Toronto – one year after ending with the worst record in NBA, Detroit Pistons They go to the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19.
Piston hit the postseason ticket and 117-105 victory over Toronto Friday evening.
No NBA team has ever left a worse record than Detroit’s 14 victories last season to earn a play -off bed next year.
“It’s a big problem,” said JB Bicerstaff Pistons. “We usually don’t take the time to think about where we are, but it’s an opportunity for this group to think about where it is from, from it and what it was able to achieve together. Turn it as they should, and stand in this position to play in Postseason is a big problem.”
Detroit is Heywho had 21 points and 18 rebounds on Friday, said it was good to achieve play -off after he did not win more than 17 games in one of his first two seasons of the NBA. Detroit is 43-34, there are five games left.
“People doubted us,” Duren said. “They didn’t believe. They thought it would take longer to turn this thing, but we’re here.
“We haven’t finished it yet. We’ll be a moment to enjoy what we have achieved, but they’re just milestones. Of course, the real goal is to bring the championship back to our city.”
The piston ended up eighth at the Eastern Conference and were swept Milwaukee In the first round of Play -off 2019. Previously Detroit’s previous two playoffs also in eighth place and sweeping the first round, both Clevelandin 2016 and 2009.
The piston did not win a series of playoffs since the end of the second in the east in 2007-08, victory of the series Philadelphia and Orlando before losing Boston in the final of the conference.
Duren said the pistons would not be satisfied with the play -off.
“We are happy, but everyone’s idea is that it’s not a championship,” Duren said. “We haven’t done anything yet.”
