Pistons lose season opener to Nuggets

NBA season began Tuesday. Pistons played Wednesday (last night). No Greg Monroe though, since he's suspended

Michigan Live: The Pistons held the Denver Nuggets to 35-percent shooting, some of it simply attributable to open misses more than defensive brilliance, though that still should create something better than a 10-point loss. But that's exactly what the Pistons got, 89-79 in their season-opener, because the exceptional rebounding team got dismantled on the boards, Andre Drummond got just the kind of reach fouls he must avoid and lasted 27 minutes before fouling out, Josh Smith shot the Pistons into the game then out of it, and backup point guard D.J. Augustin played the entire fourth quarter when the Pistons scored 16 points.