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- Pistons' Knight has nose reset, to get mask Monday February 5, 2012There's a good chance rookie starting point guard Brandon Knight would be in the lineup when the Pistons travel to New Jersey on Wednesday.
- Pistons 89, Hornets 87 February 5, 2012Greg Monroe had 24 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the New Orleans Hornets 89-87 Saturday in a matchup of two of the NBA's worst teams. Rodney Stuckey added 17 for Detroit (6-20), which won consecutive games for the second time this season and had five scorers in double figures. New Orleans (4-20) lost its fifth straight. Trevor Ariza led the Hornets with 26. Both teams spent most of the game without their starting point guards. New Orleans' Jarrett Jack missed the game with a knee injury, while Pistons rookie Brandon Knight sustained a broken nose early in the game when he was hit by Monroe's elbow. The Hornets led 44-41 at the half, but Monroe helped the Pistons take a 65-61 lead into the fourth quarter. By that point, Carl Landry had left the game with a left knee injury, and the Pistons took advantage. Four straight points from Stuckey gave Detroit a 75-65 lead with 7:50 to play. Greivis Vasquez, though, scored the first seven points in a 9-0 New Orleans run that pulled the Hornets to within a point with 5:22 to play. That was as close as the Hornets got, however. Monroe scored the next basket on an offensive putback, and Stuckey's jumper put Detroit up 83-76 with 1:45 left. NOTES: Knight joined a Detroit injury list that already included Will Bynum (foot strain), Ben Gordon (shoulder) and Charlie Villanueva (ankle). Bynum and Gordon both hope to return to practice on Monday, while Villanueva is expected to miss most of the season. ... Chris Kaman, who was sent home by the Hornets while they tried to trade him, is expected to rejoin the team in the next two days. ... Jason Smith left the game in the fourth quarter after being floored by two separate shots to the head in the second half.
- Pistons defeat Hornets, win second straight February 5, 2012AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Greg Monroe had 24 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the New Orleans Hornets 89-87 Saturday in a matchup of two of the NBA's worst teams. Rodney Stuckey added 17 for Detroit (6-20), which won consecutive games for the second time this season and had five scorers in double figures. New Orleans (4-20) lost its fifth straight. Trevor Ariza led the Hornets with 26. Both teams spent most of the game without their starting point guards. New Orleans' Jarrett Jack missed the game with a knee injury, while Pistons rookie Brandon Knight sustained a broken nose early in the game when he was hit by Monroe's elbow. The Hornets led 44-41 at the half, but Monroe helped the Pistons take a 65-61 lead into the fourth quarter. By that point, Carl Landry had left the game with a left knee injury, and the Pistons took advantage. Four straight points from Stuckey gave Detroit a 75-65 lead with 7:50 to play. Greivis Vasquez, though, scored the first seven points in a 9-0 New Orleans run that pulled the Hornets to within a point with 5:22 to play. That was as close as the Hornets got, however. Monroe scored the next basket on an offensive putback, and Stuckey's jumper put Detroit up 83-76 with 1:45 left. NOTES: Knight joined a Detroit injury list that already included Will Bynum (foot strain), Ben Gordon (shoulder) and Charlie Villanueva (ankle). Bynum and Gordon both hope to return to practice on Monday, while Villanueva is expected to miss most of the season. ... Chris Kaman, who was sent home by the Hornets while they tried to trade him, is expected to rejoin the team in the next two days. ... Jason Smith left the game in the fourth quarter after being floored by two separate shots to the head in the second half.
- Brandon Knight suffers broken nose February 5, 2012AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Pistons rookie Brandon Knight had the best night of his young career on Friday. Less than 24 hours later, he has joined Detroit's lengthy list of injured players. Knight, who had a career-high 26 points in Friday's win over the Bucks, sustained a broken nose in the first quarter Saturday against New Orleans. Knight was fighting for an offensive rebound when he was hit by teammate Greg Monroe's elbow. Detroit's PR staff listed Knight as doubtful to return to the game, leaving Rodney Stuckey and Walker D. Russell Jr. as the Pistons' only healthy full-time guards. Damien Wilkins, Austin Daye and Tayshaun Prince, all normally small forwards, will fill in at shooting guard.
- Pistons G Knight breaks nose vs. Hornets February 5, 2012Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Knight broke his nose in the first quarter of the Detroit Pistons' game against the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday.The rookie suffered the injury when he was elbowed by teammate Greg Monroe while fighting for an offensive rebound.The 20-year-old scored a career-high 26 points in Friday's win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Monroe Scores 24, Pistons Edge Hornets 89-87 February 4, 2012Greg Monroe had 24 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons beat the New Orleans Hornets 89-87 Saturday in a matchup of two of the NBA's worst teams.
- Deron Williams Leads Nets Over Pistons With 26 Points February 1, 2012Deron Williams scored 26 points to help the Nets beat the Detroit Pistons, 99-96, on Wednesday night in Newark.
- Carmelo Anthony Returns to Struggling Knicks Offense Against Pistons January 31, 2012Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 25 points in his first game back from an ankle injury, and the Knicks spread around the scoring in a victory against the Detroit Pistons at the Garden.
- The Sixers Are Lovelorn in Philadelphia January 8, 2012The Sixers, a middling team with no discernible on-court leader and few fans, made the playoffs last season, but they are overshadowed in this city by a love for the Eagles and the Flyers.
- Mike Bibby Leads Knicks to Win Over Pistons January 8, 2012Iman Shumpert started the game in the backcourt, but the journeyman Mike Bibby was the key player in the Knicks’ easy road victory against the Pistons.
