It’s a battle of the two worst teams in the Eastern Conference on the hardwood as they clash in Buzz City. The Detroit Pistons are on the road as they make the trip to face the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday night. Detroit comes in off a 124-117 home loss to the Lakers as a 5.5-point underdog in their previous contest Sunday night. Charlotte was dumped 131-113 on the road by the 76ers Sunday night, failing to cover as an 11-point underdog in their previous contest. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Hornets own a 62-59 advantage though the Pistons won the most recent matchup, 127-126, in overtime on the road back on February 27, 2022.
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Detroit lost their third straight and their seventh in the last nine games as they fell to the Lakers at home Sunday. The Pistons entered Tuesday in the cellar of the Central Division, 13.5 games behind the Bucks for the top spot in the division. Against the Lakers, Detroit trailed 18-5 midway through the first quarter and could never get back to even in the game. The Pistons trailed by six after the opening quarter and by 12 at the half: they got within two on several occasions, the last with 35.1 seconds to play, but never got even. Detroit gave up the final five points of the game to wind up with the loss. The Pistons shot 46.2% from the field, including 17 of 45 from three-point range, and allowed the Lakers to shoot 54.8% in the game. Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 38 points in the victory.
On the year, the Pistons are 26th in the league in scoring offense as they average 109.9 po ints a game. Detroit is 25th in rebounding with an average of 42.4 boards per contest and 27th in assists by dishing out 22.1 dimes a night. The Pistons are 28th in the league in scoring defense as they give up an average of 117 points per contest. Bojan Bogdanovic is leading the team in scoring for the Pistons as he puts up 21 points per game. Cade Cunningham (19.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, six assists), Jaden Ivey (15.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, four assists), Alec Burks (13.5 points), Saddiq Bey (14.8 points, 4.4 rebounds), Marvin Bagley III (11.4 points, 6.3 boards) and Isaiah Stewart (11.7 points, 8.5 rebounds) have been decent secondary options. Isaiah Livers, Jalen Duren, Cory Joseph, Hamidou Diallo, Killian Hayes and Kevin Knox II are looked at to be contributors for coach Dwane Casey. Detroit is 29th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 44.6% from the floor as a team. The Pistons are 16th in the league in threes per game as they hit 11.6 triples per contest while they are 18th in three-point percentage as they connect on 34.5% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
Livers (shoulder) suffered an injury on December 1 against the Mavericks and is expected to miss some time according to coach Dwane Casey. Cunningham (shin) hasn’t played since November 9 and his return date is up in the air as he could require surgery to deal with the injury. It was announced on December 11 that he will undergo season-ending surgery.
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