Sweeping the eventual-NBA champions was a highlight in a Detroit Pistons season that landed them a playoff bid for the second time in four seasons. But Detroit is 2-2 without Blake Griffin to start the season, and with Kawhi Leonard leaving the Toronto Raptors after winning the 2019 NBA championship, and gets another game against an Eastern Conference opponent the Pistons will be battling for playoff seeding.
The Pistons have already beaten the Indiana Pacers twice, which is another team they’ll be fighting for seeding against. Detroit begins a quick, two-game trip in Toronto (3-1) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.