Detroit -- Monday night at Little Caesars Arena, the top two teams in the East squared off in a slugfest. No matter the opponent, the Detroit Pistons are going to bring their physical brand of basketball to the floor. That wears down opponents and challenges them mentally.
It is also at the heart of why the top team in the conference is forcing the second-most turnovers per game. In the first half of this Martin Luther King Jr. Day matchup, the Boston Celtics had 14 giveaways. That led to nine turnovers and a 14-0 advantage for the hosts in points off those giveaways.