Detroit Bad Boys

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Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images As the Detroit Pistons set their sights on building off of a successful season that saw them triple their win total from the season prior, little is known about how they plan to take the next step. There has been some cursory talk of consistency and building from within from team leadership, and seeming mutual interest in bringing back sharpshooter Malik Beasley on a new multi-year deal this offseason. After that? Who knows.

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Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Will this be the last time we witness Timothee Chalamet on the sidelines during the NBA playoffs? Will fellow New York Knicks superfan Ben Stiller be there right beside him? Those are the key questions we must ask ourselves as we stare down a potential elimination game as the Knicks face the Indiana Pacers and a 3-1 deficit. The Knicks, it turns out, might have Tim-ee, they might even have Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.

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Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder have looked like the best team in the NBA all season, and tonight they hope to fulfill that promise by punching their ticket to the NBA finals in front of their home fans. The Minnesota Timberwolves have certainly had more ups and downs throughout the season, but they ended the year on an extended run that showed they were among the league’s elite. They just haven’t been able to match the two-way prowess of the Thunder.

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Photo by David L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Images The Indiana Pacers got a taste of their own medicine. In Game 3, the Pacers were up 20 points in the second half and a clear lane to take a nearly insurmountable 3-0 lead over the New York Knicks. They were one quarter away from a glide path to an NBA Finals appearance. Karl-Anthony Towns had other ideas. Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.

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Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves found themselves down 2-0 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and with their backs against the wall, won game three by 40 points. The New York Knicks similarly find themselves down 2-0 to the Indiana Pacers. Can they make a statement similar to what the Wolves accomplished? If they are going to do it, it is going to have to be on the road in the unfriendly confines of the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.