When a team who’s flirting with a rebuild like the Detroit Pistons are, a team who’s struggling to win basketball games, coming out against one of the best teams in the NBA and putting on an unbelievable display of efficiency serves as a tremendous boost of confidence. It can be difficult not to make any sweeping statements about this team moving forward, but it still feels great.
So how did the Pistons pull this one off?
For the first time since 2006, a team playing on the road in Boston shot over 60 percent from the field.