With a major win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, the Detroit Pistons are moving closer to the Milwaukee Bucks’ fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit Pistons are 1 game behind Indiana Pacers and a half-game behind Milwaukee Bucks for fourth in the Eastern Conference NBA playoff race.
The Milwaukee Bucks are running out of time to solidify their place in the Eastern Conference hierarchy. At 32-25, they sit fifth in the East, just one game behind the Indiana Pacers for home-court advantage in the first round.
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.
The Detroit Pistons are firmly on pace not only to make the playoffs ... Overall, the Pistons are 12th in defensive rating this season (112.4), sandwiched between between the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks. With 26 games left, they’re credibly ...
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