Detroit Pistons Argumentative Essay

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Detroit Pistons routed the visiting Portland Trail Blazer with a 123-103 victory at the Palace of Auburn Hills to hand the visiting team their third straight loss in a row on Sunday evening.
Starting guard Reggie Jackson scored a game-high 30 points and an assists short to finished the game with a double-double to lead the Pistons to their 32nd win in 63 games played this season.
"I think we played the way we wanted to play tonight," Jackson, who went 11 for 19 from the field and made a perfect 7 for 7 from the foul line, said. "It starts with our defense, once again."
Tobias Harris and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in 16 points each while Marcus Morris and Andre Drummond added 19 points and 14 points respectively, with Drummond grabbing

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