The Pistons shot 55.7% from the floor last night and that powered them to an impressive victory over the Celtics. Tracy McGrady got a rare start for the Pistons last night and he led the way for 21 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals in 30 minutes on the floor. Tayshaun Prince (18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists) and Charlie Villanueva (14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games last night. Ben Gordon (12 points), Chris Wilcox (10 points) and Austin Daye (12 points) also pitched in for the Pistons last night. The Pistons are now 11-21 on the year after this very nice home win last night!

The Pistons didn’t play any D in this game as the Bobcats shot 52.6% from the floor. The Bobcats also outrebounded the Pistons 46-32 in this game which helps explain why they lost tonight. Charlie Villanueva led the way for the Pistons tonight with 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. Tayshaun Prince (17 points, 2 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Ben Gordon (17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals) also helped out offensively. Chris Wilcox was taken out of mothballs tonight and he finished with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocked shots. The Pistons are now 10-21 on the season.

32-year old shooting guard Richard Hamilton is not happy being Ben Gordon’s backup. In Hamilton’s last two games, he has averaged 32.0 minutes, 25.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal off the bench. Hamilton shot 55.9% from the floor and 53.8% from three point range in his last two games off the bench. Hamilton has now played in 27 games (24 starts) for the Pistons so far this year and he is averaging 26.9 minutes, 14.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He is also shooting 41.7% from three point range so far this year. You had to know that Hamilton was eventually going to be coming off the bench when the Pistons signed Ben Gordon last season. It will be interesting to see if Hamilton sulks, demands a trade or steps up in his new role.

The Pistons were outrebounded 55-39 and it hurt them big time last night.  Tayshaun Prince led the way for the Pistons in this game with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Rodney Stuckey (16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) and Charlie Villanueva (12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) also had good games for the Pistons.  Richard Hamilton (15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists) and Tracy McGrady (15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 29 minutes) were also solid off the bench.  The Pistons are now 10-20 on the season.

The Pistons shot 51.1% from the floor as they were great last night. Richard Hamilton lost his starting job at shooting guard to Ben Gordon and he looked pissed about it last night. He led the way for the Pistons in this game with 35 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals in 28 minutes off the bench! Rodney Stuckey filled up the stat sheet with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot last night. Charlie Villanueva pitched in with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. Tracy McGrady had his best game of the year for the Pistons as he finished up with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in only 24 minutes on the floor. The Pistons are now 10-19 on the year.