The next ten games isn’t the most difficult stretch of the season for the Detroit Pistons, but it might be the most important.
After salvaging two wins in a five-game West Coast road trip that included a brutal back-to-back against the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz, Detroit will play seven of their next ten games at home. Six of those opponents (Sacramento, Miami, New Orleans, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Los Angeles) have a sub-. 500 record. The other four (Atlanta, Washington, Boston and Indiana) sit ahead of the Pistons in the Eastern Conference standings.
If Detroit performs well, taking care of business against the cellar dwellers and playing competitive ball against their Eastern Conference rivals, a turnaround could be imminent.