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DESPERATE: Snapping season-high 5-game losing streak – at Cleveland, no less – saved Pistons season

(Editor’s note: The Pistons snapped a six-year playoff drought and improved by 12 wins over Stan Van Gundy’s debut season, finishing 44-38. We’ve identified the five most significant wins – significant for a variety of reasons – and are reviewing them over the course of the week. Today: A badly needed win to snap the season’s longest losing streak.)

There was no hesitation for Stan Van Gundy when his handpicked general manager, Jeff Bower, came to him during the All-Star break to tell him of an intriguing trade offer.

Orlando was making available Tobias Harris – a player Van Gundy would have gone after hard in free agency if it hadn’t been for Harris’ restricted status seven months earlier – and the return wouldn’t touch the core Van Gundy and Bower had worked wonders to put in place.