This youthful Pistons roster has shown an ability to gain leads throughout the early stages of this season, but maintaining those leads and closing games have been difficult.
That was the case on Sunday as Detroit held a slim lead for the majority of the game until the Sacramento Kings put together a string of possessions in the fourth quarter, powered by offensive rebounds, to regain the lead when it mattered most.
Two offensive rebounds by Damontas Sabonis afforded the Kings two second chance opportunities late in the fourth quarter that ultimately gave them their first lead of the fourth quarter. Kevin Huerter scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, the most pressing of which was a corner 3-pointer to give the Kings a four-point lead with 1:29 remaining.
