With all eyes focused on the 2021 trade deadline, it’s easy to forget that there are still games to play. Today’s slate includes your Detroit Pistons facing off against a sputtering Indiana Pacers team currently sitting in 10th place in the East.
Both teams have struggled this season - Detroit came into this year knowing that they weren’t going to contend for the playoffs, while Indiana was coming off an impressive four-place finish in conference and fully expected to be one of the six best teams in the East.
They currently find themselves in a tie with the Bulls for ninth, but the East is so inept they are also only 2.