When: 7 p.m. Thursday.
Where: Little Caesars Arena.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM 97.1 (Pistons radio affiliates).
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Game notes: The Pistons meet one of the surprise teams of the 2021-22 NBA season in their first game after the All-Star break. Cade Cunningham, Isaiah Stewart and Saddiq Bey didn’t get as much break as others, playing in the revamped Rising Stars challenge (Cunningham was the MVP of the event) and Saturday night’s Skills Challenge (Cunningham’s team finished second). Detroit came into the break fresh off a surprising upset — ending an eight-game skid — of the Boston Celtics, who came into that matchup winners of nine straight.
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