With that win against Denver, that clinched our spot in the Playoffs for the sixth staight year, which is pretty good. that tells you something about the team that Joe D has put together and the coaches that he has brought in to lead us there.(Rick Carlisle-back to back 50 wins, Larry Brown-04 title/05 conf. title, Flip Saunders-Best Record in East for two straight years)Now we need to take care of business in the Division by beating the Cavs, and then were set.and since the guys are starting to play more consistently now, I dont see any choking up.that 1 spot is safe for now. but we do need to win the rest of the way so we could maybe get Home Court Adv. in the Finals if it comes to that. Heres how it looks for the Pistons.Pistons- 12 games left, 45-25Dallas- 12 games left, 59-11 (Pistons cannot catch them)Phoenix- 12 games left, 53-17 (Pistons have a slight chance, 8 behind)San Antonio- 12 Games left, 50-20 (better chance than catching PHX, 5 behind)Utah Jazz- 12 games left, 46-24 (good chance of catching them, wont get to the finals, 1 game back)Houston- 11 games left, 46-25 (also good chance-as for them in the finals? , .5 game back)so if San Antonio and Phoenix goes to sleep, and Detroit doesn't, HCA is possible.
A lot of people think Detroit will be out in the second round. I dont know where they get that from but for now, Detroit is the team to beat in the east. No team has more playoff experience than the Pistons and I believe their going deep into the postseason
