Pistons start Smith, Monroe, Drummond Wednesday

The Pistons have chosen to go with a jumbo front line Wednesday, starting Josh Smith at small forward, Greg Monroe at power forward and Andre Drummond at center against the Knicks.

Monroe came off the bench in his season debut Saturday, scoring 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting and grabbing 11 rebounds in 30 minutes. Smith has averaged 16.3 points and 7.0 rebounds over the team's first three games, while Drummond has delivered 12.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.