It came down to the last day of the regular season, but the Detroit Pistons are heading to the playoffs.
If the Pistons won their season finale against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, they were guaranteed to make the playoffs over the Charlotte Hornets.
With their win and a Charlotte loss, the Pistons will advance to face the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.
It wasn’t going to come easy for the Pistons, despite playing against the NBA’s worst team. They had to travel to Madison Square Garden without injured superstar Blake Griffin. Griffin’s knee injury puts his status for the Pistons’ playoff series in question. Despite his absence, the Pistons dominated in a 115-89 win.
Bench shooting guard Luke Kennard led the Pistons with 27 points.
Andre Drummond, Detroit’s anchor in the paint, also put up a big game with 20 points and 18 rebounds.
Detroit will advance to the playoffs as a massive underdog against Giannis Antentokounmpo and the powerhouse Milwaukee Bucks, but they know that anything could happen come playoff time.
They’ll travel to Milwaukee to open their series against the Bucks on Friday night. They’ll have their fingers crossed that Blake Griffin will be able to return and participate in the clash.
