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Rockets face the Pistons on 7-game slide

Houston will try to stop its seven-game slide when the Houston Rockets play Detroit. Friday's meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams. Houston is 12-26 Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons will face off on Wednesday, with Houston 12-26 in home games and 6-10 when it wins the turnover battle. The teams are playing off for the second time this season, with Detroit having a 7-37 record against opponents over.500. Houston is averaging 15.6 turnovers per game and the Pistons are 7-30 on the road. Alperen Sengun is scoring 14.7 points per game with 8.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Rockets, while Detroit is averaging 115.9 points per games. The two teams will square off again, with Isaiah Stewart, Cade Cunningham, Alec Burks, Hamidou Diallo, Rodney McGruder, Bojan Bogdanovic, and Bojan Bdanovic all ruled out for season.

Rockets face the Pistons on 7-game slide

Published : 12 months ago by The Associated Press in Sports

Detroit Pistons (16-60, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (18-59, 15th in the Western Conference)

BOTTOM LINE: Houston enters the matchup against Detroit after losing seven games in a row.

The Rockets are 12-26 in home games. Houston averages 15.6 turnovers per game and is 6-10 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Pistons are 7-30 on the road. Detroit has a 7-37 record against opponents over .500.

The teams square off for the second time this season. The Rockets won the last meeting 117-114 on Jan. 29. Eric Gordon scored 24 points to help lead the Rockets to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alperen Sengun is scoring 14.7 points per game with 8.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 23.2 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 42.4% over the last 10 games for Houston.

Killian Hayes is scoring 9.9 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Pistons. Cory Joseph is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Detroit.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 3-7, averaging 111.3 points, 44.2 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 7.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.8 points per game.

Pistons: 1-9, averaging 105.9 points, 42.5 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points.

Pistons: Isaiah Stewart: out (shoulder), Cade Cunningham: out for season (shin), Alec Burks: out (foot), Hamidou Diallo: out (ankle), Rodney McGruder: out (foot), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (achilles).

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


Topics: Basketball, NBA, Detroit Pistons

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