It didn't get any better for the Pistons, who were playing for the first time after a four-game West Coast trip.
It didn't get much better for the Pistons, who were playing for the first time after a four-game West Coast trip.
Will Bynum had 23 points for the Pistons, who snapped a four-game winning streak.
Brandon Knight had 24 for the Pistons, and Charlie Villanueva scored 21.
Brandon Knight scored 25 points and Rodney Stuckey had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Pistons, who have lost 18 of their last 21 games.
Though a childhood accident all but robbed him of his sight in one eye, Bing played All-American basketball at Syracuse University and went on to become an NBA Hall of Famer as a point guard, mainly for the Detroit Pistons.
Previous attempts to make an engine with liquid pistons have foundered for the obvious reason that liquids are less stable than solids.
He is notorious for his 86-game suspension in 2004 for his role in the brawl with Pistons fans in Detroit.
There are precedents for strong benches contributing to championships: the 1960s' Celtics, for example, and the Lakers and Pistons of the 1980s.
For the fourth straight season, the Detroit Pistons will be missing the playoffs and going on an early vacation.
The veteran center added another highlight to his first All-Star season, Anthony scored 27 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons 99-85 on Monday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
The Pistons had lost Bill Davidson, the owner for 37 years, a couple of years prior.
Gentry, who was in the final year of his contract, has been in coaching for three decades, including stints as head coach of the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat.
Wallace, 38, ended a two-year retirement this season to join the Knicks and play for Woodson, who was an assistant in Detroit when Wallace helped the Pistons win the 2004 NBA title.
"There are several teams that can do it, " Pistons guard Jose Calderon said, when asked what it would take for someone to beat Miami.
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Back when World Peace was still Artest and playing for the Indiana Pacers, he made headlines in 2004 for his role in a brawl between players and fans at a Pacers-Pistons game after somebody threw a drink on him.
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The Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats, Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks are all searching for a coach, but the Nets may be the most prime destination of the group.
The San Antonio Spurs were also staying overnight in Detroit after seeing their 11-game winning streak fall to the Pistons, awaiting word on when they might be able to fly to New York for their game Sunday night at Brooklyn.
Wallace then got a block and after the Pistons were turned the ball over on a shot-clock violation, he fed Lopez for a jumper to extend the lead to 24-18.
It turned out to be Friday for the Spurs, whose streak came to an end with a 119-109 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
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