NBA Power Rankings: Battle for seeding priority of OKC Thunder and peers

The Pistons entered this week of action having posted a 10-3 record since the All-Star break. It is no secret I haven’t bought into the hype and I’ll freely do so if the postseason version of the Pistons wins more than a single game. Diving into the above 13 games, for example, offers six lottery teams, several games won by three points or less and more than a few friendly whistles – (you’ll have to trust me on that).

The point is this Pistons squad just haven’t performed consistently for a long enough period to shift my thinking. That, and losing consecutive games by 28 and 34 points is hard to overlook.

Schedule particulars:

Tankathon rank for schedule strength of remaining games: 12th

Games Remaining: 13 | Home: 5 | Road: 8

• Versus top 10 offenses: four
• Versus top 10 defenses: six
• Games facing teams over .500: seven
• Last 10 games: 8-2
• Back to back sets: four

Key Stats:

Offensive Rating: 21st (107.8)
Defensive Rating: 12th (108.2)
Net Differential: 17th (-0.4)

Record: 6th in EC
Home: 21-13 | Road: 13-18 | Back to back sets: 9
Versus the East: 24-19 | Versus the West: 10-12

Week 22, 2-2  Won vs. Lakers, Raptors, lost @Nets, @Heat
On tap for week 23: vs. @Cavaliers, @Suns, @Blazers, @Warriors