The Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff spot on Friday night with their 117-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Detroit is in the postseason one year after finishing with the worst record in the NBA at 14-61, and set a league record for the longest single-season losing streak at 28 games.
Interestingly, the Pistons broke that streak against the Raptors, the same team against whom they finished off an impressive one-season turnaround.
Previously, no team in NBA history has ever gone from winning just 14 games to making the playoffs the following season.