And it’s that simple.” That doesn’t fly everywhere, but it does in Detroit — and it had better. With that comes something for them to embrace, for the present and the future. For now, any team seeing the Pistons on their schedule knows they’re in for a long night — and that’s expected to continue in the playoffs when they begin in three weeks.

Five players and two coaches are ejected following a brawl during the Minnesota Timberwolves' 123-104 victory against the Detroit Pistons.

Julius Randle scored 26 points on 9-for-18 shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 123-104 win over the Detroit Pistons in a game that featured a physical fracas Sunday in Minneapolis.

Five players and two coaches were ejected from the Minnesota Timberwolves-Detroit Pistons game after a scuffle broke out in the second quarter.

Five players and two coaches were ejected from Sunday's Pistons-Timberwolves game following a fight in the second quarter.

Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out in the second quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves' game against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Detroit lost head coach J.B. Bickerstaff,

Julius Randle scored 26 points on 9-for-18 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 123-104 win over the Detroit Pistons in a game that featured a physical fracas on Sunday night in Minneapolis.

DiVincenzo was ejected during Sunday's game against the Pistons, Jace Frederick of St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. DiVincenzo was ejected along with Ron Holland, Naz Reid, Marcus Sasser and Isaiah Stewart after both teams got into a heated altercation.

A big fight between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves spilled into the crowd during the second quarter of Sunday's game at Target Center in

What is Detroit Pistons magic number to lock down playoff spot? What is their remaining schedule? What are the playoff standings? All that and more.

What is Detroit Pistons magic number to lock down playoff spot? What is their remaining schedule? What are the playoff standings? All that and more.

Without his franchise player and top veteran, J.B. Bickerstaff coached the Detroit Pistons to a win in which they beat the Cavs in nearly every stat.

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The Pistons got into another dust-up in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the second quarter of Sunday’s matchup in Minneapolis, the Pistons were leading by 10 and the Pistons got into a fracas,

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