This Wednesday, the (15-43) Detroit Pistons will travel to Boston, MA to take on the (41-16) Boston Celtics. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside TD Garden. This will be the third and final meeting between these two teams this season, as the Celtics won the last battle, 111-99.
The Pistons are coming into this one after falling to the Toronto Raptors, 119-118. They came up just short, as they will have to be better on the defensive end of the court if they want to take down the Celtics on the road.
The Boston Celtics are entering this game after taking down the Memphis Grizzlies, 119-109. They looked incredible on both ends of the court, as they will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
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The Detroit Pistons are currently in last place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 26.5 games back from the first-place Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 112.3 points per game and they have shot 45.4% from the floor. This is the 25th most points scored per contest and the 28th-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 21.7 points per game on 48/7% shooting. The Pistons have also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from deep. They are only shooting 35.3% from behind the arc, which is the 20th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Detroit has also had issues at the charity stripe, as they have only made 77.3% of their shots at the line. This is the 20th-highest free-throw shooting percentage, as th ey can't miss out on these free points and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Pistons are surrendering 119.7 points per game and their opponents have shot 49.2% from the floor. This is the second-most points allowed per game and the second-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pistons have the 29th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. The Pistons have not consistently contested shots in the paint, but their printer defense has saved them at times. They are only allowing their opponents to shoot 35.9% from deep, which is the 13th-lowest 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: James Wisemen C (Acquired). Nerlens Noel C (Personal) is questionable. Cade Cunningham PG (Shin) and Marvin Bagley III PF (Finger) are out.
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