The Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks will play in Game 2 of their first-round NBA playoff series on Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York

Woody Woodriffe reports from the Pistons Performance Center on Wednesday where the team practiced and met with the media as they get set to face the Knicks in Game 3 on Thursday.

The win was all the more impressive in a game that never felt in danger of being lost despite the absence of Jayson Tatum.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum missed the first playoff game of his career Wednesday night, sitting out with a bone bruise in his right wrist as Boston hosted the Magic in Game 2 of their first-round series.

Celtics star Jayson Tatum could miss the first playoff game of his career when Boston hosts the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Wednesday. The six-time All-Star remained listed as doubtful Wednesday morning with a bone bruise in his right wrist that he suffered in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ 103-86 victory Sunday.

Golden State’s Jimmy Butler sustained a pelvis contusion after taking a hard fall on a foul by Amen Thompson late in the first quarter and missed the rest of the Warriors’ 109-94 loss to the Houston R

If a chastening 109-94 defeat to the Houston Rockets in Game 2 wasn’t enough to deal with, the Golden State Warriors are now also sweating on the health of Jimmy Butler.

However, Game 2 between the Warriors and Rockets turned in the first quarter when Amen Thompson took out the legs of an airborne Jimmy Butler and sent him to the ground with a nasty fall. Butler left after taking his free throws but did not return due to a pelvic contusion.