THE Detroit pistons formally received a spot within the NBA qualifiers for the primary time in six years.
Their victory over the street on the Raptors of Toronto In Scotiabank Area Friday night ensures the pistons a seed top-topning within the eliminations of the Japanese Convention, which begin on April 19. The pistons will keep away from the recreation matchwhich presents the n ° 7-10 seeds of every convention and takes place on April 15 to 18.
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That is the fourth time of the pistons to make the playoffs because the final of the franchise Look of the Japanese Finals 17 years in the past, in 2008And third because the proprietor Tom Gores purchased the workforce earlier than the 2011-12 season.
Detroit pistons Seed of the playoffs on the Japanese Convention
Friday victory moved the pistons to fifth place within the East by themselves, a half match in entrance of the Milwaukee Bucks and three video games behind fourth place Indiana Pacers. Within the playoffs, the East collection heads might be confronted with the three seeds – at present the New York Knicks2½ video games on the Pacers – whereas the seeds 4 and 5 compete.
Ron Holland des Detroit Pistons celebrates a turnover within the first half by the Chicago Bulls with Cade Cunningham in Little Caesars Area in Detroit on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
The pistons lead the collection on the Knicks, 2-1, with the final match which takes place in Detroit on Thursday. The pistons have misplaced three of the 4 in opposition to the Pacers this season.
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The pistons drag the collection in opposition to the Bucks, 2-0, and can play them twice in a row to conclude the season, on April 11 and 13.
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It was a historic season – The Pistons are the primary workforce within the historical past of the NBA to triple their whole victories in comparison with the earlier season (14) after they obtained a file of victories just for the second time within the final 17 years.
Strait Pistons Playoff of defeats in playoffs
Then: ranging a sequence of defeats within the 14 -game NBA collection eliminations which dates again to the ultimate of the Japanese Convention in 2008. The Pistons misplaced the final two video games on this collection, then have been swept within the first spherical in 2009 (by the Cavaliers), 2016 (The Cavs Once more) and 2019 (by the Bucks).
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