The Pistons were outscored 33-15 in the 4th quarter last night and it killed them. The Knicks shot 51.3% from the floor and they outrebounded the Pistons 41-32 last night which were big reasons for the loss. Ben Gordon led the way for the Pistons last night with 35 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal in 42 minutes on the floor. He hit 7 of 11 three point shots last night as he was on fire. Tayshaun Prince (16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 6 of 17 shooting from the floor) and Greg Monroe (15 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) also helped out. Tracy McGrady (12 points) & Charlie Villanueva (11 points) also pitched in last night for the Pistons. The Pistons are now 17-31 on the year.

The Pistons only shot 38% from the floor but they still should have won this game. The problem is that they got outscored 24-19 in the 4th quarter and it did them in. Ben Gordon led the way for the Pistons last night with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Austin Daye got a rare start and he played well finishing with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 42 minutes on the floor. Tracy McGrady (14 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocked shots) and Chris Wilcox (10 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in 28 minutes on the floor) also had very solid games for the Pistons in Miami. The Pistons are now 17-30 on the year.

31-year old shooting guard Tracy McGrady is a shell of the player he used to be, but he is stepping up so far in January. T-Mac has played in 13 games so far in January and he is averaging 30.8 minutes, 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He has now played in 46 games (15 starts) for the Pistons this year and he is averaging 22.0 minutes, 7.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game on 45.8% shooting from the floor. His emergence is one of the reasons that Richard Hamilton has been nailed to the bench.

28-year old guard Will Bynum is starting to heat up for the Detroit Pistons lately. In his last four games, Bynum is averaging 19.3 minutes, 9.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Bynum has now played in 35 games (0 starts) for the Pistons so far this year and he is averaging 16.9 minutes, 6.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The Pistons hope he keeps up the good work because his offensive spark off the bench really helps the team.

32-year old shooting guard Richard Hamilton has been benched. While the Pistons do have a lot of guards in Rodney Stuckey, Tracy McGrady, Will Bynum and Ben Gordon it still doesn’t make much sense that Hamilton is getting treated the way he is. He has not played in the Pistons last nine games. Hamilton has only played in 4 games this month for the Pistons in which he is averaging 20.8 minutes, 9.0 points, 0.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists per game. He is only shooting 34.3% from the floor this month. Overall this year, Hamilton has played in 34 games (24 starts) in which he is averaging 25.8 minutes, 13.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Hamilton is currently #9 in Pistons’ history in games played (610), #9 in three pointers made (1,122), #7 in assists (2,335) and #6 in points scored (11,254). It will be interesting to see if Hamilton gets dealt in the coming weeks.