Reggie Jackson

Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) drives against Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in Auburn Hills, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016.

(Paul Sancya | AP)

AUBURN HILLS -- Everything seems back to normal between Stan Van Gundy and Reggie Jackson.

The two appeared at odds Monday night after the Detroit Pistons' 113-82 loss to the Chicago Bulls in which Jackson, the team's starting point guard and leading scorer one season ago, attempted just five shots.

Van Gundy said it was Jackson's call not to shoot at all in the first quarter, while Jackson said he was just doing what others wanted, him to distribute the basketball more.

"Anytime a point guard's not attacking and playing to his instincts, you don't play real well," Van Gundy said. "And (Monday) night, I think he consciously was going to make sure he passed the ball on every possession because we've had some guys upset over the number of shots and things like that. So he basically didn't shoot the ball at all. Well, that's not it. Come off hard, attack and if there's people open, throw them the ball. If you have a chance to score, score."

It was the fewest shots Jackson's attempted in a game since arriving in Detroit in 2015. He played all 12 minutes of the first quarter on Monday, registering just two assists as Detroit fell behind by double digits in the first four minutes. By the end of the quarter, they were down 16.

"Everybody's got to play the game the right way, but nobody's out there to make the other guy happy," Van Gundy said. "People should worry more about what they're doing to help their teammates. The JFK thing, instead of asking what everyone is supposed to do to keep you happy, how about you doing something to help your teammates. We're in a wrong mindset."

Players have expressed frustration over their number of touches and decreased shot attempts since Jackson's returned, a stretch in which the Pistons are 3-6 and averaging a league-worst 93.6 points per game.

"It happens You go through a season, and any type of group dynamics, relationships, I don't care," Van Gundy said. "We go through in our own family. It's tough, man. You go through ebbs and flows, and right now we're in one of those things where everybody's sort of pouting and feeling sorry for themselves and wanting to point fingers at other people. We're got to get out of that."

Van Gundy, with his arm around Jackson after practice on Tuesday, said he gave Jackson a two-pronged message: push the ball more in transition, and attack and make the right play.

Jackson averaged a team-high 18.8 points on 15.7 shots per game last season.

"Obviously nobody's going to make the right play all the time, but that's the goal," Van Gundy siad. "Attack and make the right play. It's not come off, and 'well that guy's open but this guy hasn't had a shot.' No, you can't play like that. Just attack and make the right play. If we need to get somebody a shot for whatever reason, that's on me in the play calling. He just needs to play.

"I think he was burdened trying to keep everybody happy and do what everybody wants. Play and the whole thing. Come on. You can't play basketball like that."