Detroit, MI
Detroit Pistons doomed by poor third quarter in blowout loss in Houston, 136-113
HOUSTON — The Detroit Pistons trailed by four points at halftime.
Twelve minutes later, they somehow were down by 26.
A disastrous third quarter spelled doom for the Pistons on New Year’s night. They were outscored by 22 in the period, pushing them to a 136-113 loss to the Houston Rockets to start their four-game road trip.
The Rockets opened the third with a dominant 40-15 run, and shot a blistering 15-for-22 (68.2%) in the quarter as the Pistons went cold, hitting just seven of their 18 attempts (38.9%). Alperen Sengun came alive in the third, scoring 20 of his 26 points in the period while plowing through Jalen Duren and James Wiseman, who finished it with four and five fouls, respectively. Sengun also dished nine assists.
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Detroit was also hurt by an off night for Cade Cunningham, who shot just 3-for-16 for six points. He did finish with 10 assists, though, his second-straight game with a double-digit assist total. But his assists were offset by 17 team turnovers, off of which the Rockets scored a whopping 33 points.
Alec Burks led the Pistons with 21 points, Jaden Ivey added 19 and Duren tallied a 12 point, 13 rebound double-double.
Detroit was unable to build off of Saturday’s win over the Toronto Raptors, which broke their historic 28-game losing streak.
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Thompson twins face off
The fourth and fifth overall picks of the 2023 draft had Monday’s date circled. It was the first time Amen and Ausar Thompson faced each other as NBA players.
“It’s going to hit me different after the game, but during the game it’ll be like he’s just another player,” Ausar said during Detroit’s shootaround. “But after it’ll be like, we really played each other. It’s crazy.”
The Thompson twins parents’ weren’t present on Monday, but their big brother — Troy Thompson Jr. — was. He joined Detroit’s Bally Sports broadcast during the first half. Their parents will attend Amen and Ausar’s rematch when the Rockets visit Little Caesars Arena on Jan. 12.
“That shows where their loyalty is at,” Ausar deadpanned.
Ausar finished with five points, four rebounds and a pair of assists. Amen tallied 12 points, six assists, four rebounds and a pair of steals.
Burks bouncing back after long slump
In the second quarter, Burks carried a bench unit that struggled to hit shots as the Rockets threatened to turn a double-digit lead into a blowout. He scored seven straight, hitting a pair of layups, and then a 3-pointer to cut it to eight after they trailed by 12.
A pair of free throws, and then a second triple with four minutes until halftime helped Detroit trim the margin to four, 59-55. The veteran sharpshooter hasn’t been his usual self this season, entering the game 33.7% overall — the lowest of his career by a wide margin — and 34.4% from 3.
His hot stretch showed why Monty Williams stuck with Burks through his struggles. Few players on the roster can do what he can when he’s feeling it. The player who was one of the best scoring backups in the league a year ago is feeling like himself again.
“We didn’t have much choice,” Williams said. “We’ve been limited with healthy bodies. He’s a guy that has a body of work, and I see the work every day. I see his ability to stay in there and be the same guy every day. I know he’s not going to waver. That, for me, gives me confidence to continue to play a guy.
“There were times where the minutes came down a little bit, but you’re not going to go away from somebody like Alec Burks just because he has a body of work that says this is who he is. If he has a slump, it’s going to come back because of the work and who he is.”
It was his second straight strong game after scoring 16 points against the Raptors on Saturday.
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Detroit, MI
Detroit Historical Museum hosting new exhibition in honor of Red Wings’ centennial
DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Detroit Historical Museum is hosting a new exhibition in honor of the Detroit Red Wings’ centennial season.
It’s called “Detroit Red Wings at 100: Becoming Hockeytown” and will be in three galleries at the Detroit Historical Museum.
Inside the City of Champions Gallery, the new Motor City Showcase and the Detroit Artists Showcase, fans will find rare artifacts from the Historical Society, the team’s archives and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Some of the artifacts include:
- Uniforms from Detroit Red Wings greats, including the Grind Line and Russian Five
- Rarely-seen artifacts on loan from the Hockey Hall of Fame and Windsor Community Museum
- Vintage audio and video clips of some of the greatest Red Wings moments in history
- A spotlight on the players who have had their numbers retired
There are also lockers like the ones in Olympia Stadium, a chance to flash the original goal lights from Joe Louis Arena and hear the organ from Olympia.
“It’s an honor to see a century of Red Wings history brought to life at the Detroit Historical Museum,” Ilitch Sports + Entertainment Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing Asia Gholston said in a statement “Every decade has its own defining moments, and this exhibit gives our fans a special opportunity to celebrate the passion, pride, and legacy that have defined 100 years of Red Wings hockey.”
The exhibition will be on display all season long, and fans can also shop vintage Red Wings merchandise at the museum store.
Detroit, MI
Detroit Lions players pack food to help those in need have a Thanksgiving meal
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Coming off their recent Sunday win, the Detroit Lions players and staff joined others in the community to put in a win for Thanksgiving meals for those in need.
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, players and staff joined volunteers from Meijer and the Lineage Foundation for Good in packing Thanksgiving meal kits at Gleaners Community Bank in Taylor.
Volunteers packed canned and dry goods into 3,000 Thanksgiving meal kits.
Those meal kits are part of the Lions’ plans for 10,000 kits – double from last year. Part of what made the meal kits possible is donations from Detroit Lions partners.
For years, the Lions have done Thanksgiving meal initiatives to help those in need. This is the second annual partnership with Grand Rapids-based grocer, Meijer, and the third with Gleaners. As they did last year, Meijer, the exclusive grocery partner for the Lions, is donating all proceeds from this year’s “Raise the Roar” Lions flag sales to the Detroit Lions Foundation, with proceeds tackling food insecurity.
The meal kit packing initiative began a month ago and included Detroit Lions partners AAA – The Auto Club Group (ACG), Delta Airlines, Jiffy Mix, Lineage Foundation for Good and Modern Woodmen of America.
Angela Halverson, director of community giving for Gleaners Community Food Bank, said packing these meal kits on Tuesday represents a “community coming together to help neighbors,” who might be food insecure this time of year.
“The timing is important because Thanksgiving is in a couple of short weeks from now, and we want to make sure that many in southeastern Michigan are going to sit down to a warm meal that they can count on for that Thanksgiving dinner.”
Halverson said many metro Detroiters will choose between heating their house and purchasing food.
“The Lions are coming together in a partnership with Gleaners to help take one of those worries, ideally off the table,” Halverson told the Free Press.
The 10,000 Thanksgiving meal kits equate to providing more than 330,000 meals. This year the distribution includes metro Detroit food banks as well as those Grand Rapids, Lansing, Saginaw and Traverse City.
Each meal kit includes canned and dry goods. There are green beans, corn, fruit, stuffing, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, cranberry sauce and Jiffy Mix.
Once the kits make it to distribution sites, there’s an addition of a 3-pound bag of fresh apples from North Bay Produce and a whole turkey.
In the boxes are everything you would want for Thanksgiving from potatoes to produce.
“It’s nutritious and warm comforting food and exactly what we need this time of year,” said Halverson.
For Gleaners Community Food Bank information visit gcfb.org.
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Detroit, MI
Cold start to workweek: Flurries, wind chills fall to single digits, dry midweek ahead for Metro Detroit
4Warn Weather – Brutally cold with a few flakes possible Monday night, remaining cold and cloudy for Veterans Day on Tuesday.
Monday night: Decreasing clouds, partly cloudy skies. Low: 23.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy skies. Continued cold. High: 38.
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy skies. Another cold overnight. Low: 30.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy skies. High: 46.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy skies. Low: 30.
Teasable elements:
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Wind chills into the single digits and teens out the door on Tuesday Morning
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Well below average temperatures for the next few days
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More clouds than sunshine for Tuesday, more sunshine moves in mid-week
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Dry forecast for most of next week, with warming temperatures by the end of the week
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Next rain chances move in for the upcoming weekend
We’ve seen some snow showers, some clouds, and some sunshine in most locations to start the week, after the snow showers to end the weekend on Sunday.
And we’ve got a few flakes in the forecast for Tuesday before we put winter weather “on pause” for a little while!
As we work through the overnight hours tonight, we will keep some cloud cover in the forecast as we are still dealing with that northwest flow, with snow showers in our Northeastern Communities and a few flurries elsewhere.
Overnight lows dropping into the lower 20s, and expect wind chills into the teens and potentially single digits outside the metro.
We will keep some cloud cover in the forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, with warmer temperatures starting to move into the region.
High temperatures remaining in the 30s by Tuesday, then into the upper 40s by Wednesday.
Expect a few flurries possible on Tuesday as the northwest flow continues. Gusty winds are expected, gusting upwards of 20-25 MPH on Tuesday as well.
The drier weather continues, looking ahead into the end of next week and the start of next weekend.
We will keep some sunshine and clouds in the forecast for Thursday and into Friday.
High temperatures continue to warm up for everyone. We’re expecting high temperatures into the upper 40s on Thursday, then back into the 50s by Friday.
We will bring more cloud cover into the forecast by the start of next weekend, on Saturday, and high temperatures will continue to warm.
Expect high temperatures into the mid-50s by Saturday afternoon.
Our next chance of rain moves into the region late Saturday night and into the end of the weekend on Sunday.
High temperatures in the mid to upper 50s will fall into the upper 40s after that cold front moves through the region late Sunday.
Mostly cloudy skies are expected for the start of next week on Monday.
Find the latest forecast from the 4Warn Weather team here
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