With a major win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, the Detroit Pistons are moving closer to the Milwaukee Bucks’ fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Detroit Pistons are 1 game behind Indiana Pacers and a half-game behind Milwaukee Bucks for fourth in the Eastern Conference NBA playoff race.

The Milwaukee Bucks are running out of time to solidify their place in the Eastern Conference hierarchy. At 32-25, they sit fifth in the East, just one game behind the Indiana Pacers for home-court advantage in the first round.

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The Detroit Pistons have a 95.3% chance of making the NBA playoffs and a 75.3% chance at a top-six seed with 25 games left, per Basketball Reference.

As the Detroit Pistons dribbled the clock out against the LA Clippers on Monday night, Jalen Duren walked around the court with seven fingers held high. His celebratory lap around the hardwood came prematurely,

Jamal Murray led Denver with 31 points, including five 3-pointers. Nikola Jokic got to the free-throw line for 11 attempts en route to 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists. Christian Braun was beneficiary of many of his passes, making 10 of 14 shots in a 23-point performance.

Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis and Sam Hauser are questionable for the Boston Celtics on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons.