Malik Beasley scores 23 as Pistons remain undefeated in 2025

Keith Langlois: FINAL: Pistons 113, Nets 98 Pistons go to 5-0 in 2025 and are over .500 at 19-18. They got 50 points off their bench - and, more important, enough minutes so that they'll go into Thursday's game with Golden State fairly fresh. Malik Beasley 23, Simone Fontecchio 17, Marcus Sasser 15.

Source: Bluesky

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Keith Langlois: Malik Beasley - who comes off the bench - has overtaken Anthony Edwards to hold the NBA lead in 3-pointers made this season at 122. He's on pace to make 327, which would obliterate the Pistons franchise record of 211 triples made in one season by Saddiq Bey in 2021-22. -via Bluesky / December 27, 2024

What do you draw from your journey with playing for different teams and playing with different guys with LeBron [James], Giannis [Antetokounmpo]and [Nikola] Jokić? Malik Beasley: “That I’m a professional. Everything in between, I got to get better at. I wouldn’t still be in this league if I wasn’t doing something right. So it’s learning from that. I’ve learned from the best players and I’ve learned from guys that don’t play much. Everybody in this league got into the league a certain way. So you can learn from everybody. But what I learned the most is that you have to continue to put in the work and you can never get too high and you can never get too low. I might have 30 one night. But it doesn’t matter because we’re playing a back-to-back. It’s about never getting complacent or getting too high or low. I just continue to put in the work.” -via SportsKeeda / December 26, 2024

So basically it’s A make-or-miss league and you just have to stick with your work and stay confident in your shot? Malik Beasley: “This league is all about process. If you can continue your process, the results will show. It’s just one plus one equals two in this league. But a lot of people get complacent. A lot of people don’t work. A lot of people don’t come in and do extra work. As much as I do it, you’d be surprised on how many guys don’t do it. How many guys don’t come in to work before shootaround? It’s not mandatory. But that’s what separates those guys. What separates me as an elite shooter? I’m not a Hall-of-Fame player. But I’m a Hall-of-Fame shooter. So you just keep pushing.” -via SportsKeeda / December 26, 2024

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