The Detroit Pistons (3-13, 0-8 Away) will be looking to snap their losing run when they are on the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers (3-10, 3-5 Home) on Friday. Detroit is playing on back-to-back days after getting beaten by the Los Angeles Clippers 96-91 at Crypto.com Arena yesterday, their fifth straight loss. Bojan Bogdanovic was the standout player in the loss with 26 points. The Pistons are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference.
Los Angeles triumphed on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Brooklyn Nets 116-103. Anthony Davis had 37 points and 18 rebounds to lead the team. The Lakers are 14th in the Western Conference. This marks the first meeting of the season between the teams. Los Angeles won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 110-106 triumph at Crypto.com Arena in November 2021, their third straight head-to-head victory.
LeBron James led the Lakers with 33 points and nine assists. Jerami Grant had 32 points in the losing effort. Bogdanovic and Cade Cunningham, averaging 20.5 and 19.9 points per game, respectively, have led the Pistons in scoring this season.
Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Bogdanovic is No. 1 and Cunningham is first. Cunningham also has dished 6.0 assists per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Isaiah Stewart is grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game.James and Davis have powered the Lakers’ offense, averaging 24.9 and 24.3 points per game, respectively.
James leads the league in scoring, while Davis is first. Davis also has averaged 11.2 rebounds per game, most in the league. Russell Westbrook has recorded 7.2 assists per game.
The Pistons have struggled in recent games at Crypto.com Arena, losing nine of the last 10. Detroit is winless on the road this season. Meanwhile, the Pistons are 0-4 this season when playing the second of a back-to-back and 0-2 in such games against rested opponents.
The Lakers are 1-0 with a rest advantage.Detroit is 2-8 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -7.1 (106.1-113.2). Los Angeles has a 3-7 record over the last 10, allowing 116.8 points per game on average while scoring only 110.5 (-6.3 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cade Cunningham: 9.0 | 32.1 | -23.1
Points per game:
Cade Cunningham: 4.0 | 19.9 | -15.9
Rebounds per game:
Cade Cunningham: 3.0 | 6.2 | -3.2
Assists per game:
Jaden Ivey: 5.2 | 4.1 | +1.1
Cade Cunningham: 2.0 | 6.0 | -4.0
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Russell Westbrook: 4.0 | 5.5 | -1.5
Assists per game:
Russell Westbrook: 9.4 | 7.2 | +2.2
LeBron James: 4.5 | 6.9 | -2.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Detroit Pistons +7.5 (-110)
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