Following their win vs the Indiana Pacers, the Detroit Pistons find themselves with a 3-0 record in the group phase stage of the NBA Cup. During his postgame press conference Friday, head coach J.B. Bickerstaff applauded his team's mindset heading into the In-Season Tournament.

With Friday's blowout of the Pacers, the Detroit Pistons are 3-0 in NBA Cup group play and a win away from the knockout stage for the first time.

Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said postgame that his team was “exhausted” because of travel delays and that they played an NBA Cup game the night before. Since its inception a year ago, the NBA Cup has bred a different sense of urgency from players,

While holding on to the embarrassment of last season, the Pistons snapped a five-game losing streak to a divisional foe.

With the NBA Cup offering the Pistons something similar to a playoff run for the first time since they cracked the postseason in 2019, they are approaching every tournament game w