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Going down 2-1 in the NBA Playoffs as the top seed is quite a concern for the Detroit Pistons. Cade Cunningham is throwing his body on the court for 41 minutes while Jalen Duren cannot contribute much on offense. As of the moment, it is very clear that the Orlando Magic have their number. Despite all of these, Coach JB Bickerstaff understands that the Pistons can still win this series.
Trailing in an NBA Playoffs is never mentally easy for any team, let alone a top seed with 60 regular season wins. A lot of schemes will have to change if the Pistons want to extend this series against the Magic and possibly try to win. Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris need to be more efficient in their scoring. Jalen Duren has to put up bigger numbers on offense and become a better drop coverage defender.
While a lot of these woes plague the Pistons, Coach Bickerstaff knows that his squad still has what it takes to win this NBA Playoffs series. He outlined the reason for this belief, via Hunter Patterson of The Athletic.
"That’s what’s most important. It’s understanding, for all of us, that what we did is good enough. Not overthinking and trying to become, because it’s the playoffs, wanting to do more or be different. … What the team has done is good enough. Being who you are is good enough. Overthinking the process just complicates things," the Pistons head coach said.
As of the moment, Coach Bickerstaff has a lot to fix in order to get the Pistons back in this NBA Playoffs series. He has to scheme properly so that Cunningham does not turn the ball over a lot and for Duren to win the rebounding battle. In the grander scheme of the game, the Pistons also need to foul less and knock down their three-pointers more.
Belief is the first step that the Pistons can take in the NBA Playoffs. Will that hope by Coach Bickerstaff lead them to a Game 4 NBA Playoffs win over the Magic?