After losing on the road in Miami and Philadelphia, the split-personality Pistons salvaged the week with a home win against Houston and now sit at 21-17 on the year. Four games above .500 has Detroit in the mix anywhere between the fourth seed and the ten spot in the no-longer-junior-varsity Eastern Conference.
Keeping their head above water despite a myriad of injuries is a testament to their depth and should be noted.
Already down Reggie Jackson, Stanley Johnson and Jon Leuer heading into the week, Andre Drummond missed the Heat loss with bruised ribs, bounced back to go toe-to-toe with Joel Embiid then sat out the Rockets game with a from-my-couch diagnosis of a bruised ego.