NBA · Week of Oct 19–25
Detroit Pistons
3-0 this week · 3-0 overall · vs BOS, @ MIA, @ PHI
Misery Index · Euphoric
3-0, with Paul Reed defying belief and John Collins patching a Tobias-shaped hole: Detroit suspiciously fine.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Tue, Oct 20W 121-113vs BOS12
- Fri, Oct 23W 128-111@ MIA37
- Sun, Oct 25W 106-93@ PHI40
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.
Game of the week: Sun, Oct 25, W 106-93 @ Philadelphia 76ers
In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.
What happened
Three games, three wins, and a fanbase that keeps checking the standings to make sure they're real. The turning point came opening night against Boston, 121-113, with Tatum held to "6-23 shooting" in what one fan called "a thing of beauty." Miami went down 128-111, Philadelphia 106-93, and Paul Reed "does this regularly but I am still surprised by it for some reason." John Collins has filled "a very Tobias Harris-shaped hole." At 3-0, the scariest thought in Detroit is hope.
What fans said
“John Collins has come in and filled a very Tobias Harris-shaped hole in my heart.”
u/KarimFF7▲ 408joy
“By god we may have gotten tangibly better during the offseason”
u/Dexd667▲ 278hope
“11/11/5, 50% from the field, and 3/3 from the line while holding Tatum to 6-23 shooting. It’s a thing of beauty”
u/__get__name▲ 172joy
“Paul Reed is just unreal, he does this regularly but I am still surprised by it for some reason”
u/rusty512▲ 104joy
“YOU KNOW THE PISTONS WON AGAIN”
u/DanielBryanCMPunk▲ 102joy
“Not trying to say I called it, but... And LFG BOYS”
u/Ambitious-Visual207▲ 92joy
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