Houston Rockets (18-18, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (3-35, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will try to end its six-game slide when the Pistons play Houston.
The Pistons are 2-16 on their home court. Detroit allows 123.0 points to opponents and has been outscored by 11.7 points per game.
The Rockets have gone 3-12 away from home. Houston ranks second in the Western Conference giving up just 110.6 points while holding opponents to 45.2% shooting.
The Pistons average 111.3 points per game, 0.7 more points than the 110.6 the Rockets allow. The Rockets average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than the Pistons allow.
The two teams match up for the second time this season. The Rockets defeated the Pistons 136-113 in their last matchup on Jan. 2. Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 26 points, and Alec Burks led the Pistons with 21 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Duren is scoring 13.9 points per game and averaging 11.4 rebounds for the Pistons. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 19.9 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for Detroit.
Sengun is scoring 21.6 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Rockets. Fred VanVleet is averaging 3.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Houston.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 1-9, averaging 118.0 points, 43.1 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 129.4 points per game.
Rockets: 4-6, averaging 115.0 points, 42.6 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.5 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Isaiah Stewart: out (toe), Cade Cunningham: out (knee), Monte Morris: out (quad).
Rockets: Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Tari Eason: out (leg), Dillon Brooks: out (oblique).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
