It’s almost the All-Star break, which means it’s almost time to obsessively pore over the standings every day. This is one thing that’s WAY more fun in baseball, because everybody plays every day, so you can live and die with every blip in the standings chasing the playoffs. It’s less extreme in basketball - every game counts, but it’s not quite the same 20-hour roller-coaster - but no less enjoyable.
So, let’s get started with the standings as of February 14:
Here are the games Pistons fans should be keeping an eye tonight:
This is a win-win scenario for the Pistons: Both of these teams are above them in the standings, so either losing combined with a Pistons win inches the Pistons closer to the playoffs.