The Houston Rockets host the Detroit Pistons on Friday night after both teams dropped their season openers earlier this week. Houston dropped a double-overtime

While it is concerning to see Brown’s name again, Boston is playing a back-to-back, meaning the team has a quick turnaround with a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. With a long season ahead, the Celtics are likely managing Brown’s workload, especially given how much he has already played.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Detroit Pistons on Monday, October 27 in an early-season Week 2 contest that’s exclusive to Peacock. Tipoff time is set for 7 p.m. ET, with the game streaming live from Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

The Houston Rockets lost their second straight close game to start the season. Here is what I saw from press row Friday night.

Former Detroit Pistons guard and current Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a federal probe focused on gambling, according to numerous reports. ABC News reports Billups, 49, is charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia.

Pistons game, coaches Ime Udoka and J.B. Bickerstaff talked about the challenges the league and its players face during its gambling scandal.

Free Press sports writers answer big questions and making predictions about the Detroit Pistons and NBA Finals for the 2025-26 season.

Bernie Bickerstaff, 81, has been a fixture in the NBA since the early 1970s, spending time as an assistant with the Washington Bullets, winning a championship in 1978, before going on to coach the Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets, Wizards, Charlotte Bobcats and Los Angeles Lakers in a brief interim capacity.