The New York Knicks (5-6, 3-2 Home), one of the league’s top scoring teams, welcome the Detroit Pistons (3-9, 0-6 Away) on Friday. Detroit lost to the Boston Celtics 128-112 at TD Garden on Wednesday, their sixth loss in a row away from home.
Jaden Ivey had a standout performance in defeat with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. The Pistons are 14th in the Eastern Conference. New York lost in blowout fashion on Wednesday at Barclays Center, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 112-85. Julius Randle had 24 points and 11 rebounds in defeat to lead the team.
The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference. It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams. New York will be seeking a season sweep against Detroit after getting the win in the only earlier meeting 130-106 at Madison Square Garden on October 21, their ninth straight head-to-head victory. Immanuel Quickley led the Knicks with 20 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.
Saddiq Bey had 26 points and seven rebounds in the losing effort. The Pistons have been led this season by Cade Cunningham (19.9 ppg), Bojan Bogdanovic (19.3), and Bey (17.1). Cunningham leads the league in scoring. Cunningham also has dished 6.0 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Isaiah Stewart is grabbing 9.9 rebounds per game.
Randle (20.5 ppg), RJ Barrett (19.3), and Jalen Brunson (19.2) have been the primary providers of the Knicks’ offense. Randle leads the NBA. Randle also has posted 9.1 rebounds per game, most in the league, while Brunson has tallied 6.8 assists per game, most in the NBA.
With 112.3 points per game, the Knicks are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league (5th). The Pistons have come up short more often than not in recent visits to Madison Square Garden, losing six of the last 10.
Detroit is winless away from Little Caesars Arena this season in six games. In the last 10 games, Detroit is 2-8 with an average margin of -10.3 (107.8-118.1). New York has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 114.7 points per game on average while scoring only 112.3 (-2.4 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Bojan Bogdanovic: 14.4 | 19.3 | -4.8
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Evan Fournier: 6.6 | 11.9 | -5.3
Points per game:
Evan Fournier: 3.2 | 7.9 | -4.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Detroit Pistons +8.5 (-115)
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