New Orleans Pelicans (43-27, fifth in the Western Conference) against Detroit Pistons (12-58, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Detroit enters the game against New Orleans as losers of five straight games.
The Pistons went 7-30 at home. Detroit averages 14.9 turnovers per game and is 1-12 when turning the ball over less than its opponents.
The Pelicans are 23-14 in away games. New Orleans is 1-6 in games decided by 3 points or less.
The Pistons have averaged 11.1 3-pointers per game this season, which is 2.3 fewer shots per game than the Pelicans allow (13.4). The Pelicans are averaging 115.8 points per game, 4.4 fewer than the 120.2 the Pistons allow to their opponents.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Pelicans won 125-116 in the last game on November 3. CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 33 points and Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 22 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cunningham is averaging 22.1 points and 7.6 assists for the Pistons. Jaden Ivey is averaging 16.9 points and four assists over the last 10 games.
McCollum scores 18.5 points per game and averages 4.2 rebounds for the Pelicans. Zion Williamson is averaging 21.9 points and 7.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 3-7, averaging 107.4 points, 48.0 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% since field. Their opponents average 115.5 points per game.
Pelicans: 8-2, averaging 114.1 points, 45.9 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents average 102.5 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Stanley Umude: out (ankle), Ausar Thompson: out for the season (illness), Isaiah Stewart: out for the season (hamstring), Simone Fontecchio: out (toe), Quentin Grimes: out (knee) ), Taj Gibson: out (hamstring).
Pelicans: Matt Ryan: daily (illness), Brandon Ingram: absent (knee), Dyson Daniels: absent (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
