They rushed back as the Celtics missed jumper after jumper on the way to 25-percent shooting from deep. And they deployed a tenacious Bridges to snatch the basketball away from an All-Star wing and seal the victory of a one-possession game.

The Detroit Pistons, after shocking the NBA world and making the playoffs outright as the sixth seed, are looking to build on their success. Cade Cunningham is the centerpiece, but with plenty of young players on affordable contracts, the Pistons could swing a massive trade to add a superstar.

While Pistons fans hoped for a step forward this season with J.B. Bickerstaff in charge, few anticipated the kind of leap they would take, spearheaded by Cade Cunningham flourishing into an All-Star player.

The Pistons' short-lived playoff return exposed the team's need for another major talent to play alongside superstar Cade Cunningham. The big picture: The team's second-leading scorer next season — presumably behind Cunningham — could be a younger player already on the roster,

"We'll look at all avenues and decide what the best avenue is for us," says Langdon during news conference in Detroit.