Never before have teams from one city finished atop the regular season standings in both the NHL and the NBA. Until this year.

The Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Pistons have combined to make history. Both of them have been at the top of their respective leagues for the entire year. Both of them are in the midst of a sustained run of excellence.

But they are not satisfied. The real season begins today. Both of them need 16 wins to see their names engraved on the championship trophies.

Zero down. 32 to go.

The storylines are all there. Steve Yzerman making one last bid for the Cup. The firm of Billups, Wallace, and Wallace stamping the word “dynasty” on their run. The Wing’s quest for their 4th Cup in 10 years. The quest for both of them to do it together.

The Detroit Free Press ran an article today stoking an argument about which team Detroit liked better. I simply refuse to choose. I live by the Wings and I live by the Pistons. I die by the Pistons and I die by the Wings.

Zero down. 32 to go.