Josh Smith played just 18 minutes and scored two points for the Detroit Pistons in a 113-95 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

The benching was unexpected but Maurice Cheeks said it wasn't designed to send a message to Smith.

"Not at all," Cheeks said. "Like I said, we were just trying to change some things up. It wasn't about sending a message."

"You can't really focus on the decisions that people make, higher than you," Smith said. "You just have to be able to adjust around it.  As long as I've been in this league, that's what I've been willing to do."

The Pistons have struggled with their chemistry this season.

"I'm not a selfish player, so I'm not going to go in there and demand plays be ran for me," he said. "I just kind of look around and see what in the game is being forced my way, or given my way, and just work my way around it.
"I think I can be effective offensively but, you know, it might be somebody else's night. You never know what it is. Like I said, I can't focus on things that I can't control."