With a 117-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday, the Detroit Pistons have achieved a place in the playoffs a year after winning an NBA-Low 14 games. It has been one of the best seasonal changes in the history of the League, since Detroit is actually the first team to triple its total victories since the previous year.
The 14 victories in 2023-24 are also the lowest total for a team that arrived at the playoffs the following season.
The Pistons technically have the east seed number 5 at this time, but that is just because they have played a game more than the bucks of six seeds. Detroit and Milwaukee are tied in the loss column, and Milwaukee would win the tiebreaker today with a 2-0 record in the head.
But … the Pistons and Bucks close the season with two consecutive games against each other. It is very likely that these two games determine the numbers 5 and 6 seeds, and none of the teams will probably catch Pacers No. 4, which have an advantage of three games with five to play and also have the tiebreaker on Detroit.
“Honestly, at this time, it is difficult to assemble emotions,” said the great third year man jalen last over the insured playoffs. “It is a testimony of all the arduous work we do from day one. But we have not finished yet. Nowhere almost satisfied. We will move on, continue growing and continue stacking.”
Detroit once again won without his probable all-nba ship Cunningham on Friday. Cunningham has been out since March 21 with a bruise in the calf, and the Pistons have won four of six in the period, although with three of the victories over the pelicans, spurs and now raptors that
However, a 133-122 victory over the full force cavaliers was mixed there, which would be impressive even with Cunningham on the floor. Without him, that game took home the point that the Pistons are an honest threat to win a first round series.
Even if they fall to No. 6 and play Knicks, they can give New York a real problem, although they would not be favored. If it is a 4-5 confrontation with Indiana, that could be a currency change, although Indiana is one of the few teams that has been better than Detroit from the All-Star Break.
But the pistons have been cooking for a while. Since January 1, they have the third best defensive qualification and the fifth best net qualification in the League, with an offensive that is at the top 10.
If you are going to defeat the Pistons, you will win it. They play hard. They defend themselves as crazy and with the relentless conduction of Cunningham as a source of constant offensive creation, there are playoff markers throughout this team. They have now sealed a place among the top six to demonstrate it.
