San Antonio takes on Detroit, aims to halt 5-game slide

Updated Jan. 10, 2024 2:02 a.m. ET
Associated Press

San Antonio Spurs (5-30, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (3-34, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Spurs -3.5; over/under is 240.5

BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio looks to break its five-game slide with a victory over Detroit.

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The Pistons have gone 2-15 in home games. Detroit is 0-7 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 15.7 turnovers per game.

The Spurs are 3-15 on the road. San Antonio is ninth in the Western Conference scoring 49.1 points per game in the paint led by Victor Wembanyama averaging 8.9.

The Pistons are shooting 46.8% from the field this season, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 49.1% the Spurs allow to opponents. The Spurs average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 11.8 per game the Pistons give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ausar Thompson is averaging 8.3 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Pistons. Bojan Bogdanovic is averaging 18.8 points and 5.1 rebounds over the past 10 games for Detroit.

Wembanyama is scoring 19.3 points per game and averaging 10.1 rebounds for the Spurs. Devin Vassell is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 1-9, averaging 118.3 points, 42.9 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 128.3 points per game.

Spurs: 1-9, averaging 113.2 points, 42.3 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.1 points.

INJURIES: Pistons: Isaiah Stewart: out (toe), Cade Cunningham: out (knee), Monte Morris: out (quad).

Spurs: Sidy Cissoko: out (ankle), Zach Collins: out (ankle), Charles Bassey: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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