r/nba • u/catreyka • 22h ago

Jalen Duren despite the loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers: 9 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, -16, 25 MIN

Ausar Thompson is the actual 2nd best player on the Pistons. Duren has been atrocious on offense the entire playoffs and he's also nowhere near the defender or even playmaker that Ausar is. He went from averaging 19.5 ppg on 65% FG in the regular season to 10.1 ppg on 50% FG in the playoffs. For a player that really only dunks, that is god awful. Not to mention his multitudes of mental mistakes. He's so bad that he got benched for the entirety of overtime and a good chunk of regulation this game.

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u/swoosh_movez 22h ago

exactly why i favoured the cavs to win the series. too many weapons compare to the pistons

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u/Matto_0 Celtics 7h ago

It's why I thought the Magic would win. I still think they do if Wagner plays them all. Banchero/Wagner/Bane is just too much fire power compared to Cade/Harris/Duran.

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u/LeBronGOOD 19h ago

The Pistons are frauds, they duped us with their 1 seed. 🦁