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The Pistons have a complete starting five that plays defense and has enough shooters to space the floor. They have 2-3 reliable scorers. They honestly look like a playoff team and remind me of those late 2000s Portland or Seattle/OKC teams, just brimming with youth and potential.
Because of this, I also don't know that Scoot will be able to finally break out against a strong defensive team in Detroit. They have Ausar, Stew, and Duren clogging up the paint and hounding people who try to get through.
In that sense, I don't see Portland winning. Furthermore, a 20+ win season means the Blazers win closer to 25% of the games.
I'd expect the W against the fourth team here, via Memphis, rather than against the Pistons.
I don't expect a W against Memphis either