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Aces of the East: Pistons clinch No. 1 seed for first time in … – mlive

For the first time since 2007, the Detroit Pistons will enter the playoffs as the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference. After ending a five-year playoff drought in 2025 thanks to an historic …

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