10. Detroit Pistons (Down 0-2 to Cleveland Cavaliers)
The Pistons were kind of gifted the 8th seed in the East, as Chicago and Washington faltered down the stretch, but they’ve done well in their role as the underdog against the Cavs. Lead by some remarkable shooting for this team (47% overall, 41% from three), Detroit has had the Cavs on the ropes but haven’t been able to break through. That’s primarily because they’ve not been able to compose themselves when things go wrong. From Reggie Jackson’s silly technical in Game 1 to Stan Van Gundy and Stanley making weird comments that come off as complaining. Aside from that, Jackson’s been playing well (16.5 ppg and 6.5 apg, while shooting 53% from the field and 50% from three.
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