Detroit Pistons (11-30, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (12-26, 14th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio enters the matchup with Detroit as losers of three straight games.
The Spurs are 7-13 in home games. San Antonio has a 7-19 record against teams above .500.
The Pistons have gone 6-17 away from home. Detroit is 6-8 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.1 turnovers per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keldon Johnson is scoring 21.6 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 15.1 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 42.4% over the past 10 games for San Antonio.
Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 20.3 points for the Pistons. Alec Burks is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Detroit.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 3-7, averaging 115.9 points, 42.6 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.4 points per game.
Pistons: 3-7, averaging 114.4 points, 44.0 rebounds, 22.5 assists, 7.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.6 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: Devin Vassell: out (knee), Keita Bates-Diop: out (illness).
Pistons: Marvin Bagley III: out (hand), Cade Cunningham: out for season (shin), Isaiah Livers: out (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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