Detroit Pistons: 3 takeaways from their double-digit win in Boston

3. Making adjustments quickly and moving on to the next challenge

Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons have mastered in-game corrections and making quick post-game adjustments.

The Pistons are showing how multi-faceted they have become. Keith Langlois of NBA.com pointed out their list of accomplishments and how in-game adjustments have led to wins:

"“The Pistons already have a string of impressive wins – at Golden State, at Oklahoma City, at Boston. They’ve come back from double-digit deficits to win seven times, more than anyone else. They’ve been the NBA’s best fourth-quarter team with a plus 3.7-point differential, nearly twice the margin of the next best teams, Cleveland and Utah at 1.9. It’s only 19 games? Yeah, maybe, but that’s almost a quarter of an NBA season.”"

The Pistons are in the midst of one of their toughest stretches this season. Four of their next seven games are away from Little Caesars Arena. During that seven-game stretch, they visit the Washington Wizards, San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks. They’ll close the seven-game home stretch with a two-game home-stand with the Warriors and Celtics. Both teams will have revenge on their mind will they arrive in Detroit.

After the win in Boston, Andre Drummond talked about getting ready for the next challenge, per Langlois:

"“We’re moving in a great, great direction,” Andre Drummond said after a performance they hadn’t seen in Boston – at least 25 points, 20 rebounds and five assists – since a guy named Wilt Chamberlain did it a half-century ago. “We have a lot of guys that are willing to fight and willing to put the necessary time in to make sure this team is great. Sky’s the limit from here. We’ve just got to keep moving forward. We’ve got a game against Phoenix. We’ve got to try to get that win and move forward.”"

The Pistons started the season surprising teams, but now teams are taking them seriously. Stan Van Gundy and his crew are getting the league’s best looks night after night. That’s a double-edged sword. The Pistons can’t afford to look past other teams for a bigger foe. They can’t take plays off, or start internalizing mistakes.

If the Detroit Pistons do that and stay a tight cohesive unit, they will continue to cause problems for the rest of the league at home and on the road.