The Detroit Pistons (7-20, 3-12 Away) are on the road to face the Memphis Grizzlies (16-9, 10-2 Home), who will be looking to prolong their winning run, on Friday. Detroit was defeated by the New Orleans Pelicans 104-98 at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday. Saddiq Bey was the standout player in defeat with 25 points. The Pistons are 14th in the Eastern Conference.
Memphis won their fourth in a row in dominating fashion on Wednesday at FedExForum, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-102. Ja Morant had a triple double with 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists to lead the team. The Grizzlies are trailing the Phoenix Suns by one game in the Western Conference, currently sitting in third.It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams.
Memphis will be looking for a season sweep against Detroit after taking the only previous matchup 122-112 at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Morant led the Grizzlies with 33 points and 10 assists. Bey had 24 points and seven assists in the loss. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 20.4 points per game, best in the league, to lead the Pistons in scoring this season.
Meanwhile, Isaiah Stewart is grabbing 8.8 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Killian Hayes is dishing 5.0 assists (1st). Morant’s 28.3 points per game have powered the Grizzlies on offense. He is the No. 1 scorer in the NBA. Morant also has distributed 7.6 assists per game, most in the NBA. Steven Adams has posted 10.6 rebounds per game.
The Pistons have not found much success at FedExForum in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 visits. Memphis has won four straight at home this season.
In the last 10 games, Detroit is 4-6 with an average margin of -3.1 (112.7-115.8). Memphis has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 116.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 110.9 (+5.9 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Killian Hayes: 24.2 | 16.0 | +8.2
Points per game:
Alec Burks: 9.8 | 14.2 | -4.4
Assists per game:
Killian Hayes: 7.6 | 5.0 | +2.6
Jaden Ivey: 3.0 | 4.0 | -1.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Memphis Grizzlies -10.5 (-110)
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