DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are on their best run of form in nearly 20 years. The Pistons are amid a 10-game winning streak through 14 games of the 2025-26 season and sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 12-2 record.

This is the longest winning streak the Pistons have had since 2007-08 and the best start for the team since 2005, when the franchise started 15-2 en route to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The 2000s were the most fruitful period of Pistons basketball in recent memory, but the current iteration of the team is starting to make some noise. It’s getting the notice of NBA coaches, including ex-Detroit coach Rick Carlisle.

“They play with an attitude, they play with a toughness,” Carlisle said before the Pistons’ win over his Indiana Pacers Monday night . “Reminds me a lot

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