Detroit's 60-22 finish made the Pistons the sixth different team in six seasons to finish first in the East.

Philadelphia, Miami, Milwaukee, Boston, Cleveland and Detroit each held the No. 1 spot from 2020-21 to 2025-26.

Only the 2023-24 Celtics reached the Finals, and they won the title. Four of the six went out in the first or second round.

Fourth-seeded Cleveland won Game 7 in Detroit 125-94, and No. 3 seed New York went on to win the championship.

The season tips off Oct. 20, and the last six years suggest the race for the top seed is wide open.

Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons drives against the Indiana Pacers, Nov. 29, 2024. Photo by Navin75, CC-BY-SA-2.0.

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