Travel desk · 2025-26
Detroit Pistons
The Pistons cover 41,890 miles this season — 20th-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 14 back-to-backs and 31h of time-zone change, Mar is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
2.3kOct5 gm · 2 road1 b2b · 2h zones
6.9kNov14 gm · 8 road3 b2b · 3h zones
8.4kDec13 gm · 8 road2 b2b · 9h zones
6.4kJan14 gm · 5 road2 b2b · 8h zones
4.5kFeb11 gm · 4 road1 b2b · 5h zones
10kMar18 gm · 10 road5 b2b · 4h zones
3.2kApr6 gm · 4 road0 b2b · 0h zones
Road trips
18 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 – Oct 24 | Chicago → Houston | 2 | 1,180 | -1h |
| Nov 3 | Memphis | 1 | 1,219 | 0h |
| Nov 7 – Nov 9 | Brooklyn → Philadelphia | 2 | 566 | 0h |
| Nov 18 – Nov 26 | Atlanta → Milwaukee → Indianapolis → Boston | 4 | 2,317 | 0h |
| Nov 29 | Miami | 1 | 1,156 | 0h |
| Dec 3 | Milwaukee | 1 | 252 | -1h |
| Dec 15 – Dec 18 | Boston → Dallas | 2 | 2,161 | -1h |
| Dec 22 – Dec 30Longest | Portland → Sacramento → Salt Lake City → Inglewood → Los Angeles | 5 | 3,575 | -3h |
| Jan 4 | Cleveland | 1 | 91 | 0h |
| Jan 21 | New Orleans | 1 | 941 | -1h |
| Jan 27 – Jan 30 | Denver → Phoenix → San Francisco | 3 | 2,391 | -3h |
| Feb 9 – Feb 21 | Charlotte → Toronto → New York → Chicago | 4 | 2,147 | -1h |
| Mar 1 – Mar 5 | Orlando → Cleveland → San Antonio | 3 | 3,108 | -1h |
| Mar 8 – Mar 10 | Miami → Brooklyn | 2 | 2,245 | 0h |
| Mar 15 – Mar 19 | Toronto → Washington | 3 | 556 | 0h |
| Mar 28 – Mar 30 | Minneapolis → Oklahoma City | 2 | 1,236 | -1h |
| Apr 4 – Apr 6 | Philadelphia → Orlando | 2 | 1,304 | 0h |
| Apr 10 – Apr 12 | Charlotte → Indianapolis | 2 | 934 | 0h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Mar is the heaviest stretch: 10,170 miles over 18 games, with 5 back-to-backs.
- Oct is the softest month — 2,287 miles over 5 games.
- The longest trip runs Dec 22 – Dec 30: 5 games through Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Inglewood, Los Angeles, 3,575 miles.
- The longest single hop is San Francisco to Detroit — 2,085 miles, landing Feb 1.
- 2 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.