Who would have thought that the Pistons would be playing meaningful games in late-January and talking about whether they should be buyers at the trade deadline? After an impressive win over the Rockets on Monday, the Pistons have a chance to take down another playoff team on the road in Atlanta.
Although we are still a couple months away from the playoffs, this game can put the Pistons up 2-0 on the season series against the Hawks and move them into the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. The seeding obviously doesn’t matter at this point in the season, but the head-to-head standings could come into play as both teams are looking to be heading to a similar record on the season.