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Detroit Pistons final record prediction over last six games

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Free Press sports writer Omari Sankofa II breaks down whether the Detroit Pistons can reach 60 wins in the 2025-26 season.

With six games left, the Detroit Pistons already have clinched the franchise's most successful season in nearly 20 years. They improved to 55-21 (the franchise's most victories since winning 59 in 2007-08) with their 127-116 win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, March 31. The remaining six games on the schedule are gravy for a team well on pace to finish as the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Can they reach 60 wins for just the third time in franchise history? here's a prediction of how their final stretch will play out, and where they'll ultimately finish. HEALING CADE?

Cade Cunningham joins Pistons on bench for 1st time since injury April 2: vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction: T'wolves win, 115-111. The Pistons shut down Minnesota's offense Saturday, holding the Timberwolves to just 87 points in a 22-point blowout. It'll be tough to replicate that performance with Anthony Edwards, who missed last week's game in Minneapolis, back in the lineup at Little Caesars Arena.

April 4: at Philadelphia 76ers Prediction: Pistons win, 117-116. This feels like the first time the Pistons will face the Sixers this season despite being 3-0 against them. They've yet to face Joel Embiid and Paul George, who have battled injuries and suspension, respectively.