The Denver Nuggets (10-6, 4-1 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, host the Detroit Pistons (3-15, 0-10 Away) on Tuesday. Detroit was beaten by the Sacramento Kings 137-129 at Golden 1 Center on Sunday, their seventh loss in a row. Jaden Ivey had a standout performance in the loss with 24 points. The Pistons are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference.
Denver won a close one on Sunday at American Airlines Center, beating the Dallas Mavericks 98-97. Bones Hyland had 29 points, six assists, three rebounds, and one steals to lead the team. The Nuggets are the sixth seed in the Western Conference.This is the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Denver won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 110-105 triumph at Little Caesars Arena on January 25, their fifth straight head-to-head victory. Cade Cunningham topped all players in scoring with 34 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and four blocks in defeat. Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 21 rebounds, and nine assists for the Nuggets.
Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 20.5 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Pistons in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Isaiah Stewart is grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Ivey is dishing 4.1 assists (1st). Jokic’s 20.8 points per game have powered the Nuggets on offense.
He has the top scoring average in the league. Jokic has also put up 9.5 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game, for which he ranks first and first in the league, respectively. The Nuggets rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA, second-best with 113.9 points per game.The Pistons have had minimal success at Ball Arena in recent seasons, losing nine of the last 10 trips.
Detroit is winless on the road this season.In the last 10 games, Detroit is 1-9 with an average margin of -9.8 (107.5-117.3). Denver has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 113.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 112.4 (+0.9 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Killian Hayes: 18.6 | 12.4 | +6.2
Points per game:
Jaden Ivey: 21.2 | 16.8 | +4.4
Saddiq Bey: 8.5 | 14.7 | -6.2
Rebounds per game:
Isaiah Stewart: 6.5 | 9.3 | -2.8
Assists per game:
Killian Hayes: 5.0 | 3.8 | +1.2
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bones Hyland: 31.0 | 22.3 | +8.8
Points per game:
Bones Hyland: 22.3 | 16.1 | +6.3
Rebounds per game:
Nikola Jokic: 7.0 | 9.5 | -2.5
Assists per game:
Bruce Brown: 6.0 | 4.5 | +1.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets -6.5 (-110)
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