DETROIT — Through four games of the 2025-26 season, the Detroit Pistons have trailed at the end of the first quarter every night.

The Pistons (2-2) are still trying to get back into the swing of performing like the same team that tripled their win total from one season to the next and made it to the playoffs.

Even though the Pistons have changed a handful of guard pieces, the core of the team is the same and coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s culture of intensity and grit on both ends of the court is what Detroit will count on for the season.

They’ve shown that plenty so far, but slow starts have hit them every time and required some make-up work later on.

Following the Pistons 116-95 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers where they scored just 41 points in the first half, the team is depending on m

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