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Detroit Pistons Standout’s Insta Post Before Cavaliers Matchup

Malik Beasley made a post before Monday's action against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Jan 20, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley (5) dribbles past Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) in the second half at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images
Jan 20, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley (5) dribbles past Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) in the second half at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images | Thomas Shea-Imagn Images

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Over the weekend, the Detroit Pistons snapped their small win streak.

On Monday night, they are working on getting back on track with a tough matchup in Ohio against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

As the Pistons prepared for their Monday night action, Detroit’s standout sharpshooter Malik Beasley posted to Instagram, highlighting pictures from the team’s latest run, leading up to the Cleveland matchup.

@mbeasy5 via Instagram: we be in them streets like a geek 🤓 we want every problem game day lets goo ‼️‼️

@the.isiahstewart: 👊🏾❤️💯

@bball_paul: 🔥🔥🔥

@tobiasharris: 🤘🏽🤘🏽

After two notable wins over the Houston Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks last week, the Pistons ran into some issues when they faced the Orlando Magic on Saturday.

In a physical matchup, the Pistons lost control of the game late. Detroit ended up collecting a 121-112 loss. They also lost Tobias Harris midway through the matchup due to a head injury and saw their head coach, JB Bickerstaff, get ejected in the fourth quarter.

Monday’s game against the Cavaliers offers the Pistons an opportunity to re-group.

Heading into the contest, the Pistons held a 23-22 record, which placed them sixth in the Eastern Conference.

While the Cavs have been one of the NBA’s hottest teams, posting a 36-9 record through the first half of the year, Cleveland has struggled as of late.

In the 10 games leading up to Monday’s matchup, the Cavaliers went 5-5. They were on a three-game skid heading into their second matchup against Detroit this season.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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