Don’t look now but the Pistons are on fire

Why should you care that the Detroit Pistons have won 6 straight games since dumping Josh Smith? Because they’ve climbed out of the Eastern Conference basement and are on the verge of passing the Celtics in the standings.

The Pistons beat the Spurs in San Antonio last night on a Brandon Jennings buzzer-beater:

Give all the credit to the poetic Stan Van Gundy:

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At 11-21, the C’s – who have slipped 2 1/2 games out of the 8th seed in the East – currently own the 8th worst record in the league.

It’s never to early to prepare for the draft lottery.