All four of Detroit's professional sports teams have experienced playoff disappointments over the last couple of seasons.

After the Detroit Pistons’ run in the 2025 NBA Playoffs concluded, the team’s owner took to social media to send out a positive message. “I’m so proud of our Pi

After resurrecting themselves from a franchise-worst 14-win season in 2023-24, the Pistons improved their win total by 30 and made the playoffs for the first time since 2019. They were betting underdogs as the No. 6 seed playing against the No. 3 seed Knicks, and those odds played out as they dropped the series, 4-2.