Even with their laundry list of deficiencies, topped off by some injury news that frankly feels annoying rather than upsetting at this point, the Brooklyn Nets still trotted into Motor City tonight with a more than solid chance to snag a win.
In most games, Brooklyn’s happy just to have that — a punchers’ chance. Sitting tight with 25 wins in March, Brooklyn’s no Tyson, Ali, or Mayweather, though that’s well-documented at this point.
The Detroit Pistons are in a similar boat. While they’ve broken out of the historic losing slide they were in the last time we saw them, Detroit is still more associated with the letter “L” than any other team.