Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons drives during an NBA game against the Milwaukee Bucks

Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons drives during an NBA game against the Milwaukee Bucks

 Gregory Shamus

Detroit are tuning out the naysayers who tip the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks or even fourth-seeded Cleveland to beat the top-seeded Pistons to the NBA Eastern Conference crown.

"Everybody got a right to their own opinion," guard Ausar Thompson said this week as the Pistons prepped for their playoff opener on Sunday.

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