The Detroit Pistons have a 95.3% chance of making the NBA playoffs and a 75.3% chance at a top-six seed with 25 games left, per Basketball Reference.
It’s been really rough to be a Detroit Pistons fan lately—but that seems to be changing.
The Pistons won just 14 games last year as they finished the season with a 14-68 record. That was the worst record in the NBA, and the team wasn't expected to be very good this year either. However, the Pistons are currently 31-26 and in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. If the season ended today, the Pistons would make the playoffs.
The Pistons will be seeking their 8th-straight win and are playing their best basketball in a decade, now just a game out of the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference, tied in wins with the Pacers and Bucks who are just ahead of them.
DETROIT — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and nine rebounds, Jalen Duren added 12 points and 19 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons won their seventh straight game with a 106-97 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit is looking to build upon its six-game win streak with a victory over Los Angeles. The Pistons have gone 14-13 in home games. Detroit ranks seventh in the league with 45.3 rebounds led by Jalen Duren averaging 10.2. The Clippers are 12-15 on the road. Los Angeles is 3-5 in one-possession games.
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MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon/Kalamazoo on MSN7 fun facts about the Detroit Pistons' 7-game win streakThe Pistons’ seven straight wins have featured 38 3-pointers by Malik Beasley, the most by any player in the NBA during that stretch. He’s hit 51.4 percent of his attempts during the win streak and set the Pistons’ single-season record for 3-pointers in a season before the All-Star break even hit.
The Pisons brought their win streak to six by beating the Hawks, which is the first time they've won that many in a row in a decade.
All-Star break is over, and the vibes in the gym at the Detroit Pistons’ practice facility in New Center on Thursday shifted from vacation to work.
Cade Cunningham scored 32 points, Tobias Harris added 20 points for Detroit Pistons in 7th consecutive win, this one over James Harden's LA Clippers.
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