Detroit Pistons
Motown NBA squad
The Detroit Pistons are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association, based in Detroit, Michigan.
The franchise has won three NBA championships and is remembered for its late-1980s "Bad Boys" era teams, known for aggressive, physical play: The Pistons swept the Lakers in 1989.
Leak in drops
- alley-oopAerial pass-to-dunk play
- reboundReturn after deflection
- slam-dunkForceful overhead basket
- pick-and-rollTwo-player basketball maneuver
turnover · assist · block · steal · foul · three-pointer · layup · backcourt
Detroit's soulful moniker
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
- physicalOf body or matter
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
List of members
- coachOne who instructs
- draftPreliminary version of text
- arenaVenue for contests
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
halftime · timeout · substitution · bench · training · ownership · trade · lottery
dribble
Leak in drops
pick-and-roll · turnover · assist · block · steal · foul · three-pointer · layup · backcourt · frontcourt
Motown
Detroit's soulful moniker
- blue-collarManual labor workforce
- physicalOf body or matter
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
grit · toughness · hard-nosed · rivalry
roster
List of members
fans · halftime · timeout · substitution · bench · training · ownership · trade · lottery · rebuild
back-to-back
Occurring in direct succession
trophy · ring · banner · dynasty · finals · parade · title · champions
center
Middle of anything
- starterInitiator of action
- role-playerOne assuming characters
- playmakerOffensive flow controller
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