Pistons on a Roll
With the Utah Jazz winning steak over, the Detroit Pistons are currently in possession of the longest running streak after winning their ninth straight against the Hawks last night. There are plenty of losing streaks that are in effect at the moment (Miami and Washington have each lost 7 in a row), but not many winning ones. Detroit is cruising along at the moment, comfortably in first place by 9 games over the Cleveland Cavs, and sporting the second best record in the East. The Celtics are three games ahead of Detroit. Detroit has a better record than every team in the West.
Against the Hawks, Chauncy Billups was simply terrible for three quarters, and the streak was in serious jeopardy of being broken, but the Detroit guard came alive in the fourth to score 12 points, and get the win. In fact, Billups scored 10 straight at one point, and scored the go-ahead basket with 22 seconds left on the clock.
The East race is looking like a snoozer for the rest of the season. Boston, Detroit, and Orlando are all running away with their divisions, while all the Western races are interesting. The question is, will the Eastern leaders start feeling overconfident with the ease of their regular seasons? The West is having to earn their stripes by having to tough out their seasons.
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