Detroit Pistons (3-12) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (8-7)
The Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers lock horns Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, to open their two-game regular-season series. The Clippers shoot for their seventh consecutive victory over the Pistons after sweeping Detroit in each of the previous three seasons.
Detroit heads to California as 10-point underdogs, and the totals open at 215.5 points. The visitors are without Cade Cunningham (leg) and Isaiah Stewart (foot), while the Clippers cannot count on Kawhi Leonard (knee).
The Detroit Pistons (3-12; 5-8-2 ATS) are riding a four-game losing streak following Monday’s 115-111 home defeat to the Toronto Raptors. Playing as 4.5-point underdogs, the Pistons nearly overcame a 14-point second-half deficit but couldn’t make the final push down the stretch.
“We were attacking the rim and getting to the free throw line, but we have to convert when we get there,” Detroit head coach Dwane Casey said after his boys 12 of their 43 attempts from the charity stripe.
Jaden Ivey led the way for the Pistons with 21 points and eight assists. Bojan Bogdanovic had 18 points and five dishes, while Marvin Bagley III added 16 points and five rebounds. The Pistons shot 45 .5% from the field and 32.3% from beyond the arc (10-for-31).
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Isaiah Stewart accounted for nine points, four rebounds, and a block against Toronto before exiting with a foot injury. His absence would be a huge blow for Detroit, as Stewart is posting 12.0 points and 9.3 boards per contest. Chase Cunningham’s injury is another big problem for the Pistons. The No. 1 pick from the 2021 NBA Draft is tallying 19.9 points, 6.2 boards, and 6.0 assists a night.
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