The Detroit Pistons won the most games by an eighth seed in NBA history. Their reward? LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs.
Your eyes do not deceive you. The Detroit Pistons have played 82 games in the 2015-16 NBA season and you are reading a game preview. But this is not just any game preview, this is a PLAYOFF GAME PREVIEW. The Pistons are in the playoffs for the first time since the 2008-09 season. They will be going for their first playoff win since the 2007-08 season.
Today's game pits the Pistons against the team that last ended their playoff run in 2008.