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The league has seen this movie before. Back in 2010–11, the Chicago Bulls climbed to the top of the NBA mountain as the league’s best regular-season team. Now, the Detroit Pistons sit with the best overall record in the East, and the parallels are getting louder. Derrick Rose and Cade Cunningham steer everything. Joakim Noah and Isaiah Stewart bring chaos, emotion, and relentless energy. Meanwhile, Carlos Boozer and Jalen Duren handle the dirty work inside, while Luol Deng and Tobias Harris quietly keep the machine running. And every great team needs specialists. Kyle Korver had one job. Duncan Robinson has one job. The Bulls’ story ended in the Eastern Conference Finals ...but Detroit’s story is still being written.