It’s a battle of the worst teams in each conference as they collide on the hardwood down in the Lone Star State. The Detroit Pistons are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Houston Rockets Friday night. Detroit was edged 107-106 on the road by Oklahoma City Wednesday night, though they did cover the line as a 9.5-point underdog, in their previous contest. Houston was knocked off 123-114 on the road by Brooklyn in their previous contest Wednesday night, though they covered the line as a 10.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Pistons own a 75-71 advantage but the Rockets have won two straight meetings. That includes a 117-114 road win in the first matchup this season back on January 28.
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Detroit battled and had the Thunder on the ropes Wednesday night but gave up a tip-in bucket at the buzzer to end up with a bitter defeat. The Pistons fell to 16-60 on the season and are in the basement of the Central Division, 39 games behind the Bucks for the top spot. They have been eliminated from playoff contention. Against Oklahoma City, Detroit was even after the opening quarter, led by two at the half and trailed by four after three quarters. The Pistons scored six straight points late to take a 106-105 lead with 14.1 seconds left before losing on the tip-in at the buzzer by the Thunder. Detroit shot 50% from the floor, including 16 of 33 from three-point range, but turned the ball over 17 times in the loss. Jaden Ivey led the Pistons with 24 points and nine assists in the loss.
On the year, the Pistons are 28th in the league in scoring offense as they average 110.7 points a game. Detroit is 20th in rebounding with an average of 42.5 boards per contest and 27th in assists by dishing out 23 dimes a night. The Pistons are 27th in the league in scoring defense as they give up an average of 118.6 points per contest. Bojan Bogdanovic is leading the team in scoring for the Pistons as he puts up 21.6 points per game. Cade Cunningham (19.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, six assists), Jaden Ivey (15.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, five assists), Alec Burks (12.8 points), James Wiseman, Marvin Bagley III (12 points, 6.7 boards) and Isaiah Stewart (11.3 points, 8.1 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 30th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 45.4% from the floor as a team. The Pistons are 20th in the league in threes per game as they hit 11.4 triples pe r contest while they are 21st in three-point percentage as they connect on 35.1% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
Cunningham (shin) hasn’t played since November 9: it was announced on December 11 that he would undergo season-ending surgery. Bogdanovic (Achilles) last played on March 1 against the Bulls and has no timetable for return. Diallo (ankle) last played on March 6 and is expected to be out until early April at best. Burks (foot) last took the floor on March 6 and has no timetable to return. Stewart (shoulder) has been out since February 27 and is slated to potentially return in early April. MacGruder (foot) missed Wednesday’s game and is considered day-to-day.
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