The Detroit Pistons rocketing out to one of the best records in the NBA early this season also gives them a chance to play for some hardware during the season.

For the third year, the NBA is running their in-season tournament, the NBA Cup, giving teams the opportunity to win a trophy and earn players prize money.

Group play is just about wrapped up and the Pistons are still in contention to reach the knockout stage. Although they dropped an important game against the Boston Celtics — which also ended their 13-game winning streak — the Pistons still have one path into the next round.

It’s pretty simple: win to get in.

The loss to the Celtics really only hurt Detroit’s chances of getting in as a wild card team as the four teams to advance in each conference are the three group winners

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