Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
This Sunday, the (15-42) Detroit Pistons will travel to Toronto, ON to take on the (26-31) Toronto Raptors. Tipoff will be at 3:00 PM EST inside the Scotiabank Arena. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Raptors won the last battle, 115-111.
The Pistons are coming into this one after taking down the San Antonio Spurs, 138-131 in OT. They looked great on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to challenge the Raptors on the road.
The Raptors are entering this game after falling to the Utah Jazz, 122-116. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to apply more pressure in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Detroit Pistons are currently in 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 25.5 games back from the first-place Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 112.2 points per game and they have shot 45.3% from the floor. This is the 24th most points scored per contest and the 28th-highest shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Pistons have the 27th highest adjusted offensive rating. Bojan Bogdanovic continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 21.5 points per game on 48.5% from the floor. The Detroit Pistons have also shot 35.3% from behind the arc, which is the 19th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they haven't been much better at the charity stripe. Detroit has only knocked down 77.3% of their shots at the line. This is the 20th-highest free-throw shooting percentage, as they can't miss out on these free looks at the rim if they want to stay competitive in these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Pistons are allowing 119.8 points per game and their opponents have shot 49.2% from the floor. This is the second most points allowed per contest and the second-highest shooting percentage surrendered. According to dunksandthrees.com, Detroit has the 29th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. The Pistons have been better at defending on the perimeter, though. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 35.8% from behind the arc, which is the 14th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. They have also snatched 42.5 rebounds per game, which is the 21st most in the league.
Injury Report: Nerlen Noel C (Personal) is questionable. Cade Cunningham PG (Shin) and Marvin Bagley III PF (Finger) are out.
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