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底特律活塞隊在季後賽首輪第二場比賽中表現出防守診所式的防守，週三晚上以 98-83 擊敗奧蘭多魔術隊，將系列賽戰成 1-1 平手。

底特律將奧蘭多的得分降至賽季最低的 83 分，低於此前低點 87 分。活塞隊早早以 11 次蓋帽奠定了基調，其中僅第一節就有 7 次蓋帽，追平了季後賽開局蓋帽紀錄。

上半場表現謹慎，得分為 46,46，底特律隊在半場結束時精神抖擻。第三節開場後，活塞隊打出一波改變比賽的30-3小高潮，將一場勢均力敵的比賽變成了一場大勝，半場結束時活塞隊以76-49領先。底特律隊以 38 勝 16 負的戰績，投籃命中率為 60.9%（23 投 14 中），而魔術隊的投籃命中率僅為 29.4%（17 投 5 中），並造成 6 次失誤。在那段時間裡，奧蘭多隊有五分鐘沒有投籃。

「我們的防守是基於身體素質的，」主教練 JB Bickerstaff 讚揚了球隊的防守。 「如果我們沒有身體素質，我們就沒有做好我們的工作。我想我們的球員又做到了。我的意思是，讓球隊拿到83分在防守上是令人難以置信的工作。所以請給我們的球員很大的榮譽。”

JB表示活塞隊將魔術隊追至83分真是不可思議 pic.twitter.com/dXwi8iNa5b

— 傑里米·奧托 (@JeremyOttoPxP) 2026 年 4 月 23 日

凱德坎寧安拿下全隊最高的 27 分、11 次助攻和 6 個籃板，但他也出現了 7 次失誤。託拜厄斯·哈里斯貢獻16分和11個籃板，而賈倫·杜倫則貢獻11分和9個籃板。其他兩位數得分手包括奧薩爾·湯普森（11分、8個籃板）、鄧肯·羅賓遜（10分）和以賽亞·斯圖爾特（10分、2個蓋帽）。

在防守端，史都華的每一次內線突破都是挑戰，多次被籃框拒絕，包括魔術師賈倫·薩格斯和保羅·班加羅爾的扣籃嘗試被蓋帽。薩格斯帶領魔術隊拿下19分，班加羅爾拿下18分，但兩人都無法在底特律的壓力下找到穩定的得分機會。

活塞隊在籃板球上也比魔術隊多出 15 分，在內線得分上也比魔術隊多出 20 分，這都是在第一場比賽中在這些方面被擊敗後的關鍵因素。這場勝利結束了自 2008 年以來的季後賽主場 11 場連敗，結束了他們在小凱撒競技場的季後賽首場勝利的等待。

隨著勢頭的恢復，系列賽現在轉移到奧蘭多進行週六的第三場比賽和週一的第四場比賽。

底特律活塞隊的季後賽準備工作已經正式開始。他們的NBA季後賽訓練行程已於週三開始，而入圍賽的賽程目前正在決定中。

活塞隊在整個季後賽中以東部第一種子的身份鎖定了主場。上個賽季，他們以第六號種子的身份，以強大的失敗者身份進入季後賽。現在，作為東部最好的球隊，人們期望底特律能夠認真對待。總教練 JB 比克斯塔夫明確表示，活塞隊正在排除外界噪音，專注於自己的願景。

「我們根本不關注它，這是最好的部分。我們的球員不會因為別人的期望和評論而生或死。我們的球員通過打活塞隊的籃球來出現並生和死，這讓事情變得很容易，」比克斯塔夫解釋道。 “如果你不必擔心每個人對你的評價，你就可以出去做一份工作，這純粹是。我們的人一整年都是這樣做的。”

底特律隊席捲聯盟，常規賽取得 60 勝 22 負的戰績。上賽季季後賽首輪對陣紐約尼克隊的比賽是最有趣的季後賽系列賽之一。儘管他們輸掉了六場比賽，但活塞隊核心的未來潛力令人印象深刻。他們現在能夠在常規賽的基礎上再接再厲，並將自己的成長提升到另一個層次。

活塞隊的首輪比賽將於週五奧蘭多魔術隊迎戰夏洛特黃蜂隊時決定。底特律的好處是可以在等待對手決定的同時休息和準備。替補中鋒以賽亞·史都華談到了他們目前所處的位置意味著什麼。

「這是不同的，但這是一個很好的位置。我們在常規賽中處理了我們的業務，所以這是一個很好的位置。在我們等待對手是誰的同時，我們正在努力專注於在我們知道可以做得更好的領域變得更好。我確信作為一個集體，我們將做好準備，為我們面對的任何人做好準備，」斯圖爾特在周三的活塞訓練中說道。

底特律也正在努力享受一段時間以來第一次擁有健康陣容的好處。隨著常規賽的結束，人們對活塞隊的健康狀況提出了許多疑問。全明星控球後衛凱德·坎寧安在對陣華盛頓巫師隊的比賽中肺部受傷，缺席數週。季後賽開始時，坎寧安有可能回歸。然而，他的康復進展順利，他在常規賽還剩三場比賽的情況下回歸。

史都華也因左小腿拉傷康復而受到質疑。當坎寧安在小凱撒球場對陣密爾瓦基公鹿隊時，他與坎寧安同時回到球場。活塞隊應該以健康的狀態進入季後賽。

底特律活塞隊完成了他們歷史性的常規賽逆轉。他們以133-121擊敗印第安納溜馬隊，以60勝22負的戰績鞏固了東部聯盟第一的位置。底特律將在與東部的比賽中以主場優勢進入季後賽。

這標誌著活塞隊20年來首次在常規賽中取得60場勝利。他們在球隊歷史上已經三次取得這樣的勝利。 NBA歷史上還沒有一支球隊在兩年內輸掉60場比賽，然後又贏了60場比賽。活塞隊總教練 JB 比克斯塔夫在回顧球隊在本賽季的成就時經常保持謙虛和保守。然而，在賽季決賽獲勝後，他花了一小會兒時間來闡明是什麼幫助他們取得了今天的成就。

「這是每個參與其中的人所做工作的標誌。前台、教練團、球員、醫務人員，以及所有接觸過這些人並幫助他們保持一致性和努力的人。這是一個團隊的事情，」比克斯塔夫解釋道。 “每個參與其中的人都應該受到慶祝。但是，我們的工作還沒有完成，這就是我們的心態。但是，我們對每個人為幫助我們實現這一目標而付出的所有工作表示讚賞和尊重。”

歷史性逆轉幫助活塞隊取得 60 勝賽季

活塞隊以三連勝結束了賽季。這些最後的比賽不僅用來增加勝利，還用來凝聚回歸的棋子回到輪換陣容中。全明星控球後衛凱德·坎寧安在因肺塌陷缺席幾週後重返首發陣容。前鋒以賽亞·斯圖爾特在因左小腿拉傷缺席比賽後也回歸了萬眾期待。兩名球員都重新融入了球隊，並為活塞隊的三場勝利產生了重大影響。

底特律隊上賽季成為 NBA 令人驚訝的突破球隊之一。他們以 44 勝 38 負的戰績結束比賽，並在首輪六場系列賽中將紐約尼克隊逼到了崩潰的邊緣。紐約隊在那輪系列賽中取得了進步，但活塞隊的未來前景在那場比賽中顯而易見。

活塞隊證明了他們能夠克服常規賽的逆境，不辜負人們的高度期望。經歷了傷病、停賽和陣容變化等艱難時刻，考驗了他們的意志，但他們仍然取得了成功。例行賽的進展具有特殊的重要性，但活塞隊並不羞於對即將到來的季後賽的期望。

「這與去年沒有什麼不同，只是我們有了更多的經驗。我們有一支更好的團隊，對我們的系統有更好的感覺。而且我們比去年更有壓力，」坎寧安說。 “我們很高興這座城市將季後賽籃球帶回來，我們已經等不及了。”

活塞隊的首場季後賽比賽將於本週日下午 6:30 在小凱撒球場舉行。他們的首輪對手將在NBA入圍賽結束後決定。東部季後賽將由夏洛特黃蜂隊對陣邁阿密熱火隊、費城 76 人隊對陣奧蘭多魔術隊開始。

The Detroit Pistons suffered a tough 130-129 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, ending their four-game winning streak.

The Pistons had two chances to win on the final possession, but Tobias Harris missed a jumper with 2.9 seconds remaining, while Jalen Duren, who had grabbed the offensive rebound, buried a gimme as time expired.

Courtesy of Harris’ jumper, Detroit overcame a 21-point deficit to send the game into extension. However, the team still ultimately fell short.

Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff praised his return, but also said he couldn’t celebrate the loss, as shown in video posted by Coty Davis of the Detroit News.

“We didn’t like the way we dug into a hole in the first half. But to be able to negotiate at halftime and then come out and play like we played in the third and fourth quarters, credit to those guys,” Bickerstaff said.

“Obviously, we fell a bucket behind. But most teams wouldn’t even get themselves in that position. Most teams don’t have the strength to dig deep, collect themselves, pick themselves up off the mat, and do what our guys did. No moral victory, but I’m proud of our guys’ effort.”

“We didn’t like the way we dug a hole in the first half…no moral victory.”

speak on bickerstaff #piston They are battling a 21-point deficit after the loss to the Hawks. pic.twitter.com/cIbhluHyM5

– Coty M. Davis (@CotyDavis_24) 26 March 2026

The Pistons lost for the first time since Cade Cunningham was diagnosed with lung failure.

They have played well even without the two-time All-Star with Duren, Harris, Duncan Robinson, Dennis Jenkins and Aussie Thompson. They all scored in double figures against the Hawks, led by Duren with 26 points.

The Pistons, who fell 52-20, including 28-9 at home, will look to bounce back against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.

Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham’s MVP case continues to gain significant momentum. The Pistons recently defeated the Orlando Magic 106-92. This marks the most regular season wins for Detroit since 2007–08 with 45, and the Pistons’ All-Star was a major reason for that.

Cunningham had another impressive performance with 29 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and two steals. He even took a defensive step, taking on the challenge of guarding Magic forward Paolo Banchero. Pistons head coach JB Bickerstaff has been a big supporter of Cunningham as an MVP candidate. He continued that campaign in front of the media after the Pistons’ win in Orlando.

Bickerstaff explained, “He’s special because of the type of person he is. He’s special because of the type of teammate he is. It’s a blessing to be with him and work with him every day.” “The basketball skills speak for themselves. There’s nothing on the court he can’t do on both ends of the court. He can score, he can share it, he can manipulate, he can get stops, block shots and get steals. Whatever you want him to do on the basketball court, he’s able to do it, and it’s not hollow. Everything he does, he has winning in his mind.”

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander remains the current betting favorite for the coveted MVP award. Cunningham is currently ranked third in the highest ranking. Despite the buzz of the Thunder guard winning awards in back-to-back seasons for Oklahoma City, there is still plenty of regular season left for Cunningham to make his case.

Gilgeous-Alexander missed the last nine games due to injury. If he misses six more games, he will no longer be eligible for MVP. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic also missed a long time due to a knee injury. Jokic can only miss one more game before his eligibility is up. The Nuggets have also moved into the fifth seed in the Western Conference after going 4-7 through February.

Cunningham has 23 games left in the regular season to stake his claim. He is currently averaging 25.4 points, 9.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds in the 2025-26 regular season. These stats place him in the top-15 in scoring and second-best in assists. Cunningham has also totaled 33 double-doubles this season as the Pistons’ leading guard.

His exceptional production has helped lead Detroit to a 45–14 record. This leaves them in first place in the Eastern Conference and with the best winning percentage in the entire NBA. Detroit has made tremendous changes since drafting Cunningham. After the success they have achieved this season and last season, they have left their days as one of the worst losing teams behind them.

Cunningham has also played on several nationally televised stages to help present his game more publicly among the league’s voters. The Pistons have eight more nationally televised games before the season ends. The Pistons should continue to emerge as the best team in the league record-wise, with an elite level of production from their 2026 All-Star starter. Cunningham could carve out a legitimate path to becoming the first Pistons player to win MVP in franchise history.

底特律活塞队控球后卫凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 的 MVP 案例继续获得强劲势头。活塞队刚刚在客场以106-92击败奥兰多魔术队。这标志着底特律自 2007-08 赛季以来常规赛取得最多胜利的 45 场胜利，而活塞队的全明星阵容是其中的一个主要原因。

坎宁安再次打出亮眼表现，得到29分、11次助攻、6个篮板和2次抢断。他甚至加强了防守，接受了防守魔术队前锋保罗·班切罗的挑战。活塞队主教练 JB Bickerstaff 一直大力支持坎宁安作为 MVP 候选人。活塞队在奥兰多获胜后，他继续向媒体宣传这一活动。

“他很特别，因为他是这样的人。他很特别，因为他是这样的队友。每天和他在一起工作都是一件幸事，”比克斯塔夫解释道。 “篮球技巧是不言而喻的。在场上没有什么是他在攻防两端做不到的。他可以得分，他可以分享，他可以控球，他可以阻止，盖帽，抢断。无论你想让他在篮球场上做什么，他都有能力，而且不是空洞的。他所做的一切，都是为了赢球。”

俄克拉荷马城雷霆队后卫谢伊·吉尔吉斯-亚历山大仍然是目前最受瞩目的 MVP 奖项。坎宁安目前在大多数排名中名列第三。尽管有传言称雷霆队后卫将在俄克拉荷马城连续两个赛季赢得该奖项，但坎宁安还有很多常规赛时间来证明自己的观点。

吉尔吉斯-亚历山大因伤缺席了过去九场比赛。如果他再缺席六场比赛，他将不再有资格获得MVP。丹佛掘金队中锋尼古拉·约基奇也因膝伤缺席了长时间比赛。在资格到期之前，约基奇只能再缺席一场比赛。掘金队在二月份战绩为 4 胜 7 负之后，也跌至西部第五。

坎宁安还剩下 23 场常规赛来证明自己的观点。目前，他在 2025-26 赛季常规赛中场均得到 25.4 分、9.8 次助攻和 5.8 个篮板。这些数据使他的得分排在前 15 位，助攻排在第二位。作为活塞队的主力后卫，坎宁安本赛季还取得了 33 次两双。

他出色的表现帮助底特律取得了 45 胜 14 负的战绩。这使得他们在东部联盟中排名第一，并且在整个NBA中拥有最好的胜率。自从选中坎宁安以来，底特律队已经取得了巨大的转变。凭借本赛季和上赛季取得的成功，他们已经成为输球最惨重的球队之一。

坎宁安还在许多全国电视转播的舞台上打球，以帮助向联盟选民更公开地展示他的比赛。在赛季结束前，活塞队还有八场全国电视转播的比赛。活塞队必须凭借 2026 年全明星首发球员的精英级表现，继续成为联盟战绩最好的球队。坎宁安可以开辟一条合法的道路，成为球队历史上第一位赢得 MVP 的活塞队球员。

随着 NBA 常规赛进入最后阶段，底特律活塞队球星凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 成为联盟 MVP 的候选人之一。活塞队整个赛季都是联盟中最好的球队之一，而坎宁安是他们的头号球员。据 ESPN 的文森特·古德威尔 (Vincent Goodwill) 表示，这是活塞队主教练 JB Bickerstaff 相信他的球星应该夺回 NBA 最高荣誉的一个重要原因。

“对我来说，球队中胜率最高的最佳球员是当之无愧的 MVP，”比克斯塔夫说道。 “他不会在防守上浪费时间、时间或财产。他会拿下 25 分，让他的队友变得更好。”

凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 无疑有争夺 MVP 奖项的重要理由，而 JB 比克斯塔夫 (JB Bickerstaff) 为他的球员竞选是正确的。作为活塞队成功背后的推动力，坎宁安今年取得了巨大的飞跃。目前球队战绩43胜14负，位居东部积分榜第一。客观来说，二号种子波士顿凯尔特人队落后他们五场半。

正如比克斯塔夫提到的，活塞队 75.4 的胜率是联盟中最好的，略高于俄克拉荷马雷霆队，后者的 45 胜 15 负的战绩使活塞队的胜率达到了 75%。

坎宁安是 2021 年 NBA 选秀大会的状元秀，今年是他在 NBA 的第五个赛季。他连续第二次入选全明星。今年他出场 51 场，场均上场时间略多于 34 分钟。

坎宁安场均得到25.4分、5.7个篮板、9.8次助攻、1.5次抢断和1.0次盖帽，投篮命中率为45.9%，三分球命中率为33.9%，罚球命中率为81.2%。

周四晚上，底特律活塞队在麦迪逊广场花园以 126-111 击败纽约尼克斯队，结束了赛季横扫纽约尼克斯队的比赛。

这是两支球队在 MSG 举行的第一场也是唯一一场常规赛比赛，这座历史悠久的球场经常成为国家舞台，为年轻突破球员加冕。两届全明星球员凯德·坎宁安利用这个平台，用职业生涯的表现为活塞队的胜利奠定了基础。

纽约队无法阻止坎宁安，他拿下 42 分、13 次助攻、8 个篮板和 2 个盖帽。坎宁安整个赛季在对阵尼克斯队的比赛中都表现出统治力，在对阵纽约队的三场比赛中场均贡献27.3分和11次助攻。活塞队主教练 JB 比克斯塔夫 (JB Bickerstaff) 加大了控球后卫的表现，与坎宁安 (Cunningham) 共同签约成为联盟 MVP。

“他一整年都是这样。我认为你不能仅仅根据一场比赛或一个声明来选择 MVP。他整个赛季都是这样。他统治了球场的两端，并在很大程度上影响了胜利，”比克斯塔夫在赛后新闻发布会上解释道。 “这只是又一个夜晚，他和我们一样，夜以继日地为我们做着同样的事情。归功于他，归功于他的工作，归功于他的体能，他想要获胜的意愿，他成为一名伟大队友和领导者的能力。这就是他整个赛季的表现。”

就连坎宁安也认为他配得上常规赛奖项。当被问及他的 MVP 案例时，他并没有通过简短的解释来逃避自己的真实感受。

“我认为我是（MVP）。如果你不同意我的观点，那就是你的意见，”坎宁安对 ESPN 说道。

活塞队继续统治尼克斯队

这仍然是联盟中最令人期待的对决之一。去年的首轮之战是春季最好的季后赛之战之一。面对尼克斯队时，活塞队并没有羞于表达首轮失利的动机。

底特律队在晚上的大部分时间里都在对阵尼克斯队的比赛中保持着明显的势头。纽约队在上半场只领先了一小会儿，之后活塞队就在球场两端找到了自己的最佳状态，并且再也没有回头。

下半场活塞队的领先优势扩大到19分。他们通过迫使对手及时失误和进攻转换，出色地应对了纽约队的跑动。

这次井喷是在另一支人手不足的活塞队阵容中完成的，中锋杰伦·杜伦和以赛亚·斯图尔特因与夏洛特黄蜂队的比赛而停赛。杜伦将于周六参加下一场比赛，因为他的两场禁赛现已结束。斯图尔特的七场禁赛还剩五场比赛。

活塞队替补中锋保罗·里德（Paul Reed）再次为活塞队带来了具有影响力的表现，他在 29 分钟内得到 18 分和 7 个篮板。前锋托比亚斯·哈里斯 (Tobias Harris) 拿下 11 分和 10 个篮板的两双数据。活塞队的替补阵容也表现出色，拿下36分帮助球队取得胜利。

週四晚上，底特律活塞隊在麥迪遜廣場花園以 126-111 擊敗紐約尼克隊，結束了賽季橫掃紐約尼克隊的比賽。

這是兩支球隊在 MSG 舉行的第一場也是唯一一場常規賽比賽，這座歷史悠久的球場經常成為國家舞台，為年輕突破球員加冕。兩屆全明星球員凱德·坎寧安利用這個平台，用職業生涯的表現為活塞隊的勝利奠定了基礎。

紐約隊無法阻止坎寧安，他拿下 42 分、13 次助攻、8 個籃板和 2 次蓋帽。坎寧安整個賽季在對陣尼克的比賽中都表現出統治力，在對陣紐約隊的三場比賽中場均貢獻27.3分和11次助攻。活塞隊主教練 JB 比克斯塔夫 (JB Bickerstaff) 加大了控球後衛的表現，與坎寧安 (Cunningham) 共同簽約成為聯盟 MVP。

「他一整年都是這樣。我認為你不能只根據一場比賽或一個聲明來選擇 MVP。他整個賽季都是這樣。他統治了球場的兩端，並在很大程度上影響了勝利，」比克斯塔夫在賽後新聞發布會上解釋道。 「這只是又一個夜晚，他和我們一樣，夜以繼日地為我們做著同樣的事情。歸功於他，歸功於他的工作，歸功於他的體能，他想要獲勝的意願，他成為一名偉大隊友和領導者的能力。這就是他整個賽季的表現。”

就連坎寧安也認為他配得上常規賽獎。當被問及他的 MVP 案例時，他並沒有透過簡短的解釋來逃避自己的真實感受。

「我認為我是（MVP）。如果你不同意我的觀點，那就是你的意見，」坎寧安對 ESPN 說道。

活塞隊繼續統治尼克隊

這仍然是聯盟中最令人期待的對決之一。去年的首輪之戰是春季最好的季後賽之戰之一。面對尼克隊時，活塞隊並沒有羞於表達首輪失利的動機。

底特律隊在晚上的大部分時間都在對陣尼克斯隊的比賽中保持著明顯的勢頭。紐約隊在上半場只領先了一小會兒，之後活塞隊就在球場兩端找到了自己的最佳狀態，並且再也沒有回頭。

下半場活塞隊的領先優勢擴大到19分。他們透過迫使對手及時失誤和進攻轉換，出色地應對了紐約隊的跑動。

這次井噴是在另一支人手不足的活塞隊陣容中完成的，中鋒傑倫·杜倫和以賽亞·斯圖爾特因與夏洛特黃蜂隊的比賽而停賽。杜倫將於週六參加下一場比賽，因為他的兩場禁賽現已結束。史都華的七場禁賽還剩五場比賽。

活塞隊替補中鋒保羅·里德（Paul Reed）再次為活塞隊帶來了具有影響力的表現，他在 29 分鐘內得到 18 分和 7 個籃板。前鋒托比亞斯哈里斯 (Tobias Harris) 拿下 11 分和 10 個籃板的兩雙數據。活塞隊的替補陣容也表現出色，拿下36分幫助球隊取得勝利。

随着凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) 带领底特律活塞队 (Detroit Pistons) 在全明星周末创下 NBA 最佳战绩，这位控球后卫在最有价值球员 (MVP) 奖项上受到了广泛关注。当坎宁安的活塞队球星希望以比赛精英之一的身份接过火炬时，主教练 JB 比克斯塔夫将他和德维恩·韦德进行了巨大的比较。

比克斯塔夫在播客“Road Trippin”中谈论了坎宁安以及他如何在本赛季继续给他留下深刻的印象。他能想到的最接近的比较是迈阿密热火队的传奇人物韦德，因为他的具体原因是拍摄马戏团镜头并带来“哇”的因素。

“就像有一天晚上你会看到一些东西，你会说，‘该死的那个男孩太冷了。’”一周后你会看到一些东西，你会说，“该死的。”这是我总是喜欢的事情之一。我记得像德韦恩·韦德，对吧？就像德韦恩·韦德成为闪电侠的时候一样，就像我记得那一年，他就像是向后倒下，然后把球扔过头顶，然后球就进了，”比克斯塔夫说道。

JB 比克斯塔夫继续谈论活塞队的凯德·坎宁安

他做的另一个比较是 1999 年的电影《黑客帝国》，基努·里维斯饰演的主角尼奥被认为是“那个人”，比克斯塔夫提到这就是坎宁安对自己的看法。

“就像凯德现在处于那个阶段，他只是相信自己与众不同。你和我都在嘲笑《黑客帝国》，对吗？当尼奥相信他就是那个人时。就像凯德现在相信他就是那个人一样，就像他的游戏正在翻译它一样，”比克斯塔夫说。

比克斯塔夫还相信，如果赛季今天结束，他将成为联盟的 MVP。

坎宁安场均得到25.3分、9.6次助攻和5.6个篮板，投篮命中率为46.2%，三分命中率为33%。他帮助底特律队取得了 40 胜 13 负的战绩，使他们在东部联盟中排名第一，全明星周末后的第一场比赛将在周四晚上对阵纽约尼克斯队。

The Detroit Pistons remain on top of the Eastern Conference with a 40–13 record, led by stellar play from Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, along with steady contributions from a supporting cast.

The Pistons display toughness on both ends of the court, with some claiming they are reminiscent of the team’s “bad boy” era of the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, others are not happy with the pistons, saying they are too stiff and too physical.

However, Detroit coach JB Bickerstaff expressed a different opinion, as he noted in an appearance on Road Trippin’.

“People are talking about and limiting the basketball abilities of our guys, and just calling them roughhouses and hooligans and things like that,” Bickerstaff said.

“Our guys get grabbed, tackled and wrestled. You go back every night and look at us and see everything that happens, and it’s physical, right? We put out as much as we can, but we don’t cross the line, OK? I want everyone to be aware of that. Our guys go out and impact winning basketball games through their physical ability and the toughness of it all.”

Recently, the NBA suspended Duren for four games and Isaiah Stewart for seven games for fighting with the Charlotte Hornets. This was not the first time that Duren and Stewart were involved in a controversy.

Bickerstaff, who joined the team in 2024, admitted that although they are trying to emulate the Pistons’ “bad boy” era, they are not intentionally trying to hurt anyone. He stressed that he is only working hard for the fans because that is what is expected of him.

“He loves that style of play, that grit, that toughness, you know, the ability to not back down from anybody, play an unselfish brand of basketball and work extremely hard every night,” Bickerstaff said.

Detroit returns to action on Thursday against the New York Knicks.

The Detroit Pistons remain on top of the Eastern Conference with a 40–13 record, led by stellar play from Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, along with steady contributions from a supporting cast.

The Pistons display toughness on both ends of the court, with some claiming they are reminiscent of the team’s “bad boy” era of the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, others are not happy with the pistons, saying they are too stiff and too physical.

However, Detroit coach JB Bickerstaff expressed a different opinion, as he noted in an appearance on Road Trippin’.

“People are talking about and limiting the basketball abilities of our guys, and just calling them roughhouses and hooligans and things like that,” Bickerstaff said.

“Our guys get grabbed, tackled and wrestled. You go back every night and look at us and see everything that happens, and it’s physical, right? We put out as much as we can, but we don’t cross the line, OK? I want everyone to be aware of that. Our guys go out and impact winning basketball games through their physical ability and the toughness of it all.”

Recently, the NBA suspended Duren for four games and Isaiah Stewart for seven games for fighting with the Charlotte Hornets. This was not the first time that Duren and Stewart were involved in a controversy.

Bickerstaff, who joined the team in 2024, admitted that although they are trying to emulate the Pistons’ “bad boy” era, they are not intentionally trying to hurt anyone. He stressed that he is only working hard for the fans because that is what is expected of him.

“He loves that style of play, that grit, that toughness, you know, the ability to not back down from anybody, play an unselfish brand of basketball and work extremely hard every night,” Bickerstaff said.

Detroit returns to action on Thursday against the New York Knicks.

隨著凱德·坎寧安 (Cade Cunningham) 帶領底特律活塞隊 (Detroit Pistons) 在全明星周末創下 NBA 最佳戰績，這位控球後衛在最有價值球員 (MVP) 獎項上受到了廣泛關注。當坎寧安的活塞隊球星希望以比賽精英之一的身份接過火炬時，主教練 JB 比克斯塔夫將他和德維恩·韋德進行了巨大的比較。

比克斯塔夫在播客“Road Trippin”中談論了坎寧安以及他如何在本賽季繼續給他留下深刻的印象。他能想到的最接近的比較是邁阿密熱火隊的傳奇人物韋德，因為他的具體原因是拍攝馬戲團鏡頭並帶來“哇”的因素。

「就像有一天晚上你會看到一些東西，你會說，『該死的那個男孩太冷了。』」一週後你會看到一些東西，你會說，「該死的。」這是我總是喜歡的事情之一。我記得像德韋恩·韋德，對吧？就像德韋恩·韋德成為閃電俠的時候一樣，就像我記得那一年，他就像是向後倒下，然後把球扔過頭頂，然後球就進了，」比克斯塔夫說。

JB 比克斯塔夫繼續談論活塞隊的凱德·坎寧安

他做的另一個比較是 1999 年的電影《駭客任務》，基努李維飾演的主角尼奧被認為是“那個人”，比克斯塔夫提到這就是坎寧安對自己的看法。

「就像凱德現在處於那個階段，他只是相信自己與眾不同。你和我都在嘲笑《駭客任務》，對嗎？當尼奧相信他就是那個人時。就像凱德現在相信他就是那個人一樣，就像他的遊戲正在翻譯它一樣，」比克斯塔夫說。

比克斯塔夫也相信，如果賽季今天結束，他將成為聯盟的 MVP。

坎寧安場均25.3分、9.6次助攻和5.6個籃板，投籃命中率為46.2%，三分命中率為33%。他幫助底特律隊取得了 40 勝 13 負的戰績，使他們在東部聯盟中排名第一，全明星周末後的第一場比賽將在周四晚上對陣紐約尼克隊。

Cade Cunningham was named an All-Star this season for the second time in his career. The former No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft has emerged as a true superstar for the Detroit Tigers. During the All-Star break, head coach JB Bickerstaff revealed who he compares Cunningham to.

When asked to compare the 25-year-old point guard, Bickerstaff surprisingly compared him to the popular character Neo, played by Keanu Reeves. math question franchise, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. However, Bickerstaff believes that Cunningham is more like Neo later in the series, when he discovers his true talents.

“Bickerstaff has a comp for Cunningham. ‘Neo,’ he says. ‘From.’ math question.’ Not the initial Neo, the overwhelmed character played by Keanu Reeves, who was altered in reality. One of the later films, says Bickerstaff, ‘who realized he was the one.’

When asked about the comparison, Cade Cunningham admitted that he definitely doesn’t know how to play in the NBA. The fifth-year veteran claimed the game was slowing down around him, allowing the Pistons star to make smart decisions on the court.

“I don’t know. I feel like everything has slowed down,” Cunningham said. “Every year I feel more and more sharp. I feel like I’m one of the best ball-getters.”

After finishing seventh in MVP voting last season, Cade Cunningham has continued his high-level play in the 2025-26 campaign. Through 47 games played so far this season, Cunningham has averaged 25.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game (career-high), while shooting 46.2% from the floor and 33.0% from beyond the three-point line.

LOS ANGELES – Bernie Bickerstaff coached in nearly 1,000 NBA games over 14 seasons and also served as an assistant coach. The only time he coached in the NBA All-Star Game was as an assistant coach back in 1979.

So, when Bickerstaff’s son, J.B., finally became an NBA All-Star Game head coach in his fourth head coaching position, the Detroit Pistons head coach truly had appreciation to be the first in his family to achieve that honor.

“I rub it in his face all the time,” a joking J.B. Bickerstaff said with a laugh recently to Andscape. “No, I don’t, but you realize that as long as he was in the NBA, nothing for us is guaranteed and nothing is promised. So, it’s one of those things where it’s like, you cherish the opportunity to get where you are. As an assistant coach or in the NBA period, it was nine years before I participated with anybody in the playoffs. The first eight years of my career, we were done in March or April.

“You understand that no matter whatever happened the season before doesn’t mean that next season is promised to you, the opportunities are there or whatever it may be. So, you just don’t take those things for granted. And it’s special for me to be able to walk in my dad’s shoes and continue to even push that forward.”

Bickerstaff earned the 2026 NBA All-Star Game head coach honor after the Pistons locked in in the Eastern Conference’s best record through Feb. 1. This marks his first All-Star selection and the first for a Pistons coach since 2006. Bickerstaff will be coaching the USA Star team in a new three-team format at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday in Inglewood, California.

Simply put, Bickerstaff described the opportunity as “awesome.”

“It is. I’m not going to lie,” Bickerstaff said. “Again, just taking a moment to look back to where you come from to get to where you are now and the people that it impacts. All your assistant coaches, their families, all that stuff matters the most and the experiences that you’ll get going through it all.

“I hope what people can learn from my story is resilience. Interviews that I’ve done for jobs, been fired, never laying down and giving in, showing up every single day with the right attitude. The way you treat people, the way you care about people, it matters. And it’s put me in a place where I’m at now and I’m extremely lucky.”

Bickerstaff has turned the Pistons from a rebuilding franchise to a championship contender this season since being hired as head coach on June 30, 2024. The Denver native has previously held interim head coaching positions with the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers before being named head coach. The Pistons entered the NBA All-Star Break with an Eastern Conference-best 40 wins.

The following is a Q&A in which Bickerstaff talks about the challenges of his coaching career, Pistons All-Stars Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duran, the influence of his father, the importance of Black History Month and his pride as an African American, teaching his biracial children about the beauty and challenges that come with being Black, the ups and downs of his coaching career, coaching in predominately Black Detroit, advice he would give aspiring Black coaches and more in two separate interviews with Andscape.

What’s your appreciation for being an NBA All-Star head coach from where you came from?

You don’t think about it a lot when you’re in it. So, things happen like this and then it gives you an opportunity to reflect on what’s happened. Just thinking about being an interim head coach in Houston, making it to the playoffs with that team, the expectation of, well, now there’s an opportunity where you have shown that you could do the job to get another job and then that doesn’t happen. So, then I go to Memphis with Fiz [David Fizdale], interim [head coach] again, coach for a year, and then let go at the end of the year. Again, not getting another opportunity, go to Cleveland as an assistant, get that job and then build a program the way that we did, a program that we were proud of.

I was coach [John] Beilein’s assistant [in Cleveland], and he resigned 50 games in. And then I was elevated to coach at that point. There was no interim, it was just coach. And then we built something there. Thought we did a great job. They made the decision to let me go. I ended up [in Detroit]. It’s worked out in a way that I don’t think was imaginable. We talk about it as coaches in our group [chat]. Things happen to you when you go through difficult times and if you handle them the right way, when you come out on the other side, you’ll be in a better position. And that’s where I feel like we are now. Being here with this team, with [Pistons general manager] Trajan [Langdon], with [Pistons owner] Tom [Gores], this is where we were supposed to be.

Do you think that it’s probably not well-known that Detroit was the first full-time head coach job you got without being an interim first?

I think you’re always hunting that idea of like, okay, people view me as a head coach now. I think that’s when it’s either you’re in one place for a long enough time and you accomplish enough or someone else makes the decision to bring you in and hire you and then it makes the job different. When you find a level of success or you get a job in that way, it makes you feel viewed as a head coach in the league, if that makes sense.

When you got let go from Cleveland, where were you at mentally at that time? Was it pretty tough? Months later, you landed the Pistons job.

It wasn’t easy, I’ll say that. And for me, it’s never easy because there’s other people involved in it. If it was just me, you can handle things differently. But when you got a wife and kids and assistant coaches who have wives and kids, all of that eventually comes on you. I think that’s what it’s been in all the situations where I’ve been let go, that’s the most difficult part about it. I feel confident that I would be okay one way or another, but all your assistant coaches are let go also. Especially when you don’t have a job and an opportunity to just bring them with you and make sure they’re taken care of, it isn’t an easy move in your family. Your kids have to go through so much, especially depending on their age. All that stuff made it difficult.

I was at peace with the job that we had done there. So, it wasn’t like a thing where I felt like we failed. We did the job we were asked to do. It wasn’t a matter of like, ‘Okay, we failed.’ It was a matter of they made a decision, you did the job you were supposed to do. What do you learn from it? How do you get better from it? I think there was about a month in between there where I was just kind of like, ‘What am I doing every day?’ But it helped me get to a place of like extreme comfort with myself and clarity to know when the next opportunity came what it would look like.

The Pistons were a struggling franchise when you took the job in 2024. Did anybody try to disparage you from taking this job?

No, because obviously I talked to my dad a ton. And he was on the road scouting and watching a ton of these games and he was like, ‘That team suits you and it’s where your strengths lie.’ What I believe my strengths are is allowing young players to grow and help them reach their potential and impacting an environment where you breed competition, you breed confidence and you breed trust and there was opportunity here for that. Some people you would hear saying, ‘Don’t take that job because you wait a year, you’re going to get a better one with a better team.’ But you just watched this group and studied this group and there was something that just drew me to them and it felt like it was going to be a match.

Did you expect the Pistons to go from rebuilding to best record in the East this fast?

When you were with the group every day, you knew there was a ton of potential there. I couldn’t tell you that I would say that a year and a half later we’d be coaching the All-Star Game and be in first place, but I knew we were going to grow, I knew we were going to continue to get better and we had the pieces. The biggest thing for me also I trust Trajan totally because Trajan is the type of person that understands team and how to construct a roster. I think the small, subtle moves that he made last [season] and then even this [season], that helped elevate this team and I trusted his vision and plan.

Isaiah Stewart was suspended seven games for leaving the bench area, aggressively entering an on-court altercation, and fighting during a recent game against the Charlotte Hornets. Jalen Duren was also suspended two games for initiating the altercation and fighting. Is there any message needed to be given to Isaiah and Jalen about the importance of keeping their emotions with is at stake for the Pistons this season?

We need to move on from that.

How do the Pistons move forward from those suspensions?

Our guys have done it all year long. They stay moment to moment and take advantage of the opportunity that is in front of them. Whether it has been injury or adversity when guys have been called upon they have stepped up. Think of guys like Daniss [Jenkins] and Paul Reed. Whenever they have been called upon, they have lived up to the moment and the team has supported them and helped them be successful. That’s how we move forward. We hold the fort down until our guys get back. We will miss those guys while they are out but the strength of our team has been our depth and we will contribute to use that as a weapon.

What it means to have two of your players, Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, in the NBA All-Star Game?

It’s awesome, man. Again, I think about them a ton and what they went through the year before we got here. What they went through that year was not easy. And for them to still have the resolve to want to stick together and improve together, they deserve all the awards that they can possibly receive. They could have very easily been frustrated and be like, ‘Man, I’m not doing this. This is our third or fourth coach in three years.’ Or whatever the heck it was. ‘Let’s go somewhere else together.’ But they didn’t.

They stuck together. They work out together in the summers. They spend time together. They lift each other up. And I think that’s the most important part and the fun part about it, watching guys go through that and then finding a way on the back end of it to work their way to where they are now.

The only time your father coached in the NBA All-Star game was as an Eastern Conference coach assistant in 1979 under then-Washington Bullets head coach Dick Motta. Has your father told you any stories about that appearance?

He was with the Bullets at the time and it was in Pontiac, Michigan. It was February 1979 and my mom was pregnant with me and she was there. So, I was there.

With the Pistons having the East’s best record, do you talk about trying to win the franchise’s first title since 2004?

We’re all about the process. We talk about today every single day. That helps control the emotional ups and downs. If you’re looking at big picture views of 10 games and all that, there’s so many different things that can vary. But if you can stay in the moment and focused on that, it helps your team continue to get better because you’re just attacking the problem that’s in front of you.

Your players were excited that you earned a spot as an NBA All-Star head coach. What did that mean to you?

It’s just the nature of this group. Text messages, phone calls, hugs. They are so happy for everyone. They want to see everybody succeed. We have guys that play different roles. They come in, like Dannis Jenkins, for example, comes in and nobody’s mad that he’s taking somebody else’s minutes. They’re cheering them on.

We had a game in the fourth quarter where Chaz [Lanier] came in against the [Chicago] Bulls and we end up winning that game because he’s making huge shots for us down the stretch. And nobody’s pulling away from that in his moment. They’re all pushing and cheering for him. So, it’s one of those things where that’s the nature of the group. They just want everyone to get what they’ve got coming to them.

How do you handle the chip on the shoulder of this tough-minded group and keep it moving in a positive direction?

I don’t. This is who we are. And we’ve grown this year from last year at being able to control our emotions in it. So, coming into the year, we always have these themes. So, this year’s theme is, ‘Control the chaos.’ So, we want to push people to that level, but then we want to be in control of our emotions while they’re scrambling. And our defense is based on that. Our offense is built on that. Our identity is built on that. We’re trying to push people’s limits in all ways we can.

Who in your family’s most excited about you coaching the NBA All-Star Game?

My mom. She still watches every game. She lives it, she breathes it. I get text messages from her about it. My dad and I talk every single day. But I know my mom, and this is like with me being the youngest and being the youngest boy, she’s invested in it in a different way.

What does Black History Month mean to you?

It’s a celebration of accomplishments of people who have knocked down barriers, people who have been resilient, people who have opened doors and created opportunities for all of us to be in the positions that we’re in now. It’s a celebration of the story of people overcoming such difficult circumstances and being able to continue to fight and find the good in a lot of places that were very dark at times. And it’s just an important part of all of our history, but the fact that it’s highlighted in the way that it’s highlighted in February allows others to share in it as well.

How did your parents teach you about Black history as a child?

It was every day. It was told to us through stories of our parents and of our grandparents and their shared experiences. For me, I’m still of an age where some people may think it was so long ago. But my father in particular was in school in segregated schools and living in Kentucky where race relations weren’t always the best. So, [it was] being able to have conversations with him about the journeys that he went through, the experiences that he went through, the changes that he was able to see over time.

Similarly with my mom, my mom was in San Diego but was from Louisiana and they would drive back from San Diego to Louisiana and have to go through those Southern states. And the stories she would tell us of her travels and what her father would have to do to make sure that they were safe and the places that they could stay in the hotels or rooms that they could rent for the night. That’s where it became such a part of our life and how much it meant to them from what they’ve been able to see to where they’ve been able to go and then what they were able to provide for their kids because of it. It just became a part of our life that we cherished and valued.

Any story that stands out that your mother and father told you?

My grandfather [my mother’s father] would literally have to leave them parked on the side of the road and walk up somewhere to see if they were allowed to stay in a certain place or a hotel. My dad, he’s told the story before about he was playing at one of the white schools and he dove into the stands and one of the white kids tried to pull his pants down. And their coach of the other team told his coach not to worry about it because those kids were told that Black people had tails and they were trying to see what my dad’s tail looked like.

You and your wife, Nikki, have three biracial children. How do you talk about race with your children?

They’re at an age now where just literally [recently] we sat down and had a conversation about it. They are very fortunate in their experiences and the opportunities that they have. But I want them to be mindful of the difficult things and the beautiful things that our history has shown us and the pride that they should take in being a part of that story and making sure that that story isn’t lost with them. That they continue to be a part of the story and share the stories with their friends, with their families moving forward, because there is so much value in it and it’s something to be proud of.

What is the beauty and also the challenge of being in an interracial marriage with biracial kids in terms of learning your history?

That’s the thing. To me, in a time where I feel like it’s much needed, there’s opportunities to learn from our differences, accept our differences. But at the end of the day, you find love where you find love. And that’s what I think is an important story to tell. We come from different places just in our country in general right now. And right now, I feel like those differences are being used to divide us instead of us appreciating those differences and being able to respect those differences and come together. That’s where I am with my wife and my family is like, we are learning each other’s experiences in a different way, the way that it impacts our kids. You hear both sides — their relationships with other Black kids, their relationship with white kids.

There is good and bad in both. Some of the things, that colorism amongst Black kids, you still hear the acceptant piece of it. You still hear no matter who you are, if you look like us, you’re one of us. So, it’s a very interesting dynamic that I’ve had to learn and navigate, and my family’s had to learn and navigate. But I’ve been blessed with three amazing kids because of it and [I’m] trying to help them through their journey, with the message of being proud of who you are, allowing others to be proud of who they are, but accepting them for who they are at the same time.

Because of the wealth that you’ve attained and the status as an NBA head coach while also living in a predominantly Black town in greater Detroit, do you try to seek out things where they could have Black experiences or is it just naturally a part of your environment?

It’s more of a family thing, to be honest with you. Because of the sports that they’re in and the level of competition of sports, they don’t have much free time. My sister and her daughters just moved out here. So, for us, it’s more about putting them around family. And then through sports also, they meet people and experience people that look like them. And that’s where they find the majority of it is through sports, school, and family.

What’s the coolest thing about being Black in Detroit?

Just the love that you get from the city of Detroit is amazing. No matter where I am, it’s a sign of pride from the city and the people that I’ve met that I’ve been able to get to the position that I’m in and coach their team. And I don’t take that for granted. We try to do a job with the mindset of how many people are out there pouring into this Pistons team and how many people from our community love this Pistons team. I feel that love every time I’m out in the streets or anywhere.

You can just feel how proud people are and how much they want to be a part of this Pistons group and the Pistons history as a whole. You go all the way back for me into ‘The Bad Boy’ eras. There’s a connectedness to the community here that’s loud and they wear it proudly.

What notable Black athletes or figures did you get a chance to meet because of your father that stays with you today?

Magic Johnson. Julius Erving. Those were guys that when I was really young, they were bigger than life to me. And those are people who I got enabled to meet through my dad because of it. K.C. Jones was my brother’s godfather and one of my dad’s closest friends who gave my dad his first job in the NBA. So, there’s so many people that I was fortunate enough to meet because of him that it was weird because it was almost normal.

I was a ball boy for his teams in Seattle and it was guys like Xavier McDaniel, Dale Ellis, Shawn Kemp, Derek McKey and all those guys like Nate McMillan. I would just be at practice every day, so they just felt like regular guys to me. One of the guys who I have a great relationship here who’s from Detroit is Jalen Rose. My dad drafted Jalen Rose when he was in Denver and I used to wear Jalen Rose’s shoe. He would give me his shoes to play basketball in when I was in high school. So, it’s like what was normal for us, I sit back now and think about just how abnormal it was and how fortunate I was to be in that position.

There are going to be two Black head coaches in this NBA All-Star Game. San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson won the honor in the Western Conference. What does it mean to you to have two African American coaches and what do you hope comes from people seeing that?

Of all the major sports league, the NBA and the owners of teams in the NBA have gotten it most right as far as allowing and providing opportunities and trusting Black coaches to lead their franchises and to lead their organizations. When given equal opportunity, there’s so many qualified people out there who are capable of doing the job. To me, that’s what’s changed over time is just the opportunity.

I think about guys like my dad, Wes Unseld Sr., Al Attles, K.C. Jones, all these guys that broke down barriers for people like myself to be in the position that I’m in, that Mitch is in. When you get the opportunity, you need to be mindful of that, of all those people that came before you, you do have a responsibility to continue that and push that forward.

What did you think of Lenny Wilkens’ legacy and also his passing last year?

It was sad, obviously, when he passed away. I’ve knew Lenny since I was probably six years old. He gave my dad his first head coaching job with the Seattle SuperSonics. He went on a trip to the Bahamas with us. It was like a celebrity game that was put on, and he and my dad were the coaches. I believe Magic Johnson put that celebrity game on, if I’m not mistaken. So, I’ve known him literally the majority of my life and admired him at a level because of the way he carried himself, the class at which he did the job, how long he survived and lasted in a tough business. He was the President of the Basketball Coaches Association for a long time. So, I have a ton of respect for him. And even when I was in Cleveland, he would call me and check on me and see how I was doing and ask me if I needed anything.

It’s guys like that and mentors like that, that just opened doors for us but then took care of you afterwards. They didn’t just bust it down. They busted it down and stayed around to make sure that we were all okay in moving through the process.

What advice would you give a young Black man or young Black woman considering trying to get into the basketball coaching ranks?

I’ll give the same advice that I was given by my dad, and that was to work twice as hard as everybody else around you and work to be twice as good. I would find every opportunity that existed to work and show people that I was willing to work. My dad set me up when I was younger. Every summer I would work the Euro Camp and then I would work the Chicago Pre-Draft camp every time I was given the opportunity. We used to do those group draft workouts and I would run the group draft workouts that all the executives would come to. We had ‘Grg’s Camp’ [Tim Grgurich] in the summer that we would all go to and the executives would be there. It opened opportunities where people got a chance to see you as an assistant coach to and see what your talents were and what your skillset was. That would be my thing: wherever there is work to be found, go find it and go do a great job at it.

底特律活塞隊的控球後衛凱德·坎寧安 (Cade Cunningham) 在他年輕的 NBA 職業生涯中實現了另一個重要里程碑。坎寧安連續第二次入選NBA全明星賽，並將代表東部聯盟首發。

這位五年級後衛是活塞隊取得31勝10負戰績和東部第一種子隊成功的最大催化劑之一。儘管整個賽季都有傷病和激烈的競爭，底特律仍然保持著成功。主教練 JB 比克斯塔夫在周一對陣波士頓凱爾特人隊的比賽之前自豪地回應了坎寧安的成就。

“我的意思是，這就是我們一直在談論的內容，這就是尊重的來源，對吧？當你在一個競爭如此激烈的聯盟中，與如此有競爭力的球員一起出去時，他們尊重你在那個水平上的比賽，這只是談論他所取得的成就，”比克斯塔夫對媒體表示。 “他對比賽、這支球隊和組織的影響，他對隊友和教練的影響。他做了所有這些值得得到的事情。再說一次，來自你尊敬的人，這意味著很多。”

坎寧安作為一名突破性的 NBA 球星繼續閃耀，場均貢獻 25.9 分、9.6 次助攻和 6 個籃板。這部作品幫助他首次獲得 NBA 全明星首發的榮譽。坎寧安成為自2009年阿倫·艾弗森以來首位在全明星賽首發的活塞隊球員。

去年是坎寧安作為 2025 年預備隊球員首次入選全明星。坎寧安現在將與揚尼斯·阿德托昆博、泰瑞斯·馬克西、杰倫·布朗和賈倫·布倫森一起成為東部聯盟的首發五人。

活塞隊的賈倫·杜倫是下一個入選全明星的球員嗎？

NBA全明星替補名單將於2月1日公佈。首次入選全明星的熱門名字是活塞隊中鋒賈倫·杜倫。

作為一名得分手，杜倫在進攻端取得了重大飛躍，場均得到職業生涯最高的 17.8 分。他在籃板上的統治力仍在延續，每場搶下近 11 個籃板。杜倫是活塞隊本賽季常規賽 19 次兩雙的穩定典範。比克斯塔夫談到了杜倫可能被任命為第二位全明星隊的活塞隊意味著什麼。

“這意義重大。我們工作的一部分就是幫助人們實現夢想並實現他們的目標。JD（賈倫·杜倫）已經達到了他應該成為全明星的水平。當你談論他所採取的步驟和他所獲得的數字時。這些都不是空洞的數字，”比克斯塔夫解釋道。 “我們需要這些數據才能獲勝，這才是應該得到認可的。這些人在高水平上影響著勝利，JD 已經做到了。他在防守上所做的事情，他所接受的挑戰，他必須通過接觸來打球的方式。每天晚上他都會出去完成工作並幫助這支球隊獲勝。”

每次會議將選出七名替補。 NBA教練將投票決定誰將參加比賽。杜倫的雙向影響力和底特律常規賽的統治地位為他提供了充分的理由被考慮。

坎寧安在洛杉磯的全明星周末可能會有更多的陪伴，除了杜倫之外。每個聯盟的頂級球隊都有他們的主教練作為比賽的教練。由於活塞隊目前排名東部第一，這意味著比克斯塔夫將成為東部聯盟的主教練。

底特律活塞隊的三連勝被洛杉磯快船隊終結。

週六晚上的最終比分是 98-92，活塞隊落敗。底特律主場對陣快船隊時領先多達19分。然而，活塞隊主教練JB比克斯塔夫在賽后反思球隊的努力時並沒有敲響擔憂的警報。

“我不會發現這些人今晚的表現有任何負面影響。他們以人手不足的方式出去比賽。為了讓自己在最後階段有機會，我給予他們很大的信任，”比克斯塔夫解釋道。 “我們有些人不在位置上，在不同的位置上比賽；事情發生了。他們競爭的方式，他們團結在一起的方式，他們給了自己機會。今晚發生在這些人身上的事情沒有什麼負面的。”

傷病繼續影響著活塞隊的生產力和可用性。他們在比賽中缺少四名關鍵貢獻者，包括凱德·坎寧安（右手腕挫傷）、賈倫·杜倫（腳踝）、托比亞斯·哈里斯（臀部）和以賽亞·斯圖爾特（患病）。

底特律憑藉他們現有的球員在上半場奮力拼搏。他們的防守非常出色，他們以37.8%的投籃命中率和28.6%的三分命中率將快船隊的得分控制在41分。前兩節結束後，活塞隊以55-41領先。

下半場則是另一番景象，洛杉磯隊以 57-37 戰勝底特律隊。第四節，活塞隊以30-16領先，比分差距最大。

底特律的防守仍然是他們最重要的名片。他們迫使快船隊出現 21 次失誤，幫助快船隊繼續保持領先優勢。這幫助活塞隊在快攻中拿下 21 分，在內線拿下 46 分。

對快船球星的防守也有了很大的提高。前鋒科懷·倫納德在上一場比賽中表現出色，拿下 55 分。他上半場表現平靜，拿下12分，當晚拿下26分。後衛詹姆斯·哈登得到19分，但投籃20投4中，三分球7投1中。比克斯塔夫在詳細闡述球隊在防守上對兩位球星所做的努力時感到自豪。

“我認為有很多人向他投籃。所以，這要歸功於他在防守端的成長，能夠防守他，迫使他陷入困境，”比克斯塔夫說。 “你看著他，進入罰球線。我認為我們做得很好。我們放棄了一些紀律嚴明的球員，但其中一些即將發生。但我認為我們所有人今晚都在防守他方面做得很好。”

底特律在對陣快船隊的比賽中並沒有表現出最強的進攻能力。他們整場比賽的投籃命中率為39.8%，三分球命中率為22.9%。活塞隊僅投中8次三分球，其中5次來自後衛鄧肯·羅賓遜。

羅賓遜拿下20分，全是上半場的得分。活塞隊前鋒羅恩·霍蘭德替補出場 25 分鐘，得到 16 分。替補控球後衛丹尼斯·詹金斯自己拿下10分。中鋒托魯·史密斯（Tolu Smith）很好地填補了活塞隊的前場空缺，貢獻了 9 分和 14 個籃板。其中六個籃板來自汽車城巡航徵召的進攻端。