Detroit Pistons (2-26, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (13-15, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nets -9.5; over/under is 233
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit looks to end its 25-game skid with a victory over Brooklyn.
The Nets are 11-9 in conference games. Brooklyn leads the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 47.0 boards. Day'Ron Sharpe paces the Nets with 7.1 rebounds.
The Pistons are 2-17 in conference games. Detroit is seventh in the Eastern Conference scoring 52.2 points per game in the paint led by Jalen Duren averaging 11.4.
The Nets average 14.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.0 more made shots on average than the 11.6 per game the Pistons allow. The Pistons average 9.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.9 fewer made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Nets allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Thomas is scoring 24.1 points per game and averaging 3.1 rebounds for the Nets. Mikal Bridges is averaging 20.7 points and 3.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.
Cade Cunningham is averaging 22.4 points and 7.1 assists for the Pistons. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Detroit.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 4-6, averaging 114.9 points, 45.9 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 5.7 steals and 6.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.
Pistons: 0-10, averaging 108.1 points, 39.1 rebounds, 23.4 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.6 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Lonnie Walker IV: out (hamstring), Ben Simmons: out (back).
Pistons: Killian Hayes: day to day (illness), Jalen Duren: day to day (ankle), Monte Morris: out (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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