The Pistons have won eight straight games for the first time since 2017. At 33-26 they’ve climbed from 11th place two months ago to sixth place – firmly into a playoff spot and even into contention for home-court advantage with one of the best runs in the NBA since late December.

A little more than a year ago, we were monitoring the Detroit Pistons as they attempted to avoid the longest losing streak in NBA history. That streak ultimately extended to an unfathomable 28 games,

The Detroit Pistons are nearing a milestone they haven’t reached in almost two decades. The team is riding a seven-game winning streak —their longest since the championship-contending days of the early 2000s.