Tonight the Detroit Pistons play their penultimate game of the season. They host the Denver Nuggets in their end-of-season home stand that will conclude Sunday at 8 p.m. (the time was made official) when they’ll tip off their final game of the season against the Miami Heat.
Because there are teams losing in bunches to end the season with best lottery odds, the magic number for the Pistons is two. Detroit needs to lose out to secure the currently occupied second position in the draft lottery order that will give them a chance to draft no lower than sixth and a 40.