Here’s a look at what lies ahead for each team gunning for the Eastern Conference's No. 4 seed as the postseason looms.

On Sunday, the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves were one of eight matchups on the NBA’s slate of games for the day. By the end of the night, an un

The Pistons have already tripled their win total from last season, clinched a winning record for the first time in nine seasons. They enter Monday as the fifth seed in the NBA's Eastern Conference playoff race. The top-six seeds are guaranteed a playoff spot, and seeds 7-10 enter the play-in tournament played right after the regular season.

It wouldn’t be strange to call the Detroit Pistons as an exciting basketball team to watch. The combination of Cade Cunningham’s All-Star form and J.B.

The Detroit Pistons have been the surprise team in the NBA this season as they have completely turned their franchise around. Of course, Detroit finished with the worst record in the league the last two seasons but that has changed this season as they currently sit fifth in the Eastern Conference standings with a 42-33 record.

Isaiah Stewart's gesture after his ejection following the Pistons-Timberwolves matchup embodies Detroit basketball.

It didn’t hurt that overall skill levels were improving too. There simply wasn’t room for enforcer types anymore. As players opted to avoid fines and suspensions, what used to be full-on brawls turned into small dust-ups. A league once criticized for having a “thug” image (read: too Black) got labeled as soft almost overnight.

In December, Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall was suspended four games and Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic was suspended three for a similar on-court altercation. Nurkic instigated the fight, swatting at Marshall's head, provoking Marshall to throw a punch that hit Nurkic in the face.

Five players and two coaches were ejected after a fight broke out in the second quarter in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.