Just five days ago the Pistons were the talk of the NBA due to an impressive 12-2 run during a 14-game stretch, that featured the league’s top offense at that time. They were finally being discussed across mainstream NBA media outlets with the narrative being “look out for this team once the playoffs start.” Well ... this week could not have gone worse for Detroit, and the playoffs are by no means a lock with 15 games remaining.
Not only did they suffer back-to-back blowout losses to teams vying for playoff positioning in the East, they might have lost Reggie Jackson for a few games as well.