NBA schedule and results: Warriors stay undefeated, beat Pistons

The Warriors led from the get go. They had 10 fast-break points in the first quarter -- buoyed by seven Pistons’ turnovers -- and the Warriors led 27-15. The Pistons didn’t go away, though. Their bench, which is usually a weak point, looked great as the Pistons kept the Warriors’ lead in single digits.

They went into the half up by nine. Then the real Warriors showed up. They built a lead up to 17 points in the third. But the Pistons never gave up. They fought back and trailed by only four, 80-76, heading into the fourth quarter. And for a second, it seemed like the Pistons were maybe going to pull off the unthinkable again.

Not only can you not stop the Warriors, you really can’t even hope to contain them.

The best player in the NBA is a diminutive point guard and you just need to come to terms with it.

Obviously this is just during warmups, but it looks so easy. Too easy. Robotically easy. Hmmm, might be onto something here.

The Wolves were up big on the Hawks for most of their game Monday night, and went on to win 117-107. Some Hawks players were frustrated. Jeff Teague was just straight up throwing punches.

Teague was upset with a non-call, but will probably be even more upset when the NBA calls him on Tuesday.

It’s no secret Andrew Wiggins is one of the most explosive athletes in the NBA. Yet, even when you are expecting impressive things, he still has a way of making you say “wow” when he does things like this:

Soaring dunks like that are typically reserved for when a player has a full head of steam on a breakaway. Wiggins comes to a jump stop, then explodes off the court in a way not many players can. Paul Millsap jumped to defend the dunk initially, but you can almost see the moment he realizes he has no shot and instead turns into more of a spectator than a shot blocker.

Superficially, the Detroit Pistons are following the classic Stan Van Gundy formula. They’re centered around the pick-and-roll combination of a dominant center and an emerging point guard. They put lots of shooting around that combination, especially at the power forward position. They succeed defensively by funneling drivers into their star center, staying disciplined with their positioning and inducing inefficient shot attempts.

Yet it would be a mistake to draw an exact parallel between Van Gundy’s great Magic teams and these Pistons, who are now 5-1 after a stunning comeback victory in Portland. They may look similar on the aggregate, but there are a couple notable differences in their execution.