Table of Contents CHAPTER PAGE Meet the Pistons 4 Glory Days 6 Home Court 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Basketball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Fast Break 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
Meet the Pistons A winning basketball team runs like a smooth powerful eerrffuull engine That’s a great way to describe the Detroit it Pistons when they are at their best In fact the team is named after an engine part A piston helps transfer energy from the motor to the wheels of a car The Pistons are fun to watch but no fun to play They look for big physical players who combine their skills to attack an opponent’s weakest areas The Pistons play with great toughness and intelligence However teamwork is valued more highly than anything else in Detroit This book tells the story of the Pistons Detroit is a city that has seen its share of ups and downs So have the Pistons s Yet like the city the team never gives up never gives in and and always builds for a brighter future Brandon Jennings and Andre Drummond celebrate a win during the 2013 14 season The Pistons are at their best when their stars work together and share the basketball 5
