The Golden State Warriors didn’t need their stars to bury the Detroit Pistons under a barrage of 3-pointers on Sunday. 

The Pistons were blown out on the road by the Warriors, 111-93, even though the 2022 NBA champs were without Steph Curry and Draymond Green. They overcame their absence by knocking down 18 3-pointers on 39 attempts. A 17-2 run at the end of the first quarter created an insurmountable deficit for the Pistons, who knocked down just seven of their 29 shots beyond the arc (and only one of nine in the opening period). 

Jaden Ivey led the Pistons with another strong night — 19 points (7-for-10 shooting, 3-for-5 from 3) and four assists, though he also committed four turnovers. Cade Cunningham (18 points, seven assists) and Jalen Duren (14 points, nine rebounds, three blocks) also scored in double figures. 

OFFENSIVE WORK: Tobias Harris shines in debut, Cade Cunningham does a lot in blowout for Detroit Pistons

Six players reached double figures for the Warriors, with Moses Moody (14 points) leading the way. The Pistons (2-2) will finish the preseason on Wednesday at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers (7 p.m., Bally Sports Detroit). 

Head coach J.B. Bickerstaff replaced Tim Hardaway Jr. with Malik Beasley in the starting lineup, which was rounded out by Cunningham, Ivey, Duren and Tobias Harris (six points, four assists, three blocks, two steals).

Ivey continues to show consistency as shooter

The third-year guard has been the Pistons’ best offensive player, in part thanks to the leap he appears to be undertaking as a 3-point shooter. He entered Sunday’s game having knocked down six of 12 attempts through three games, and he was nearly the only Piston who could hit one against the Warriors, responsible for three of their seven makes.

It’s not just Ivey’s shooting, though — his speed is a weapon and he has looked more confident in an offense in which he has consistently found ways to get moving downhill. Ivey has attacked open space on cuts, lost defenders on screens and beat entire defenses in transition. So far in preseason, he’s second in field goal percentage (26-for-43, 60.5%) and only trails Cunningham in shot attempts. 

Pistons still seeking balance in first and second units

It was a competitive game for all of eight minutes. When Cunningham checked out for the first time, with 4:34 to play in the first quarter, the Pistons trailed 16-15. They didn’t score a field goal the rest of the quarter to trail by 14 points at the end of the period. 

The second unit, with Ivey as the sole ball-handler playing with Hardaway Jr., Ron Holland, Simone Fontecchio and Isaiah Stewart, struggled to find its flow as Golden State fired 3-pointers, making six of their seven attempts in the quarter. Cunningham and Harris are two of the Pistons’ best passers, and the offense faltered with both of them on the bench. 

Bickerstaff has staggered Cunningham and Ivey so far, but Ivey may need more support if he’s to play long stretches of the game without Cunningham.

Contact Omari Sankofa II at osankofa@freepress.com. Follow him @omarisankofa.

The Detroit Tigers are a team that many people are going to be keeping a close eye on during the upcoming offseason.

Given how strongly they finished the 2024 campaign, they should be looking to upgrade specific aspects of their roster. While their finish to the season was impressive, there are a few clear-cut needs.

Many people will look to the pitching staff as needing reinforcements. For the last few weeks, the only starting pitcher who consistently took the ball as more than an opener was likely Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal.

Injuries depleted the rotation after Jack Flaherty was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of the deadline. Better health would certainly help, but some reinforcements will be needed.

Alas, there are at least pieces the team can rely on and plug into the pitching staff. In the opinion of Bradford Doolittle of ESPN, the biggest need for the Tigers is adding a home run hitter to their lineup.

“A thumper. When you look at the Tigers’ positional array as it stood at the end of the season, it’s talented but especially really young at every spot. It’s an athletic group that can be augmented with midtier veterans to fill roster gaps and can grow together. Their top position prospect, outfielder Max Clark, has yet to hit the upper levels of the minors, so there’s more talent coming. Because Detroit has all of those young athletes to blanket the field, and young players tend to need less rest in the form of DH days, the Tigers could accommodate a pure, mashing DH more than most contending teams,” the MLB expert wrote.

The Detroit lineup provided a lot of positives down the stretch. When it was needed, the team came through with timely hitting.

But, the postseason showed just how badly this team needs a home run hitter. In seven playoff games, they scored only 21 runs.

Had it not been for some elite pitching, which showed cracks down the stretch against the Cleveland Guardians, they likely wouldn’t have made it as far as they did.

Who could the Tigers target to address that need? Doolittle offered a solution; Pete Alonso of the New York Mets.

“The Tigers also have a lot of cash to spend if they so choose, given their lack of committed money, and in theory a player like Pete Alonso embodies the kind of hitter we’re talking about. If that doesn’t work, it’s still a skill set the Tigers should pursue after finishing next-to-last in OBP and 22nd in slugging,” he wrote.

The slugging first baseman would be a huge addition to the Detroit lineup. While his numbers dropped off slightly in 2024 from previous seasons, he has still hit at least 34 home runs in every season of his career and is a four-time All-Star.

The Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions, both currently ranked #2 in their conferences, will face off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX this Sunday afternoon. The Lions, fresh off a bye-week, will be rested and ready to play the Cowboys who are currently hoping to halt a three-game losing streak. This Sunday’s game will air on Fox, and Tom Brady will be calling it alongside announcer Kevin Burkhardt. Here’s all the info you need about today’s Lions vs. Cowboys game, and check out live game-day updates here.

How to watch the Lions vs. Cowboys game:

Date: October 13, 2024

Time: 4:25 p.m. ET/1:25 p.m. PT

Game: Lions vs. Cowboys

TV channel: Fox

Streaming: Fubo, DirecTV, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, and more

What channel is the Lions vs. Cowboys game on?

The Detroit Lions play the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday, Oct. 13 airing live at 4:25 p.m. ET during Fox’s late broadcast window.

How to watch the Lions vs. Cowboys game:

You can watch the Lions vs. Cowboys game on Fox on streaming platforms like Fubo TV, DirecTV, and Hulu with Live TV. This Sunday’s game also be available on NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV.

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NFL Sunday Ticket is available exclusively on YouTube TV and offers football fans the chance to watch every major game that’s airing out of their local markets. NFL Sunday ticket is available with a subscription to YouTube TV for $670.96 over four months (that’s $168/mo). You can also purchase a subscription without being a YouTube TV subscriber for $479 for the season. 

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A basic $6.99 per month (or $40 annually) NFL+ subscription will get you live local and primetime regular season and postseason games on your phone or tablet, and live audio for every game of the season across supported devices. NFL+ Premium, while a little pricier at $14.99 per month (or $80 annually) also includes access to NFL Network and NFL RedZone, plus full and condensed replays of every game across supported devices. NFL+ also offers a 7-day free trial. 

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2024 NFL season Week 6 full schedule:

All times Eastern

Thursday, Oct. 10

Sunday, Oct. 13

• Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears: 9:30 a.m. (NFL Network)

• Washington Commanders vs. Baltimore Ravens: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Houston Texans vs, New England Patriots: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles: 1 p.m. (FOX)

• Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans: 1 p.m. (CBS)

• Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos: 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

• Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Las Vegas Raiders: 4:05 p.m. (CBS)

• Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

• Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys: 4:25 p.m. (FOX)

• Cincinatti Bengals vs. New York Giants: 8:20 p.m. NBC)

Monday, Oct. 14

How to watch every NFL game this season:

Many NFL games are broadcast on local channels, so if you’re looking to catch an in-market game, it may be as simple as turning on your TV (or setting up a digital TV antenna). A $7/month subscription to NFL+ will get you access to NFL Network which can be great for watching some games, but the downside of NFL+ is that when it comes to the regular season, it’s just local and primetime games (and only on mobile or tablet!). In which case, here’s what we recommend to watch the NFL.

Fubo TV gives you access to ESPN, NFL Network, Fox, ABC, CBS and 100+ more live channels. At $80/month, the live TV streaming service is definitely a big investment for football fans. But it offers nearly every channel you’ll need to watch the NFL season, and still leaves you with major savings compared to a traditional cable package. Fubo subscribers also get 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage. 

The platform also offers a free trial period, so you can catch some games risk-free. Right now you can get $20 off any Fubo tier for your first month. 

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