Pistons' Andre Drummond miffed over loss of 2 rebounds

PORTLAND, Ore. – Andre Drummond looked in disbelief after the Pistons' shoot-around today to prepare for the Portland Trail Blazers.

He had just been told that the NBA took away two offensive rebounds from his 27-rebound performance in Wednesday night's 105-98 loss at Golden State. The word had just come down about an hour earlier, and he was told the NBA reviews stats after games.

He looked to Pistons director of public relations Cletus Lewis, who explained that the NBA didn't give him credit for "two tips."

One reporter offered a bright side: The NBA took away two shot attempts from his 11-for-25 night from the field, so his shooting percentage improved.

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Drummond's response was priceless.

"(Bleep) that," the young center said to laughter.

Drummond, 22, will have to settle for a 25-rebound (10 offensive) performance, and he was officially 11-for-23 from the field.

It still was a good night on the glass for Drummond, who was second in the NBA with an average of 13.3 rebounds entering tonight.

But he wasn't having any of it.

"That (bleep) ain't cool, man," a smiling Drummond said as he shook his head.

■ More Meeks, KCP: With the Pistons struggling with an eight-game losing streak and getting little production at small forward, coach Stan Van Gundy admitted he has toyed with the idea of starting Jodie Meeks at shooting guard and moving Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to small forward.

But here's the catch.

"Jodie's been our most reliable guy off the bench, then we wouldn't be bringing any scoring off our bench," Van Gundy said. "That's the concern."

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