On Tuesday evening, the Detroit Pistons continued their winning ways with an impressive win over the Washington Wizards. It was a monster game for big man Jalen Duren, who scored a career-high 36 points in the road win.
After the game, Duren turned the spotlight on his teammates after his epic night.
"I'm just trying to do what my teammates and my coaches tell me. It's not all about me. I think my teammates put me in places to be great. JB puts me in places to be great. It's just credit to him, man," Duren, formerly of the Detroit Free Press, said on Twitter, per Omari Sanfoca II of the Detroit Free Press.
In fact, the Pistons have done a great job of playing as a collective unit this entire season, and Duren's emergence on both sides of the ball has played a huge role in their success as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference.
Recently, the Pistons were on a four-game losing streak, leading some fans to wonder whether the team was beginning to lose energy as the season went on, or whether concerns about Detroit's lack of perimeter shooting were proving justified after all.
However, since then, Detroit has been able to get back on track, albeit not against the toughest competition, and have regained their grip on the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
To carry that success into the postseason, the Pistons will likely be leaning even more on Duren to get things done around the basket as things slow down in a playoff setting.
The Pistons will take the field for another match against the Wizards on Thursday evening.
