AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Pistons dramatically shook their struggling roster by acquiring one of the NBA's top players in Blake Griffin in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.The deal for the five-time All-Star forward was announced early Tuesday, giving Detroit a player who has been the face of the Clippers but whose career has been undercut by injuries.Detroit sent forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley and center Boban Marjanovic to Los Angeles, with the Clippers also receiving draft picks. Detroit also acquired forward Brice Johnson and center Willie Reed."We are serious about winning, and this is a major move to improve our team," Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. "Blake Griffin is one of the NBA's elite players, and when you get an opportunity to add that kind of talent, you take it."For the Clippers, moving Griffin is another step in a makeover of a franchise that has never made it past the second round of the playoffs.Griffin was not expected to play... [More]

The East is open for business. The West is closed until further notice.There's the takeaway from the deal where Blake Griffin got sent from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons , and it may be a theme for the next week or so until the NBA trading deadline. The Pistons see opportunity to contend in the Eastern Conference, while the Clippers know the Western Conference is out of their reach and a full reboot is needed.They're both right.Other teams are surely thinking the same way.No rational person would look at the NBA right now and see a logical scenario where the champion this season is anyone besides Golden State or Houston. What Brad Stevens has done in Boston, especially after losing Gordon Hayward on opening night, is coach-of-the-year stuff. Toronto is better than most fans may realize. Cleveland has LeBron James, still the best player alive.Yet would anyone other than Celtics, Raptors or Cavaliers fans pick those teams to beat the Warriors or Rockets in a best-of-seven?Probably... [More]

The Detroit Pistons dramatically shook their struggling roster by acquiring one of the NBA's top players in Blake Griffin in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.The deal for the five-time All-Star forward was announced early Tuesday, giving Detroit a player who has been the face of the Clippers but whose career has been undercut by injuries.Detroit sent forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley and center Boban Marjanovic to Los Angeles, with the Clippers also receiving draft picks. Detroit also acquired forward Brice Johnson and center Willie Reed."We are serious about winning, and this is a major move to improve our team," Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. "Blake Griffin is one of the NBA's elite players, and when you get an opportunity to add that kind of talent, you take it."The Pistons did not yet say if Griffin would be available for Tuesday night's home game against Cleveland.The 28-year-old Griffin is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 33 games... [More]

The Detroit Pistons dramatically shook their struggling roster, acquiring five-time All-Star forward Blake Griffin in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.The Pistons announced the deal for the face of the Clippers early Tuesday. Detroit sent forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley and center Boban Marjanovic to Los Angeles, with the Clippers also receiving draft picks. Detroit also acquired forward Brice Johnson and center Willie Reed."We are serious about winning, and this is a major move to improve our team," Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. "Blake Griffin is one of the NBA's elite players, and when you get an opportunity to add that kind of talent, you take it."The 28-year-old Griffin is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 33 games this season, but the Clippers have been plagued by injuries and are ninth in the Western Conference standings.Detroit is scuffling as well. The Pistons have lost eight straight heading into Tuesday night's game against Cleveland.Last... [More]

The Detroit Pistons shook up their struggling roster in dramatic fashion, acquiring star forward Blake Griffin in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers.The Pistons announced the deal early Tuesday morning. Detroit sent forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley and center Boban Marjanovic to Los Angeles, with the Clippers also receiving draft picks. Detroit also acquired forward Brice Johnson and center Willie Reed in the deal."We are serious about winning, and this is a major move to improve our team," Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. "Blake Griffin is one of the NBA's elite players, and when you get an opportunity to add that kind of talent, you take it."Griffin is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 33 games this season, but the Clippers have been plagued by injuries and are ninth in the Western Conference standings.Detroit is scuffling as well. The Pistons have lost eight straight heading into Tuesday night's game against Cleveland.The 28-year-old Griffin... [More]

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons were finalizing a trade Monday night to acquire star forward Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced. The Pistons would send forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley and center Boban Marjanovic to Los Angeles, with the Clippers also receiving draft picks. Detroit also would receive forward Brice Johnson and center Willie Reed.ESPN first reported the deal .Griffin is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 33 games this season, but the Clippers have been plagued by injuries and are ninth in the Western Conference standings.Detroit is struggling as well. The Pistons have lost eight straight heading into Tuesday night's game against Cleveland.The 28-year-old Griffin has been the face of the Clippers while playing his entire career with the team. Last July, he agreed to a $171 million, five-year deal, ending... [More]

C DeAndre Jordan contributed eight points and 16 rebounds in Sunday's 106-98 win over Charlotte.

C DeAndre Jordan pulled down 18 rebounds with four points. Jordan had 20 rebounds in Friday's win at Houston -- his seventh game of 20 or more rebounds this season.

C DeAndre Jordan leads the NBA with an average of 17.4 rebounds per game in December. He grabbed 20 on Wednesday.

C DeAndre Jordan totaled 13 points and 14 rebounds in Monday's loss at San Antonio. He reached double figures for the eightht time in nine games.

C DeAndre Jordan finished with 16 points and 20 rebounds in Wednesday's win at Orlando. In his last seven games, Jordan is averaging 13.3 points and 17.1 rebounds on 68.3 percent shooting (41 of 60).

C DeAndre Jordan finished with 14 points and 17 rebounds, the final one a controlled tap on a missed free throw by teammate Sam Dekker with just over three seconds remaining that helped preserve the victory over Toronto on Monday.

C DeAndre Jordan, who entered play Saturday leading the NBA in field-goal percentage at .682, went just 2 of 6 from the field against the Wizards.

C DeAndre Jordan collected 18 points with 21 rebounds in Wednesday's loss to Minnesota. It was his third straight double-double and third game with at least 20 rebounds.

C DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 12 rebounds. It was the fifth double-double in nine games for Jordan, who is averaging 14.6 rebounds in that span.

C DeAndre Jordan had nine rebounds Monday. Jordan, who entered second in the NBA in rebounding at 13.9 per game, had 24 rebounds when the teams first met Oct. 10.

C DeAndre Jordan finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday's loss at Charlotte. It was his eighth double-double this season.

C DeAndre Jordan grabbed just five rebounds and scored only two points for the Clippers in their loss to the 76ers on Monday night before he fouled out in the fourth quarter.

C DeAndre Jordan scored 10 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for Los Angeles.

C DeAndre Jordan grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds to go with seven points in Thursday's win at Portland. It was the second straight game Jordan grabbed 18 rebounds and he is averaging 18.3 rebounds per game so far.