Jason Maxiell

Richard Hamilton scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 108-91 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Jason Maxiell had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Tayshaun Prince also scored 16 for Detroit, which got points from all 12 players. Rodney Stuckey had 14 points and eight assists. Jamal Crawford scored 25 points for Golden State, which lost for the fifth time in six games. Anthony Randolph added 17. Detroit held a 63-40 lead at the half, as 10 of the 11 Pistons who played scored, and maintained a comfortable margin for the entire second half. Detroit got ... Read Full Story

The experiment of Golden State Warriors coach Don Nelson isn’t exactly paying any dividends as the team hasn’t won any games that were without their leading scorer Stephen Jackson in their lineup. Friday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons would find them without Jackson in the lineup and as a result, the expected happened as balanced scoring helped Detroit easily defeat Golden State 108-92 at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons were off and running as they manufactured an 11-0 run late in the first quarter, capped by a Jason Maxiell jumper - giving Detroit a 31-14 lead with 2:03 left in the ... Read Full Story

It really has not been talked about much - either here at Slam Dunk Central or the mainstream media - but the Detroit Pistons are making a personnel change that does not involve a transaction, according to the Detroit News. Specifically, coach Michael Curry is making a switch at power forward as he is - for the time being - going with Antonio McDyess to start games with Amir Johnson to come off the bench. According to Curry, “Our hope is that Amir will play better against the second-line guys.” McDyees, in the beginning, kind of balked at the idea; but after conversations with ... Read Full Story

One of the core players for the Detroit Pistons will be there for some time as according to Chris McCosky of the Detroit News, forward Jason Maxiell is expected to on Friday sign a four-year, $20 million contract extension; the 4th year, while an option year, is fully guaranteed. Initially, negotiations between Maxiell’s agent, Richard Katz , had broken off about a week ago giving it the appearance of Maxiell playing out this season and becoming a restricted free agent in July 2009; however, Maxiell stepped in and asked Katz to meet with Pistons management again. Katz met with the Pistons’ suits at the ... Read Full Story

Ever since last season, Shannon Brown has put on a show whenever he’s had the chance. Trying to reenact his poster on Mikki Moore , Jason Maxiell wanted no part of it, stealing the SportsCenter thunder. Read Full Story