PORTLAND — The last time the Detroit Pistons and their fan base notched a playoff win, Chauncey Billups was the team’s starting point guard. That was 2008. Not to pick at a wound that may not yet be healed fully, or at all, but that was the same year Kevin Durant won NBA Rookie of the Year.

The Portland Trail Blazers blew yet another opportunity to gain ground on the Dallas Mavericks in the race for the Western Conference’s final play-in berth on Sunday night. The Blazers returned home from a seven-game trip (4-3) to lose 119-112 to the Detroit Pistons at the Moda Center.

After building a lead of 18 points, the Pistons thwarted a significant comeback attempt by the Portland Trail Blazers.