“I feel like I talk about Rob every …

“I feel like I talk about Rob every day,” Tatum said before Friday’s game in Detroit. “But he deserves it and maybe All-Star aside, I think Rob has the potential to win Defensive Player of the Year one year, one of these days. I think that’s in his future coming up.” A few hours later, Williams had 11 points and 11 rebounds, didn’t miss a shot, and his five blocks were more than the entire Pistons roster in Boston’s 102-93 win. Detroit had just 74 points by the time Williams checked out for good. The Pistons barely qualified as an NBA offense Friday night, with the extreme caveat that they were missing their engine, Cade Cunningham. They’ll certainly get there one day, but this was Williams’ night.