The Detroit Pistons have gone into the NBA All-Star Break holding the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 40-13.

The Pistons are currently 5.5 games ahead of the second-place Boston Celtics with 29 games left to play, with the Pistons and Celtics not meeting again until a hypothetical playoff series between the two teams should take place.

The Pistons have risen to their 40-13 record by getting production from everyone on the team. The Pistons rank towards the top of the NBA in bench points per game with 39. The Pistons getting the No. 1 seed and home court advantage throughout the playoffs would be necessary ingredient to make it to their first finals since 2005, when the San Antonio Spurs defeated them in seven games. 

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