The Detroit Pistons walked into Kia Center on Friday night facing the cliff: lose Game 6, become the second No. 1 seed in NBA history to fall in the first round, and watch a 60-win regular season vaporize in two weeks of playoff basketball. By halftime, that fall looked inevitable — Orlando held a 22-point […]
Victor Wembanyama returned from a concussion to drop 27 points, 11 rebounds, and seven blocks as the Spurs erased a 19-point halftime deficit — making NBA playoff history. Then he called out the league. Here is what it means for tonight and the postseason.