活塞队在NBA中人气较低,不但球迷冷眼相向,而且很多专家也对其不屑一顾。已担任解说员的“大嘴”巴克利在本赛季揭幕前曾说:活塞队的阵容和战绩在新赛季里将与骑士队相若。如今赛程过了一大半,人们却不得不对这个没人疼的“苦孩子”刮目相看:活塞队不但稳居东部赛区的前三甲,而且曾经一度盘踞在东部榜首之位。而那个骑士队却还在全联盟排名 Pistons lower popularity in the NBA, not only fans cold-headed, but many experts also dismissed. Buckley, already a narrator, said before the opening of the season that the Pistons’ squad and record will be similar to the Cavaliers in the new season. Now more than half of the race has ended, people have to look at this painless “bitter child”: the Pistons not only remain in the top three in the Eastern Division, and was once entrenched in the East top position. The Cavaliers are still in the league rankings