Nearly a third of the way through the season, there are three reasons why the Detroit Pistons will make the NBA playoffs this year.
A Stan Van Gundy-led team missed the playoffs for the first time last year. Normally, all he would have to do in the East to get his team to the playoffs is get his team to play at least .500 ball. However, in a conference where the 10th place team is only three games behind the conference leader, more will need to be done. Here are three reasons why the Pistons will do what is needed to make it to the playoffs this year:
Beating East Elite
Looking at the standings will show you that the Pistons have won seven out of 12 games against the Eastern Conference.