Detroit Pistons' journey from the league's worst team to the playoffs

The Detroit Pistons have local sports fans buzzing going into Game 3 of the team's first-round series against the New York Knicks — currently tied at 1-1.

The young, scrappy team worked their way into the playoffs after having one of the worst records in the NBA last season, at 17-65. For those who’ve toughed it out and have remained hardcore fans, this has been a long time coming.

Before beating the Knicks in Game 1 and ending a league-record, 15-game playoff losing streak, the Pistons had not won a postseason game since the 2008 Eastern Conference finals at the Palace, where the franchise won NBA championships in 2004, 1990 and 1989.

Today on The Metro, Detroit Pistons beat writer for the Detroit Free Press, Omari Sankofa II, and former sports reporter Perry Ferrell joined the show to discuss the various factors playing into the Pistons' exciting playoff run.

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