The Detroit Pistons (8-26, 4-14 Away) will be looking to end their losing skid when they head to face the Atlanta Hawks (16-16, 10-6 Home) on Friday. Detroit was dismantled by the Philadelphia 76ers 113-93 at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday, their fourth loss in a row.
Jaden Ivey was the leading scorer in the loss with 18 points. The Pistons are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta dropped a close one on Wednesday at State Farm Arena, falling to the Chicago Bulls 110-108. Trae Young had 34 points, six rebounds, and six assists in defeat, leading the team.
The Hawks are ninth in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Atlanta will be seeking a season sweep against Detroit after winning both of their earlier games, the last of which was a 136-112 victory at Little Caesars Arena on October 28. Young led the Hawks with 36 points and 12 assists.
Cade Cunningham had 35 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists in the losing effort. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 20.7 points per game to lead the Pistons in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Jalen Duren is grabbing 8.2 rebounds per game, and Killian Hayes is dishing 5.2 assists. Young (27.6 ppg) has powered the Hawks on offense. He ranks as the ninth-highest scorer in the NBA.
Young also has tallied 9.8 assists per game, second-most in the NBA. Clint Capela has posted 12.0 rebounds per game. The teams have split their last 10 meetings at State Farm Arena (5-5).
In the last 10 games, Detroit is 2-8 with an average margin of -5.4 (112.5-117.9). Atlanta has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 118.9 points per game on average while scoring only 114.5 (-4.4 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Duren: 25.4 | 16.2 | +9.2
Saddiq Bey: 12.0 | 19.4 | -7.4
Points per game:
Saddiq Bey: 9.4 | 13.9 | -4.5
Rebounds per game:
Jalen Duren: 13.2 | 8.2 | +5.0
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
AJ Griffin: 19.2 | 14.1 | +5.1
Points per game:
Clint Capela: 16.0 | 12.1 | +3.9
Rebounds per game:
Onyeka Okongwu: 9.4 | 6.7 | +2.7
Clint Capela: 6.0 | 12.0 | -6.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Atlanta Hawks -8.5 (-110)
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