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Alex Speers

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

One of the reasons Philly has moved up is because the Magic and Heat decided to fall apart this week

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

It was just a few weeks ago.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

We were talking about these two teams.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

They were both on five game winning streaks.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

Before a win over the Kings on Thursday, the Magic dropped six in a row, including a devastating loss to the now 16 win Pacers at home who ended their franchise worst 16 game losing streak.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

The Heat did get a nice win over the Cavs on Thursday, but they had dropped their previous five games, which moved them down to the 10-seat.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

Meanwhile, the Hornets continue to win.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

They won all three of their games this week, including an impressive 114-103 win over the Knicks on Thursday.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

The Hornets are now 23-6 in their last 33 games.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

That is the second-best record in the league over that span, behind only the Spurs.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

Now, in the West, we had one of the more entertaining and dumb games of the year between Minnesota and Houston.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

In the span of

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

of five minutes the final five minutes of regulation overtime houston went on a 17-7 run to force overtime they started overtime on a 13-0 run so now we're on a 30-7 run since the five minute mark in the fourth but then the wolves went on a 15-0 run to finish the game winning 110-108 and completing the biggest comeback in overtime since those stats have been recorded now that would be wild enough but this game also featured a bizarre ejection of nas reed courtesy of course of scott foster

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

Nas Reed was called for a charge against Alperin Shingun, a play that clearly looked like a block on review.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

Luckily, the Wolves had a challenge to review it.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

But after review, Scott Foster quickly mumbled through an explanation of why it was the correct call.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

And then when Nas Reed protested, he received a technical and then was immediately ejected.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

Now, to the surprise of no one, the last two-minute report confirmed that the play was a block, along with several other errors Scott Foster's crew made down the stretch of that game.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

The win was important for the Wolves, who have now gone a game and a half up on the Rockets for the five-seat.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Are the Pistons a Contender? + East Play In Mania | Slam N Jam

Now, the Wolves' current first-round matchup, if they stay in the five-seat,