After the Pistons’ 14-win season, Cade Cunningham had FOMO watching the playoffs. He texted someone he knew would understand. I spoke with them both for an exclusive on how that text sparked Detroit’s two-year turnaround: nytimes.com/athletic/7196374…

Pistons list Taurean Prince (personal reasons) as probable for tomorrow against the Heat.

Asked Cade Cunningham how helpful the Pistons’ depth is as the primary scorer: “It’s great to have high-level players around. It makes your team more effective for a long season. It’s going to be a long season where everybody is going to get an opportunity to play.”

Green on supporting his teammates and being ready whenever his opportunity comes:

Taurean Prince is here getting shots up:

Javonte Green feels at home with the Pistons. His performance in last night’s win proved that and showcased Detroit’s depth: “Being bounced around from team to team … It’s a great feeling to be wanted, actually. To be wanted and to be heard.” nytimes.com/athletic/7709578…

Ausar Thompson on today’s atmosphere: “It was crazy, it felt like a playoff game. They were loud from the jump. When Cade came out and they showed him, it was super loud. … It was fire, the fans were great tonight.”

Jalen Duren on whether he had any nerves about the reception he’d get today: “Nah I wasn’t nervous. I knew the true fans know how much I love them and know how much I care about the city. Obviously business is business, but I was just excited to be back in this jersey.”

J.B. on the Pistons’ ability to overcome deficits: “It's just who we are. These guys are relentless. They never say die. As long as there's time on the clock, they believe they can win. And it talks to the resolve of the group, but again, how connected the group is.”

Asked J.B. Bickerstaff how it feels having the amount of depth the Pistons do: “We’ve got a high level of trust in everybody on our roster. We know that at any point in time, we’ve got a guy we can put in depending on what the mood calls for.”

That’s one way to start the season.

Pistons rally from down 22 to beat the Celtics 121-113. Solid win to start the season. Duren (22), Cade (22), Duncan (21) Javonte (19) and Ausar (11) all scored in double figures.

An Ausar middy to seal the game? They just showed the replay here and it looks good to me.

Duncan is locked all the way in. He’s got 20 points on 5/8 from 3 and the Celtics call another timeout. LCA is back rocking again.

Pistons are winning the fourth 22-11 and have taken a 104-99 lead with 5:46 left.

Duncan is on a heater and forces a Celtics timeout. He’s got 8 of his 14 points this quarter on 2/2 from 3.

Ausar checked in and immediately looked to get to the rim. Pistons will need that level of aggression for the rest of the fourth quarter.