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February 24, 2026
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All-Star centre will be key as Pistons look to stay in hot form atop the East
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Detroit's Jalen Duren going for a dunk after receiving a pass from teammate Cade Cunningham (No. 2), while Chicago Bulls players (from left) Jalen Smith, Matas Buzelis and Guerschon Yabusele can only watch, during the Pistons' 126-110 National Basketball Association road victory at the United Center on Feb 21.
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DETROIT The Detroit Pistons have established their superiority in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Eastern Conference. They will now get a chance to measure up against the top Western Conference teams.
Detroit open a three-game homestand against the San Antonio Spurs on Feb 23 (Feb 24 morning, Singapore time) and Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb 25. The Spurs own the second-best record in the West behind the defending NBA champions Oklahoma City.
The Pistons have pulled away from the pack in their conference, winning five straight games and eight of their last nine. They returned from the All-Star break with an emphatic 15-point road victory over the New York Knicks on Feb 19 and followed that up with a 126-110 win at the Chicago Bulls on Feb 21.
Starting centre and All-Star Jalen Duren returned from a two-game league suspension to face the Bulls, dominating inside as he led the Pistons with 26 points and 13 rebounds.
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