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The Knicks served as a spark for the Pistons\u2019 stunning rise this season.<\/p>\n
One year after finishing with an NBA-worst 14 wins, the Pistons went 44-38 to mark one of the biggest turnarounds in league history. <\/p>\n
What gave them the confidence they could be a legitimate playoff contender?<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were two games in my mind that stand out as kind of mood-changing, belief-changing,\u201d Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said Thursday on SiriusXM NBA radio with Frank Isola and Brian Scalabrine. \u201cOne of them happened to be in Madison Square Garden, where we played the Knicks and we were able to come out with a win there. It just felt like our guys started to believe that they could compete with and beat some of the better teams in this league.\u201d<\/p>\n
The game Bickerstaff was referencing was the Pistons\u2019 120-111 win over the Knicks on Dec. 7.<\/p>\n
Cade Cunningham recorded 29 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who finished 3-1 against the Knicks in the regular season.<\/p>\n
Before that game, the Pistons were 9-15. But from that game on, they went 35-23.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were like, \u2018If we can keep this up, keep building, keep getting better, we\u2019ve got a chance,\u2019 \u201d Bickerstaff said.<\/p>\n
Last year while with the Nets, Mikal Bridges missed out on the playoffs for the first time in three years.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s been itching to get back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to go,\u201d Bridges said. \u201cA year off feels so long from not making the playoffs. I\u2019m excited for the atmosphere as well. It\u2019s gonna be a really good series.\u201d<\/p>\n
He is also the only player in the Knicks rotation who has made it to the Finals, which he did while with the Suns in 2020-21. <\/p>\n
P.J. Tucker won a championship with the Bucks (beating Bridges\u2019 Suns), but is not expected to play much, if at all, in the postseason.<\/p>\n
Bridges has been sharing advice with his teammates.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt all starts with just one game at a time,\u201d Bridges said. \u201cYou can\u2019t look ahead. I think the fans, you guys look ahead a lot. It takes one game at a time. That\u2019s what it is, just one game and play our best basketball, our best version for 48 minutes and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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