This Wednesday, the (14-41) Detroit Pistons will travel to Cleveland, OH to take on the (34-22) Cleveland Cavaliers. Tipoff will be at 7:00 PM EST inside the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This will be the third meeting between these two teams this season, as the Cavaliers won the last matchup, 102-94.
The Pistons are coming into this one after falling to the Boston Celtics, 111-99. They struggled on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to challenge the Cavs on the road.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering this game after taking down the Washington Wizards, 114-91. They performed great on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to stay aggressive if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was was written/published before last night's results.
The Detroit Pistons are currently in last place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 24.5 games back from the first-place Boston Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 112.3 points per game and they have shot 45.5% from the floor. This is the 24th most points scored per contest and the 26th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pistons have the 27th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Bojan Bogdanovic continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 21.4 points per game on 48.9% shooting. Detroit has also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from behind the arc. They have only shot 35.8% from deep, which is the 17th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Pistons have struggled at the charity stripe, as well. They have only made 77% of their shots from the line, which is the 22nd-highest free-throw shooting percentage.& #13;
On the defensive end of the court, the Pistons are allowing 119.7 points per game and their opponents have shot 49.4% from the floor. This is the 29th most points surrendered per contest and the 29th-lowest shooting percentage in the league. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pistons have the 29th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have struggled to defend shots in the paint and on the outside, as they are allowing their opponents to shoot 36.1% from behind the arc, which is the 17th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Detroit Pistons have also grabbed 42.3 rebounds per game, which is the 21st most in the NBA.
Injury Report: Cory Joseph PG (Back )) is questionable. Cade Cunningham PF (Shin) and Marvin Bagley III PF (Finger) is out.
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