Detroit Pistons Report Card: Final Marks After 60-Win Season, Second-Round Exit

Detroit Pistons report card: Final marks after 60-win season, second-round exit

The Detroit Pistons ended their 2025-26 season on an undoubtedly low note, suffering their most lopsided defeat of the year to be eliminated in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Pistons must find help for Cunningham, whatever it costs

DETROIT – Now it changes even more, and they know it. The Pistons stopped being the NBA’s admirable outlier, the remarkable surprise story, about halftime of Game 7 against Cleveland.

Cade Cunningham Was Let Down By The Pistons And Himself In A Brutal End To Their 2026 NBA Playoffs Run - Last Word On Basketball

DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are out of the 2026 NBA Playoffs after a 31-point blowout in front of a stunned Detroit crowd at Little Caesars Arena. Not many saw a 125-94 beatdown by the Cleveland Cavaliers coming heading into Game 7, but that’s exactly what happened. The Pistons looked like a shadow of themselves all night, staying in the lead for a grand total of 31 seconds. With the way Detroit played, it’s understandable to feel like Cade Cu…