The Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons were both playoff teams last year and have designs on contending in their respective conferences.
This is sure to be an exciting crossover of matchups between a top team in the Western Conference and a team trying to become a top team in the Eastern Conference. Denver is expected to hold its own against the West’s elite tier of teams. The Pistons are looking to improve on a 41-41 season that netted them the eighth seed and a first-round sweep by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Last year the two teams split the season series in very different games.