It's hard to be an optimist about the Detroit Pistons playoff hopes these days, but if you're looking for hope, look no further than Milwaukee's loss Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.

There, a big injury could be the light that lets the Pistons back into the Eastern Conference playoff race.

But first, the Pistons must deal with the league's best team in the Houston Rockets.

Also, Grand Rapids Drive point guard Kay Felder, a Detroiter who starred at Oakland collegiately, joins host Matt Schoch to talk about how the Drive are, a-hem, driving toward the G League playoffs and what he's trying to do in his quest to become a regular NBA player.

We also have an excerpt from NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who joined David Locke on the Locked On NBA podcast on Thursday.

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