Detroit Pistons riding emotional roller coaster in playoffs vs. Magic
While down 2-1 to the Orlando Magic, the Detroit Pistons have experienced both the emotional highs and lows that come with the NBA Playoffs.
Orlando, Fla. — As soon as the buzzer sounded inside Wells Fargo Center, the celebration began. The Brooklyn Nets pulled off a Game 1 upset over the Philadelphia 76ers to open the 2019 NBA Playoffs in a 111-102 victory.
Caris LeVert played a major role in the win, scoring 23 points in 23 minutes off the bench in his playoff debut. As soon as the team walked to the visiting locker room, LeVert joined in a celebration where he and his teammates acted as if they had won the championship. However, for a then-24-year-old guard, life came at LeVert and the Nets fast.
LeVert and the Nets went on to drop four straight games en route to losing their first-round series to the 76ers. From that moment on, learning to manage the emotional roller coaster of a seven-game playoff series became LeVert's most significant takeaway. "It's the first to four.
Not the first to one, two or three — that taught me that it's a long series," LeVert told The Detroit News. "There are a ton of emotions that come with the playoffs. You might lose one at home, then win a big one on the road.
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