Dennis Rodman 29 Greg Monroe 27 Grant Hill 18

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DRUMMOND ON THE OFFENSIVE GLASS: In just his fourth NBA season, Andre Drummond has grabbed 10-plus offensive rebounds 15 times in his career, which ranks tied for first among active NBA players. Here is a look at the active players with the most 10-plus offensive rebound games:

MOST CAREER GAMES W/ 10-PLUS OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS / ACTIVE PLAYERS

PLAYER/TEAM GAMES

Andre Drummond, Det. 15 Tyson Chandler, Phx. 15 Zach Randolph, Mem. 12

Elton Brand, Phi. 8

Tim Duncan, S.A. 7

Dwight Howard, Hou. 6

ANDRE THE ALL-STAR: Andre Drummond was named a first-time NBA All-Star and represented the Eastern Conference at the 2016 NBA All-Star Game

in Toronto. Drummond recorded a double-double with 16 points (8-11 FG) and a game-high 13 rebounds in 18 minutes of action. Here are some notable facts on Drummond’s All-Star selection:

• Drummond’s selection marks the 86th time a Piston has been selected as a NBA All-Star.

• He is the first Piston since Allen Iverson in 2009 and the first Pistons draft pick since Grant Hill (2000) to be named an All-Star.

• Drummond also becomes the first player in Pistons franchise history to be named an All-Star after participating in the NBA's Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend.

ANDRE’S IMPRESSIVE CALENDAR YEAR: Andre Drummond finished the calendar year 2015 with 1,335 points, 1,238 rebounds and 144 blocked shots. The

only other players with that many points, rebounds and blocks in one calendar year since the NBA started recording blocks in 1973-74 are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975 and Moses Malone in 1977.

DRUMMOND EARNS FIRST 30-20 GAME: Andre Drummond recorded a career-high 33 points and 21 rebounds at Chicago (12/18), earning his first 30-plus

point, 20-plus rebound game of his career. Drummond became the first Piston to record a 30-plus point, 20-plus rebound game since Dennis Rodman recorded 34 points and 23 rebounds vs. Denver (1/2/91).

MR. FOURTH QUARTER: Reggie Jackson led the NBA in clutch scoring (points scored in the last five minutes of a game with a five-point differential or

less) with 4.8 points per game. Here is a look at the top clutch scorers in the NBA during the 2015-16 season:

CLUTCH SCORERS/2015-16 NBA SEASON PLAYER/TEAM POINTS Reggie Jackson, Det. 4.8 Stephen Curry, G.S. 4.4 Kevin Durant, OKC 4.0 LeBron James, Cle. 4.0 Dwyane Wade, Mia. 3.7 Deron Williams, Dal. 3.7

30-POINT PERFORMANCES: Reggie Jackson notched his eighth 30-point performance of the season with 39 points vs. Washington (4/8), tied for the most

since Richard Hamilton recorded eight during the 2005-06 season. Prior to this season, Jackson had only recorded one 30-point game in his first four seasons. Here is a look at the most 30-point games by a Piston since 2005-06:

MOST 30-POINT GAMES SINCE 2001-02/PISTONS

PLAYER/YEAR 30-POINT GAMES

Reggie Jackson, 2015-16 8 Richard Hamilton, 2005-06 8 Chauncey Billups, 2005-06 7

REGGIE’S RANKS:Reggie Jackson ranked in the top five of several major categories among East point guards. Here is at the statistics that stood out:

Category Statistic Rank East Leader

Points 18.8 5th _{I. Thomas, Bos., 22.2}

Assists 6.2 T-4th _{J. Wall, Was., 10.2} Free Throw % 86.3% 3rd K. Irving, Cle., 88.5% Double-Doubles 9 4th J. Wall, Was., 49

REGGIE TO THE RACK: Reggie Jackson ranked fourth in points off drives (7.5) and ranked sixth in the NBA in drives per game (10.6). Here is a look at the

top players in terms of points off drives this season:

MOST POINTS OFF DRIVES/2015-16 NBA SEASON

PLAYER/TEAM POINTS

DeMar DeRozan, Tor. 8.7 Damian Lillard, Por. 7.8 Isaiah Thomas, Bos. 7.6 Reggie Jackson, Det. 7.5 James Harden, Hou. 7.2

JACKSON’S CAREER NIGHT: Reggie Jackson scored a career-high 40 points (15-26 FG, 3-3 3FG, 7-8 FT) at Portland (11/8) becoming the first Piston to

score 40 points since Ben Gordon scored 45 points at Denver (3/21/12). Jackson’s 40 points included 26 points (10-11 FG, 2-2 FG, 4-4 FT) in the fourth quarter, which tied a franchise record for most points in a quarter with Will Bynum, and 31 points in a half, which tied the franchise record for most points in a half with Grant Hill [31, vs. Washington (2/8/1999)]. Here is a breakdown of the most points scored in a quarter in franchise history:

MOST POINTS IN A QUARTER – PISTONS HISTORY

PLAYER POINTS OPP/DATE

Reggie Jackson 26 (4th Quarter) at Portland, 11/8/15 Will Bynum 26 (4th_Quarter) _{vs. Charlotte, 4/5/09} Jerry Stackhouse 24 (1st Quarter) at Chicago, 4/3/01 Isiah Thomas 24 (3rd Quarter) vs. Cleveland, 2/26/84 Isiah Thomas 24 (4th_Quarter) _{at Philadelphia, 3/11/89}

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MORRIS MAKING STRIDES:Marcus Morris had the best season of his career this season with the Pistons, improving in four key statistical categories from last season. Here is a look at Morris’ improvement from last year to this year and where this year compares to his career numbers:

Marcus Morris’ Statistical Improvement STATISTIC 2015-16 AVG 2014-15 AVG CAREER AVG

Minutes 35.7 25.2 22.5

Points 14.1 10.4 9.3

Rebounds 5.1 4.8 4.1

Assists 2.5 1.6 1.2

ROOKIE RANKS: Stanley Johnson ranked in the top 10 among rookies of several statistical categories. Here is a look at those ranks:

STANLEY JOHNSON’S RANKS AMONG ROOKIES CATEGORY STATISTIC RANK

Minutes 23.1 7th

Points 8.1 8th

Steals 0.8 8th

Assists 1.6 9th

Rebounds 4.2 9th

INCREASED TIME EQUALS INCREASED PERFORMANCE:Stanley Johnson’s statistical numbers improved significantly in games where he played 25 minutes or

more. Here is a comparison between games where Johnson played 25-plus minutes and less than 25 minutes:

STATISTIC 25-PLUS MINS LESS THAN 25 MINS

Games 25 48 Points 12.3 6.0 FG% 40.1 35.0 Rebounds 5.7 3.4 Assists 2.3 1.3 Steals 1.4 0.4

ROOKIE RANGE:Stanley Johnson connected on 63 3-pointers this season which ranked fourth for the most 3-pointers by a Pistons’ rookie in franchise

history and eighth among rookies this season. Here’s a look at the most 3-pointers made by a Pistons rookie in franchise history:

MOST 3-POINTERS MADE BY PISTONS’ ROOKIE

PLAYER/SEASON 3FGM Brandon Knight, 2011-12 105 Kyle Singler, 2012-13 70 Lindsey Hunter, 1993-94 69 Stanley Johnson, 2015-16 63 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 2013-14 59

20 BEFORE 20: With his career-high 22-point performance vs. New York (2/4), his second 20-plus point game this season, Stanley Johnson joined Andre

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STAN VAN GUNDY

HEAD COACH

SEASONS IN LEAGUE: 10th _{SEASONS WITH DETROIT: Second}

OVERALL RECORD: 447-296 (.602) 2015-16 REGULAR-SEASON RECORD: 44-38 (.537)

NBA RECORD: 447-296 (.602) OVERALL RECORD WITH DETROIT: 76-88 (.463)

PLAYOFF RECORD: 48-42 (.533) PLAYOFF RECORD WITH DETROIT: 0-3 (.000)

Stan Van Gundy has completed his second season as president of basketball operations and head coach for the Detroit Pistons, after being named to the positions on May 14, 2014. After a 32-50 record in his first season, Van Gundy led the Pistons to a 44-38 record in 2015-16 (a 12-game improvement), leading Detroit to its first above-.500 record since 2007-08 and first postseason appearance since the 2008-09 season. This marks Van Gundy’s eighth playoff appearance in 10 seasons as a head coach and also his eight season finishing with a better than .500 record.

In addition to his coaching duties, Van Gundy oversees all aspects of the basketball operations department. His most recent executive move saw the Pistons acquire versatile forward Tobias Harris from the Orlando Magic in exchange for Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova at the 2015-16 trade deadline.

Prior to the start of the 2014-15 season, Van Gundy added veteran leadership in the likes of former All-Star and NBA Champion Caron Butler and Joel Anthony, a two-time NBA Champion with the Miami Heat, and also added outside shooting with the signing free-agent guard Jodie Meeks. During the season, he made bold roster moves which led to the team finishing with a .500 (27-27) record in its final 54 games after a 5-23 start to the season. Veteran forward Josh Smith was waived on December 22 and Anthony Tolliver was acquired from the Phoenix Suns on December 24. When starting point guard Jennings was lost for the season with an Achilles tendon injury in late January, Van Gundy helped to engineer a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder which saw the Pistons acquire Reggie Jackson, who was then signed to a multi-year deal during the offseason.

Van Gundy’s retooling of the Pistons’ roster continued with an active 2014-15 offseason. His roster makeover began when he pulled off a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks by acquiring veteran forward Ersan Ilyasova. He drafted University of Arizona standout forward, Stanley Johnson, eighth overall in the 2015 NBA Draft and selected Darrun Hilliard from Villanova in the second round with the 38th_{overall pick. He then saw the acquisition of forwards Marcus Morris and Danny Granger, and guard Reggie Bullock, from the Phoenix Suns, in exchange for a 2020}

second-round pick and followed that by signing free-agent big man Aron Baynes, bolstering the team’s front-court presence. He also added depth to the backcourt by swinging a trade with the Brooklyn Nets to obtain veteran guard Steve Blake in exchange for Quincy Miller.

A respected veteran in the NBA and collegiate coaching ranks, Van Gundy earned his 400th_{NBA career coaching win vs. Atlanta (3/31/15) and became the 10}th_{fastest coach to 400 victories in}

NBA history. Under his leadership, the Pistons set franchise records for total 3-pointers made (703), 3-point field goals made per game (8.6) and 3-pointers made in a game with 17 at Cleveland (12/28/14).

Van Gundy holds a career-coaching record of 447-296 (.602) in nine-plus NBA seasons. He’s taken his teams to the postseason eight times and holds a 48-39 (.552) playoff record with the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic. Prior to Detroit, he last coached in the NBA during the 2011-12 season when he led the Magic to a 37-29 record and a fifth consecutive postseason appearance. He compiled a 259-135 (.657) regular-season record with the Magic from 2007-12 and captured three consecutive Southeast Division titles from 2007-10.

During the 2010-11 season, Orlando finished 52-30 (.634), good for second place in the Southeast Division and fourth-best in the Eastern Conference. The Magic surpassed the 50-win plateau for the fourth consecutive season, setting a new franchise record. Van Gundy became the second-fastest active NBA coach to 300 career wins and the seventh-fastest all-time on December 25, 2010 vs. Boston. He also coached in his 500th_{career game on March 16 at Milwaukee and had the sixth-most wins in NBA history through 500 contests.}

In 2009-10, Van Gundy guided the Magic to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight time, after compiling a 59-23 (.720) regular season record. It was the second-best mark in the NBA, and Orlando captured the Southeast Division title for the third consecutive season. Van Gundy was named head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the second time in his career and guided the East to a 141-139 win at the 2010 NBA All-Star Game in Dallas, TX. He coached in his 400th_{regular season game on February 7 at Boston and ranked third among active}

head coaches for most victories after 400 career games (257 wins). He was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Coach of the Month in October/November 2009 and again in April 2010.

During the 2008-09 campaign, Van Gundy guided the Magic through a memorable playoff run, capped off with the 2009 Eastern Conference title and the franchise’s second trip to the NBA Finals. During the regular season, Orlando posted a 59-23 (.720) record and captured the Southeast Division title. It was the team’s second consecutive division crown and its fourth overall.

In 2007-08, his first season with Orlando, Van Gundy led the Magic to a 52-30 (.634) record and the Southeast Division championship. It was the team’s first division crown since 1995-96. Orlando also advanced past the opening round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 1996, defeating Toronto, 4-1.

Van Gundy served as head coach of the Miami Heat for two-plus seasons from 2003-05, posting a regular season record of 112-73 and a postseason mark of 17-11. Despite a rash of injuries and a tough schedule, which saw the Heat drop their first seven games, Van Gundy righted the ship and led Miami to a 42-40 record during his first season as head coach in 2003-04. They became just the fourth team since the NBA went to its current playoff format in 1983-84, to reach the playoffs after starting the season with at least seven consecutive losses. The 42 wins was a 17-win improvement from the previous season, the second-best turnaround in franchise history and the fourth-best in the NBA from 2002-03 to 2003-04. Van Gundy earned NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March 2004, after leading the Heat to an Eastern Conference-best 12-3 mark during the month. Miami finished the regular season by going 17-4 over its final 21 games, finished second in the Atlantic Division and earned homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

During the 2004 NBA Playoffs, Miami defeated New Orleans during the First Round, 4-3, making Van Gundy just the fourth rookie coach in NBA history to win a decisive seventh game during a playoff series. He guided the Heat to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for just the third time in franchise history, where they eventually fell to top-seeded Indiana in six games.

With the addition of an All-Star center in Shaquille O’Neal, and raised expectations, Van Gundy led the Heat to a 59-23 record in 2004-05, the second-most wins during a single season in team history, and the Southeast Division title. The Heat won the division by 14 games, the largest margin for any division winner in the NBA that season. For the second straight time, he guided the Heat to a 17-win improvement from the previous season, making him only the second coach in NBA history to lead his team to at least 15-win improvements in consecutive seasons.

Van Gundy was named head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game in Denver, where he led the East to a 10-point win. He also earned NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month honors in both December 2004 and March 2005. The Heat went on a franchise-record 14-game winning streak from December 6 – January 1 and later reeled off 12 consecutive victories from February 26 - March 19, becoming the first Eastern Conference team with a pair of double-digit win streaks in the same season since the 1995-96 NBA Champion Chicago Bulls.

During the 2005 NBA Playoffs, Miami advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, recording four-game sweeps of both New Jersey and Washington. It marked just the second time in Heat history the team reached the Conference Finals and came within minutes of a trip to the NBA Finals, before falling to Detroit in Game 7. It was also the first time in team history that Miami had advanced to at least the Conference Semifinals in consecutive seasons.

Van Gundy spent 12 years with the Heat, arriving prior to the 1995-96 campaign and served as assistant coach under Pat Riley for two seasons. He was elevated to assistant head coach in 1997, a position he held for six seasons. Van Gundy was the team’s lead assistant until being named head coach on Oct. 24, 2003.

Prior to his tenure with Miami, Van Gundy coached at the University of Wisconsin for three seasons, including head coach in 1994-95. He began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Vermont from 1981-83, then served as head coach at Castleton State College (VT) from 1983-86. After stints as an assistant coach at Canisius College (1986-87) and Fordham (1987-88), he was head coach at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell from 1988-92. In eight years as a college head coach, Van Gundy compiled a record of 135-92 (.595).

A native of Indio, Ca., Van Gundy was born on August 26, 1959. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Bachelor of Science in physical education from SUNY-Brockport in 1981. While at SUNY-Brockport, Van Gundy played basketball for his father, Bill. His brother, Jeff, was a head coach in the NBA for 11 seasons, most recently with the Houston Rockets from 2003-07. Van Gundy and his wife, Kim, have four children.

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DETROIT PISTONS 2015-16 ROSTER

NO POS NAME HT WT DOB PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY YRS TWITTER HANDLE

50 C Joel Anthony 6-9 245 8/9/82 UNLV/Canada 8 None

12 F/C Aron Baynes 6-10 260 12/9/86 Washington State/Australia 3 @aronbaynes

22 G Steve Blake 6-3 172 2/26/80 Maryland/USA 12 @SteveBlake5

17 G Lorenzo Brown 6-5 189 8/26/90 North Carolina State/USA 2 @Zo_ Brown 25 F Reggie Bullock 6-7 205 3/16/91 North Carolina/USA 2 @ReggieBullock35 5 G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6-5 205 2/18/93 Georgia/USA 2 @CaldwellPope

8 G Spencer Dinwiddie 6-6 200 4/6/93 Colorado/USA 1 @SDinwiddie_25

0 C Andre Drummond 6-11 279 8/10/93 Connecticut/USA 3 @AndreDrummondd

34 F Tobias Harris 6-9 235 7/15/92 Tennessee/USA 4 @tobias31

6 G/F Darrun Hilliard 6-6 205 4/13/93 Villanova/USA R @DHilliard6X

1 G Reggie Jackson 6-3 208 4/16/90 Boston College/Italy 4 @Reggie_Jackson

3 F Stanley Johnson 6-7 245 5/29/96 Arizona/USA R @iAmSJ

20 G Jodie Meeks 6-4 210 8/21/87 Kentucky/USA 6 @JMeeks20

13 F Marcus Morris 6-9 235 9/2/89 Kansas/USA 4 @MookMorris2

43 F Anthony Tolliver 6-8 240 6/1/85 Creighton/USA 7 @ATolliver44

PRESIDENT OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS/HEAD COACH: Stan Van Gundy – SUNY - Brockport

ASSISTANT COACHES: Bob Beyer - Alfred Brendan Malone - Iona Tim Hardaway – Texas - El Paso

Malik Allen – Villanova Charles Klask – Michigan State

SHOOTING COACH: Dave Hopla – Chadron State College

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE/ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jon Ishop – University of Texas at Austin

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: Anthony Harvey – Florida A&M

DETROIT PISTONS 2015-16 NUMERICAL ROSTER

0 Andre Drummond 1 Reggie Jackson 3 Stanley Johnson 5 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6 Darrun Hilliard 8 Spencer Dinwiddie 12 Aron Baynes 13 Marcus Morris 17 Lorenzo Brown 20 Jodie Meeks 22 Steve Blake 25 Reggie Bullock 34 Tobias Harris 43 Anthony Tolliver 50 Joel Anthony

HOW THE PISTONS WERE ASSEMBLED

FROM THE DRAFT:

2015 – Stanley Johnson (First round, #8 overall) 2015 – Darrun Hilliard (Second round, #38 overall) 2014 – Spencer Dinwiddie (Second round, #38 overall) 2013 – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (First round, #8 overall)

2012 – Andre Drummond (First round, #9 overall) THROUGH TRADE:

2016 – Tobias Harris (Acquired from Orlando on February 16, 2016) 2015 – Marcus Morris (Acquired from Phoenix on July 9, 2015) 2015 – Reggie Bullock (Acquired from Phoenix on July 9, 2015) 2015 – Steve Blake (Acquired from Brooklyn on July 13, 2015) 2015 – Reggie Jackson (Acquired from Oklahoma City on February 19, 2015)

2014 – Anthony Tolliver (Acquired from Phoenix on December 24, 2014) 2014 – Joel Anthony (Acquired from Boston on October 17, 2014)

THROUGH FREE AGENCY: 2016 – Lorenzo Brown (Signed on April 13, 2016)

2015 – Aron Baynes (Signed on July 12, 2015) 2014 – Jodie Meeks (Signed on July 14, 2014)

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2015-16 GAME NOTES - THE PLAYERS

50 JOEL ANTHONY

CENTER

6-9, 245

8 YEARS PRO

UNLV

2016 PLAYOFF AVERAGES

GAMES STARTS MINUTES POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS

0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

LAST 5 OPP MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OREB DREB REBS AST PF STL TO BLK PTS

4/22 GM 3 vs. Cleveland DID NOT PLAY ─ COACH’S DECISION

4/20 GM 2 @ Cleveland DID NOT PLAY ─ COACH’S DECISION

4/17 GM 1 @ Cleveland DID NOT PLAY ─ COACH’S DECISION

4/13 @ Cleveland 25 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 8 7

4/12 vs. Miami DID NOT PLAY ─ COACH’S DECISION

Highlights

• Appeared in 19 games this season, averaging 0.9 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.6 blocks in 5.1 minutes.

• Recorded a career-high eight blocks, recorded season-highs in points (7) and minutes (25) and tied a season-high four rebounds at Cleveland (4/13).

• Saw action in 49 games (no starts) and averaged 1.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 0.2 steals and 1.0 blocks in 8.3 minutes per game last season.

12 ARON BAYNES

F/C

6-10, 260

3 YEARS PRO

WASHINGTON STATE

@aronbaynes

3 0 11.3 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0

4/22 GM 3 vs. Cleveland 16 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 2 0 3 0 3 4/20 GM 2 @ Cleveland 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4/17 GM 1 @ Cleveland 11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4/13 @ Cleveland 28 5 9 0 0 4 4 3 2 5 1 3 0 3 0 14 4/12 vs. Miami 15 2 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 5 Highlights

• Appeared in 81 games (one start) this season, averaging 6.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.6 blocks in 15.2 minutes.

• Recorded single-season career-highs in points (514), rebounds (384), assists (51), steals (21), blocks (52), minutes (1,233) and games (81).

• Scored a career-high 21 points vs. Brooklyn (3/19).

• Recorded a career-high three blocks at Charlotte (3/11).

• Recorded a season-high 30 minutes at Denver (1/23).

• Dished out a career-high four assists at Boston (1/6).

• Recorded a career-high four steals at Charlotte (12/6).

• Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds at Minnesota (11/20).

• Played in his 200th_{career game at New York (3/5), recorded his 1,000}th_{career point at San Antonio (3/2) and recorded his 500}th_{career rebound at Atlanta (10/27).}

• With the San Antonio last season, appeared in a career-high 70 games (career-high 17 starts) and averaged career-highs in points (6.6 ppg), rebounds (4.5 rpg) and minutes (16.0 mpg).

22 STEVE BLAKE GUARD

6-3, 172

12 YEARS PRO

MARYLAND

@SteveBlake5

3 0 11.0 0.3 1.0 2.7 0.0 0.0

4/22 GM 3 vs. Cleveland 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4/20 GM 2 @ Cleveland 10 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4/17 GM 1 @ Cleveland 14 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 6 2 0 3 0 1 4/13 @ Cleveland 24 5 7 3 4 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 1 2 1 13 4/12 vs. Miami 32 4 7 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 7 1 1 3 0 10 Highlights

• Appeared in 58 games (two starts) this season, averaging 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks in 17.0 minutes.

• Scored a season-high-tying 13 points at Cleveland (4/13).

• Tied a season-high seven assists in a season-high 32 minutes vs. Miami (4/12).

• Grabbed a season-high-tying four rebounds at New York (3/5).

• Recorded his 1,000th_{career 3-pointer made vs. Memphis (12/9).}

• Recorded a season-high three steals at Oklahoma City (11/27).

• With Portland last season, appeared in 81 games (no starts) averaging 4.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 18.9 minutes per game.

2016 PLAYOFF HIGHS PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS

POINTS 12 @ Boston, 5/7/11

REBOUNDS 11 @ Boston, 5/7/11

ASSISTS 2 vs. Chicago, 5/22/11

STEALS 2 Three times

BLOCKS 5 vs. Chicago, 5/22/11

MINUTES 39 vs. Philadelphia, 4/27/11

POINTS 3 Twice 10 vs. Portland, 5/6/14 REBOUNDS 4 vs. Cleveland, 4/22 7 Twice

ASSISTS 1 vs. Cleveland, 4/22 1 Twice

STEALS 2 @ Portland, 5/12/14

BLOCKS N/A

MINUTES 16 vs. Cleveland, 4/22 32 @ Portland, 12/15/14

POINTS 1 @ Cleveland, 4/17 19 vs. Denver, 5/12/12 REBOUNDS 2 @ Cleveland, 4/17 8 vs. OKC, 5/18/12 ASSISTS 6 @ Cleveland, 4/17 10 @ Houston, 4/24/09

STEALS 4 @ San Antonio, 4/21/13

BLOCKS 2 @ San Antonio, 4/21/13