NBA Players' Pick: Celtics Over Pistons

0:00On April 13th, the Eastern Conference playoff race is stacked with four teams topping 50 wins, but the Detroit Pistons stand alone at 60. Victories. Still, a fresh pole of NBA players has the Boston Celtics as the top East pick to snag the Larry O'Brien trophy over those Pistons. Injuries hit both squads hard. Detroit pushed through without K-Cunningham late in the season after his collapse lung, leaning on Jalen Duren and others to shine. Meanwhile, Boston dealt with Jason Tatum's sideline most of the year by an Achilles issue, letting Jalen Brown ball out as an MVP contender. Players spoke loud in the Athletics' anonymous survey of 146 voters. Oklahoma City Thunder dominated with 50% saying they'd win it all. San Antonio Spurs grabbed 25.3%, but Celtics, edged in third at 8.2%. Pistons trailed with just 4.1%. Dig into the stats, and it gets clear. Pistons boasts the league's second best defense

1:01at 109.7, but their offense ranks 10th at 117.9. Celtics countered with second ranked offense at 120.8 and top 4 defense at 112.7, fueling that, player faith in Brown and Tatum. As the pole season heats up, these votes and numbers will face real tests, but right now, the Lee's peer seat Boston's depth carrying them furthest from the East. That's the story for today. Boston Celtics News Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.